Living In Brazil

[burningyen]

I've only been to Sao Paolo, Rio, Angra dos Reis (beach resort not too far from Rio), and Ouro Preto (central colonial mining town). Angra and Ouro Preto were super-safe and beautiful but very touristy and isolated. Rio was very touristy but also pretty sketchy. Sao Paolo can be a little drab but is probably the most comfortable of the places I've been in Brazil if I had to live there. Bear in mind that I would find it hard to live too long in a place that didn't have lots of different kinds of good food. Next I want to visit the southern areas, which I imagine are probably pretty safe and not too touristy. As you go south the population gets more Germanic/Portguese, and as you go north the population gets more African.

FWIW, I believe poker is banned there, regardless of whether it's live or online. I don't know how strictly they enforce it.

[Nick Rainey]

LOL go try playing a tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria or Kuwait. A few months back I was in Jakarta Indonesia when an earthquake killed over 5000 people. Brazil is the nuts

[NicksDad1970]

I've been to Manaus. I had a great time and thought I was very safe. But I was also with a respected person of the community. We would drink our beer out in the open while driving doen the street. I asked if it was legal. He said no. I asked what would happen if the cops stopped us. He said "I would tell them it wasn't a problem".

Don't take it from me but I would never move to Brazil. I don't know your situation but out of all the places I've been Australia was my favorite. Followed by Italy.

[Avocado]

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FWIW, I believe poker is banned there, regardless of whether it's live or online. I don't know how strictly they enforce it.

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I'm from Brazil and there's a lot of players around here, as well as some "poker clubs" with cash games and tournaments (mainly in São Paulo). I'm not really sure if it's completely legal, but it's not completely banned. Games of chance are illegal (no casinos allowed).

[Anzat]

I lived there for a year. I had an awesome time, the people were very friendly and the girls were really hot.

I lived in Brasilia, but I got to travel quite a bit. Rio was my favorite city, don't miss Carnaval if you go, it's ridiculous. I also liked Porto Alegre in the south, Sao Paolo I would not recommend.

Do you know what you are going to be doing there? If you are in the big cities, I would recommend staying somewhere that is at least a bit on the upscale side, it shouldn't be too expensive and in the poorer parts of the cities crime is a big problem. I stayed in some hostels when I was traveling, they were really hit or miss so make sure you check out the area you are going to before you go.

I don't know anything about poker since I didn't play at the time. Spanish will be a huge help; I knew Spanish when I went and it only took me about 3 months before I could hold a decent conversation in Portuguese.

[bueno09]

I am Brazilian

Spanish will help you a lot.

I think if you want something more cosmopolite you have to go to São Paulo, it has a good nightlife, tons of restaurants, bars and decent women but it is not a beautiful city.
If you don´t go to shady places you will be ok.

Also i recomend Florianopolis, it is a beautiful city in the South with amazing women (mix of italian and german) and is well developed.
Also, it has nice beaches.
It doesnt have the nightlife of Sao Paulo, but the night is decent.
Rio is cool too but it is more dangerous so try to stay in good places, Barra for exemple.

Don´t go North or Northeast, ugly people, and except from Maceió, the cities are ugly too. But there are some nice beaches nthere


Poker is not prohibited here, we have some pros, but they play mainly donkaments.

If you come you will find that it isn´t an expensive place and the people are nice to foreigns

If you come to São Paulo, PM me if you need any help!

[TheMetetron]

Living in Brazil is a horrible idea. You don't want to live in a tourist, well-off neighborhood, but you also want to live I assume? They pretty much go hand in hand. Also, Brazilians as a whole really aren't fond of Americans (not that Argentines are, but they at least aren't violent about it).

I think you really don't seem to understand what it is like in Brazil at the moment. The violence is pretty bad in a lot of areas. Not as bad as deciding you want to live in Columbia, but much worse than Chile or Argentina.

[alec2927]

i was just in brazil for 20 days in Vittoria, i also stayed in Sao Paulo and in both places i felt perfectly safe walking alone etc( i'm 18, 6ft tall, white male). i will definitly consider moving there when i'm older becuase of the weather, lifestyle, women, etc. i did hear that rio is becoming more dangerous though.

[alec2927]

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Brazilians as a whole really aren't fond of Americans (not that Argentines are, but they at least aren't violent about it).

I think you really don't seem to understand what it is like in Brazil at the moment. The violence is pretty bad in a lot of areas. Not as bad as deciding you want to live in Columbia, but much worse than Chile or Argentina.

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although i'm part brazilian and speak decent porteguese people could definitly tell that i was foreign because of my accent and clothing. in general i would say that brazilians are way nicer than americans , and at no time was anyone mean or hostile towards me. maybe Rio is different now but where i was it would definitly be a fun place for a young person to live. here's a pic from my grandma's house where i stayed

[BEP]

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Living in Brazil is a horrible idea.

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This is an ignorant statement. The vast majority of violent crime is still located in the slums (favelas), and if you take the time to do some research and learn some Portuguese you will be able stay away from troubled areas and handle yourself if you should encounter a situation with a criminal.

The beauty of the country and its people outweighs any risk you have living there.

Some people would just rather live their lives without worrying about getting struck by lightning.