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[QUOTE=Bravo;1177924]Thru a mutual friend, I heard she just started a lawsuit in Brasil to try and claim 8 years of child support. She said they have some sort of lawsuit that the brasilian consulate can give to the American consulate and they will seize his passport and his wages until he pays up. (I have never heard of this before).[/QUOTE]Legal Tender posted this in the Philippines thread last month:

[QUOTE=Legal Tender; 1165793]"International child support cases in the United States are currently handled under bilateral federal-level arrangements or informal arrangements between individual USA states and foreign countries. Section 459A of the Social Security Act n13 outlines the conditions which must be met before the United States will enter into an agreement to enforce child support obligations for a resident of another country. Generally, the other country must have procedures in place and available to USA residents (or commit to establishing such procedures) that would enable the foreign country to establish and enforce child support obligations, including the establishment of paternity, collect and distribute child support payments, and provide any necessary legal or other services at no cost. Also, the foreign country must designate a central authority to facilitate international cases. The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) of the Department of Health and Human Services is the central USA authority for international child support. N14 The United States currently has federal reciprocity arrangements with fifteen foreign jurisdictions n15 and negotiations are underway with approximately ten more countries. Many countries do not provide free legal services in all child support cases and do not establish paternity as part of a child support case. N16 Consequently, the United States has no federal-level child support agreement with those countries."

38 Int'l Law. 493.

As of this date, the following countries (or Canadian provinces) have [*71606] been designated foreign reciprocating countries:

Country Effective date.

Australia May 21, 2001.

Canadian Provinces:

Alberta Sept. 4,2002.

British Columbia Dec. 15, 1999.

Manitoba July 11, 2000.

Newfoundland / Labrador August 7, 2002.

Nova Scotia Dec. 18, 1998.

Ontario August 7, 2002.

Czech Republic May 3, 2000.

Ireland Sept. 10, 1997.

Netherlands May 1, 2002.

Norway June 10, 2002.

Poland June 14, 1999.

Portugal. Mar. 17, 2001.

Slovak Republic. Feb. 1,1998.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Bravo; 1177924]In America, if your wife has a baby while you two are married, you are financialy responsible for the kid until that child turns 21. Even if you take a DNA test to prove its not your kid, the state will still make you pay! I was wondering if the law is the same in Brasil. I have a buddy who was married a few years ago to a carioca, she became pregnant and had a baby. After the baby was born, they got divorced and he came back to the states. I heard from a couple of the guys who live in Brasil that the baby wasnt his and that is why he left her and went back to the states. I have seen pictuures of the baby and I will say if it is his kid, than the mother has the strongest genes in the world because the baby looks NOTHING like him. He has never said anything about whether he is the father or not, I just put two and two together.

Thru a mutual friend, I heard she just started a lawsuit in Brasil to try and claim 8 years of child support. She said they have some sort of lawsuit that the brasilian consulate can give to the American consulate and they will seize his passport and his wages until he pays up. (I have never heard of this before). If he takes a DNA test and it shows it isn't his baby will he be free of the drama? Or will the courts make him pay because they were married when the baby was born?[/QUOTE]I have experience going through an international divorce, and it was very, very fucking ugly. Please note that my ex was from the EU, and the rules of the game may differ in Brasil. Nevertheless, I can only hope that your friend has a packed war chest. Does she have a USA Passport and / or VISA? If so, he must prepare for the possibility of fighting on two fronts.

It would be advisable to hire an attorney in Brasil. Certainly, bring up the DNA matter. If possible, have the ex tested multiple times.

The "in the interest of the child" payments do not apply in Brasil. However, that does not mean she cannot pursue the matter in USA Courts. If your buddy has been supplying monetary support for an extended period of time, the USA Courts may favor her in continuance of payments. Be advised.

If I remember correctly, the Dept. Of State has a list of countries that reciprocate USA alimony laws. I do not remember Brasil on that list; however, please double check, as it was over 10 years ago when I last viewed the materials.

Contact the USA Consulate or Embassy in Brasil for advice. They should have experience in such matters. Onc can also confirm if alimony reciprocity exists.

There is nothing like dealing with a jaded and evil ex-wife. He needs to hit hard, and shut her down ASAP. Best wishes for your buddy.

UPDATE: While writing, Mr. E. posted the countries below.

[QUOTE=Amerioca; 1177956]I have experience going through an international divorce, and it was very, very fucking ugly. Please note that my ex was from the EU, and the rules of the game may differ in Brasil. Nevertheless, I can only hope that your friend has a packed war chest. Does she have a USA Passport and / or VISA? If so, he must prepare for the possibility of fighting on two fronts.

