Allentonian
American expat in Brazil
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Lives in Goiania
Registration: 31 December 2013
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I am starting to wonder why anyone moves to Brazil !!!! by rc206
Since I joined this site.I read post after post from expats living in Brazil.They talk about how bad the traffic,crime,roads,people,starting a business,buying a house ,getting a job, the weather ,cost of living in some cities .So why did you move ...
For whatever it's worth, here is my opinion about Brazil in general and Goi芒nia, where I live, in particular. I am 82 years old, was born in Brazil, moved to Pennsylvania in 1963, retired in 2002, came to Goi芒nia where my son lives to ... 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 S茫o Paulo and Curitiba will not be ready until the last minute. Personally from my years of experience here in Brazil I highly ...
The cartoon sequence on top of the article is exactly what went through my mind years ago when I first saw the logo. I am sure many other, perhaps most, people in Brazil saw what I saw but, this being Brazil, hardly anybody mentions it to avoid ... Read More
Dangerous turning point for Brazil by James
http://negrobelchior.cartacapital.com.br/wp-content/uploads/negrobelchior/sites/2/2014/02/Negro-amarrado-a-poste.jpg Brazil has reached a very dangerous turning point. Fed up with at least a decade of hollow promises of legal reform by legislators ...
As a Brazilian-American with 40 years experience in each of these countries, I agree with your assesment of personal risk in Brazil. Still, I cannot get out of my mind the fact that, should something bad ever happen to me along these lines, I would ... Read More
Dangerous turning point for Brazil by James
http://negrobelchior.cartacapital.com.br/wp-content/uploads/negrobelchior/sites/2/2014/02/Negro-amarrado-a-poste.jpg Brazil has reached a very dangerous turning point. Fed up with at least a decade of hollow promises of legal reform by legislators ...
Very sad to say it, but everything in this article is essentially true. I would only add one comment: while part of the population has indeed reached the limit of its patience, another very large part, perhaps the majority, is quite unresponsive to ... Read More
Playing it safe with electricity in Brazil by James
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFfHvmdzL6tZF5UwSGnFPrGlMBEw1kSbOp1zjsus6y81rJZpYU 127v / 220v - One thing that everyone coming to Brazil should be aware of is that there is no national standard voltage for residential ...
VERY TRUE! In Goiania, where I live, the voltage is 220V, yet the outlets are the same as in cities where the standard is 110V. Deaths by electrocution are fairly common because of exposed live wires. The are usually described in the news as ... Read More