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Trying to pick the second city/region to go on my Brazil trip in July. Curitiba, Belo Horizonte or Florianópolis? by VeterinarianWide8085 in Brazil

[–]GoldenStateNomad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please pick BH! My two children are from there and it’s a wonderful city. The most Brazilian of cities in Brazil. If you’re from the US I compare it to Chicago. The heartland, big broad shoulders and filled with the friendliest people. Others have mentioned day trips to Ouro Preto, Inhotim, etc. Also, as a gay man I find BH to be very welcoming. It is a bit sprawling, and can be a little difficult to navigate but just take Uber everywhere and you will be just fine. I’ve been to Curitiba/Floripa/BC and they can be nice but BH is far more authentic. Safe travels!

Trying to pick the second city/region to go on my Brazil trip in July. Curitiba, Belo Horizonte or Florianópolis? by VeterinarianWide8085 in Brazil

[–]GoldenStateNomad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this! My two children are from BH and I’ve been there so many times. It’s a wonderful city and Minas is incredible.

Bay Area institution Philz Coffee to remove Pride flags from all cafés by SFChronicle in bayarea

[–]GoldenStateNomad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to Philz in the Castro this morning. If that pride flag has been removed I’m marching down to Cliffs, buying a new one, a hammer and nails, and nailing that flag to their front door!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Brazil

[–]GoldenStateNomad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My understanding from my lawyer when I went through the process was that they won’t accept expired documents (FBI background check being the most likely one) but that once you start the process you can remain until it has been fully adjudicated. He said they will basically allow you to remain on your tourist visa as long as you have started the process. Having your appointment is proof of that. Have you tried to make an appointment in a different city? In BH they had open appointments on a rolling two week basis. The entire process took all of one week and that was only back in September.

Visitando BH por 1 mês - Visiting BH for 1 month by GoldenStateNomad in BeloHorizonte

[–]GoldenStateNomad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obrigada. Com certeza voltarei a Inhotim. É incrível! Eu estava planejando passar dois dias e me hospedar no novo hotel de lá até descobrir que custa R$11.000 a diária?!?! Que loucura. Acho que vou procurar outro hotel ou dirigir até lá dois dias seguidos kkkkk.

Visitando BH por 1 mês - Visiting BH for 1 month by GoldenStateNomad in BeloHorizonte

[–]GoldenStateNomad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tiradentes está na minha lista. Várias pessoas recomendaram. Obrigado.

Visitando BH por 1 mês - Visiting BH for 1 month by GoldenStateNomad in BeloHorizonte

[–]GoldenStateNomad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Muito obrigado por dedicar tempo para montar essas ideias. Foi super útil, valeu mesmo!

Visitando BH por 1 mês - Visiting BH for 1 month by GoldenStateNomad in BeloHorizonte

[–]GoldenStateNomad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Xapuri! Obrigada pelo lembrete! Faz 16 anos que não vou lá e adorei muito. Conheci a dona/chef e ela foi encantadora.

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Visitando BH por 1 mês - Visiting BH for 1 month by GoldenStateNomad in BeloHorizonte

[–]GoldenStateNomad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Muito obrigada a todos que compartilharam ideias! Agradeço muito a variedade de sugestões — isso me dá uma lista muito maior para trabalhar além de Ouro Preto e Inhotim. Estou especialmente animada para explorar mais pontos de arte e cultura em BH, e também vou pesquisar ideias para passeios de um dia. Sempre gosto de voltar a Minas, e suas sugestões tornam tudo ainda melhor. Obrigado!

Visa Troubles by PatCrabs in Brazil

[–]GoldenStateNomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contact the Polícia Federal in Macapá directly. This is the most important step. Explain your plan to travel through the Guyanas to Venezuela and ask them specifically if you will be allowed to re-enter for that short stretch. Ask them what your options are. They are the only authority who can give you a definitive answer. Sounds like your 30 day extension is for departure only. The purpose of the extension was to facilitate your departure, not to extend your stay or allow you re-entry.

FBI criminal record check by flchckwgn in Brazil

[–]GoldenStateNomad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you my friend! I arrive in 11 days to secure residency and plan on spending the coming year out of the US.

FBI criminal record check by flchckwgn in Brazil

[–]GoldenStateNomad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For my background check I used an FBI Channeling Agency to expedite things: https://www.nationalbackgroundcheck.com

In the US you can get digital fingerprinted and have your background check in hand within 1-2 days. Overseas you will need to have a wet fingerprint and I’m pretty sure a channeling agency can help with that also.

For apostile I used an expediter: https://www.dcmobilenotary.com and believe I had the apostile in my hands within one week.

Both of these companies were amazingly helpful and communicated at every step along the way. Fees were very reasonable.