7 Things to Know Before Moving to Brazil

[@Mezcon2]

Hey Tucker, thank you so much for the content your making. I am actually dating someone in Brazil and planning on moving in with her in about a year or so, and your videos are helping me greatly. Thank you!

[@fahlingfamily]

Thanks, I really appreciate that. That is great to hear! Do you know which city you are moving to?

[@sandrowestlake9192]

I'm so proud of saying that I'm one of the 5% of the Brazilians who speak English; I love the English language and since from the beginning of my studies I kept on my mind that it would be the second one of mine,as it has been for over 33 years (I'm 52,and I began studying English when I was 16); I have also been to Miami, Florida, and Pittsburgh,Pa...where I have even lived in.

[@fahlingfamily]

That's awesome! My wife and her sisters' all taught each other and it's inspiring. I'm on year 2 of Portuguese and even though I am nowhere near fluent my ear gets a little better every day.

[@keepwalkingdude]

Você sente orgulhoso de ser um dos poucos que falam inglês como se isso o torna-se superior? Eu falo inglês e meu desejo é que todos os meus irmãos também pudessem falar, não me sinto orgulhoso mas humilde o suficiente para acreditar que esse deveria ser um direito de todos. Nosso país só será melhor quando as pessoas pararem de se achar melhor que seu próximo.

[@vulpesignis2201]

@@keepwalkingdude Que ta parar de militar? É difícil aprender uma nova língua e mais ainda fluentemente, se sentir orgulhoso por uma conquista que, principalmente nesse caso, demanda tempo e muita força de vontade, se fosse seguir sua logica, um doutor em matemática não deveria se sentir orgulhoso por ele ter lutado, estudado e suado pra ter um doutorado ao invez de ficar comentando em feitos de outras pessoas que assim como você, lutaram pra saber o que sabem Eu estou querendo acreditar que você interpretou errado a fala dele e achou que ele disse que ele etá orgulhoso de ser só 5% e não de fazer parte dos 5%, e se ele estivesse no seu lugar, duvido que ele não gostaria que os irmãos dele não falassem inglês só para a porcentagem continuar em 5%

[@keepwalkingdude]

@@vulpesignis2201 Se utilizasse o tempo que levou para escrever esse textão (que nem parei pra ler) para estudar um segundo idioma, certamente já teria ficado bilíngue, mas como tem muitas desculpas na vida para justificar sua falta de vontade então a única coisa que lhe resta é ficar respondendo comentários no KZbin, pois é bem mais fácil e exige menos esforço.

[@Edgar2023ES]

I'm also one of 05%, but I'm get sad with this 05% and with your comment. You're selfish. I would like at least 30% speak English here.

[@annjean8709]

Great video! Thank you for sharing.

[@fahlingfamily]

Thanks! I am glad you enjoyed. I posted a more recent one about moving to Brazil in 2023

[@yvpb]

Would love to see a video comparing Brazil to Mexico if you noticed any difference living in these two very different countries! 😊

[@fahlingfamily]

That's a great idea

[@OllieCat7]

I just found this great channel that Tucker does. I've spent extensive time in both countries & like both, however Brazil is my personal top choice. Fortunately I speak Portuguese & Spanish. I think they both can be great to live in it's going to just be your preference.

[@durantesantos9383]

Sup homie. I'm following from South Brazil. 🇧🇷👊

[@fahlingfamily]

Right on! We are in Florianopolis now.

[@rafaelschipiura9865]

Tucker, just so you know, the law in Brazil says that if you fix the house you're renting, you can take what you paid out of the next rent. You do have the headache of fixing stuff just like you owned the place, but not the obligation to pay for it. I also know in many places rent is done"under the book" and what the law says doesn't apply, but even then, knowing this can be useful to negotiate.

[@fahlingfamily]

I have learned a lot since I made this video and I am glad we had that experience because now I know better

[@GlauberCastro]

Cheers from Rio! Everything here is true. Especially about the party all night!

[@fahlingfamily]

Thanks! I've learned a lot but after living in a few more places I think some things are more specific to where we lived than all of Brazil

[@JewandGreek]

I never use a dishwasher. To me it's a total waste of time, because you have to pre-wash your dishes. If you're going to pre-wash why not just wash all the way? But the info on repairing your rental was vital. Nobody ever told me that.

