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Ron Pinto

@Ron Pinto

Serial expat

American expat in Brazil

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American

Speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish, fair Italian, some French

Registration: 13 November 2017

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Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

Man, this thing is finding all kinds of ways to kill us. This year has been added to my blacklist. Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

After Jair Bolsonaro tested negative following his July covid infection, he said he had never felt ill. Soon after, he developed a lung disease, for which he took antibiotics, from which he has also recovered. Bolsonaro credited the unproven ... Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
mberigan

Returning Brazil wants to bring home her money too - advice by mberigan

Hi, A Brazilian widow who spent a good 20 years in the USA wants to bring home her patrimony of less that U$50k without huge hassle or horrible taxes. She wants easy because she's not great at understanding financial matters. She doesn't ...

Ron Pinto

Well, Matt, I only hope the best for her and that she will never regret any decisions. I made several bad decisions, regarding moves, and I know how hard it is. Best of luck to her. Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

Yeah, Ron, they had signs "proposed I 69" from McAllen to Longview for years and started work on making it an Interstate a few years before I left. Big mess beginning at NASA to Kingwood. Then from Longview to Livingston. 15 minutes to ... Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

So much has changed since you moved. I45 still a bitch, but back 9999roads were nice drives. From no State income tax, low gas prices, and low prop taxes to Hollywood where the tax everything, even to breathe. :cool:Tex, You might be thinking of ... Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

Centrum Silver R$349.90 plus R$40 shipping. I´d go with 150 tabs for 8.50USD at Costco!Robal, Are you kidding? $ 70 for a bottle of Centrun? Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

So much has changed since you moved. I45 still a bitch, but back roads were nice drives. From no State income tax, low gas prices, and low prop taxes to Hollywood where the tax everything, even to breathe. :cool:Tex, You might be thinking of the ... Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

Yup, we lived in Kingwood for 6 years, from 1999 to 2005. We bought a 5 bedroom house there which was very nice, but eventually it didn`t work and we returned to California. Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

Hey Tex, As much as I wanted to remain in California the cost of real estate here is prohibitive. I have been thinking about Kingwood, in Houston, where I can still get a 3 bed, 2 bath for under 200 K, even under 150 in some cases, and if you know ... Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

Same here. No more notices on the email address for about 15 days. Good news is got Tequila yesterday :) Sipped it all through Portuguese class. My pronunciation was a lot better!!!! :joking: Did not get the books from Amazon, but they knew what ... Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

Got this message. Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
mberigan

Returning Brazil wants to bring home her money too - advice by mberigan

Hi, A Brazilian widow who spent a good 20 years in the USA wants to bring home her patrimony of less that U$50k without huge hassle or horrible taxes. She wants easy because she's not great at understanding financial matters. She doesn't ...

Ron Pinto

I have lived extensively in both countries, so my question is legit: Why does she want to return to Brazil? My mom returned to Brazil. from San Diego, in 2007, but took the way back in 2010, never to return to Brazil. Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

Hi guys, For whatever reason, I was no longer receiving any notices on your comments. Is it possible that you all stopped commenting? Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

Well, Mugtech, a certain stable genius believes that if you affirm something enough times it will become reality. Read More

Ron Pinto replied to a thread
4 years ago
GuestPoster204

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by GuestPoster204

There´s 1 confirmed case of 2019-nCoV in São Paulo from a 61 year old male that travelled from a contaminated place in Italy. Overall, Brazil has 132 suspected cases and São Paulo alone has 85. This new strain comes from the family of Corona ...

Ron Pinto

45K a day!!!!!! Run out of people soon.Well, I keep hearing that our planet is overpopulated. There you go. Read More