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Reference Library - Escapeartist.com International Reference Library
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| The EscapeArtist.com
International Relocation Reference Library pages for Brazil. We have been
publishing international relocation articles & reports for over a decade. |
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| A
Breathtaking Brazilian Inland Alternative ~ Carnival In Brazil |
| By Ashley
Riley Lopes - Heading off into the interior of Brazil rather than the worn
out, overcrowded Brazilian Coast, could make your Carnival experience much
more exciting. Ashley heads into Minas Gerias province and finds a world
of waterfalls, wide-open grasslands and friendly people as well as some
adventure and vivid memories. And if you know what you're doing during
Carnival then that's how it all should feel when you see the sun come up
on Ash Wednesday. Aug/03 |
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| A
Hidden Wonderland ~ Búzios, Brazil |
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Elienne M. W. Lawson - One hundred and five miles east of Rio de Janeiro,
there is a small peninsula home to roughly twenty-five beaches, each with
its own particular flavor of paradise. For a thousand years, these beaches
were the home of the Tamoio and Goitacás tribes, who competed to
outdo each other at blissful frolicking in their idyllic surroundings.
They drank the sweet milk of the tucum fruit, which is similar to a coconut,
and flirted with members of the opposite sex while swimming in the surf.
In the sixteenth century, as the European powers cast their greedy glances
on the vast wilderness of Brazil, Búzios remained relatively untouched
by the legitimate forces of military might. Dec./05 |
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Hint Of Indian Adds All The More Flavor To The Tangaráense Mix -
Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| by Ashley
Riley Lopes - Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso, has become quite “chic”
as of late. The city’s 60,000 or so inhabitants have become the envy of
many of their fellow Mato Grossenses, promising residents of the small,
peaceful town the advantages of shopping malls, boutiques and high-speed
agribusiness without the scorching heat of its neighbor Cuiaba or the rough,
unbearable roads of Sapezal. Dec/03 |
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| A
Marriage Map For Brazil ~ Getting Hitched In Brazil |
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Shane Jackson - I continue to get questions about living in Brazil after
my article about life in Belo Horizonte (BH), mostly from those looking
to marry or retire there. Here’s how we got married in Minas Gerias:
June/04 |
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| Back
From Being Back In Brazil ~ More From Brazil |
| by
Robin Sparks - My plans for being the blazing road blogger in Brazil went
the way of the four-wheel in which I surfed the dunes of Ceara. They sunk.
I did however, write like a maniac. Even while bouncing up and over shifting
moonscapes through lost-in-time-towns, I was seen making chicken scratches
in notepad after notepad. Nov./05 |
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| Biking
In Brazil ~ Up Into The Mountains |
| by
Shane Jackson - Morning rolled around and soon my brother-in-law showed
up for our Saturday ride. Anderson, having no fat, weighing 18 lbs
less and being 16 years younger meant I had a good guide and trainer for
the days ride. I knew roughly how to make it back to the peak seen
from our veranda. He could ask questions if need be. I carried only
a cell phone and a leatherman. He carried a small day pack with tools,
water, and my digital camera. Our goal was around 15 miles away and at
least 2000’ higher. It was a hot, dry dusty day. I rode facing
traffic on a small dirt trail that followed the main highway. My
first ride on the highway to Ibirité made it pretty clear one would
not live long on the asphalt without a motor. Stopped at a couple horticultural
shops on the outskirts of Ibirité to marvel at the variety of plants
offered and to plan the landscape project for our place in the bairro.
Dec./04 |
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| Brazil
- Almost Paradise |
| "Norman
Morrison at OceanView Tours explains that because of the current exchange
rate, there has never been a better time to consider investing in property
in the state of Ceara, [Brazil] where oceanfront properties are available
at a third to a sixth of the cost in prime areas of the U.S.. Ceara has
some 300 miles of great beaches." ~ Ruth Halcomb from the Network for Living
Abroad Newsletter writes about Brazil. |
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| Brazil
for US Baby Boomers |
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is no secret to anyone that the largest segment of The United States population
is about to, trying to, considering, or thinking about their retirements.
