martinsan
Argentine expat in Brazil
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About me
Argentine
Lives in Sao Paulo, Amazonas
Speaks Spanish, English, Portuguese
Registration: 21 March 2015
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Are you assimilated to Brazil? Fun Facts by bepmoht
Todays Fun Fact Quiz. Are you assimilated to Brazillian Society Three easy questions to evaluate your Brazillian assimilation.1. Have you memorized your CPF number?2. Do you turn the key in your house door two rotations to lock it?3. Have you ...
From time to time we have to accidentally click on one of those ads so we can cover the server costs. Read More
Are you assimilated to Brazil? Fun Facts by bepmoht
Todays Fun Fact Quiz. Are you assimilated to Brazillian Society Three easy questions to evaluate your Brazillian assimilation.1. Have you memorized your CPF number?2. Do you turn the key in your house door two rotations to lock it?3. Have you ...
Why do you want to do that? Read More
Are you assimilated to Brazil? Fun Facts by bepmoht
Todays Fun Fact Quiz. Are you assimilated to Brazillian Society Three easy questions to evaluate your Brazillian assimilation.1. Have you memorized your CPF number?2. Do you turn the key in your house door two rotations to lock it?3. Have you ...
I will never remember my CPF Read More
Things to do in Jundiaí and nearby
I am planning to stay in Jundiaí for a week and wondering if there are any interesting things to do or visit there? Read More
Seguro fiança by martinsan
Has anyone tried to use seguro fiança to rent a property without having a formal job or income declared in Brazil? What are the chances of getting approved in that case? Assuming CPF is not "sujo"
Haha no Peter. That's the price I am paying monthly for the seguro fiança Read More
Seguro fiança by martinsan
Has anyone tried to use seguro fiança to rent a property without having a formal job or income declared in Brazil? What are the chances of getting approved in that case? Assuming CPF is not "sujo"
Hi Emily,I went to a real estate agency and arranged a viewing of the flat in person. After confirming that I was interested in renting it, they tried three different seguro fiança providers and one accepted me (CredPago). I'm paying around ... Read More
Opening first bank account - Any recommendations? by martinsan
I am doing a bit of research about bank accounts in Brasil. My idea is to use it wherever my UK card isn't accepted and also for PIX transfers. Not planning to hold much money in that account. I will make small transfers from the UK using Western ...
I'm very happy with Iti. If you plan to use it just for payments, it's a good option: Debit card, PIX, mobile phone top ups, pay boletos, etc. I managed to open an account with just a CPF last year. I'm not sure if anything has changed since then... Read More
Expert Tech Expats on VPN Inference by roddiesho
So, a tech support agent wiped out all my password connections trying to fix an issue. It took nearly a week, but I was able to get all my streaming connections back except for PEACOCK-TV. They seem to be throwing all kind of solutions against the ...
It would be great to confirm if it was all about public interest... Read More
Where is the Brazilian Real going vs US dollar by NewBrazil
Since most expats play the currency trading game. How close are the future predictions of the value of the Real. I like this site it goes out for 3 years. It may help you to know or when to see the future. I like to review this each month to see how ...
Speaking specifically about Bitcoin, in my opinion, its value is grounded in tangible factors today. Apart from being the first decentralized system, its value is supported by the costs of mining and its properties, such as limited supply. Bitcoin ... Read More
Seguro fiança by martinsan
Has anyone tried to use seguro fiança to rent a property without having a formal job or income declared in Brazil? What are the chances of getting approved in that case? Assuming CPF is not "sujo"
@sprealestatebroker Thanks for the information. I got the approval from CredPago today. To expand a bit more... The ended up asking for my foreign credit card statements, and also had a job offer letter to show as support. But it took several ... Read More
Seguro fiança
Has anyone tried to use seguro fiança to rent a property without having a formal job or income declared in Brazil? What are the chances of getting approved in that case? Assuming CPF is not "sujo" Read More
Large money transfer to Brazil. What will happen? by Wout
Hi everyone.I am investing a substantial part of my funds in crypto currencies, and I intend to take the profits by the end of 2025. My fiancé (we are getting married this year) is Brazilian and I want to move my crypto assets to her ...
Bitcoin halving is likely to start in April 2024: https://www.nicehash.com/countdown/btc-halving-2024-05-10-12-00. I feel curious about your strategy for taking earnings by the end of 2025.I'm not familiar on how to proceed with such case, but it ... Read More
NuBank, Wise, Remessa Online…?? by Kurterino
So I recently got an account with NuBank (the purple one), and I seem to be able to do pretty much everything I wanted/need to, which is mostly use PIX, and get cash and pay with less fees than by using a foreign CC for everything.But here’s ...
I had a good experience using Revolut, a prepaid debit card. The exchange rate is quite good, and 1% fee is applied only on weekends for currency exchange. I use it for payments only, I wouldn't recommend using it if you plan to get cash from an ATM. Read More
NuBank, Wise, Remessa Online…?? by Kurterino
So I recently got an account with NuBank (the purple one), and I seem to be able to do pretty much everything I wanted/need to, which is mostly use PIX, and get cash and pay with less fees than by using a foreign CC for everything.But here’s ...
I have been using Wise for many years, to transfer from UK to Brazil and Argentina, never had any issue. I have a Iti account (Itau's digital Bank) and the money arrives in 1 or 2 days. I do small transfers only.@Owen TODAN What cases have you ... Read More
Seeking Advice on Midwives and Home Birth in Florianopolis by inplainview
Hey everyone! I'm Dan from Romania, and my wife Mary hails from the Philippines. We're currently based in Manila, but Brazil is calling our names, and we're seriously considering making Florianopolis our new home. We're thrilled to be expecting our ...
Cool. I hope everything goes well on your new adventure in Brazil! Read More