Mark Blonde
American expat in Brazil
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Registration: 05 June 2025
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Documents For Brazilian Retirement Visa etc. by Mark Blonde
So I just got back from a 3 week trip to S茫o Paulo and surroundings and definitely want to retire there. I'm a little over whelmed with the visa requirements. I know I have everything needed to be granted the visa, but I'm confused on the ...
@abthreegreat advice! Thank you! Read More
Documents For Brazilian Retirement Visa etc. by Mark Blonde
So I just got back from a 3 week trip to S茫o Paulo and surroundings and definitely want to retire there. I'm a little over whelmed with the visa requirements. I know I have everything needed to be granted the visa, but I'm confused on the ...
@Peter Itamaracawith a lot of premium plans in the US, you could pay that much just in copays! :O Read More
Documents For Brazilian Retirement Visa etc. by Mark Blonde
So I just got back from a 3 week trip to S茫o Paulo and surroundings and definitely want to retire there. I'm a little over whelmed with the visa requirements. I know I have everything needed to be granted the visa, but I'm confused on the ...
@abthreeMy reading (and yes, I need to find an expert) is that there is no tax agreement between Brazil and the USA, but data sharing, so I need to declare all US income and pay taxes on it in Brazil, and looking at the Brazilian tax tables online, ... Read More
Documents For Brazilian Retirement Visa etc. by Mark Blonde
So I just got back from a 3 week trip to S茫o Paulo and surroundings and definitely want to retire there. I'm a little over whelmed with the visa requirements. I know I have everything needed to be granted the visa, but I'm confused on the ...
@ibdegenyes please! Read More
Documents For Brazilian Retirement Visa etc. by Mark Blonde
So I just got back from a 3 week trip to S茫o Paulo and surroundings and definitely want to retire there. I'm a little over whelmed with the visa requirements. I know I have everything needed to be granted the visa, but I'm confused on the ...
@abthreeAny advice on finding local insurance while I'm still in the USA? The recommendation I got won't let me even contact them with my US phone number. Thanks! Read More
Documents For Brazilian Retirement Visa etc. by Mark Blonde
So I just got back from a 3 week trip to S茫o Paulo and surroundings and definitely want to retire there. I'm a little over whelmed with the visa requirements. I know I have everything needed to be granted the visa, but I'm confused on the ...
Thank you for your advice. You're make getting it through a consulate here seem like a better plan. Regarding the insurance, if you have a residency visa, you become a taxable citizen so the need for insurance seems kind of unfair ("we'll tax you ... Read More
Documents For Brazilian Retirement Visa etc.
So I just got back from a 3 week trip to S茫o Paulo and surroundings and definitely want to retire there. I'm a little over whelmed with the visa requirements. I know I have everything needed to be granted the visa, but I'm confused on the ... Read More
US Retiree in Brazil -- Tax Reporting Questions by Mark Blonde
As a US soon to be retiree thinking of relocating to Brazil, the tax question I a little off putting.I've read there is no tax treaty between the US and Brazil.All my income will come from US sources. What if I don't report it all? If there is no ...
@abthreeI do have US tax adviser I will be meeting with to come up with a strategy on this end, but it's the Foreign Tax Credit which most online sources say you can reduce your US taxes dollar for dollar by what you paid to Brazil. Maybe she can ... Read More
US Retiree in Brazil -- Tax Reporting Questions by Mark Blonde
As a US soon to be retiree thinking of relocating to Brazil, the tax question I a little off putting.I've read there is no tax treaty between the US and Brazil.All my income will come from US sources. What if I don't report it all? If there is no ...
@abthreeThank you!!Now talking more to move to Natal and not Pipa. Little resort town sounds nice, but I've always lived in cities. looks like nice town houses and such are very affordable there and near a beautiful beach.Yeah, she's more an artist, ... Read More
US Retiree in Brazil -- Tax Reporting Questions by Mark Blonde
As a US soon to be retiree thinking of relocating to Brazil, the tax question I a little off putting.I've read there is no tax treaty between the US and Brazil.All my income will come from US sources. What if I don't report it all? If there is no ...
@Peter ItamaracaFrom what I read online, as a taxable resident of Brazil, I'm supposed to report all Social Security, Pension, and IRA/401K withdrawals in the USA as income. Some will be taxable in the USA and I'll have to pay that because they have ... Read More
US Retiree in Brazil -- Tax Reporting Questions
As a US soon to be retiree thinking of relocating to Brazil, the tax question I a little off putting.I've read there is no tax treaty between the US and Brazil.All my income will come from US sources. What if I don't report it all? If there is no ... Read More
Retiree Need Dating Contract by Mark Blonde
Thinking of retiring in Brazil (Pipa) and living with an older Brazilian woman. We both have separate assets we want to protect for our children, also not wanting alimony etc. if it doesn't work out. Not looking for a "Stable Union." I've read we ...
@Peter Itamaraca. Thank you! Do you have other recommendations where to look in the area near a nice beach? Read More
Retiree Need Dating Contract by Mark Blonde
Thinking of retiring in Brazil (Pipa) and living with an older Brazilian woman. We both have separate assets we want to protect for our children, also not wanting alimony etc. if it doesn't work out. Not looking for a "Stable Union." I've read we ...
having done more online research, it looks like most states do not recognize palimony even among states and with the dating contract stating that we both agree to no alimony, it would be nearly impossible for it to be enforced, even in the unlikely ... Read More
Retiree Need Dating Contract by Mark Blonde
Thinking of retiring in Brazil (Pipa) and living with an older Brazilian woman. We both have separate assets we want to protect for our children, also not wanting alimony etc. if it doesn't work out. Not looking for a "Stable Union." I've read we ...
@abthree, good terms and things working out is always the plan, but things don't always go as planned. If I go down there to live with her, it means I am really convinced that it will be good and work out, but as a retiree, I don't have the time to ... Read More
Retiree Need Dating Contract by Mark Blonde
Thinking of retiring in Brazil (Pipa) and living with an older Brazilian woman. We both have separate assets we want to protect for our children, also not wanting alimony etc. if it doesn't work out. Not looking for a "Stable Union." I've read we ...
I guess then, since I have gone through an ugly divorce, I just want to be protected. Things can start out as one thing and then get predatory, so worst case, if somehow it got into court (officials paid off?) and I got charged for alimony, if I ... Read More