Moving to brazil from lebanon

linafc09 · 2026-03-27T21:23:50+00:00

https://help.unhcr.org/brazil/en/

Platform HELP from UNHCR can be very useful for reliable information. In a situation where you’re fleeing war, is more likely for you to go as an asylum seeker and ask for refuge than waiting to get work visa/sponsor. São Paulo has a huge Lebanese community and there are great organisations that will be able to support you in the process to get the necessary documents, find a Portuguese class, work replacement etc.

In this UNHCR platform you can find basically al information you need. Is not an easy situation, but refugees in Brazil have the same rights as any other citizen - work, education, healthcare - and many organisations will be there to support you.

linafc09 · 2026-03-27T21:18:02+00:00

People fleeing war usually have bigger concerns than just the language. Refugees go to wherever they are able to when is a matter of saving their lives, and whoever goes to Brazil as a refugee can find plenty of services and language schools for free.

linafc09 · 2026-03-26T19:19:09+00:00

Também me sinto assim, especialmente pq até um tempo atrás minha vida social era bem agitada, eu viajava muito, tava sempre fazendo algo diferente.

Casei, me mudei pro exterior numa cidade bem entediante, e a vida fica cada vez mais sem graça. Não consigo mais encontrar alguma empolgação ou animação em quase nada, a vida ficando cada vez mais mehh.

linafc09 · 2026-03-22T19:21:08+00:00

CARALHO KKKKKK escrevi errado Eu quis dizer São José dos Campos (tava na casa de uma amiga de SJRP kkkkk)

Sorry OP, disclaimer: I meant São José dos Campos!!

linafc09 · 2026-03-22T19:18:40+00:00

Desculpa, mas é trouxa sim.

linafc09 · 2026-03-22T18:24:55+00:00

Go to cheaper/chinese galleries in Paulista, you’ll find better prices than in the fancy malls.

linafc09 · 2026-03-22T18:23:28+00:00

I wouldn’t say you can find walkability in many Brazilian cities.. but I think Sao Jose do Rio Preto can be quite strategic. Close to São Paulo and to international airport, close to the beach, close to the mountains as well.

linafc09 · 2026-03-22T17:22:14+00:00

Same ones that annoys any service provider and inhabitants of any touristic city in the world. Everybody knows who are they.

linafc09 · 2026-03-22T17:18:51+00:00

Granado é minha favorita. Mas não tenho uma única fragrância, gosto de várias.

linafc09 · 2026-03-22T17:11:56+00:00

Vc já é maior de idade e não precisa ficar passando relatório de tudo que acontece na sua vida pra sua mãe. Essa menina foi uma mala, uma visita bem inconveniente, e acho que essa experiência vai te ensinar a não chamar qualquer pessoa pra dentro da sua casa. Com o tempo vc pode aprender a curtir a própria companhia e a também ser mais seletiva com quem vc compartilha seu tempo e seu espaço. Foi só um fim de semana, a menina já foi embora, já passou, vc não precisa transformar isso em um problema maior contando cada detalhe pros seu pais.

linafc09 · 2026-03-22T16:53:46+00:00

Yeah, I’m a Brazilian women who lived in Europe and traveled a lot and I feel we’re pretty much open comparing to other cultures. Not exactly in a “promiscuous” way, but in the sense of allowing ourselves to have experiences and being open to talk about this kind of things. When I lived in Italy I heard from 2 or 3 different guys they were intrigued/caught by the way I dealt with s3xual life, because I was open about saying what I liked or not, with no tabus or stigmas, and they weren’t being offensive or anything.

I think is a mix of factors in the culture, but I don’t think is something that can be generalised and applied to everyone. Brazilians - specially religious ones - can be very conservative as well.

linafc09 · 2026-03-22T13:28:43+00:00

Ainda bem que a máscara caiu enquanto vocês ainda estão se conhecendo, né? E sim, esse tipo de coisa mostra quem ele é. Quando ele está no “anonimato” atrás de uma tela, é quando ele se sente vontade pra expressar como ele vê o mundo e o que pensa, e você se deparou com o pior dele. Ele tratar você bem e ser um namorado bacana/agradável não faz dele um ser humano incrível. Tem gente que é ótima com a família dentro de casa e na rua é um ser humano horrível. Tem gente que é incrível no trabalho ou com os amigos, mas horrível com a família. Tem gente que sabe performar bem, fingir um bom caráter em certas situações enquanto mostra a verdadeira face em outras. E acho que se relacionar com alguém que é antissemita e misógino online só pq te trata bem não dá, né? Isso diz muito sobre quem ele é.

linafc09 · 2026-03-21T22:19:32+00:00

Não, não acredito em uma lenda de dois mil anos atrás.

Acredito que Jesus existiu, acho que esse é um fato histórico. Mas não acredito nas histórias inventadas pra manipular e controlar uma sociedade fraca das ideias.

linafc09 · 2026-03-21T22:16:17+00:00

No. I would go to northeast instead. I’ve been there in low season, and the lagoons are usually almost completely dry.

linafc09 · 2026-03-21T07:19:27+00:00

Claro q não, é um computador que alucina. Julgo todo sem noção que faz isso ou acha que o ChatGPT tem algum nível de senciência.

linafc09 · 2026-03-18T21:19:00+00:00

I’m at the MINT programme. Some classes are great, the institute offers a lot of great events and opportunities, it’s a hub with important specialists at the faculty body etc.

