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[QUOTE=Patoine1;1993458]I will be splitting time in Sao Paulo and Rio during Carnaval. Will the termas be open during that time?[/QUOTE]I can not tell you about that.
But I just avoid Brazil during the carnival unless you like to watch some shows on the street and take some pictures for your family.
I have 2 US debit cards that I use to withdraw reais at ATMs in Brazil. I have always withdrawn from either HSBC or Bradesco. Now that HSBC is gone, I was using Bradesco regularly. My cards are on the Plus network which Bradesco supports. The cards were working fine until a week ago. Now whenever I go to Bradesco botj cards (issued by the same US bank) generate a "read error" on insert. I called my bank they said they are not blocking me, so it is the local ATM that is stopping me. My bank agreed that it would be very odd for both cards to simultaneously have read failures (I. E. Problem with the mag strip or chip which the ATM reads). I then tried the cards at Santander and had no problem at all. Other than being unhappy B/ C Santander charges 20 reais fee.
Has anyone had any similar problem recently with Bradesco?
[QUOTE=Rovnak;1994829]I have 2 US debit cards that I use to withdraw reais at ATMs in Brazil. I have always withdrawn from either HSBC or Bradesco. Now that HSBC is gone, I was using Bradesco regularly. My cards are on the Plus network which Bradesco supports. The cards were working fine until a week ago. Now whenever I go to Bradesco botj cards (issued by the same US bank) generate a "read error" on insert. I called my bank they said they are not blocking me, so it is the local ATM that is stopping me. My bank agreed that it would be very odd for both cards to simultaneously have read failures (I. E. Problem with the mag strip or chip which the ATM reads). I then tried the cards at Santander and had no problem at all. Other than being unhappy B/ C Santander charges 20 reais fee.
Has anyone had any similar problem recently with Bradesco?[/QUOTE]I just had the same problem with Bradesco in SP, 2 days ago, at an ATM that I've used frequently over the years.
Went back to my hotel and my same card worked fine.
Sounds like a Bradesco system problem.
[QUOTE=Rovnak;1994829]Has anyone had any similar problem recently with Bradesco?[/QUOTE]I also had problems with Bradesco on NS de Copa between Xavier and ML a couple of weeks ago. One day it worked, then a couple of days later it would not.
[QUOTE=Rovnak;1994829]I have 2 US debit cards that I use to withdraw reais at ATMs in Brazil. I have always withdrawn from either HSBC or Bradesco. Now that HSBC is gone, I was using Bradesco regularly. My cards are on the Plus network which Bradesco supports. The cards were working fine until a week ago. Now whenever I go to Bradesco botj cards (issued by the same US bank) generate a "read error" on insert. I called my bank they said they are not blocking me, so it is the local ATM that is stopping me. My bank agreed that it would be very odd for both cards to simultaneously have read failures (I. E. Problem with the mag strip or chip which the ATM reads). I then tried the cards at Santander and had no problem at all. Other than being unhappy B/ C Santander charges 20 reais fee.
Has anyone had any similar problem recently with Bradesco?[/QUOTE]I had the same issue last week, I thought the problem was from my card, I tried some shops and 24 hour ATM, my card worked fine I paid 24 reais fee. The problem is from the bank.
I tried Bradesco bank in Rio Branco.
[QUOTE=Balboa;1995300]I just had the same problem with Bradesco in SP, 2 days ago, at an ATM that I've used frequently over the years.
Went back to my hotel and my same card worked fine.
Sounds like a Bradesco system problem.[/QUOTE]I think it's a internal system problem particular to Bradesco. Too many gringos withdrawing their cash and they're getting jealous. Thinking its the beginning of an anti-Gringo backlash similar to what Trump is doing to Muslims in the USA. It's already started in Argentina!
Case in point, I'm African-American, I own my own consulting firm in Sao Paulo, the Polo outlet in Republica was having a 50% off sale on everything. Of course I go there, immediately I'm followed through the whole place by security. Became very annoying as I was trying to shop. After about 15 minutes told the girl following me to call the floor manager on her headset.
