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Hi Growler It is definatly 25k as I rang them today and that is what they said, they can do a couple of thousand to most other countries but because of the red tape in transferring money to Brazil they will not do it for lesser amounts. I have used Moneygram, not ideal either as Brazil rules...

The Central bank charge 0.38% on money coming into Brazil. I am transferring money over to my wife for some land we just bought in Ouro Preto and that is what I got told. Moneycorp are good but you have to send minimum 25K UK Sterling and as Robh says lots of paperwork. Brazil are one of the...

I just spoke with my wife who is in Brazil at the moment and she told me the bank savings rate is 0.6% per month. That doesn't work out at 12% per year How do you get these 12% rates

I am not sure about marriage in the USA, but I married my brazilian fiancee in the UK in September. You do not then have to go to Brazil to get married (unless you want to). In UK all you have to do is to go the Brazilian Embassy/Consulate and register the marriage there, it then legal and...

I looked at importing several products into Brasil a while ago and spoke with the embassy etc, with the import tax at 50% it just wasn't viable as a business so I gave up. I do the same as Rob and have not been stopped yet. The things to bring over are clothes, trainers etc as they are a third...

Try CVC they are in the main shoping centres and quite good. Also TAM do hotels and flight as a package. My fiancee has sorted out a group going to portugal staying a few nights then London for a week returning to Brazil. I will find out the agent she used and post.

The prices are correct, this was from TAM website all other sites were more expensive. The 28th is cheaper but I need to be there before this as going to Buzios for the new year I go to Brasil about 6 times a year and have TAP and TAM frequent flyer miles and with Air France which you can't...

The prices for flights to Brasil from UK over the Christmas and new year period are ridicuously high and if you want to fly from Brasil to UK are even higher. London to Belo Horizonte £1270 return with TAM flying out 26/12 which is cheaper TAP price is £1800 and all the other carriers are...

Rob Here is the link from the sales agent http://www.experience-investments.co...cean-Club.html Experience Investments are UK based and email me weekly with various offer from around the world all with fantastic so called returns, which I am very suspicious of. Seems strange they offer a...

Has anyone heard of Natal Ocean Club Resort and Spa? According to the promotion material costs from £139K and lots of other extras like 12 advance rental guarentee before completion which is Q4 2010 All sounds too good to be true.

"But within two days of my departure, gun battles between rival Rio drug gangs claimed at least 14 lives, including three police officers killed when their helicopter was shot down." I have just come back from Rio, it was around 34 people that were killed not 14 and there was a major police...

Property in Rio is very expensive and now the World Cup and Olympics will be in Rio, the prices will rise. I think it is a good idea. Cabo Frio is a lovely place (my finacee uncle has a holiday aprtment there) but I would think most people would want to base themselves in Rio. I am not sure if...

Air France are doing good price to Rio, I booked and fly out Thursday £382 return booking through opodo.co.uk Also managed to get good return price with TAM from Rio to Belo Horizonte for just under £100 far better than the £700 plus price that Tap and TAM wanted. So will be spending time in...

My Fiancee has had no problems entering the UK, possibly because she did have a UK student visa which ran out 2 years ago so lived in the UK while studying and has been back to the UK about twice a year since. We had no problems with her entering France and into the UK via Eurostar, we spoke to...

Wow - sorry you have had such a nightmare, unbelieveable how your girlfriend is treated. I too have bought my girlfriends ticket on occasion, I think in future I will get her to buy her own ticket and pay into her bank account from mine. Each time my girlfirend has visted UK there have been...

Rio winning the 2016 Olympics is great news for Brazil, the first time the games have gone to South America. I know the majority on this forum are mainly interested in North and Natal area, this is great news for us that are interested in the South. There will be a lot of work to do, with...

Unfortunately this does happen a lot in the UK and not by Brasilians (although it does happen) but a lot of other countries. The UK is seen as easy to get lost and seek asylum, not that many get deported but some do. A very emotive thing in the UK from both sides of the fence.

As JM has stated Brasil and UK have no visa requirement policy, you just need to have proof of address you are staying at, a return ticket and show enough funds for your stay. This could be a credit card and you should have no problems. My fiancee has never been stopped. This also applies to...

I agree with Rob I have been to Malawi and you cannot venture out after dark. The shanty towns are more voilent, although I got taken into one where the chauffer lived (ex pat working out there) and they treated us very well, but not if we went alone. I prefer Rio and have had no problems...

We should make sure MJR looks at this as he is always saying how bad and voilent Brasil is :biggrin: