u/bigsmasher7

Nobody wants to die, everyone wants to live, hence we try to climb up in skills and status.

I am proud American and driving has been my milestone. But I managed to drive in very tricky situations and come out surviving in U.S.

Now, I am headed to Brazil and would just like to know what driving is like in general in Brazil. I think the place I am going to in Brazil matters in this question, so I will tell you which city; I am going into small city called Manaus, Amazonas. Immediately after landing, I would like to rent car with insurance of course. What you think of that?

And please share your experiences for which company you tend to lean on when it comes to renting if you've ever done one before. I know there are Localiza, Unida, and others and then there are international ones like Hertz and others.

So let us know, drivers! How you see driving in Brazil in your area of residence and what rental company is relatively good when it comes to renting and insurance and safety? Please let us know and I really appreciate your attention to this by the way! You're the best.

Hi. Here's the situation (cutting to the chase right away):

I met a girl in Brazil. Fell in love with her. Came back to the U.S. I miss her a lot.

But good news! I am heading over to Brazil to see her again, to see her smiles and giggles again. She is truly the most beautiful woman I've ever met. So, when I will go to see her this time (with a VISA again of course), I am actually planning on marrying her. I already asked her tough questions about the past, present, and the future, she seems very respectful and family-oriented. She is most definitely the one.

Now, before I do the marrying, I would like to point out a few things:

1. The marriage will happen in Brazil. That's the only place we can do, she does not want to come to the U.S., she of course hence does not have her U.S. Visa, she is strictly Brazilian, so the only way we can marry is in Brazil, through the Brazilian way(s).

2. My future plan is to bring her to the U.S. once we marry and live (again) with each other more, become more frequent and fluent with one another, but temporarily as I do have to return to the U.S. (the hardest part)

3. Remember, the goal is to bring her to the U.S.

So, now the questions are as you can image; will marrying her in Brazil help or hinder the immigration process for her into the United States both through the Brazilian Embassy side and the U.S. Immigration Side (USCIS)? And yes, she also knows this and her family knows it too, and they are fine with that decision. Is there anything I should do before we do the marrying in Brazil, and the associated paperwork signages that will advance her chances to immigrate into the U.S.? Or, is there anything I should NOT do that will advance her chances to immigrate into the U.S.? Please, let me know. I would very much appreciate it. If you experienced something like this for your girlfriend or wife, then let me know. Share some of your great American wisdom and clevers please! We would love to know, I really appreciate you for your attention today. Thanks so much and wish me luck!

Houston, we've had a problem!

I have been draining the battery of my phone, trying to call the Consular General of Brazil in Houston so I can secure an appointment for getting a Brazilian CPF as a non-Brazilian Citizen and a non-Brazilian Resident. I followed all the instructions on the Houston's E-Consular Services for Brazilian Government. They let me fill out an FCPF Form which you take to an appointment (face-to-face) with an agent at the Consular General of Brazil (which I am now trying to do, but they don't pick up their phone!) for validation alongside I believe your U.S. Passport, Birth/Naturalization Cert., and your Government-Issued Photo-ID (Driver License, Standard State IDs, etc) (ALL ORIGINALS). I have compiled all of these including the most valuable in this case, the FCPF Form, and that's it. The website let's Brazilian Citizens make an appointment, but for us, Americans, it just spits out the FCPF Form and that's it. So the only option to make an appointment is to email them which I have done and got no results, and to call them which I am also doing now and no one is picking up.

Has your experience (For those of us who needed a CPF for Brazil visits and staying there for some time) been somewhat similar or totally similar? If so, what did you do and how did you solve this GIANT PROBLEM? Please let us know, Houston.