Trading in Brazil?

You can go to this website to pose a question or run a search for what you need.

www.brazzil.com

But you have to seriously consider why you would want to be in that country???? Do you realize the crime, unemployment rate, lack of infrastructure,etc????

Part of the unemployment problem is due to the massive layoffs over the past 20 years in the textile and apparel industry. When you have bikini designers designing themselves out of business...
 
I haven't been to Rio in a while but I returned last month from a visit to Curitiba. This city is rapidly recoming a new business center and is located west of Sao Paulo. It is capital of the province in which Iguazu Falls is located.

Not a great place to stay longer term but I mention it because of how cheap it was there. I stayed at one of the best hotels in the city and my room rate was like $30 a night. You couldn't possibly spend $10 on a meal. Even at the Sao Paulo airport I had dinner for less than $5. It really can be cheap in Brazil. So $3k a month in Rio - not a problem!
 
You can only stay for six months total in a calandar year. Almost no exceptions.

Jay



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Hello All,
Myself and a good friend want to go to Brazil to live for 6-12 months. We both have trading accounts with an online broker here in the USA, which we will be trading remotely to earn our living. We currently make profits of about $3kusd- per person each month. We use tradestation for charting.
Our questions are ... where in Brazil is a really nice/safe place to live and trade during the day ? Rio, Salvador etc?
We would like to stay near the beaches( for the babes of course). What are the Internet connections options (is DSL available and the prices? ) Apartments (2 bedrooms) rental prices? Used car prices?
In general what is the cost of living there and what kind of expenses to expect. Can we survive comfortably on $3k-$4k usd per month? I speak spanish/english and my friend only speaks english. We both intend to learn/study portuguese when we get there.
Please give us suggestions and opinions on this adventure.

Thanks
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You can only stay for six months total in a calandar year. Almost no exceptions.

Jay
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Lived there for over a year. Actually, although it's against the rules, you can just overstay the six months by several months without much of a problem, most of the time they will not even fine you. If you really need to stay a long time, there are also other (not really legit) ways around these rules. Talk to some local travel agents when you get there.
Otherwise, you can sign up for Portuguese classes at a language school and obtain a longer term student visa prior to going to Brazil.
 
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Lived there for over a year. Actually, although it's against the rules, you can just overstay the six months by several months without much of a problem, most of the time they will not even fine you. If you really need to stay a long time, there are also other (not really legit) ways around these rules. Talk to some local travel agents when you get there.
Otherwise, you can sign up for Portuguese classes at a language school and obtain a longer term student visa prior to going to Brazil.
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Did you ever try to go back?

I have a friend that did the same thing as you. No problem at the time, but has been denied a visa now for three years running because he did this. I would never recommend over staying a visa (except in the Dominican Republic as they really don't care, just fine you a paltry sum).

Jay
 
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Did you ever try to go back?

I have a friend that did the same thing as you. No problem at the time, but has been denied a visa now for three years running because he did this. I would never recommend over staying a visa (except in the Dominican Republic as they really don't care, just fine you a paltry sum).

Jay
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With their economy so bad, you'd think Brazil would almost welcome overstaying on visas (since it means you're spending money most likely). But would it have been different for your friend if he would've just gotten the student visa for a language school that was suggested?
 
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If you're concerned about safety stay away from Rio, it's probably the most dangerous city in Brazil. There is a lot of crime in Brazil's cities, but depending on the neighborhood you can walk around at night. Used cars can be inexpensive because they have a lot of economy cars there. Get a car, a lot of crime in the cities, especially robberies happen on public transportation like buses. Plus without a car you will not be able to drive out of the city. And if you're not in a city you will definitely need a car.

They have hotels there that are called flats and they are basically furnished apartments. You can rent a 2 bedroom for around 2000-3000 Reais/month in Sao Paulo which is probably the most expensive city. It is easiest to find them with a local real estate agent that specializes in renting flats. Do not rent them from websites that are in English because they will most likely overcharge you. I don't know about other cities, but I would suspect that it's less. $3000 US per person and you should be fine for living and partying all you want.

If you want to be away from the city in a beach area, you can rent furnished condos or houses by the beach. The prices will vary according to how nice they are.

DSL service is available, but it is not good in some places. They also have wireless broadband in Sao Paulo and probably other places as well and it is really good. Expect to pay more for the same bandwidth regardless of connection than the US. However, they do have some good free dialup connections.

The language is Portuguese, but most Brazilians will be able to understand Spanish. So if you speak Spanish fluently you will be fine. You will also be able to pick up Portuguese much faster.
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Is it economy to use taxi always? what is the taxi fare like?

Can i find any place for rent with ready In-room DSL, so i
don't need to apply for DSL from ISP (i don't want the hussle
for going to netcafes)?
 
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Lived there for over a year. Actually, although it's against the rules, you can just overstay the six months by several months without much of a problem, most of the time they will not even fine you. If you really need to stay a long time, there are also other (not really legit) ways around these rules. Talk to some local travel agents when you get there.
Otherwise, you can sign up for Portuguese classes at a language school and obtain a longer term student visa prior to going to Brazil.
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Could you apply for residency and how?

Btw i speak nither portughese nor spanish, will i
have tough time there, or i will be cheated all the
time? can i hire a person as translator and security?
 
Have any of you had a good experiance in brazil
Night life as far as prices, location, joiner fees,
and what kind of safty in the night club and discos
and bringing th overnight guests to your room?

Have any of you been to THAILAND, and how you
compare brazil nightlife with Thailand legendry N.L?
 
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