Laura Shimizu
@landinbrazil
American expat in Brazil
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42
Contacts
3
About me
American
Speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish, and some Japanese
Registration: 02 September 2013
Brazilian married and divorced in the US and remarrying in Brazil by landinbrazil
Hi! I am an American citizen (by marriage) but born a Brazilian (hold a dual citizenship). This is my situation. I married twice in the USA. My first marriage to an American native, and my second to a Brazilian. We married and divorced in the USA, ...
Thank you sooooo much, William, for all the detailed information. As I am already here in Brazil, have all the documents gone through the Brazilian Consulate in the US will be a major issue. I was not anticipating that. I will check if there is any ... Read More
Brazilian married and divorced in the US and remarrying in Brazil by landinbrazil
Hi! I am an American citizen (by marriage) but born a Brazilian (hold a dual citizenship). This is my situation. I married twice in the USA. My first marriage to an American native, and my second to a Brazilian. We married and divorced in the USA, ...
Hi William, Thank you so much for your prompt and helpful answers. I have just one little question regarding "legalized divorce papers". What should I do with the foreign certificate of divorce? What is the procedure in order to have it recognized ... Read More
Brazilian married and divorced in the US and remarrying in Brazil
Hi! I am an American citizen (by marriage) but born a Brazilian (hold a dual citizenship). This is my situation. I married twice in the USA. My first marriage to an American native, and my second to a Brazilian. We married and divorced in the USA, ... Read More
Moving to Brazil - How to ship a container by emilie116
Hi! Lately many have been curious about shipping to Brazil, and my husband and I moved to Brazil lately. We shipped our stuff last march from Montreal (Canada) to Santos (closest port to Sao Paulo). I will let you know what I learned from that ...
Are you going to study at USP? If so, check the student housing. It is free of cost. If not, east side of Butant茫 can be a good place to live, but I wouldn麓t go father west or south, such as to Campo Limpo. A house may not be a safe place to live ... Read More
Moving to Brazil - How to ship a container by emilie116
Hi! Lately many have been curious about shipping to Brazil, and my husband and I moved to Brazil lately. We shipped our stuff last march from Montreal (Canada) to Santos (closest port to Sao Paulo). I will let you know what I learned from that ...
Hi Acccardoso, If you are going to work in Itaim Bibi, it麓s best if you could live near by, or at least, at a neighborhood with easy transportation, such as taking just one bus or a metro. Itaim is surrounded by upscale neighborhoods, so you will ... Read More
Moving to Brazil - How to ship a container by emilie116
Hi! Lately many have been curious about shipping to Brazil, and my husband and I moved to Brazil lately. We shipped our stuff last march from Montreal (Canada) to Santos (closest port to Sao Paulo). I will let you know what I learned from that ...
Acccardoso, I think you can live with any amount of money in Brazil. It just depends on where and how you want to live. S茫o Paulo is expensive, but if you live like a student, you can make it with your salary. To start, you can live in a boarding ... Read More
Moving to Brazil - How to ship a container by emilie116
Hi! Lately many have been curious about shipping to Brazil, and my husband and I moved to Brazil lately. We shipped our stuff last march from Montreal (Canada) to Santos (closest port to Sao Paulo). I will let you know what I learned from that ...
Hi Ire, I hired fastwaymoving.com in 2007. They are based in Florida. Good luck. Read More
Greetings from Brazil! by landinbrazil
Hi everyone, I麓m Laura Shimizu. I am a Brazilian born of Japanese ancestry, but lived in the US for most of my adult life. I have an American 12 year-old daughter who doesn麓t speak either English or Japanese, but would love to live in Japan for a ...
Thank you, Merkle, every little bit of information is very helpful so I can get a broad view of Japan. LS Read More
Greetings from Brazil! by landinbrazil
Hi everyone, I麓m Laura Shimizu. I am a Brazilian born of Japanese ancestry, but lived in the US for most of my adult life. I have an American 12 year-old daughter who doesn麓t speak either English or Japanese, but would love to live in Japan for a ...
Hi Merkle, Thank you so much for the encouragement. Just yesterday I read a post about the dilemma of raising teens in Brazil or in the US, and seems like many American parents think that Brazil is actually better than the US. But, then, I have ... Read More
Home brewing beer in Brazil by jota23
I'm working through the process of moving to Brazil and think that it'd be great if I could continue to home brew there. I'm somewhat concerned that I may not be able to get decent ingredients at a reasonable price. Has anyone brewed in Brazil who ...
