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Lives in Sao paulo

Registration: 11 June 2013

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Marco2013 replied to a thread
8 years ago
exnyer

Billionaire sentenced to 19+ years in Lavajato probe by exnyer

WOW! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-08/brazil-s-marcelo-odebrecht-gets-19-years-in-jail-in-carwash-case

Marco2013

I sympathise with your comment! And I am Brazilian thrugh and thrugh. Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
8 years ago
Priscilla

Tips and advice to thrive in Brazil by Priscilla

Hi, When living in a foreign country, you have to adapt to a new environment, various cultures and different social codes. How did you manage to adjust to Brazil? How long does it take to feel at home? Would you say it is an easy ...

Marco2013

Oh for pete´s sake James! The point I was trying to make obviously did not get into your head I see :o My intention was never to hide Brazil´s problem but to make my mind clear about foreigners that come to live here and bash about how ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
8 years ago
meghas19

bed, bath & beyond by meghas19

Hey we just moved in Sao paulo pinheiros. We are not able to find any bath Shower gel and hair oil. It will be great help for us Thanks

Marco2013

All you`re looking for is found in lojas americanas, they´re not expensive there I tell you! Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
8 years ago
Priscilla

Tips and advice to thrive in Brazil by Priscilla

Hi, When living in a foreign country, you have to adapt to a new environment, various cultures and different social codes. How did you manage to adjust to Brazil? How long does it take to feel at home? Would you say it is an easy ...

Marco2013

It is interesting how James have managed to find all these problems in Brazil and still manages to live here for such a long time! Im not denying we have them but I´ve followed you through a few times here on your comments and you Always seem ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
ohanasurf

Brasil Waives Visa Requirement During Olympic Period by ohanasurf

Miami Herald 4 Jan 2016 US, Canadian, Australian and Japanese citizens will be able to visit Brasil without a visa for 90 days from the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Olympics to the conclusion of the Paralympic Games. The temporary visa waiver program ...

Marco2013

Oh dear! Seems like we have some immigration officers around here lecturing how to improve the Brazilian legal system! God help us all? Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
ohanasurf

Brasil Waives Visa Requirement During Olympic Period by ohanasurf

Miami Herald 4 Jan 2016 US, Canadian, Australian and Japanese citizens will be able to visit Brasil without a visa for 90 days from the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Olympics to the conclusion of the Paralympic Games. The temporary visa waiver program ...

Marco2013

Completely unaware of the hassle in obtainng a Brazilian visa? Not me I have to say!. My brother in law is Spaniard and I am quite aware of the the process he's been going through to get a permission to live in Brazil. Sometimes he complains ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
spanishpete

Are the English a friendly lot by spanishpete

Are the British a friendly lot, and could you rely on them

Marco2013

No no Victoria, you're not wrong. Londoners are usually very cold, and many rude to a great extent. I lived and worked there for 3.5 years and I can fully sympathise with your views about them. In fact, I'd go even further to say that the ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
ohanasurf

Brasil Waives Visa Requirement During Olympic Period by ohanasurf

Miami Herald 4 Jan 2016 US, Canadian, Australian and Japanese citizens will be able to visit Brasil without a visa for 90 days from the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Olympics to the conclusion of the Paralympic Games. The temporary visa waiver program ...

Marco2013

Being a Brazilian myself I'm totally against the waving policy. Why making it easier for them to come here? If it was the other way around I very much doubt it the same would occur! If I want to visit any of those countries I must endure a lot ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
drHussain

Visa free entry countries on Travel documents of Brazil by drHussain

Dear sir. Have a nice day. I want to know about the visa free entry countries list on the yallow travel documents for estrangeiro. Which is issue by the Brazilian police fedral . Is this valid for travel.and wich countries have not required ...

Marco2013

Hussain The answe to your question has been answered already by James, stop being persistent. If your intention is to travel to another country without a visa taking advantage of a Brazilian passport, I believe this forum CAN NOT assist you in ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
Meiji_0102

Find friends that can speak English in Sao Paulo by Meiji_0102

Hi guys, My name is Meiji, you can call me Mei. I come from Hong Kong. I am 20 years old. I am new to Sao Paulo and want to find friends who can speak both English and Portuguese, in exchange I can teach you Mandarin and Cantonese. I have been here ...

Marco2013

Ni hao Mei, I'll be very delighted to meet up. I love Chinese culture and I'm very fond of you people. I studied a degree in Ireland and my best friends while attending uni there were both Chinese from mainland China. I'd love to learn ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
Namekeeper

How did you obtain your driver's license?? by Namekeeper

I've been in Recife almost 4 years now and never felt the desire to drive here (wild insecure driving here) but now I'm in a situation where I'll have no choice but to drive. I waste too much time getting from point A to point B on the ...

Marco2013

That's fine by me Connor, I'm a tough cookie and can easily adjust to different environment I put myself into. I was in Waterford City. Did a degree there in WIT and been back home since August 2013. I do have three life long friends from ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
Namekeeper

How did you obtain your driver's license?? by Namekeeper

I've been in Recife almost 4 years now and never felt the desire to drive here (wild insecure driving here) but now I'm in a situation where I'll have no choice but to drive. I waste too much time getting from point A to point B on the ...

Marco2013

Trust me pet, I lived there for 5 years and know exactly how the Irish government makes hard for the so called 'bloody foreigners' as some of your people refer to us, are targeted when it comes to get a drivers license. And so many other ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
Namekeeper

How did you obtain your driver's license?? by Namekeeper

I've been in Recife almost 4 years now and never felt the desire to drive here (wild insecure driving here) but now I'm in a situation where I'll have no choice but to drive. I waste too much time getting from point A to point B on the ...

Marco2013

Well Connorzinho that same applies to Brazilian citizens applying for an Irish drivers license. As the old saying goes, what goes round comes around pet! Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
9 years ago
Paul846

Love & Culture by Paul846

I know this personal but I am very curious to know about this topic since I am working here in Brasil for almost a year then got a wonderful relationship but our engagement was destroyed since she told me besides time & space but family culture ...

Marco2013

Being a young brazilian male, for the same reasons that James pointed out about us BRazilians I found English, IRish and Canadian girls to have the exactly same attributes. Can't say much about th Americans as the only girls I knew from there ... Read More

Marco2013 replied to a thread
10 years ago
firlus

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 ...

Marco2013

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