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Fiscal considerations for retirees trying to life in Brasil by useroo
I've got questions .. 1. Does anyone in here know a bank branch within Rio were i can find some clerk that speaks English?? 2. Is anyone in here a retiree from abroad and knows whether pensions are taxed here in Brasil / Rio?? 3. There is a ...
That stuff, using an ATM and not getting any money out but the amount was charged to the card anyway happened to me 3 times, each time with ITAU, since than i avoided that bank like the plague. I use Bradesco ATM's only now. But, i would like to ... Read More
Fiscal considerations for retirees trying to life in Brasil by useroo
I've got questions .. 1. Does anyone in here know a bank branch within Rio were i can find some clerk that speaks English?? 2. Is anyone in here a retiree from abroad and knows whether pensions are taxed here in Brasil / Rio?? 3. There is a ...
If I can find English speaking banker here (and I did) they should be in a lot of Rio banks. HSBC has money sending. There is a charge. As to taxes, check as to a treaty with Brasil. US pensions not taxes here in Brasil, just in US.HSBC does no ... Read More
Fiscal considerations for retirees trying to life in Brasil
I've got questions .. 1. Does anyone in here know a bank branch within Rio were i can find some clerk that speaks English?? 2. Is anyone in here a retiree from abroad and knows whether pensions are taxed here in Brasil / Rio?? 3. There is a ... Read More
what does Validade: Indeterminada on my CIE card mean? by useroo
The card is also referred to as RNE card, but obviously it say Cedula de Identidade de Estrangeiro. My classification says : Residente, but the Validade, saying " Indeterminada" has me a bit concerned, basically there is no expiry date to ...
Thanks abthree . Yes, i can confirm for all others that might ask, the FP doesn't want to bother with us oldies anymore :D 60+ and you are home free, even if your card was issued before you became 60 but expires after you past 60! All the ... Read More
what does Validade: Indeterminada on my CIE card mean?
The card is also referred to as RNE card, but obviously it say Cedula de Identidade de Estrangeiro. My classification says : Residente, but the Validade, saying " Indeterminada" has me a bit concerned, basically there is no expiry date to ... Read More
Uniao Estavel stuff i still don't dig by useroo
Hi, in the process of trying to get this civil union visa so me and my Carioca can reside together in Brasil until she can get retired, but the whole thing is sooooooooooooooooooooo messy and absurd i am not sure if it is even worth starting. One ...
Those are the REALISTIC points .. as i just found out painfully!! But, here my report (with plenty of frustrations packed into it) "How did my day at the Feddies go? I hate these Feddies !! It is beyond belief, 3 weeks or so ago i went and ask ... Read More
Uniao Estavel stuff i still don't dig by useroo
Hi, in the process of trying to get this civil union visa so me and my Carioca can reside together in Brasil until she can get retired, but the whole thing is sooooooooooooooooooooo messy and absurd i am not sure if it is even worth starting. One ...
Policia Federal is a simple process as long as you have all the required documents. If so , then you won’t face any challenges.. unless there's 25 000 other people that all want this or that from the 3 agents at the same time, as is ... Read More
Uniao Estavel stuff i still don't dig by useroo
Hi, in the process of trying to get this civil union visa so me and my Carioca can reside together in Brasil until she can get retired, but the whole thing is sooooooooooooooooooooo messy and absurd i am not sure if it is even worth starting. One ...
Ah, in the meantime we did exactly that, went to the cartorio with two friends of my Carioca partner and it was pretty much done and dusted within the hour (but we were lucky because it was on one of these trucker strikes days so the cartorio was ... Read More
Do retired foreigners pay taxes on their pension in Brazil? by useroo
Hi everyone, me and my GF are trying to gather all relevant information for a uniao estavel visa for me so we can stay together in Rio until she can retire and travel too. The frustration is immense with Brazilian Government departments, ...
Sorry about the confusion with "hidden" fees abthree. To me they were hidden during my experience with ITAU, not because of the bank but because the owner never told me any details, only that the total drawdown off the original amount sent ... Read More
Do retired foreigners pay taxes on their pension in Brazil? by useroo
Hi everyone, me and my GF are trying to gather all relevant information for a uniao estavel visa for me so we can stay together in Rio until she can retire and travel too. The frustration is immense with Brazilian Government departments, ...
And on my visit to the FedPol Galeao i learned some things, albeit, there is one short desk, on one side 2 to 4 officers and on the other side an ever changing number of people with questions. The officers answer half of your question, than answer ... Read More
Do retired foreigners pay taxes on their pension in Brazil? by useroo
Hi everyone, me and my GF are trying to gather all relevant information for a uniao estavel visa for me so we can stay together in Rio until she can retire and travel too. The frustration is immense with Brazilian Government departments, ...
If you are comfi with that not so good exchange rate (once you get to the cost for 1000, or 10 000 USD /BRL) abthree i would still recommend that you ask at a branch specifically if there are other costs and fees involved!! At ITAU there ... Read More
Do retired foreigners pay taxes on their pension in Brazil? by useroo
Hi everyone, me and my GF are trying to gather all relevant information for a uniao estavel visa for me so we can stay together in Rio until she can retire and travel too. The frustration is immense with Brazilian Government departments, ...
Thanks abthree, hope the FedPol can confirm that this coming Thursday. I'll post here what they tell me - or if they will tell me anything at all :-( Read More
Do retired foreigners pay taxes on their pension in Brazil? by useroo
Hi everyone, me and my GF are trying to gather all relevant information for a uniao estavel visa for me so we can stay together in Rio until she can retire and travel too. The frustration is immense with Brazilian Government departments, ...
Ah that made me LOL stevefunk. Nope, ITAU also only worked 50% of the time for me with my "Gringo" credit card. In all i had 3 incidents were the process of withdrawing went through to the last bit, the one were the ATM spits out the ... Read More
Do retired foreigners pay taxes on their pension in Brazil? by useroo
Hi everyone, me and my GF are trying to gather all relevant information for a uniao estavel visa for me so we can stay together in Rio until she can retire and travel too. The frustration is immense with Brazilian Government departments, ...
I forgot to add this in case someone else things about TransferWise or similar services; even if one does not yet have a Brazilian bank account, i would assume this service could be used to pay the monthly rent directly into the owners BR bank ... Read More
Do retired foreigners pay taxes on their pension in Brazil? by useroo
Hi everyone, me and my GF are trying to gather all relevant information for a uniao estavel visa for me so we can stay together in Rio until she can retire and travel too. The frustration is immense with Brazilian Government departments, ...
Thanks Abthree and CraigF, yes that sounds like the best option because if the "mediator bank" (TransferWise) does the exchange already the Brazilian bank cannot charge theirs - and anything else is better than theirs :-( Let's hope it ... Read More