Mr Bacon
English expat in Brazil
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Registration: 31 October 2016
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UK Regulations on Sending money to Brazil by bloomboy
Hi, Moving to Sao Paulo for work and realising how difficult it is to find any company that can transfer money from a UK bank account to a Brazilian bank account. Why is this? They all quote 'tight regulations' as the reason why they dont ...
Anywhere to Brazil is expensive. Not sure why, but I presume taxes is one, also the banking system is different, I.e no IBAN exists, so depending on currency, your money may get routed via elsewhere so this increases fees also. Read More
UK Regulations on Sending money to Brazil by bloomboy
Hi, Moving to Sao Paulo for work and realising how difficult it is to find any company that can transfer money from a UK bank account to a Brazilian bank account. Why is this? They all quote 'tight regulations' as the reason why they dont ...
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Expat Health Insurance: Your experience with William Russell by pizza2017
Hi all, I currently live in Rio de Janeiro, and am considering switching my health insurance to an international expat insurance (William Russell - william-russell.com/). I was wondering whether anybody here has had any experience with the company? ...
I would recommend them, but really depends on your specific requirements/circumstances. There are certainly no issues with using them in Brazil and from my experiance claims have been settled efficiently. I would be happy to have an initial phone ... Read More
How can I pay my suppliers overseas? by so_what89
Hello Guys, This is me: - Arrived to Floripa in April 2016, - Married a brazilian girl I met in my home country (Switzerland) - Got my resident visa - Opened up an e-commerce business - Feel kind of stuck now and strongly considering to leave all ...
I should be able to help. I work with financial services for foreigners in Brazil. Let me know if you want to speak on the phone initially. Sachin Read More
Expat Health Insurance: Your experience with William Russell by pizza2017
Hi all, I currently live in Rio de Janeiro, and am considering switching my health insurance to an international expat insurance (William Russell - william-russell.com/). I was wondering whether anybody here has had any experience with the company? ...
Yes, I know them. I also work with them - they are one of my business partners. Let me know if you want any advice. Sachin Read More