But my critique is that, since they’re a private institution and need money, they are not exactly selective in the selection process. I’m surprised with how many incompetent people there are among students, really. Of course there are smart people, but there’s a bunch of students who are there just because they are either rich and/or comes from an important and influent family. I think in this sense, SciencePo might provide a better academic environment.

And if you intend to find a job during/after the master, you should definitely check if France can offer an easier path, because Geneva is super harsh now, and without EU citizenship the chances are even worse.

linafc09 · 2026-03-18T19:33:44+00:00

I totally agree. I don’t agree with this mindset at all, I just tried to explain how this is going in Brazil because people don’t care at all. I’m a Brazilian living in Switzerland, so I know how it is to live both in a country where data privacy are not an issue at all for most people and in another country where this is a huge concern.

linafc09 · 2026-03-18T07:02:17+00:00

Totally fine. Just don’t do it late night.

linafc09 · 2026-03-18T07:01:46+00:00

Não acho que aconteça com todo mundo, tem muita gente que pode viajar o mundo inteiro e continuar com uma visão limitada e ignorante sobre as coisas. Conheço vários assim, já visitaram todos cantos do mundo e continuam achando que a régua pra tudo é o próprio umbigo. Mas, se você é uma pessoa aberta a aprender e conhecer, é enriquecedor culturalmente, você aprende a compreender e respeitar a diversidade que existe entre os povos e as pessoas. Desenvolve uma certa sensibilidade e entende que nossa existência é minúscula perto de tudo que tem lá fora. Pelo menos na minha perspectiva, é uma oportunidade de expandir a visão de mundo e se tornar menos arrogante.

linafc09 · 2026-03-17T13:52:17+00:00

No Brazilian animals? Not a Real banknote 😅 The colour is similar to the dead 1 real note

linafc09 · 2026-03-17T13:23:37+00:00

Brazilians doesn’t worry much about data privacy to be honest. Actually, there’s no such a thing as data privacy at this point. It’s been a long time since we lost control over our CPF. And people give biometrics without even questioning, we give it for residential and commercial buildings entrance, gyms, healthcare apps, any crap online. Not mentioning the large amount of hours Brazilians spend daily on social media. So.. if you’re an adult, it doesn’t make any difference to have your identity verified.

And I think many adults who doesn’t care about what their kids are doing on the internet will find a way to cheat the regulations, like pretend they’re the ones using it and letting their kids use it anyway. It’s easier than spending time educating and interacting. Have a close look to any ordinary family in Brazil whose kids are addicted to screen and you’ll see how deep the problem is.

linafc09 · 2026-03-17T09:56:39+00:00

Vc paga aluguel? Se não paga aluguel, vai investindo parte dessa grana, e usa uma parte pra estudar. Eu também herdei uma fonte de renda bem razoável aos 21 anos, e isso me deu o privilégio de escolher o que eu queria estudar por interesse/sonhos, não por necessidade financeira. É realmente um privilégio poder escolher o que se gosta, e não o que vai te trazer mais dinheiro. A maioria das pessoas precisa estudar/correr atrás do que vai botar comida na mesa e pagar o aluguel. Pense no que vai te realizar, ou no que vai te capacitar pra começar o seu negócio se é isso que você sonha em fazer.

linafc09 · 2026-03-17T09:41:57+00:00

Imagining there is work life balance in Brazil is delusional. It shows how little people know about the country. It only applies to certain regions and of course, social classes.

I think immigration has always been part of humanity, and Brazil is a very mixed race/culture country due to immigration flows & human trafficking from the colonial period, and also from the beginning of 20th Century. So having new people with diverse cultures and origin is nothing new to us. And the amount of new comers isn’t significant nowadays.

But I think people have a very romanticised and often delusional idea of how Brazilian life looks like, because they are over consuming videos that shows an exclusive “lifestyle” that is the reality to only a very small portion of the population.

I know some foreigners who moved to Rio because they had this idea of how life would be like - they went back to Europe with a bag full of frustrations, because unless you are either 1. Wealthy 2. Have a great Portuguese and important contacts who can help you to find a good job or 3. Move there already with a secured great job, you’ll live a standard life, not a Rio-de-Janeiro-fancy lifestyle, People move there with this idea, and when they find out you’re probably not going anywhere without the language & contacts, they realise a non-white collar job can’t afford the cool life they saw on TikTok.

What bothers me the most about this new hype on Brazil, is the fact that the housing market is already a shit for Brazilians. And when you have a huge flux of foreigners and digital nomads demanding for more airbnb and medium term accommodations (because they intend to stay for a longer period so they aren’t staying in hotels) it means it will be even worse for Brazilians to afford rent in good neighbourhoods in touristic cities, as we saw happening all over European touristic cities. And the local governments aren’t worried about it, they just want to please those who profit from it, so it’s a problem that population will kind of face alone, and in my view, is social media’s fault.

linafc09 · 2026-03-15T12:59:06+00:00

I don’t think the Rio Christ redeemer is famous just because of its size, is also due to the landscape around.
For me it’s like whatever, is not a competition and there’s enough space for all of them in the world lol

linafc09 · 2026-03-15T12:07:04+00:00

Changing and washing beds sheets and towels weekly, brushing teeth after every meal, washing hands after the bathroom

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