Wednesday, December 21, 2011

How to purchase in Brazil with an international credit card

How to purchase in Brazil with an international credit card?
I live outside Brazil but need to make a purchase there on any online store, such as americanas.com.br or submarino.com.br. or any other who sells digital cameras or MP3 Players. The problem is that non of them seem to accept credit cards issues outside of Brazil... Do you know of any store which does? Do you know of any work around?
Other - Business & Finance - 2 Answers
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you could try this website its www.mercadolivre.com.br its the brasilian version of ebay and has a system similar to paypal called "mercado pago" not 100% sure your gonna be able to but its worth a try,.. do you have a CPF number? i have a ccard issued in brazil if u want we could arrange some deal, i have a paypal account, do you? latentemaroc@yahoo.fr
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No, but keep searching, don't just trust. I bid on eBay for a product from Brazil, paid through Paypal. $699. The product never arrived and eBay and Paypal were both worthless for months. I believe I'd have just lost out except that I funded Paypal with my MasterCard, and they reversed my charge and went after the refund at no cost or hassle to me. Watch out. I have been a Chartered Financial Consultant for 20 years and I barely survived this one.





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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Are there any truly safe places to live in Brazil that don't require a barb-wired wall around your house

Are there any truly safe places to live in Brazil that don't require a barb-wired wall around your house?
I adore Brazil and I would love to live there, but after taking a bus trip from Fortaleza to Sao Paulo, all I saw was fortified homes... everywhere, in every city and town and village...
Other - Brazil - 9 Answers
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Hey, I´ve got a wonderful idea. You can travel here and we would be married, so you could stay here and I could stay there. How ´s that? LOL.... Over here, if you dont have a fortificated place to stay, you will be dead. Now in Rio de Janeiro we have been in a battle field, a lot of injured and dead people. It´s because that we want so badly go to USA.
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The northern part of Brazil is safer than Sao Paulo and/or Rio, however, it's also much less developed... If you're moving there from a foreign country, I would recommend a residential building, since they're nice, have security and indoor parking.
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No pain no gain, my friend. Ok, just kidding. If you go to the small cities it's not violent.
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South of Brazil (States Santa Catarina, Parana) is very nice...there they have a big European colony...
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Why don't you move to Paraty : http://www.paraty.com.br/iindex.asp It's a beautiful old colonial town half way between , Rio and Sao Paulo. There's no crime there , and you are not far from Rio and Sao Paulo, about 4 hours drive.
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Riberao Preto, beautiful, peaceful, no violence...all the perks with little to no crime rate..many people from Sao Paulo are now relocating to smaller towns, this one happens to be great...otherwise to answer your question, unless you live in an apartment building with a door man and high gates, you better have your house barb-wired, houses are not safe at all.
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Tim, As you said yourself you adore Brazil, therefore, you understand that it is a developing country and by being so you will find social injustice everywhere, which generates criminality. Now, I will answer your question with another one: Are ther any TRULY SAFE places in the US? Like any city that doesn't require police, and so on and so forth... We all know the answer to that! But, still, we need good people to help us make life a little better for everyone, the locals and the foreign visitors as well. Best wishes!!!
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I dont think so...maybe if u live near a native´s tribe!
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Well, I agree with one person on here that said there are really no true safe places--even in the US. The Northern part of Brazil is just as dangerous if you don't know what neighborhood you are in or who you are with. And as far as living in a native's tribe...That is just about as dangerous as walking with your pocket book open in Rio! LOL. I live there and have a wall...and I live in a small town. People still climb it and I am robbed every now and then. Once I was even sitting outside and watched 3 guys come up my walk sneaking around my house. I got them to leave, but I tell you the one thing that will keep you safe is a big bad ugly dog!





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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

How to reduce fees for transferring money from Brazil to USA

How to reduce fees for transferring money from Brazil to USA?
I want to get some money from my mother (living in Brazil). I live in OR, USA. What is the best way to do this. I have been advised to open an HSBC or Citibank account in my name in US and she does an international transfer through her hsbc/citibank account. I am afraid I might end up paying too much fees at both sides of the transaction. Anyone help?
Personal Finance - 2 Answers
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The best bet is to have Mother inquire to HSBC in Brazil about their Premier Service for sending your child to school abroad. While Mother is asking the bank about fees you can check out the fees on Western Union. I think these are the 2 best options for finding the lowest fees and ease.
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Depending on the amount you are sending, I would recommend you buying one of those Visa TravelMoney cards in Brazil, and have her send it to you. This is effectively a pre-paid credit card, so you can add funds to it in Brazil, and you will be able to use the card in the US to make purchases without paying any fees, or use the card to withdraw money from ATMs at some small fee. http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/prepaid/visa_travel_money.html







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Thursday, December 1, 2011

How to buy a book of Christian sacred music in English, traditional here in Brazil

How to buy a book of Christian sacred music in English, traditional here in Brazil?
I am Brazilian and I live in Brazil; in the churches Assemblies of God of Brazil we used a traditional music book that we knew as Christian Harp. Most of the hymns belongs to foreign authors, I believe to be American. Somebody that knows, please tell me as aquirir, thank you. With score.
Religion & Spirituality - 1 Answers
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Tudo bem meu amigo? Eu não entendo Português bem muito mas talvez você queria http://christianharp.yolasite.com/ Talvez tem aqui, http://books.google.com.br/books?ei=rC4US_TbF8SQuAfngrS4CQ&ct=result&q=Christian+Harp&btnG=Pesquisar+livros, o livro que você quer. Try the two links I provided, maybe they'll guide you to the book you want, for example Google books has a number of books called Christian Harp, some of which are over a hundred years old. From Google books you can even download a PDF file of the book you think is the one you want. Check it out and let me know. Abraço!






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