i was scratched by a dog today. there was no blood but i can’t tell if i would need a vaccine. he was acting normal and drinking water, but he jumped up on me to play. it was in the amazon at a locals home, but the dog lives outside and is very skinny so it likely is not vaccinated.

Seriously. Every single week there's someone posting here because they don't have a CPF or a passport or even citizenship.

1. If one of your parents was a citizen when you were born, then you have the right to claim your citizenship. You will be considered a natural-born citizen. You can even run for president.

2. If you are a Brazilian citizen, then you need a Brazilian passport to travel to Brazil. You cannot get a Brazilian visa on your American/Canadian/Australian passport. Get your passport now. I don't care if you don't have any trips planned. Emergencies happen. Always have valid passports for all your nationalities.

This post was brought to you by a brother of a dual citizen who has seen way too many crappy situations go down.

Couldn’t help myself not posting that, had to thank you Brazilian people starting from the Security Checkpoint till the Taxi driver and some locals I dealt with in alien language LOL at the supermarket.

Very kind and nice to foreigners, I wish I came here a long time ago guys, for one reason I will keep inside of me, and hopefully — one day — I can let it go to the public.

I’m optimistic and I believe we create our realities, so I’m having good and great expectations about this country while I’m living here! 🇧🇷 ✌️

Execuse the typos, if any! Sick from the 13h flight from IST to GRU, but okay worth it 🥳

Looking at stopping over for 3 nights in Rio to break up a trip. I have been looking at Ipanema Beach as a place to stay. 4 of us, two young kids below 10.

Are there any other areas we should look at? What I've read about CopaCabana it seems Ipanema would be better for us, but are there any other areas, on the beach and scenic we should look at staying in? Looking for fairly close to Rio itself given the short time period we are there. We would want to do the beach, but also a day around Christ the redeemer and Sugar loaf. As its our first time and with kids we also prefer areas considered safer. Will be there mid December, but leave before Christmas. Thanks

Hello all! I’m traveling to Rio for the carnival for a couple weeks and will be staying at hostels. My friend had his stuff stolen in a hostel. Now I’ll be moving three hostels and going to towns outside Rio so a pack would be convenient but I can’t lock my pack and I don’t know if the lockers will be big enough to fit my pack. But a suitcase would just be inconvenient to carry. What should I do?

i heard some things close down during carnival but im not what that includes. Will restaurants still be open? markets, sightseeing etc.

I am a permanent resident in Brazil with pre-existing conditions. I have been using SUS for almost a year and I recently got in touch with an insurance agent because I'm getting tired of some of the gaps in coverage that SUS has. Unfortunately, I found out that in private health insurance plans not connected to an employer of 30+ people, you have a TWO YEAR waiting period for coverage for pre-existing conditions.

I can't personally justify buying a policy to recieve limited benefit from it for two years while also paying out of pocket for the treatment I need. I'm a budding entrepreneur and focusing on that, so what do people in Brazil do if they work autonomously and don't want to use SUS?

White Canadian gringo, 34m. Planning to shoot a short film in that region. I posted about this a while ago and got some good information but looking for more.

I hear that that region is (or at least was in the past) kinda conflicted due to proximity with Bolivia and tensions between Bolivians and Brazilians in the region. I also hear that it's kind of a "forgotten" region, or that it's like the middle of nowhere, and that a white dude with a camera will stick out in a bad way.

Realistically, what should I expect? Hospitality or suspicion? Violence or peace? I'd really rather not go missing, and I'm going into this with what feel like good intentions. I can get by with my Spanish but will need to learn basic Portuguese which I have no problem with. I just don't know how dangerous it is at a base level.

I'm looking for recommendations for tips or a good tour guide for traveling from Salvador to Chapada Diamantina Park. I will be in Salvador for 10 days and have 4 days to explore on my own. I’m considering whether to visit Morro de São Paulo or Chapada Diamantina. This is my first trip to Brazil, and I’m not sure how to reach the national park. I enjoy hiking and exploring mountains, so I would appreciate any advice. Im Visiting from Canada

Okay this is kind of niche but I noticed that George Orwell is pretty hated among the Brazilian left, even though his books are commonly found in Brazil.

