Douglas B. Trent
@DouglasT
American expat in Brazil
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110 posts
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About me
American
Lives in Belo Horizonte
Speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish
Registration: 01 April 2011
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Lava jato and PT by Cabo Frio
Wonder if Dilma is stupid enough to offer Lula a cabinet post so he can avoid jail - that will signal the end for both of ...
I read the article, and while it has some good points, the corruption of the Dilma/Lula team managed to do what the other parties never did...sucked the national oil company's bank account dry. Petrobras has done more good, funding projects ... Read More
Federal Constitution and the Foreigners Act, what you need to know. by James
http://batebolando.com.br/public/images/equipes/bublues.jpg Without a doubt the two most important pieces of Brazilian legislation for expats are the CONSTITUIÇÃO DA REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL DE 1988 and Decreto/Lei 6.815 de ...
Thank you James, for this relevant posting all of us should know about. You are doing us a great service! Cheers, Douglas Read More
7 things you don't know (but should know) about taxes in Brazil by James
http://www.ratesupermarket.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Self-Employed-Taxes.jpg Excerpts from Spotniks 1. We pay more taxes on medications than on porno magazines and films - While erotic materials are taxed at a rate of 19%, medications are ...
Probably cost me R$50 just in the time it took me to read this great eye-opening article...thank you James! Read More
Is it safe to give CPF number during any purchase by vinod_ind
Hi, Is it safe to give CPF number whenever we do any purchases at any store or restaurants. I just know that CPF is similar to SSN number which is provided to us from Brazil government to track on our earning and expenses. When we provide CPF ...
You are giving great and correct advice, James! Read More
Brazilian driver's license--will they take away my Canadian one? by TamW
I'm looking at finally getting my Brazilian drivers license, and read on another thread that they take away your foreign one. (And a friend of ours had them do this to him). There is no way they are getting mine... it is not theirs to take ...
They did not take my American driver's license when I got my Brazilian license either in 1981 nor when I returned, in 2004! Read More
african killer bees by spanishpete
Hi there all, has anyone out there in Ex pat land had any dealings with African killer bees I have a nest, in my garden that ive been told is a nest of African killer bees I know, they wont there yesterday, but I noticed they is a nest on a tree, ...
Hello! The bees are best treated with smoke, which disorients them. Try to contact a bee keeper who has the correct clothes and equipment. I would not recommend anything else, other than being sure they are asleep, climbing up and butting a heavy ... Read More
Coming to Tunisia in March for a Conference...it is safe? by DouglasT
Hi Tunisia Ex-Pats. I am an American expat in Brazil. I have been asked to represent our project in Brazil....www.bichosdopantanal.org ... at a conference in late March in Tunisia. Can anyone in country give me solid information on safety, ...
Thank you! Cheers, Douglas Read More
Coming to Tunisia in March for a Conference...it is safe?
Hi Tunisia Ex-Pats. I am an American expat in Brazil. I have been asked to represent our project in Brazil....www.bichosdopantanal.org ... at a conference in late March in Tunisia. Can anyone in country give me solid information on safety, ... Read More
Brazilian immmigrants back in Brazil by claudiu_claudiu
A couple of years ago i was reading in Folha de Sao Paulo this article about brazilians that are coming back from a long stay in foreign countries and the problems they are facing to readapt and reintegrate in the brazilian society . Studied by ...
Great written English! Once we have lived in another country for a length of time, perhaps a minimum of 6 months, we change. Our eyes are open to the reality of our own countries. Many, or not most, become international citizens, or commonly ... Read More
Brazilian food, boring??? by James
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l22/Ricgoes/LEITOA001.jpg I was amused, to say the very least, by a recent article in another [unnamed] website for expats in Brazil, complaining about how boring and bland Brazilian food is. At the same time I was ...
I am a consultant for a number of African governments and teach a course on how to develop community-based ecotourism. Part of this course involves food that should be served to international guests in ecolodges. People around the world tend to ... Read More
Look for a way out by Etimbuk
Hi everyone I am happy to join this forum. Hoping to gain some other peoples experiance threw this. I am one who is looking to leave nigeria. The destination of my choice would be hungary or brazil. Im currently saving some money so i dont have to ...
This needs to be done at a Brazilian embassy or consulate outside of Brazil, and only they can tell you how long it will take. Good luck! Douglas Read More
Dating Brazilians by firlus
This might sound funny, but I couldn't help wonder since I'm a trained relationship and dating coach, how gringos are viewed in terms of dating? In other words, is it ever considered a bit strange or socially awkward for Brazilians to be ...
I am an American guy, with the same Brazilian girlfriend for 9 years...the best relationship I have ever been in. We have a few cultural issues, but very possibly these are individual characteristics rather than cultural characteristics. When one ... Read More
Why disarmament is not working in Brazil by James
http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u531/wjwoodward/GARRA_zpsf30bcbbf.jpg News reports just out that an "undisclosed number" (but at least 80) of high powered assault rifles have simply vanished from the police armory of GARRA (Grupo ...
Sad but true! Read More
Oh Brazil! by GringogGene
Friend living in Northern California went to BR Consulate in San Francisco to pick up her passport/visa for travel to BR this month. It was closed in order to watch the BR/GER match. One lady had flown down from Seattle and was booked back that ...
I wonder if the American had a clue about Brazil. In the USA, I understand that the World Cup games, including those with the American team playing, required a paid cable channel, so many Americans could not see their team. As long as America ... Read More
2014 FIFA WORLD CUP FIASCO UPON US by James
http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u531/wjwoodward/COPA_zpsa81ba13d.jpg FIFA has announced publicly that the stadiums in São Paulo and Curitiba will not be ready until the last minute. Personally from my years of experience here in Brazil I highly ...
That is certainly my experience after 34 years in Brazil! Douglas Read More