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Hey Chris , we are thinking of moving to Paraty when we return to Brazil in march....
Been a dream for a while, my wife and I currently have an online business doing skype English classes
Our biggest concern is quality of Internet connection in the area, do you have any info on that?

Hi
Regarding Internet in paraty? If you are moving to the town itself it's pretty good despite the usual power cuts which is normal.
We live in pedra Brancaster in the mountains above paraty and it's very difficult to get any connection unless we invest in an antenna.
I would go to one of the Internet cafés such as dog fighter and ask them what's best,we use them often and they have been very helpful over the 3 years we have been in paraty.
Drop me an email we are living in Suffolk until we leave for brasil  later this summer
Always nice to meet new baits.
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T chauffeur Chris.

Sorry about the predicted text mistakes
Just checked my reply to you.
Pedra Branca is where our pousada is and called pousada crystal Branca.

Hi
Yes in the town itself.
Power cuts, really? how often does that happen and why.....from storms?
I remember using an internet cafe in town back in 2013 and it was super slow even to send an email....

Hi again
The internet has improved and i have had to work from the internet cafe and can say most of the time its satisfactory,power cuts seem to happen often,especially during the rainy season,remember most electrical feed is overground not like the uk or europe which is cable.
But things are improving all the time and i have noticed change happening,a new supermarket,new bus station and in general Paraty is a good place to live.
As my wife is Brazilian we have travelled a lot in the country and the Costa Verde Coast line from Rio is for me one of the most beautiful,the climate is not too hot because of the mata atlantica rain forest.
Brazil is and can be frustrating for things to happen,it takes time, as as long as you are patient and except the way thing are you will love it there.
Regards Chris.

Hello,  It looks like I am 4 years late to the party.  It has been a dream of mine to live in Brasil.  I have been all over the country and love Nordeste.  I have noticed less people speak English there, and my Portuguese isnt stellar.  I am a breathwork facilitator and seeking a space to offer classes to tourists all over the world who speak English as I perfect my Portuguese.  From your experience, is Paraty a good option for classes and workshops?

Obrigada!

Kiera

Hello, It looks like I am 4 years late to the party. It has been a dream of mine to live in Brasil. I have been all over the country and love Nordeste. I have noticed less people speak English there, and my Portuguese isnt stellar. I am a breathwork facilitator and seeking a space to offer classes to tourists all over the world who speak English as I perfect my Portuguese. From your experience, is Paraty a good option for classes and workshops?
Obrigada!
Kiera
-@Kiera Suzanne

I do love Paraty, but for incoming tourists from other countries who do not speak Portuguese, it is not the easiest of places to reach

10/02/22 Hello, It looks like I am 4 years late to the party. It has been a dream of mine to live in Brasil....I am a breathwork facilitator and seeking a space to offer classes to tourists all over the world who speak English as I perfect my Portuguese.
-@Kiera Suzanne

Welcome, Kiera Suzanne! Unless you're married to a Brazilian and obtain a residency authorization on the basis of family reunion from the Federal Police, Brazil is not going to let you settle down, put your shingle out, and start seeing clients for money. It will issue you a student visa if you enroll in an accredited course to improve your Portuguese, but it won't let you work legally while you're doing it. To earn money legally in Brazil without a family connection -- and to stay in Brazil longer than 180 days out of every 365 -- you'll need some kind of employment relationship with a Brazilian employer.

Based on what you're hoping to do, your best bet may be to develop a contractor or even employee relationship with one of the companies that run all-inclusive resorts in Brazil. Most of them are Brazilian-owned and so would probably be hesitant to take anyone on who didn't already have a residency authorization (although they still might be worth a try. especially if your skill set is in high demand and you have documented credentials, which always help in Brazil), but Club Med and Iberostar are international companies that are active in the resort industry here. There may be others as well.

Oi!

I was born in Niterói and my parents moved us to the United States when I was 5. I speak fluent Portuguese and I am both a US citizen as well as Brasilian. My wife is US. We want to move to Brasil when I retire in 2 yrs time. I do not know the areas very well. Of course, we will be going there to visit prior to making any kind of move, but could you tell me, in Paraty is health care easy to get? Would I be better off in Florianópolis? I would prefer the warmer beach weather up in Paraty. However, she is type 1 Diabetic and we need health care to be close. Thank you!

@joshbap76...that's funny my Brazilian (2nd.) Mother was born in NITEROI and came to the United States when I was 8 and my younger brother was 4. She is now 97, BUT we live in a small village in Northeastern Brazil, nowhere near the cool places in the south, so Good Luck, hope you find a place you like.

Roddie in Retirement🕵

@roddiesho

Oh wow! Small world eh? Yes, I hope we find a place too. We really just need to travel around some down there. I haven’t been since I was 14 and wife has never been.

11/13/24 @joshbap76.  Paraty -- how exciting!  You'll be right next door to Angra dos Reis, and between Paraty and Angra I would expect that you'll be able to find everything you need, but that will depend on your and your wife's specific requirements; you're the best judges of that.  When you come down on your "reconnaissance trip", you'll want to spend some time identifying the resources available in Paraty and the nearby municipalities, and talking to representatives of private health plans in the State of Rio to find out what services you qualify for, at what prices, which may be a challenge with a pre-existing condition.  SUS does supply insulin for permanent residents, so that should be covered.  All the best!

@joshbap76 Here we go again. Same Here. Almost 20 years ago our family took a historic trip to Brazil. We went to Niteroi where my Brazilian mother was from (including Rio). My wife who is Brazilian from the North had never been there. Then we went to Old Fortaleza (It ain"t what it used to be) and our small village of Parazinho where my mother had never been. My younger brother who is not as obsessed with Brazil as I am and would rather go to Iceland hung around for the trip.

Brazilian Travel is a good idea.

Roddie in Retirement🕵