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Avoid Sao Paulo!

09/16/23 @Scott Lawrence.聽 Welcome!聽 For safety tips that apply in any Brazilian city, scan this thread.聽 James Woodward's opening post is old, but his advice on the Brazilian street scene is as relevant as ever:

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For banking, you'll be able to access your foreign bank account at Brazilian ATMs with your foreign debit card.聽 Look for the flag of your bank's network in the area of the machine.聽 Avoid using on-street ATMs if you can, stick to the ones in bank lobbies.聽 Particularly in S茫o Paulo, be very aware of your surroundings exiting ATM locations.聽 Stick-ups by armed thieves who come up on motorbikes and then drive away are all too common.

You won't be able to open a bank account in Brazil on a visitor/tourist visa.

Brazil is a monolingual country and negotiating any Brazilian city in English is difficult and frustrating, so pick up as much basic Portuguese as you can, as soon as you can.

it's illegal for anyone to work in Brazil on a visitor visa, and for anyone to hire them.聽 The laws are enforced and Brazilian unemployment is high, so legal temporary work opportunities are pretty much non-existent.聽 Pay in the informal market is very low anyway.聽 If you're currently making your living over the Internet, by teaching English online to international students with your pay deposited to your foreign bank account, for example, you fall into a gray area in Brazilian law and can continue that and probably not be detected, particularly if you're not being paid in Reais in Brazil.

S茫o Paulo is an exciting and interesting city, and quite overwhelming.聽 It's also inland.聽 If you want a big city with beaches, consider Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Recife/Olinda, or Fortaleza instead.聽 For smaller cities with beaches and good quality of life, any of the small state capitals around the Northeast coast, all the way from Fortaleza to Salvador.

Enjoy your time in Brazil, and best of luck to you.

@Peter Itamaraca Especially if you don鈥檛 have someone to help you out and act as a guide.

@Scott Lawrence Sao Paulo City is not a very nice place. As for cost, my rent in Sao Bernado Do Campo (about 30 miles south of the city) is $220 USD a month.

@KenAquarius I have been going there every other month for two years. I have yet to hear one person speak English.

Thanks guys for your replies, I have been learning spanish for almost a year no where near fluent enough better when in spanish speaking community i think. I learnt german like that being based there with the army. have few pals in sao so that is first base will be backpacking all over south america at least 6 months. Then heading up to canada

I can't add to what Abthree posted except to confirm the language problem. Portuguese is very difficult to learn IMHO......and I'm a guy who has been fluent in 5 languages in my life, one of them Portuguese. FWIW we can understand basic Spanish, yet, they really cannot understand us.

I always tell people that, generally speaking, the only English speakers in Brasil are street thieves, prostitutes, and that "one" person a hostel or hotel hired.

Been going there 23 years now and unless your circle of friends are millennials from wealthy parents, you'll not find many English speakers in your basic travels amongst the population.

Otherwise, boa viagem !!

I expect language difficulties I have traveled a lot solo and from my days in military. Its all part of the experience for me. Always seem to manage as long as you keep your wits about you......

09/16/23聽 聽 I expect language difficulties I have traveled a lot solo and from my days in military. Its all part of the experience for me. Always seem to manage as long as you keep your wits about you......
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聽 聽 -@Scott Lawrence

If you have friends in SP to start out with, it should be fine.聽 Once you leave Brazil, your Spanish should come in handy, too.聽 Enjoy the trip.

@Gasparzinho 777 鈥� FWIW we can understand basic Spanish, yet, they really cannot understand us.鈥�

That has been my observation as well. Which is so odd to me. As a novice at both, l seem to see so

many similarities between the two.

聽 聽 Hi all,
I'm Scott will be travelling solo around South America arriving in Sao Paulo end of March 2024. Would like to hear any advice tips about anything and everything from documentation cost of living聽 temporary work opportunities Banking essential things to have in order on arrival.....
聽 If you can help with anything big or small it would be much appreciated.
Look forward to hearing what you guys say...
Scott
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聽 聽 -@Scott Lawrence

聽 temporary work opportunities

Zero聽 . Unless you want to avail yourself at substandard wages.聽 聽Save your pounds.

And that 4x4, you are reading too much of fairy tales about traveling on the dime around Brazil.聽 聽

Whip your wallet,, cause you will need it.