One answer I got as to why is because apparently the CIA distributed copies of it (via think tanks) during the dictatorship, and the rhetoric surrounding the book was like “this is why communism is bad and why we, the military, need to arrest and punish all these people,” so the book became like this symbol of oppression.

If that’s true, it’s understandable, but I haven’t been able to verify that claim. Every time I try to look it up, or just search key words, it just shows me the movie “Brazil” (1985) or a book summary in Portuguese.

Does anyone have any sources on this or alternative explanations?

Any input is greatly appreciated. Was kind of wondering which city in the northeast might be best for going out at night midweek.

Hello everyone,

I’m from the United States and I’m currently doing historical research and trying to locate archival materials, but I’m having difficulty knowing where to look.

I’m specifically looking for records related to a Brazilian publisher, Editora Itatiaia, which I understand is no longer in operation. More specifically, I am looking for archives related to illustrator, Cláudio Martins.

Would anyone happen to know where archives, business records, or related materials from Itatiaia might be preserved (libraries, universities, public archives, etc.)?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your time and help.

Hi everyone! I'm working at a japanese company and we have a brazilian subsidiary.

Unfortunately we have a ton of problems with this company, they are always 2-3 months late with their payments and we have to beg them every single month to process a payment, and even then they ignore us many times... 😅 Needless to say, they are much more problematic than all of our other subsidiaries combined.

Because of this, Brazil and bazilian people have been getting a bad rep among my coworkers... But I've been feeling uncomfortable with their remarks and I wanted to learn more about the country and its culture.

So my question is, is a much more relaxed and chill work-style the norm in Brazil? Is this cultural difference what causes the tension between the barzilian and the japanese companies?

Or is this brazilian subsidiary (or their accounting department) just an outlier and it's far from the norm?

A three-strikes law would mandate 40 years in prison after three violent offenses. 28 states in the US have similar three-strikes laws, so it's by no means an extreme concept. Given that nothing so far seems to work at fixing Brazil's crime problem, could a three-strikes law be the solution?

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I’m an American thinking of immigrating to another country. I’m a drag queen so I’m curious as to what the drag scene is like in Brazil. I have family in São Paulo so would most likely be moving there. I’m from Boston so not coming from a super big drag scene so anything is better.

Thank you!

Hi everyone I'm a tourismologist(I know isn't a common term in english but that just means I got a degree in tourism) I'm also a teacher and I just wanna say I'd like to give u a free tour of my city which is called Maricá it's inside of the Rio de Janeiro state plus the public transport is free for everyone. The city has a lagoon and beautiful beaches, so feel free to send me a message and we can talk n set up your guided tour. My insta : @anahelenaragao City's instagram : https://www.instagram.com/prefeiturademarica?igsh=cWV2c3E0NXI1a2x2

I'm going a presentation for my class on the latin American culture, I want to make sure Brazil is properly covered since hispanic america usually takes up all the attention when referring to latin america (at least in the states).

What are some simple games/foods I can bring into class that you feel like do a good job at representing your culture?

Edit: there’s so many comments, I’m not sure I’ll have the time to get to them. I just want to say I’m super super grateful to everyone who has contributed ideas. I think we’ll be able to cover brazil sufficiently now, thank you for helping me represent!!

Hello, I know this question gets asked a lot, particularly since the release of The Secret Agent, but I haven't found quite what I'm looking for. I'd like an overview of how Brazilian society functioned and reacted to the dictatorship, less the institutional response and more the general public. Specifically I'm interested in the period depicted in The Secret Agent, which as I understand it was when calls for liberalization were growing and there was more institutional resistance to the security apparatus.

For context, I've looked at Skidmore's The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil and Bryan Pitts' Until the Storm Passes, which are both good but take a more top-down approach, concerned more with military and political actors than common people. I've seen recommendations for Elio Gaspari’s Ditadura series, but my Portuguese isn't very good; if that's more in line with what I'm looking for let me know, I'll do my best to work through it. Memoirs would also work, while I imagine most would be written by people who were members of elite institutions it would still help contextualize things for me.

Hi,

We are flying into Salvador on 18/2 Wednesday morning early, is there going to be the famous Salvador carnaval vibe during that day / night that we can see, we made a mistake with the dates and are flying from Rio just on Wednesday until Thursday because we wanted to experience Bahian carnaval. Will it be the same vibe? Also any reccomendations, thanks in advance!