@roddiesho
American expat in Brazil
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Speaks Fluent Funny and A little Brazilian Portuguese. After I say Bom Dia, you are on your own.
Registration: 10 November 2022
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You Are Deported! by roddiesho
Ok, so the "D" word can be scary, especially if you are living in another country. I happened to be watching 911 Lone Star where the character was in the USA legally but was about to be deported because he unintentially hit a police officer.Even if ...
@Pablo888 Yes, but honestly, I did not even think about it once I got my Brazilian Permanent Residency. In the show the character only took action after he was attacked and did not know the person who did it was a police officer. Even in real ... Read More
You Are Deported! by roddiesho
Ok, so the "D" word can be scary, especially if you are living in another country. I happened to be watching 911 Lone Star where the character was in the USA legally but was about to be deported because he unintentially hit a police officer.Even if ...
Spoiler Alert: Everyone on the show got hit by an Asteroid, so I guess Deportation was not the big issue, however please let me know.😮 Read More
You Are Deported!
Ok, so the "D" word can be scary, especially if you are living in another country. I happened to be watching 911 Lone Star where the character was in the USA legally but was about to be deported because he unintentially hit a police officer.Even if ... Read More
Citizenship based on marriage !! by A_KUMAR
Good morning everybody.. I'm living in Brazil since 20/03/2020 and married my Brazilian wife on 20/05/2020. I applied for residence permit trice but got delayed due to corona. Finally I got my CRNM CARD in September 2021, which was issued on ...
@abthree Ok, I am finally out of the rock I`ve been living under for the last few years. What the heck is BIOMETRICS and what does it have to do with my Permanent Residency if anything....Sorry my dawgs are bakn so I have to go.Roddie in ... Read More
Relocation Companies by Expatax
Does anyone have recommendations for global relocation companies that provide services to Brazil?
@Hugodc2000 Good Decision! FYI, I created a glass-enclosed YouTube studio in my house in Northeastern Brazil. On my Immigration Journey back to the USA to get documents and items in storage I did bring back to Brazil some of my video gear, ... Read More
Beach Trike by alan279
I'm thinking about buying a beach trike. Would it be quickly stolen?
@alan279 Sounds Good! Go For It!Roddie in Retirement🕵 Read More
Beach Trike by alan279
I'm thinking about buying a beach trike. Would it be quickly stolen?
@alan279 Sounds Good. Do the numbers work out...How much do they value the bike at...Roddie in Retirement🕵Argh, my fresh out the box Logitech keyboard can't make a question mark😒 Read More
US citizen, living in Brazil, work as an indepent contractor - taxes by kellermanjm
Hi everyone,I am a US citizen about to become a permanent resident in Brazil. I primarily work as an independent contractor and am paid in US dollars, which means no taxes are taken out of my checks. I am trying to get my head around all the tax ...
@kellermanjm When being a digital nomad, you might have to comply with the tax laws of the countries in which you spend most of your time and potentially those in your own country, which can vary widely. You will also deal with visa ... Read More
US and Brazil Taxes Revisited by sjpetzold
I’m sorry to bring this up again, but with tax season upon us, wise expats’ thoughts turn to the complexities of dual taxes. My wife and I are both US citizens filing jointly in the US. She is also a Brazil citizen while I have a ...
@Peter Itamaraca Not sure who or what was supposed to be advising me. In my very complicated life, I was relentlessly hounded by a rather unscrupulous company that acquired my credit card debt from our Brazilian Cafe (MD.) when the credit card ... Read More
US and Brazil Taxes Revisited by sjpetzold
I’m sorry to bring this up again, but with tax season upon us, wise expats’ thoughts turn to the complexities of dual taxes. My wife and I are both US citizens filing jointly in the US. She is also a Brazil citizen while I have a ...
@sjpetzold Good Luck! I think you are on the right track. I have my U.S. money deposited into PayPal. When I withdraw money, it is through the Red ATM machines at the Supermercados which convert the American dollars into reals. No taxes have been ... Read More
Brit moving to Brazil with minimal Portuguese by Terri Forward
Hi, I am a Brit, currently living in Singapore, where i met my current boyfriend, who is Brazilian. His contract in Singapore came to an end at the start of the year and i am now looking at the possibility of moving to Brazil. Unfortunately i dont ...
@Terri Forward Congratulations! I am in the process of creating my YouTube channel on learning a new language, so that is the only thing I can speak to. I started coming to Brazil (my 2nd mothers' homeland) when I was 10yrs old and now I am a Brazil ... Read More
Noisy neighboring pitbulls by mberigan
So for the last 8+ months out neighbor on the other side of the wall (muro) has been raising pitbulls. These guys keep barking day & night and the lady doesn't have a clue as to how to train them (they're spoiled) and believes that I shouldn't ...
@sjpetzold And there is really no reason for it,...a dog’s sense of smell can be 10,000 to 100,000 times stronger than that of a human. And, they don’t just smell things stronger than we do, they smell them in an entirely different way ... Read More
Noisy neighboring pitbulls by mberigan
So for the last 8+ months out neighbor on the other side of the wall (muro) has been raising pitbulls. These guys keep barking day & night and the lady doesn't have a clue as to how to train them (they're spoiled) and believes that I shouldn't ...
@mberigan Good Luck! Please let us know how it ends.Roddie in Retirement🕵 Read More
Noisy neighboring pitbulls by mberigan
So for the last 8+ months out neighbor on the other side of the wall (muro) has been raising pitbulls. These guys keep barking day & night and the lady doesn't have a clue as to how to train them (they're spoiled) and believes that I shouldn't ...
@mberigan Well, I love Dogs, but I am biased against Pitbull's. We live in a very large compound where Me and SIMBA, a Beagle Mix share one of the houses and my wife, my 98-year-old Brazilian mother, my wife's mentally challenged uncle and PANDORA, ... Read More
Western Union by Gabriele Valloreia
HelloI am travelling to Rio de Janeiro next month. Do you think Western Union is the best option to withdraw some cash ? Do you have any feedback / experience ?CheersGabriel
@Pablo888 Ok, that does not sound bad, but in the old days people just had their credit cards attached to their UBER APP. When did this start to happenRoddie in Retirement🕵 Read More