[@fahlingfamily]

We learned alot from that rental. He was a snake-oil salesman and that isn't the case with our new rental here in Florianopolis

[@miahconnell23]

@@fahlingfamily I’ve heard nothing but good things about Floripa ! Question: do you have an income stream coming from the USA ? (I don’t. But if I did, I would happily use social security or something like that to live in Brazil in a neighborhood that has inexpensive rent. 🤔 I’ve stayed with friends for extended periods in a satellite city that doesn’t have a good reputation with locals, but the friendliness of Brazilian people made everything actually really happy for me.) Tô com saudades pensando do Brasil: o povo são muiiiiiiiito legal ❤️ 🇧🇷↔️🇺🇸

[@fahlingfamily]

@@miahconnell23 I do not but at the moment I am teaching English online and the company is based in America

[@kronop8884]

If you need to prewash the dishes you need to get a different dishwasher because the one you got is no good and needs to be replaced...

[@fahlingfamily]

@@kronop8884 I was thinking the same thing

[@LazloSon]

I’m trying to runway from noise at my apartment so hearing about the noise at your place is pretty disappointing. I sincerely doubt I would move but definitely still excited for an extended luxury stay. 👍🏾

[@fahlingfamily]

The noise was pretty limited to the parties that only really happened once or twice a month, but it was extremely loud when they did party. Other than that, it was super calm and quiet and a great place to live.

[@stevemoriasi6920]

Hey man, do you know of any online groups or expat forums where someone like myself can join to get prepared to move to Brazil? My timeline is graduation 2027.

[@sangroncito7551]

Yes, Brazil has been cheap recently, but I remember back 2010 - 2013 when the real was at 1.5 to the dollar, and living in Brazil was like living in London or Singapore (price-wise). You can't count on the real being undervalued forever.

[@fahlingfamily]

I don't. I read "Dancing in the Devil in the City of God" where the author talks about living in Rio in 2012 and how it was comparable to her living in San Francisco. I consider myself very very fortunate right now. And also the reason why I check the dollar on a daily basis.

[@fahlingfamily]

"Dancing With the Devil in the City of God"

[@thefabfabs]

as a Brazilian I remember those time when our money had some value and we could afford for gold stuff, now is even hard to buy food. everything is expensive

[@johnjohnns3063]

@@fahlingfamily the pandemic has made things 10x worse in other countries compared to America. The real won’t be under 4 for another 10 years

[@chrisdigiorgio7421]

This is a great point, and why i am going to hedge against the us dollar with the real in the future.

[@ericdavis681]

I drank tap water by mistake and was ok. Probably just lucky. By contrast I have gotten sick in Mexico every time even avoiding the water.

[@hr3178]

You should really look into your rental contract, because if anything goes wrong, it is not always for you to fix and pay for it. So check your contract, ask someone who knows. I know renters in Brazil that call their landlord if a lightbulb doesn't work and they have to come to fix it (or send someone).

[@nevyn8914]

Would love to see a house tour and see how it compares to an American house :)

[@fahlingfamily]

I will have to do that in one of my next videos

[@Edgar2023ES]

Some years ago just 05% of Brazilians were able to speak English. I think today more people here in Brazil are interested in it. The English channels are being accessed a lot.

[@aliangel2765]

I was wondering why after the dishwasher broke here in my home in Cali, it didn't get fixed... getting ready for Brazil😂🤣🤣 I said outloud yesterday.. why? Were almost in 2023 and no dishwasher, the landlord wants to up the rent by 200$ pr mth to fix it👏😂 .. Brazil ready 🥳 Ty very helpful 😇🤗 Blessings to your family 🙏

[@NadirNewSettlers]

@aliangel2765, if you're actually serious about the move, I would like to know your thoughts.

[@christianwilliam1167]

I find so strange when I see gringos sayings that the water is not drinkable, I live in the south and I never ever had any problem with faucet water

[@fahlingfamily]

I've lived in 3 states, Amazonas, Rio de Janeiro and now Santa Catarina and I couldn't drink the tap water in any of them. I have been bedridden from accidentally drinking the water. Other people have said the same thing in regards to drinking the water but why on earth would you risk it if everyone (Brazilians) are telling you not too and the only times you have you had to get a new toilet?

