How can I as a US citizen live and work in Brazil?

Question

What are the visa implications and such? Are there any programs that assist in this regard?

Answer 1

Have you got $50,000 USD ? If yes, go, the permanet residency is yours already. Dont have $50,000 USD, visit www.latineuro.com find a nice Brazilian lady you can really get to know, then if you seriously  really love her, you can be married and living in Brazil  in about a year or two years time and have a couple of  children( or more) with her.

Answer 2

You need to go to the webpage below to read about visas.  I read the page and it does not looke like Brazil offers work visas to foreigners unless theya re there to work for a foreing company on contractl  you will probably nned to talk to them about this.  MANY countries do not want foreign workers and have very strict regulations regarding them.

Answer 3

The person who mentioned US$50,000 is right. Make an investment in a business to that amount and you can have a visa. The other two ways are to get married or to have a child who is a Brazilian citizen even if you aren't married to the other parent.

Work permits are difficult, more difficult than for foreigners in the US in some cases. The Brazilians make no exceptions for people with special talents or skills. The best way to get a work visa is to have a company hire you outside of Brazil and have them send you down.

There's a message board on BrazilMax that deals with these issues. You may find help there. See the link below.

Answer 4

It's easier to get a tourist visa than a work visa and permanent residency.  It's a tight and underpaid labor market, so you may end up just teaching English.  Best bet is to save some cash, and so you can hedge your opportunities before you go.

Answer 5

go to the Brazilian Embassy and talk to them,also take your passport and get an entry Visa in the same time,don't forget

they speak Portuguese not Spanish

Answer 6

Simple - fly down to Brazil and get a job there. It's not that hard - really.

Answer 7

You can apply to "investor visa" if you plan to invest US$50,000 or more to any business in Brazil.

You can also apply for "employment visa" if you have a company sponsoring you, but I warn that good employment is very hard to find.