It is also widely known and published in numerous articles that this group
is concerned about their prospects - their choices are dwindling and their
hopes and dreams going up in smoke right before their eyes due to things
such as safety, health, finances, cost of living , hurricanes, floods,
earthquakes, healthcare and yes, added to the list in the past few years,
terrorism. May/07 |
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| Brazil
or Bust: Catching Up |
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upshot of the whole saga was that I bought a car on my own and was
left several thousand Reals short by the crook! I didn’t realize
just how big a crook until my lawyer ran his name on the police computer
and found eight criminal charges and an almost equal number of civil cases
against him. Two lessons can be learned from my experience...Don’t
pay for any services up front, and make sure you get receipts. Aug./06 |
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| Brazil
Or Bust ~ Making A Change |
| by
Andy Neill - The story really starts back in 1999, when I moved to San
Diego, California to marry a lady I had met who lived there. We both thought
it would be forever. It wasn’t. Having already moved 2000 miles,
at least, from family and friends, when the separation occurred it was
not too much of a stretch to think “outside the box”. Jan/05 |
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| Brazil
Or Bust Two ~ More On Moving To Fortaleza, Brazil |
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Andy Neill - As I start to write about the second journey to what I hoped
would be my new home Brazil, it’s exactly one year to the day since I first
landed in Fortaleza. To say I had no idea what was in store for me over
the next few months would be a vast understatement. Let me go back to where
Part Two really begins, February 17th 2004, the day I flew back to the
US after my first ever trip to Brazil and Fortaleza. My month with Anne
in Fortaleza was etched in my mind and the memories created and friendships
formed are permanent reminders of that wonderful time. April/05 |
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| Brazil
Or Bust ~ Part III |
| by Andy Neill
- To quickly recap previous installments of my continuing saga, I came
to Fortaleza, Brazil in January 2004, following much research and after
a rather tough divorce, determined to discover another life…a better life!
My first stay was a month back in January of 2004. After a couple
of months back in North America, I was ready for chapter two. I came back
to Fortaleza in May and, except for August, have been here since. I pick
up the story, as I’m about to leave for Canada and the US on the 1st of
August. Oct./05 |
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| Brazilian
Art - The Culture And Art Of Brazil's Indigenous Community |
| by Ashley
Riley Lopes - It is here in Mato Grosso, Brazil, nestled in the heart of
agri-business country, surrounded by deafening waterfalls, clear-water
rivers, fields of soy as long as the eye can see, we live. Though
we choose to live in a modest house, surrounded by a pleasant garden and
small businesses, not all of our neighbors are what one would call middle-class."Nor
are they modern" they are Indians, descendents of the original peoples
who populated vast Brazil. Not far from our home live tribes like
the Paresi, the Bororo, and the Umutina. March/04 |
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| Buying
A House In Rio ~ Part 2 |
| by Romel Fajardo
- I joined the Smiles Program offered by Varig Airlines since I was becoming
a regular on the flight to Rio and they now offer an unbelievably low price
for the flight from Miami (MIA) to Rio (GIG) $420 + taxes roundtrip and
nonstop, except for the stop in Sao Paulo, which I still don’t understand
what the nonstop thing was all about since we always stopped in Sao Paulo.
Feb./05 |
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| Devil's
Island - Sailing From Brazil to French Guyana |
| By
James Baldwin - Devil's Island conjurs up all kinds of hellish thoughts.
The French prison camp was opened at the end of the 19th century and closed
by the middle of the 20th. During the years that it operated it was source
of some of the most grusome survival stories ever. Wonder what it looks
like today? Check out the above article. March/03 |
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| Exciting
Real Estate Opportunities In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Real Estate in Rio
de Janeiro |
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took a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to research the real estate market
for this issue of the Offshore Real Estate Quarterly. We discovered some
startling bargains. The differences between the currency of Brazil
and the US dollar allows us to purchase a $100,000 apartment in Rio de
Janeiro for $US40,000. If you've ever wanted to live in the world's
most exciting city this is the article to read. Great food, warm people,
opera, ballet, art galleries, modern infrastructure and wall to wall excitement
in what is without question the world's most beautiful city. If you want
to live there, or simply want to make a once in a life time investment
we've got the facts to get you started. We talk about real estate values,
location, crime, lifestyle, and Rio's ambiance. |
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| Explorations
In The Amazon Basin ~ Into The Unknown |
| by
John Spampinato - So I show up for work one morning - one which began pretty
much like every other day I had faithfully dedicated to the company for
the previous sixteen years - only to be told that tomorrow was to be my
last. I suppose at some subconscious level I had seen it coming. A seed
had been planted weeks earlier when the new president called together his
bloated staff to announce - in a masterful example of the subtle hint -
that “…we have way too many managers”. But being laid off caused no major
anxiety on my part. I saw a rare opportunity. Oct./04 |
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| Fear
And Loathing In Fortaleza ~ Robin In Brazil's Northeast |
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Robin Sparks - Maybe I’m just tired from having arrived at 2 AM only to
be told that my hotel was full. Or maybe it’s the wind or the high-rise
buildings, which appear to have been planted without any kind of architectural
forethought. Dec./05 |
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