[@christianwilliam1167]

@@fahlingfamily maybe it's not the water the problem, I can't vouche for every state but they put fluoride and maybe your body is not accustomed to the level of flouride in our water, I know that some small cities or old buildings and large cities have problems with the water pipe system but I never heard of some family member or friends "some that live in santa Catarina as well" saying that they became ill after drinking tap water. My only red flag for fluoride is when the water is visible opaque but that's happen when the water tank of the house/building is dirty and flouride accomulate on the bottom. I'm not dismising the times that you became ill and if I gonna to reccomend you something is those 'mud jars' that filters the water it's most common in grandma households it's a slow filter but it's very effective

[@fahlingfamily]

@@christianwilliam1167 We got a filter first thing and it's attached to the wall next to the sink so it's sort of like drinking 'from the tap'.

[@hr3178]

@@christianwilliam1167 Well, you might be lucky where you live. But all Brazilians that I know would not drink water directly from the faucet, but rather have filters install.

[@FloralHeart]

I'm from São Paulo, I love my country, the weather, the food, the tropical fruits and specially the beaches, but I can't stand gossip and people nocking on my door without being invited or at least calling to let me know that they are coming. I left Brazil when I was 26 yo, lived in Houston-TX for more than one decade and moved to Switzerland about 15 years ago. I still have a little house in Pernambuco ( North East) at a gorgeous beach, just in case.

[@chrisdigiorgio7421]

in usa people will never even think to go to your door unless they are selling you something, so be careful what you wish for lol

[@elcuhangeltv]

Would be easy for me to communicate with Brazilian. I also speak Spanish and some Portuguese.

[@vulpesignis2201]

Always tought all the parties only had a starting hour and never an ending one lmao

[@defining.vitality]

Any suggestions on where to invest in a property that will be easy to rent in Floripa?

[@fahlingfamily]

I think in terms of ROI ingleses, canasvieras would be great. You can get an apartment near the beach for relatively cheap (compared to other areas of the island) and those 4 months of summer will be fully occupied unless you do something horribly wrong

[@defining.vitality]

@@fahlingfamily noted

[@neycavalheiro]

O barulho depende de onde voce vive, tambem a leis que regulamentam isso, existe a lei do silencio que deve ser respeitada

[@cryptonaut6721]

hey, great vid! whats your take on bringing cameras to brazil? got a sony and a drone.. would love to make vids but don't know about safety

[@fahlingfamily]

Thanks! I brought my Cannon and my GoPro Hero 9 and have used them very regularly where I live and a little in Rio. I would say it all depends on where you are going. I live in a city of just under 100,000 and I take my gopro with me a lot of places, even when I don't know the area. But that's just because I feel comfortable here. I would be way more cautious if I lived in Rio or other big cities. Where do you plan on going?

[@seanmorganreport]

Im an American in Sao Paulo looking to connect with other expats

[@eddiesantos4978]

There are brazilians living in the US, so no problem about Americans living here.

[@bluebeebee4703]

Hahahha The partying part man, that isnt a lie

[@fahlingfamily]

The funny thing is most of the people where we live are retired and we're the ones who can't handle all the noise haha

[@aleahali4360]

Brazil sounds a lot like Trinidad especially with the bureaucracy

[@SebastiaoCorrea-b9p]

Nos EUA ninguém fala outro idioma que não o inglês. São monoglotas. Nesse quesito os brasileiros estão em melhor situação.

[@robertotomas]

I’m dubious about the toilet paper. I lived there for two months just before Covid and I knew to expect this. I did see places where there was a bin and a sign, in both Santos/São Paulo and Rio (Laranjeiras and zona sul) but I would opt to try a different bathroom. I figured that if I found no different solution I would just do what I had read, but most of the time the next place I went to had no bin. My apartments (I had two) never had a bin within arms reach of the toilet, no sign and no instructions despite being Airbnb. I figure some older places, smaller developments, favelas, even if gentrified, and such may need it. In general I would say maybe 20% of downtown locations even have bins in stalls, except the standard one you might find at the entrances

[@FloralHeart]

Hi Roberto, all the old constructions in Brazil plumbing was done with narrow pipes and water tanks without pressure, so they do not support the flow of toilet paper without clogging the plumbing, there's the need of a bin. The new or renovated buildings were adapted so in that case we are able to throw toilet paper in the toilet. But there's new buildings that still have the old mentality.