It would be advisable to hire an attorney in Brasil. Certainly, bring up the DNA matter. If possible, have the ex tested multiple times.

The "in the interest of the child" payments do not apply in Brasil. However, that does not mean she cannot pursue the matter in USA Courts. If your buddy has been supplying monetary support for an extended period of time, the USA Courts may favor her in continuance of payments. Be advised.

If I remember correctly, the Dept. Of State has a list of countries that reciprocate USA alimony laws. I do not remember Brasil on that list; however, please double check, as it was over 10 years ago when I last viewed the materials.

Contact the USA Consulate or Embassy in Brasil for advice. They should have experience in such matters. Onc can also confirm if alimony reciprocity exists.

There is nothing like dealing with a jaded and evil ex-wife. He needs to hit hard, and shut her down ASAP. Best wishes for your buddy.

UPDATE: While writing, Mr. E. Posted the countries below.[/QUOTE]Nope, she does not and never has had a visa for the states. I don't even think she owns a passport. As far as I know, he has never sent a single penny in support for the kid. As far as I know, once he got divorced, he left brasil and never returned. Every 6 months or so, she sends him an email asking for money and he tells her that he doesn't think the kid is his but he doesn't want to fly to brasil to take a DNA test to confirm it. The kid looks nothing like him, but I have seen enough episodes of Maury to know that this means nothing. LOL!

Does anyone know of any place, a sports bar of some sort, in Rio that shows the NFL games? Please do not mention the Irish Pub. During NFL season they silence the games so that you can hear the dumbass duo or trio that every year seem not to understand the crowds encouraging "Shut the F*ck up" yells and it happens every game, every year including playoffs! I know they don't try that garbage during soccer games, because they are still breathing. Any sport bar would do. Thanks.

[QUOTE=Voyajer1;1179238]Does anyone know of any place, a sports bar of some sort, in Rio that shows the NFL games? Please do not mention the Irish Pub. During NFL season they silence the games so that you can hear the dumbass duo or trio that every year seem not to understand the crowds encouraging "Shut the F*ck up" yells and it happens every game, every year including playoffs! I know they don't try that garbage during soccer games, because they are still breathing. Any sport bar would do. Thanks.[/QUOTE]The Marriott on Avenida Atlantica in Copa had NFL playoff games when I was in Rio January. I am not sure what they have on Sundays during the regular season. It could a limited selection of what games are available. I am not sure if they carry all the games on Sunday. But, it is worth looking into. They for sure have Monday night football as a friend of mine wartched those games there in the past.

I've Seen many a NFL game and SuperBowl at the JW Marriott, Balcony, and Mud Bug, (There are two: Rua Paula Freitas. 55 and across from the Copa Palace, (on the east side.) Seen, as the games are broadcast in Portuguese. Games televised were the Sunday and Monday night games, maybe Thursday night too. If you want to hear it in English, best bet is the cable TV in your apartment or hotel via SAP. Games are televised on espn2 or band channel. Since Mud Bug closes at 12a, I'd head over to Balcony to watch the fourth quarter.

If a girl invites : Vamos p sampa

What does that mean?

[QUOTE=Ghost1506; 1182628]If a girl invites : Vamos p sampa

What does that mean?[/QUOTE]Probably means vamos para Sao Paulo. 'Let's go to Sao Paulo. '

[QUOTE=Puta Playa;1182702]Probably means vamos para Sao Paulo. 'Let's go to Sao Paulo. '[/QUOTE]Definitely means Let's go to Sao Paulo.

Sampa. Sao Paulo.

Belo. Belo Horizonte.

Curita. Curitiba.

Floripa. Florianopolis

[QUOTE=Ghost1506; 1182628]If a girl invites : Vamos p sampa

What does that mean?[/QUOTE]Now that we have told you what it means, please tell us how/where you got this invitation. I am always looking for a nice girl who likes to hang out but also likes sex, cause I have no absolutely, positively, no problem sponsoring a normal girl to travel Brasil with me if she seems low risk and provides natural gfe sex. A plane ticket, food and incidentals for a normal girl costs much less than a weekend doing putas. Especially as compared with a Sunday in Rio, when the options are basically just high priced ripoff termas. For the cost of a session and drinks at L'uomo, I could buy a civilian girl a plane ticket and nice meals and probably get better sex. If you have that opportunity, go for it.

I am greek recidence and holder of a Greek passport so I don't need a visa for entering brazil.

I have the return leg of my sao paolo-rome-athens air ticket and I will be fly on October.

