Tag Archives: Brazil
Using your smartphone in Brazil?! Forget about it!
To start off it’s a risk because you might get robbed, but to use your smartphone in Brazil is also hard for other reasons. For the second time, the mobile operators have failed to achieve the goals of the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) in relation to the service connection to the data network. The [...]
Brazilian indian native shot with a harpoon travels 2 days with it in his face
A brazilian indian native of 15 years old had his face perfurated by a harpoon in a community in the town of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, 852 km from Manaus, when he was mistaken by a fish. The accident occurred when he and his brother dived in a river. The man, from Pari-Cachoeira community 315 [...]
Prices of meals are expensive too in Brazil
The average cost of a meal in a restaurant in Brazil was R$ 27.40 last year (about 13 U$D). In São Paulo, the average was R$ 30.71 per meal(about 15 U$D), 12.1% higher than the national level, according to a survey published in the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo by Assert (Associação das Empresas de [...]
Cat is caught in Brazil bringing saws and cell phones to inmates inside the jail
A cat was caught by correctional officers entering a prison in Brazil at the turn of the year. On his body, wrapped with tape, there were saws, drills, a headset, a memory card, a cell phone, batteries and a mobile phone charger. The image of the animal, however, was just released on Friday. According to [...]
NYT features Três Rios, in its real estate section… this blog had already featured Tres Rios as a good place for property investment
On November 21st, the real estate section of the New York Times, Great Homes and Destinations, featured a farmhouse in the town of Três Rio, south of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The article shows the beautiful property and also gives tips to foreigners that would like to buy in Brazil. This [...]
Lady Gaga visits Brazil and falls in love with Rio
Lady Gaga visitou o Brasil na primeira semana de novembro de 2012 e visitou a favela do Cantagalo cercada de seguranças. Descalça, a estrela até arriscou alguns passes, jogando bola com crianças num campinho do local. A cantora também tirou fotos com os fãs, que nem acreditavam que ela estava na comunidade. Ela ainda brincou [...]
‘Miss Bum Bum’ Pageant looking to discover Brazil’s Best Butt
Brazil is gearing up for the “Miss Bum Bum” pageant, a nationwide contest to find the best butt in the country. The nation’s cutest derriere will be chosen out of 27 competitors, one from each of Brazil’s Federative Units(states). Online voting will determine 15 finalists, who will travel to São Paulo in November for the [...]
Great list of expat blogs and websites about Brazil
We have compiled a great list of expat blogs and other interesting websites about Brazil… make sure to check our latest updated section: Resources about Brazil. All links have their latest posts with dates so you know exactly when they were updated and you don’t have to keep visiting outdated websites or posts you’ve already [...]
New trend among brazilians, UFC is a huge success in the country
The number of pay-per-views that were sold by the Combate channel for the Anderson Silva fight last Saturday was a record: about 150,000. That is, the channel only that night earned 7.5 million dollars from the fight. The previous record was held by the Anderson himself when he fought against Vitor Belfort in 2011: 105,000 [...]
Education for foreigners in Brazil
In addition to the scholarship programs of institutions linked to the Brazilian government, foreign students can opt for private schools or public and bear the costs of courses and housing. To attract this audience, some teaching centers have specific programs, with classes taught in English. Aliens who have interest in investing in training in Brazil [...]
Brazil hits mark of R$ 700 billion in taxes, data from the Brazilian Taxometer(Impostômetro)
Brazil reaches, on Tuesday (June 19th), the mark of R$ 700 billion in federal, state and municipal taxes paid from the first day of this year, according to data from the Taxometer(Impostômetro of the Commercial Association of São Paulo). This year, the mark will be reached about four days earlier than last year, when the [...]
Shaming the unshameable – The Economists take on public sector wages and high taxes in Brazil
In an article in today’s edition, the British magazine The Economist did not spare criticism to the government spending on it’s public workers. In a report entitled “shaming the unshameable – how bureaucrats steal taxpayers,” the publication shows the difference in wages of Brazilian workers in private sector and workers in public sector. The magazine [...]
Investor euphoria with Brazil is over, says Meirelles: foreign investors show signs of concern about Brazil
The euphoria with Brazil has ended and foreign investors begin to show signs of concern about the frequency with which the government tries to impose their will for private companies. These are some of the rare comments that former Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles was allowed to do on the government of President Rousseff, since [...]
Lower interest rates, dollar back at 2,04 agains the real, and higher taxes again!
Brazilian government keeps lowering the countries base interest rates index… and this new change to 8.5%, keeps the average income of the savings account at 0.4978% per month, which corresponds to a yield Annual of 5.97%. Applying US$ 10,000 for 12 months, at the end of this period the investor would yield the value of [...]
Maya Gabeira, the third most sexy surfer in the world… plus a few more interesting blogs about Brazil
Still with little time these days to update the blog and trying not to let it die, we leave you this week with a beautiful video of the brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira, produced by Billabong, her sponsors. Maya was chosen the third most sexy surfer in the world, and we have no clue who are [...]