Asked the manager why the girl was following me. The manager talks to the girl who was following me, her answer to my question was, "I thought it was very suspicious him coming in here, blacks don't usually wear brand name clothing. " WTF? And get this, the security chick was black! When I paid for my things and checked out, they gave me a gift voucher worth Brl $50,00.
Brasil, it's not just a job, it's an adventure!
Following up on the Bradesco q below, but slightly OT.
Does anyone know if the ATMs read the mag strip OR the chip on foreign bank cards? I ask be / see if they read the chip, then it might be proactively defensive to intentionally disable the mag strip which is more easily cloned.
[QUOTE=Rovnak;1995352]Following up on the Bradesco q below, but slightly OT.
Does anyone know if the ATMs read the mag strip OR the chip on foreign bank cards? I ask be / see if they read the chip, then it might be proactively defensive to intentionally disable the mag strip which is more easily cloned.[/QUOTE]I'm on Cirrus they read the chip.
You can all go to Banco do Brasil, there is no fee to withdraw money, the problem is after 4 pm you can withdraw 500 reais maximum.
Bradesco has a problem with their system.
BR Central Bank announces reduction of SELIC rate even further to 12.25% and yet the Real continues to gain ground against the dollar (reaching BRL 3. 05 today), in part driven by booming BOVESPA. BR is rapidly becoming too expensive again!
[QUOTE=EricCartman;2002786]BR Central Bank announces reduction of SELIC rate even further to 12.25% and yet the Real continues to gain ground against the dollar (reaching BRL 3. 05 today), in part driven by booming BOVESPA. BR is rapidly becoming too expensive again![/QUOTE]If it continues, Rio de Janeiro will be more expensive than Tokyo.
Question on BBBJ and CIM quality in Brazil, especially Rio: how does Brazil / Rio compare with other countries when it comes to the quality and skill level of women at these? Mexico, Philippines, etc. Are pretty poor at this. So hoping Brazil will deliver.
I recently watched a debate over this and hope someone here can provide some clarification. An Argentine patron at Shenanigans received a caipirinha made with lemons that he was not expecting and I overheard the discussion. I really think they were messing with him but they were really convincing in their apology and ignorance. After some explaining I think they figured it out. Anyone else run into this?
Lime (green citrus fruit used to make caipirinhas) = limao.
Lemon (yellow citrus fruit) = limao too! Or.
Lemon = limao siciliano.
[QUOTE=Safado69;2011098]I
Lime (green citrus fruit used to make caipirinhas) = limao.
Lemon (yellow citrus fruit) = limao too! Or.
Lemon = limao siciliano.[/QUOTE]I haven't figured this out totally after a long time living here. I thik you are correct on (1) and (3). Ref (2), in Brasil I have not heard as "limao" -- sometimes in PT from portugual they call Limao "lima" which may cause confusion. Even Wikipedia (PT) is not a huge help: [URL]https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lim%C3%A3o[/URL].
As I have found (via the web):
A Lime is called Limão
A Lemon is called Limão Siciliano.
A key lime is called Lima da Pérsia or just Lima (I guess you call this key lime).
And there are many others like Limão Galero, Limão Capeta (Very very sour!), Limão Cravo and dozens of variations of oranges and tangerines.
[QUOTE=Safado69;2011098]I recently watched a debate over this and hope someone here can provide some clarification. An Argentine patron at Shenanigans received a caipirinha made with lemons that he was not expecting and I overheard the discussion. I really think they were messing with him but they were really convincing in their apology and ignorance. After some explaining I think they figured it out. Anyone else run into this?
Lime (green citrus fruit used to make caipirinhas) = limao.
Lemon (yellow citrus fruit) = limao too! Or.
Lemon = limao siciliano.[/QUOTE]
A good question.
The short answer is
lime: limão
lemon: limão siciliano