Alitalia ina thens said me that they don't let me pass through check-in because I don't have a return ticket.

I am thinking to buy a cheap condor air ticket (salvador-frankfurt for 299 euros)

Do you think with this I can resolve this problem?

As for the bars and clubs in lapa, is it easy to pick up on girls without knowing any porto? Are there a lot of tourists in lapa. I know Americans are top of the food chain when we visit brazil, but does that make it easy to pick up on regular girls? What is the vibe of lapa etc?

[QUOTE=Grandnash84;1184149]As for the bars and clubs in lapa, is it easy to pick up on girls without knowing any porto? Are there a lot of tourists in lapa. I know Americans are top of the food chain when we visit brazil, but does that make it easy to pick up on regular girls? What is the vibe of lapa etc?[/QUOTE]The only food chain that Americans are at the top of is the Gravy Train for GDPs. Sure, there are other tourists visiting Lapa and I have had luck connecting with some of them, particularly Australians, but as far as non-pro Brazilian women are concerned, if you do not speak Portuguese you are dog food. That said, certainly there are non-pros in Brazil who speak English. Good luck with those too.

[QUOTE=Grandnash84;1184149]As for the bars and clubs in lapa, is it easy to pick up on girls without knowing any porto? Are there a lot of tourists in lapa. I know Americans are top of the food chain when we visit brazil, but does that make it easy to pick up on regular girls? What is the vibe of lapa etc?[/QUOTE]If you are a fantastic dancer maybe yes. But some degree of Porto is very helpful in Lapa. These are not the trendy mega-educated women you find in Centro or even Rio Sul. Just regular girls out for a night out. There are only a few p4ps and they are mostly pretty much the sort of character that makes Mimosa look like a luxury escort venue. As to being top of the food chain, I'm not quite with you there. Lapa's not really that big on 'money talks' if that's what you mean. The main thing is to learn the body language, dress like locals do, and don't talk in a loud voice.

A story in case it helps. My wingman (half-American) picked up a couple of gorgeous American ladies at Maracana during a football match one day and arranges a double date (without consulting me LOL, but they were indeed gorgeous). I'd already planned to go to a rave on the north side of town, a place like gold-dust that a gdp-freebie had given me a heads-up on. Awesome warehouse, light show, music all night. It's really not the girls' scene when we get there so we get a taxi all the way back to Lapa. As a) it's open, and b) everyone likes Lapa. We go into a cool dimly-lit club. Dancefloor and bar is hot and buzzing. My wingman already knows that a 'round' of drinks is a *single* large bottle of beer shared round several plastic cups. (Buying people drinks is a put down if you do it in a way they can't afford to buy drinks back). We're totally chilled with the guys and girls there and our less-than-great Porto is ok for bar chat. But something is not quite right. Check it out. The girls are tall, blonde, skinny, sunglasses and designer shoes. They do that thing that when they walk into a room everyone knows they are the most important people in the room. Great dancers, lovely girls, but that is just not the Brasilian way. We ask them if it's maybe time to get a taxi. They think we are all getting one together. But we open the door, let them in, and shut it again bidding them a cheery goodnight. When we go back into the club, it's like rejoining family. Family who have felt too left out to be really close and warm before. Who wouldn't, with when faced with Ms-Rich-Kid x 2? Now we can relax. The guys are filling our plastic cups, the girls are dispensing with the Anglo-American body distance and getting nice and close while they talk. Now although my wingman was brilliant at pulling fabulous women, I came to Brasil to be with Brasilians. Not Sex-and-the-City.types. By dumping them, we'd made our position clear. We'd rather be with Brasilians. Their way, their country, rather than acting as we would at home only with cheap beer. That kind of sincerity goes a good way sometimes with Brasilians (I don't mean gdps. They'll always be one step ahead!)

[QUOTE=Exec Talent;1184167]The only food chain that Americans are at the top of is the Gravy Train for GDPs. Sure, there are other tourists visiting Lapa and I have had luck connecting with some of them, particularly Australians, but as far as non-pro Brazilian women are concerned, if you do not speak Portuguese you are dog food. That said, certainly there are non-pros in Brazil who speak English. Good luck with those too.[/QUOTE]You said it rather more concisely than I did!

As for non-pros that speak good English (or even those that don't) I've found "I'm staying in Copa" translates in their ears as "I'm a dirty monger that has come to Rio to shag as many women-for-money as I can." Any address is generally better than Copa when chatting to Carioca non-pros. Sure you can talk your way out of it, but Centro, Leme, Ipanema sounds much better. Bota is mega-cool! .