easytoremember1
American looking for information about Brazil
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Registration: 06 February 2024
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Extremely high import duty, on a replacement bank card... by easytoremember1
Sooo, I had my debt card stolen. Called my bank, they sent me a new one. Fedex won't deliver it until I pay R$ 434.5. She said the tax was so high because its the value that the bank listed the card for: $1 USD plus shipping: $61.16 USD.What?
I learned a very valuable lesson today. I did call FedEx and asked if a debt card was considered merchandise. He said yes. So i then asked him do i still have to pay it. He said in 5 days time he will start a case for FedEx to talk to the tax ... Read More
Extremely high import duty, on a replacement bank card...
Sooo, I had my debt card stolen. Called my bank, they sent me a new one. Fedex won't deliver it until I pay R$ 434.5. She said the tax was so high because its the value that the bank listed the card for: $1 USD plus shipping: $61.16 USD.What? Read More
looking for engineering help. by denislp2000
I have several new technologies I am working on bringing to Brazil, am looking for 2 engineers to lern help develop and , then share there knowledge, with others,
What type of engineer are you looking for? I am a mechanical design engineer. Read More
Just did my residency visa by Canforbra
Hello,If anyone is interested.I just did my residency appointment. It went smooth. They will take your picture and finger prints at the desk.The wait for the card is 3 months.I have my protocol.聽 Question...can you work with the protocol or do ...
@jonesioThis make me scared. When my wife gives birth, I will take the birth certificate and sign up for my and my wife's PR. But at that point, we will be in country for 3 months already, extended our visa for another 3 months. What if we have ... Read More
NuBank, Wise, Remessa Online鈥�?? by Kurterino
So I recently got an account with NuBank (the purple one), and I seem to be able to do pretty much everything I wanted/need to, which is mostly use PIX, and get cash and pay with less fees than by using a foreign CC for everything.But here鈥檚 ...
I have not used Wise with Brazil. I only used it to send to friends and companies I import from China and the rest of Asia. I never had an issue. Read More
We are planning to have our baby born in Brazil
New here.We are planning to have our baby born in Brazil.聽 We seem to have a good plan in place.聽 I have been doing a lot of homework.聽 I still have a lot of questions.One thing I wanted to know is.聽 Is this ok to do on your ... Read More