Hi Jota23, Check this link, an interview on microbrewery based in Rio, done by an expat Andy Martin. http://thebookisonthetable.me/2013/10/18/interview-with-maira-kimura-of-brazilian-microbrewery-2-cabecas/ Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Wanttoexplore, It all depends on where you want to live and how you want to live. Tipically single children live their parents (or even married children) for paying a rent is seeing as wasting money, as they can save up and buy a little house ... Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Wantotoexplore, I forgot to say something perhaps more important that the information I had previously given. It麓s easier to save money in the US than to make money in Brazil. If I can say so, save up some money enough for six months (time that you ... Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Hi Matt, I used to live in California with a very large community from Goiania (it happened they were from Goiania, but could be from any place in Brazil). The great majority had entered the country to find work, live, raise a family, etc They ... Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Hi wantotexplore, Usually people that want to go to Goiania is because got a girlfriend from there. If she is a local, her family may be able to find you something to do, but in any means, you are going to get enough money to live in the same ... Read More
Home brewing beer in Brazil by jota23
I'm working through the process of moving to Brazil and think that it'd be great if I could continue to home brew there. I'm somewhat concerned that I may not be able to get decent ingredients at a reasonable price. Has anyone brewed in Brazil who ...
Thank you again, William, for your prompt response (and knowledge). My mom used to tell us that "foreigners know more about our laws than the citizens themselves". Yeah, she was right. Read More
Home brewing beer in Brazil by jota23
I'm working through the process of moving to Brazil and think that it'd be great if I could continue to home brew there. I'm somewhat concerned that I may not be able to get decent ingredients at a reasonable price. Has anyone brewed in Brazil who ...
Hi ileslie, I think it is so inspiring! I live on a little farm in Sao Paulo State. You can check my blog (read the "personal background" and the first posts so you will understand where I come from. But I would recommend you to read A Taste of ... Read More
Home brewing beer in Brazil by jota23
I'm working through the process of moving to Brazil and think that it'd be great if I could continue to home brew there. I'm somewhat concerned that I may not be able to get decent ingredients at a reasonable price. Has anyone brewed in Brazil who ...
Thank you, William, I didn麓t know about the ilegality of making spirits at home. I live surrendered by the sugarcane plantation, so making cacha莽a is as common as making rapadura or cane juice. There are small markets that even sell cacha莽a in a 2 ... Read More
nyc in sp. by MFlor77
Havent come on here in a bit,going to introduce myself, my name is Mariana im a New Yorker daughter of Brazilian immigrants lived there my whole life till last year when I moved here to Sao Paulo. I speak portuguese like a a native no one here ...
I agree with Carioca10. There are plenty of jobs in Sao Paulo, specially for bilingual professionals. Some of my friends who lived in the US for a while, when they came back, they went after a specialized agency. She paid in advance, but they got ... Read More
Moving to Brazil - How to ship a container by emilie116
Hi! Lately many have been curious about shipping to Brazil, and my husband and I moved to Brazil lately. We shipped our stuff last march from Montreal (Canada) to Santos (closest port to Sao Paulo). I will let you know what I learned from that ...
I got door-to-door service. As I didn麓t have furniture or large appliances, I chose to send boxes instead of getting a container. I bought the boxes at a local shipping store, wrapped up everything, put label on with the address in Brazil. The ... Read More
Home brewing beer in Brazil by jota23
I'm working through the process of moving to Brazil and think that it'd be great if I could continue to home brew there. I'm somewhat concerned that I may not be able to get decent ingredients at a reasonable price. Has anyone brewed in Brazil who ...
Hi ileslie1990, I think you can grow those things only in the South, where the climate is more favorable. You may end up changing your mind about Northern Hemisphere drinks and settle for our own cacha莽a drink. Do you have in mind what region of ... Read More
Home brewing beer in Brazil by jota23
I'm working through the process of moving to Brazil and think that it'd be great if I could continue to home brew there. I'm somewhat concerned that I may not be able to get decent ingredients at a reasonable price. Has anyone brewed in Brazil who ...
Hi there, I also thought that nobody brew artesanal beer, but there are quite small towns that brew beer in the form of draft beer (no bottleing). They sell in 10 liter to 25 liter kegs (for parties). I went there myself hoping that I could drink ... Read More
Unconfessed reasons for your immigration by landinbrazil
Have you thought about your real motives for wanting to leave your country of origin?
ECS, I am going to read your blog to see if I can find out how your transition from leaving a relationship while living in a foreign country worked out. Many people make choice like yours, and even though the relationship didn麓t work out, they move ... Read More
Unconfessed reasons for your immigration by landinbrazil
Have you thought about your real motives for wanting to leave your country of origin?
WOW! I glad you liked your choice. Hard thing is one regrets. I wish you long happy life aywhere you choose to live. Cheers! Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Hi Dimitris, I am so glad you are taking all the necessary steps to settle your business in Brazil. I think you will be very successful, and we really need more Greeks, Greek food, Greek music, Greek furniture, Greek everything in Brazil (I lived ... Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Hi Dimitris, I am getting very excited about your Greek restaurant. I think you will offer top of the line food, and I really would like you to succeed in Brazil. I don麓t remember if you have been here before, but I would strongly advise you to come ... Read More
Unconfessed reasons for your immigration by landinbrazil
Have you thought about your real motives for wanting to leave your country of origin?