[@robertotomas]

@@FloralHeart aah that makes sense. I would strive for newer buildings when I was in doubt, I’m sure. Part of Rio’s charm is all the old buildings (I’m here now actually, for the month of December), it’s probably a lot more than 20%. But also, some old buildings, like the one I am staying in @ Santa Teresa , have been retrofitted with pressure. It actually surprised me just how much pressure there is! Way more than back home, it creates a strange effect in the flush where the center of the water is stable but all the perimeter goes down.

[@TheMDM1956]

#Bolsonaro22!

[@teleintel]

I have drinked tap water for all my life......................and I"m 73 yo and still alive. You still thinking like ........................an american. Change ypur mind, please!

[@fahlingfamily]

Congratulations.. I drank it twice and had to call the plumber out to my house.

[@robertoboehler-blumenau-sc8818]

What's your ethinicity? I"'m brazilian, but grandson of germans. My grandfather fought in WW II, luckily he survived and surrendered to the allies.

[@Edgar2023ES]

Também sou descendente de alemão, mas está ficando bem feio essa apelação de invocar a ancestralidade para dizer que somos alguma coisa.

[@robertoboehler-blumenau-sc8818]

@@Edgar2023ES Eu sou ateu, a cor da pele não significa nada para mim. Somos todos uma espécie de primata, juntamente com os gorilas e chimpanzés. Infelizmente meu avô acreditando que existia uma raça "superior", tenho nojo de ter este passado. Somos todos humanos, independente da quantidade de melamina na sua pele.

[@CASA_DO_FUTEBOL]

BOLSONARO 2022......

[@sangroncito7551]

Bolsonaro na cadeia 2022

[@CASA_DO_FUTEBOL]

@@sangroncito7551 QUEM CONHECE MUITO BEM A PRISÃO É O LULA....

[@yuriPKS28]

Ta passando vergonha aí o alienado

[@jaguarnordestino]

@@CASA_DO_FUTEBOL Sim, assim como Mandela conheceu, Tiradentes e outros Gdes Nomes que a Humanidade gerou. Já uma Hiena como Tu está livre e solta para soltar ganidos...

[@CASA_DO_FUTEBOL]

@@jaguarnordestino OTÁRIO...LULA DESVIOU BILHÕES DE REAIS DOS BRASILEIROS PARA DITADURAS COMUNISTAS SANGUINÁRIAS QUE ATÉ HOJE NUNCA PAGOU O BRASIL

[@Kristoferwitha_k]

NUMBER #1 Get a CPF number! cant do sh@t without it.even buy a sim card

[@fahlingfamily]

Ha I definitely missed that one. The CPF is the holy grail of identification here

[@twopaypal_f1]

everybody fucking speaks english in rio... they might not be fluent but it's good enough. i don't know where this %5 number comes from. Must be people up north.

[@fahlingfamily]

It's hard to find people that speak English where I live now

[@luke83rj]

Do you know the americans Regan and Francisco that live in Rio? They are pretty famous on instagram, you should hook up with them.

[@fahlingfamily]

I don't but we are actually moving to Florianopolis next week and saying goodbye to Rio.

[@cupy80]

@@fahlingfamily Quick q: any particular reason you are moving from Rio to Floripa? Just interested to know if it’s something to do with Rio. Moving there shortly 😬

[@fahlingfamily]

@@cupy80 We were actually living in Saquarema about 2 hours north of Rio. We loved it but it didn't have a lot to do outside of surfing and the healthcare there was pretty terrible. Florianopolis just seemed like a better place for us to start a family. I can't speak for Rio because I only ever visited there.

[@jfb.8746]

@@fahlingfamily Whereabouts in Floripa? I'm thinking of buying a property there. Any neighbourhoods you would recommend? Thanks in advance

[@fahlingfamily]

@@jfb.8746 On the northern part of the island, Ingleses Rio Vermelho. We've only been here for about 10 days now but we really like our neighborhood called Norte but I spend a lot of time looking for property and the southern part of the island is where I would like to go after we leave here.