Relocating-how do I "love" the new place?

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Emily E

ok, well i am from wisconsin and its been a year since i moved to sao paulo... it cool here, you will like it. i was very worried with portuguese but after about 7 months i already learned it... if u need help, i can try to teach u portuguese and tell you about culture and stuff....
email me: braziliangrl100@gmail.com
when u first come here, people will find it a big deal to have an american, but in sao paulo, it is normal, pretty soon they will treat u like a brazilian.
there are public libraries!lol. it is not all poor like some people think!
brazilian BBQ is way better! and there are restaurants like TGI Friday's...
you will find a lot of people who speak english here. and i reccomend u go to a school like wizard, fisk, yesky, etc. to learn portuguese, thats what i did...
good luck!
email me anytime

Vitor R

I'm Portuguese, and knowing what I know about S. Paulo, my advice to you is, be careful where you go out at night, and even in the day. Try to blend as much as possible, don't stand out. Always be with groups of people. Don't show any signs of richness (clothes, watch, etc) because you'll easily be killed for a few bucks on the streets of S. Paulo. Like other big cities in Brazil, is a very dangerous place. I know several brazilians, and also portuguese who've been to Brazil. Basically, you're not protected there, it's the jungle. There's lots of violent criminals because of poverty, and organized crime too. I also know a person from S.Paulo that had to come to Portugal because his father was informed by the police about plans to kidnap him. Only go to places people with local knowledge say it's safe for you to go. Be aware of people with strange behavior (sorry about the alarms but you have to be security conscious about where your going) Other than that, brazilian people are friendly, lively and nice have fun!

Flor

Querido, You donÂ´t have to be afraid about Brazil,of course you have to be careful, but not paranoiac, (this word exist in english? Here we say paranoico). try to find an apartment in Moema, Jardins, or Jd. Europa, I think this is a good place to live here in SÃ£o Paulo

cisne n.egro

If you knew would know that us, the Brazilians, we are the most hospitable people of the world, you don't only integrating to the Brazilian society who doesn't want, or who already arrives here with the determination of not integrating. As the means of the American life you will find all of them in SÃ£o Paulo. The American actors won't stop existing if you come to Brazil. You will be able to see them through the TV, all the programming of American TV is exhibited in Brazil, many shows of Broadway are exhibited in SÃ£o Paulo, the best world artists make show here in Brazil, I live in Rio de Janeiro, in august of last year I found Bill Clinton and the actor Anthony Hopkins walking at Copacabana. They also walked through SÃ£o Paulo, in a way that they don't do in any other part of the world. Drew Barrymore doesn't live here in Brazil, but we have Gisele BÃ¼ndchen, Adriana Lima and other beautiful and talented women. The singer Diana Warwick lives in Bahia.

Come with the disposition from creating new bows and you will be surprised with the receptivity that will have here in Brazil, and don't also worry of not knowing Portuguese, we adored to teach our language for the gringos, it is very entertaining.

The Portuguese there of top he doesn't know Brazil, you are not coming to Brazil to live in Brooklin, a Brooklin exists in SÃ£o Paulo, there is violence, but it is not in the dimension that report the Portuguese, come first to know later you evaluate if it is everything that he saw.
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Death's High Priestess

Make an effort to make friends with Brazilians; your work colleagues, neighbors, at the gym, on the beach, wherever you encounter people. Brazilians are very warm and open, and if you are also open and interested, you will have invitations to go out all the time to meet more people.

Try to learn the language. I know it doesn't come naturally to some people, and you have a lot of work and other stuff you'd like to be doing, but one hour of class three times a week or one hour of Rosetta Stone every night will help you to better experience Brazil like a local and not a tourist.

Eat the food! Brazilian food is some of the best in the world. Be open to trying things and enjoying flavors that are unique! You might want to bring along some items for cooking the types of food that you love, because you can't get everything here. Taco Seasoning or anything Tex-Mex is hard to find for a reasonable price. Spicy foods are not as common here. But the diversity of cuisine is amazing: Italian, Japanese, 'Mexican', Chinese. There are several American chains here too.

If you've ever moved, you know that you will need time and effort to settle in. Get your apartment or house set up comfortably at the very beginning. Bring your sheets (even though they won't fit right), comforter, pillow, and alarm clock so that your nightime and morning routine feel natural. Think of other items you will want on the first morning or night in your new place (coffee machine, towels, picture of family.) Walk around your neighborhood, explore new places, and try and do something new and different every weekend.

And finally, inquire with your company about relocation services and a cultural orientation. Your company should want to prepare you not only for the move, but also for a smooth transition into a different social and business culture.

Aproveite! Boa sorte!

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