%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Cutten; You have some good points about some grasping leftist political class; Chile being a notable exception, -Argentina & Uruguay are notable & safe exceptions also. Some smart money in Argentina moved thier money to Uruguay; actually most everone in Argentina & Uruguay loves North Americans & values tourism. Interesting Gringoho mentioned Citibank, Bank of Boston; like USA, some take Visa/mastercard, some dont , another one with many branches is ''ING '' bank/banco. I like thier flags which have bands of blue; and they have a yellow sun like this on them except with no sunglasses on flag Smartmoney.com noted too many in Argentina are trying to retire at 55. Most learned english in school but will not admit it, all know & respect english/spanish body language; actually Argentina, Uruguay have a much higher literacy rate[ high 90s% in Spanish ] much higher than than USA. has in english. I sat next to a Brazilian business consultant on AMR or Areolinias Argentinas jet; & commented on just how highly people in Argntina & Uruguay respect manners like saying thank you/gracias. Dont know portugese. Brazil business consultant agreed & added; yes ,they think YOU ARE VERY UNEDUCATED IF YOU DONT USE MANNERS!!!!! Matter of fact lots in North America think the same way. Wisdom is the principal thing. solomon, trader king
Nice thread you guys have going here. I am looking to trade from Brazil for 3-6 months per year. So far it seems that I will trading alone from an Apart-Hotel with in room DSL, but I would also consider sharing a small office and some DSL lines or cable modem lines with another trader or small group of traders. I would like to trade from Rio, but I have been having a hard time finding a reasonably priced Apart-Hotel with DSL. Parthenon Aparts are first class but want like 5750 Reais per month in Ipanema or Arpoador (way to much for Brazil). I may end up trading from Sao paulo since they have far more new buildings with DSL and actually cheaper than what I have found in Rio. Curitiba or Florianopolis are other options. If anyone wants do discuss forming a small trading group in Brazil or knows of any good Apartments or Hotels in Rio with high speed DSL private message me.
Curitiba is the only "modern city" in Brazil with really good infrastructure. Rio is amongst the 3 most dangerous crime-ridden cities in the world - possibly #1 in murders. Floripa is "half german" but with the amendeties of southern Brazil ... Sao Paulo is just - everything. You better rent an apartment or house and then have a DSL line or cable installed. 80% of Brazil's coastline are beaches - so you shouldn't be limited to such a narrow minded view including only Ipanema and Copacabana - also the most crime ridden beaches. Girls are everywhere - don't worry....
Thanks for the objective report. Are you in Brazil, and it there are so many bad things, why are you staying in Brazil as opposed to other places. Overall, would you recommend it? thx!
Gringinho... It's funny how one can go into making quick judgements about a country. You should wait some more time there before giving your opinion like you're an expert on the subject Brazil. Your opinion is the same as some people thinking that the US is paradise and others suggesting is hell...
baruch is right on about cuba. to add to his comments...the scuba diving and fishing are also fantastic. the people love americans and their USdollars. unfortunately i don't know this first hand. just from pics from my few friends who were able to get in from the usa via either canada or mexico. i would really like to get there before Fidel passes and it opens up to all americans. heck, you don't even have to change your currency as they only use USD$ and it's like a time warp back to the 50's with all of the old american cars and cheap prices.