Hi Hailey, You went to Hong Kong for work, that is, that麓s the reason wanted to go (you arrived there), but what was your reason for leaving your country? You don麓t have to answer...It麓s just food for thought. A question I ask myself... Read More
Unconfessed reasons for your immigration by landinbrazil
Have you thought about your real motives for wanting to leave your country of origin?
Those are, definetely, the best kind of reasons! Read More
CIE Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro by landinbrazil
Hi there, My daughter was born in the USA, therefore, she is an American citizen. Because she is also a child of a Brazilian citizen, she was granted a Brazilian passport. Now that we live in Brazil, I run into a little problem. She can麓t have a ...
Hi lawyer_rio, Thank you for your info. Just a little correction on the info I gave out. I got the Traslado de Nascimento at Cartorio xxxx, Primeiro Oficio de Registro Civil. On the pink cover, it is written "Certid茫o". I have used this document to ... Read More
Greetings from Brazil! by landinbrazil
Hi everyone, I麓m Laura Shimizu. I am a Brazilian born of Japanese ancestry, but lived in the US for most of my adult life. I have an American 12 year-old daughter who doesn麓t speak either English or Japanese, but would love to live in Japan for a ...
Dear Bill, I am too looking for a Japanese language instructor. And you probably speak much better than me. I can only teach Portuguese, if most. Doesn麓t it work? You could live in Macau...It is a change in an environment. Doesn麓t it sound good? ... Read More
CIE Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro by landinbrazil
Hi there, My daughter was born in the USA, therefore, she is an American citizen. Because she is also a child of a Brazilian citizen, she was granted a Brazilian passport. Now that we live in Brazil, I run into a little problem. She can麓t have a ...
Hi William, Thank you for your prompt response. Yes, she was registered with the Brazilian Consulate in San Francisco and got a "traslado" of the birth certificate in Brazil. I also got her a Brazilian Passport at the same Consulate. On the ... Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Hi William, I am so glad Brazil has a such a good animator like you. Congratulations on your work, I bet it is not easy, it takes lot of time, research, studying,writing, and all. I really appreciate your inputs as they are very accurate, well ... Read More
CIE Carteira de Identidade de Estrangeiro
Hi there, My daughter was born in the USA, therefore, she is an American citizen. Because she is also a child of a Brazilian citizen, she was granted a Brazilian passport. Now that we live in Brazil, I run into a little problem. She can麓t have a ... Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Dear Dimitris, Sorry for having "cut your wings by 40%", it was not my intention. But I bet you can still fly very high and safe! Once my husband and I bought a restaurant in Londrina and we had to closed it down for we were not prepared for some ... Read More
Greetings from Brazil! by landinbrazil
Hi everyone, I麓m Laura Shimizu. I am a Brazilian born of Japanese ancestry, but lived in the US for most of my adult life. I have an American 12 year-old daughter who doesn麓t speak either English or Japanese, but would love to live in Japan for a ...
Thank you for your input. LS Read More
considering move to Santos from Ireland with 2 children by ditavon
Hi i'm in the very early stages of researching pros and cons of such a big move, i will be visiting Santos later in the year for vacation. I intend to move in the next 18mths-2yrs, as i'm just beginning to learn brazilian portuguese, also my ...
Hi Ditavon, I麓ve just wrote a long reply to Charlie as you two have the same kind of inquiries. I would like to ask "why Santos?", also "are you coming with a Brazilian partner?", "do you have strategies to deal with work permit issues?" When I came ... Read More
considering move to Santos from Ireland with 2 children by ditavon
Hi i'm in the very early stages of researching pros and cons of such a big move, i will be visiting Santos later in the year for vacation. I intend to move in the next 18mths-2yrs, as i'm just beginning to learn brazilian portuguese, also my ...
Hi Charlie, Mr. Woodward is right. I lived in Santos/Sao Vicente area, and there are a few things you will need to consider: 1. Can you bear the hot/humid climate? 2. Can you deal with tourist packed weekends, holidays, and all summer? 3. Some areas ... Read More
Greetings from Brazil!
Hi everyone, I麓m Laura Shimizu. I am a Brazilian born of Japanese ancestry, but lived in the US for most of my adult life. I have an American 12 year-old daughter who doesn麓t speak either English or Japanese, but would love to live in Japan for a ... Read More
Marriage & Visa by Joshuawk
Hello, 1*** I am a dual citizen (Brazilian/American) and moved to the US for College, got married to an American girl and now live permanently here in the US. We want to visit family in Brazil often however we will not be living in Brazil. Can my ...
Hi Joshua, From my understanding, if you got married abroad, you are "married" under Brazilian law, even if you didn麓t register at the Brazilian Consulate. However, the Brazilian government has no way to check if you are married or not elsewhere in ... Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Hi Dimar0, First of all, it would be good if you were not moving there by yourself Let麓s say, if you had a Brazilian partner of some sort. That麓s because moving and specially settling a business in Brazil is not the easiest thing, just check the ... Read More
Unconfessed reasons for your immigration
Have you thought about your real motives for wanting to leave your country of origin? Read More