General Info

[Cho 637]

What's been going on player? You need to come out and join me and Pipe Layer in Thailand sometime.

Whats up!

Thinking about it next year, since Brazil will be "hosting" the Olympics. Going to avoid the jacked up prices. Hitting Rio and Samapa this October.

[King Of Crunk]

I haven't posted on this board in quite some time but I frequent it a lot. Most of my trips that included mongering really didn't provide any new information so I never posted anything. Here is my situation, I have a unlocked Iphone 4's that I will bring. I am aware of how to get it set up prepaid with the local carriers. Any one with tech information its greatly appreciated as when I was down there last year I had a old Samsung flip phone and Ipod Touch 4th generation that worked OK.

Thanks.

Whatsapp.

I have already downloaded Whatsapp but it ask for my country and my cell phone but I never put any information in so I am at that status. I currently don' t have the phone hooked up to any USA carrier at the moment and when I hit Brazil and get a prepaid cell number do I use that or should I use my current number provided by my other non prepaid phone carrier. And will this effect anything should I use it in another country or change sim cards.

Uber.

I have downloaded this app and nothing more. Question here it ask for phone and email. As states above its not hooked up to any USA carrier. Once I get my prepaid sim card in Brazil can I use that or my non prepaid phone carrier. I also plan on going to Colombia after Brazil and more than likely get a sim card there. After being set up to a Brazil sim card and changing it to a Colombian sim card can or will it effect the use from one country to another.

[Eric Cartman]

I am increasingly amused by the guys in the SP and Rio threads who are posting about not finding girls who speak English.

[Mr Enternational]

Anybody know of any proxy servers besides Brazilproxy? My spyware doesn't like them. Trying to get on GPguia. I did a search on the forum but I didn't find anything.

What's been going on player? You need to come out and join me and Pipe Layer in Thailand sometime.

[Cho 637]

Anybody know of any proxy servers besides Brazilproxy? My spyware doesn't like them. Trying to get on GPguia. I did a search on the forum but I didn't find anything.

[Jan 156]

I can second that from experience. Stuff mostly does arrive but it can be months late. Literally. Even stuff with a tracking code that they tell you it will arrive in so many days. It doesn't.

[Nordico]

Import duty? How much is that? If I drop 100 bucks on hair, I wonder how much it would cost to send to Rio and then how much it they would charge me for the import tax?

You'd better buy yourself a ticket to Brazil. If you use ordinary mail, they might disappear on the way. That is the reason why many companies don't do business with private people in Brazil, because their merchandise never arrive to their destinations.

Here is some info about duties in Brazil. http://www.dutycalculator.com/countr...g-into-Brazil/.

[Bravo]

And besides that, what about the import duty?

Import duty? How much is that? If I drop 100 bucks on hair, I wonder how much it would cost to send to Rio and then how much it they would charge me for the import tax?

[AltoBomGosto]

Dear Andeze,

I am just on the same boat as you. I will arrive at Sampa by the 16th of Aug. As a gringo, perhaps we needed some local intel to help us out. PM me if you would like to.

Chill out together at Sampa.

Cheers

I'm born in Sao Paulo and would be glad to help you two. Please,. PM me for details.

ABG.

[Mr Enternational]

I have a friend who is begging me to send her some Hair Weaves so she can sell them in her salon in Caxias. What is the cheapest way to mail them to her? I am nervous that it might cost more money to send them to Brazil than it is to buy the hair. LOL.

And besides that, what about the import duty?

[Bravo]

I have a friend who is begging me to send her some Hair Weaves so she can sell them in her salon in Caxias. What is the cheapest way to mail them to her? I am nervous that it might cost more money to send them to Brazil than it is to buy the hair. LOL.

[SouthernGunner]

Fellow mongers,

I have lived vicariously through your reports for years, never thinking I would get a chance to practice our craft in Brazil. Now I have a very slim window of opportunity as I am visiting Rio and Sao Paulo in Aug 15. Unfortunately our dollar has tanked big time so I am looking to make the most of my visit with both limited Funds and Time (yes far from ideal.) Does anyone know of Monger friendly Tour Guides in Rio that can show me the sights including a trip into VM?

Cheers

Hi Andeze,

I'm about to arrive at Sao Paulo by the 16 of Aug. As a fellow monger, perhaps it would be great to hang out and discover the local punters scene.

PM me if you are interested.

[SouthernGunner]

Fellow mongers,

I have lived vicariously through your reports for years, never thinking I would get a chance to practice our craft in Brazil. Now I have a very slim window of opportunity as I am visiting Rio and Sao Paulo in Aug 15. Unfortunately our dollar has tanked big time so I am looking to make the most of my visit with both limited Funds and Time (yes far from ideal.) Does anyone know of Monger friendly Tour Guides in Rio that can show me the sights including a trip into VM?

Cheers

Dear Andeze,

I am just on the same boat as you. I will arrive at Sampa by the 16th of Aug. As a gringo, perhaps we needed some local intel to help us out. PM me if you would like to.

Chill out together at Sampa.

Cheers

[Andeze]

Fellow mongers,

I have lived vicariously through your reports for years, never thinking I would get a chance to practice our craft in Brazil. Now I have a very slim window of opportunity as I am visiting Rio and Sao Paulo in Aug 15. Unfortunately our dollar has tanked big time so I am looking to make the most of my visit with both limited Funds and Time (yes far from ideal.) Does anyone know of Monger friendly Tour Guides in Rio that can show me the sights including a trip into VM?

Cheers

[Escort4Us]

I thought the same, but lots of people I know are using it. Uber screens their drivers and has logs of who is driving the cars, etc. Taxis are less safe, theoretically.

Again, I had the same theory but I see a ton of people using it and swearing they believe it's safer than getting into a taxi where you really have no idea if the driver is a real driver.

I've had female friends jacked by taxi drivers, so who knows.

Use at your own risk, I suppose.

In my two years using Uber, I have logged 403 trips. I was surprised, but that's what Uber's anniversary Email to me said.

I have used them all over the Globe, and have felt immensely more secure in them than a Taxi, mostly because I -always-. -anywhere-. Had someone speaking English.

Your location is tracked via GPS in real time, and even the Uber app has a panic button feature IIRC.

I will use local taxis, but only with a local. Or with a local's specific guidance.