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The only thing I like about Brazil is the women and the food. But those 2 pros are not enough to make me want to spend the rest of my life down there because there is more to life than just women and food. You also need to make a decent living wage and Brazil is not a country that would provide that for me. I would never want to live in a Brazilian periferia which is Portuguese for ghetto.
"Periferia" is not a "ghetto". Periferia is just the name given in Brazil to a suburban neighborhood where most resident families are lower middle class or low income (poor) families. The word "periferia" comes from "peripheral", and is often interchangeable with "suburb", since the wealthy and the higher middle class don't live in suburbs in Brazil, unlike the USA.
I don't know what your profession is, so I can't say if you would get a "decent living wage" in Brazil (I also don't know what you consider to be a "decent living wage").
I will show bellow to you some examples of job vacancies in some Brazilian job-searching websites.
By the way, remember that renting a house or an apartment in Brazil is cheaper than in the USA, and also food is cheaper, clothes are cheaper, personal hygiene products (like shampoo) are cheaper, and house cleaning products (like detergent) are cheaper.
Those are all managerial jobs, i.e. not really what most people have (yes, I know, everybody wants to rule, but nobody wants to be ruled ). So, what does a secretary or a factory worker or a baker or a checkout girl or a truck driver earn these days?
Those are all managerial jobs, i.e. not really what most people have (yes, I know, everybody wants to rule, but nobody wants to be ruled ). So, what does a secretary or a factory worker or a baker or a checkout girl or a truck driver earn these days?
These ones are quite good jobs, at least to me, 'cuz there are worse ones by here such as: Supermarket operator, call-center operator, maid, salesperson and so on. All those jobs didn't pay at all(about
R$750,00 or US$450,00). That's what I earn monthly(R$713,00 working on a dressing belt factory). The jobs you mentioned before they worth something like from US$500(secretary) to US$2000(truck driver working 24/7) a month. And living cost is quite expensive(taxes put on over food, services and products), one of highests in the world. A Brazilian works for 5 months only to pay its taxes.
These ones are quite good jobs, at least to me, 'cuz there are worse ones by here such as: Supermarket operator, call-center operator, maid, salesperson and so on. All those jobs didn't pay at all(about
R$750,00 or US$450,00). That's what I earn monthly(R$713,00 working on a dressing belt factory). The jobs you mentioned before they worth something like from US$500(secretary) to US$2000(truck driver working 24/7) a month. And living cost is quite expensive(taxes put on over food, services and products), one of highests in the world. A Brazilian works for 5 months only to pay its taxes.
It says under your name that you live in SP. Can you afford a normal life there based on your income?
It says under your name that you live in SP. Can you afford a normal life there based on your income?
No, I always have to measure every step I take with my money. First of all, I help my family out, because dad's income is always stuck under several loans he've taken for mantain us. I mean I pay some bill(eletricity, water or phone) and buy some food. Then I have to pay personal spendings(credit card, books, food), and last but not least, I pay for my bus ticket to get on university. All that leaves me nothing to spend on myself, that's why, most of times, I avoid getting out on weekend's nights or travelling with my friends, 'cause I have no money left. I don't remember well, but they've made a research based on every spending a brazilian has to take to get a decent life and discovered that we should earn at least R$1500 or US$937 monthly. That's twice as much as I earn. So you can imagine how low is my standard of living.
And living cost is quite expensive(taxes put on over food, services and products), one of highests in the world. A Brazilian works for 5 months only to pay its taxes.
They had socialist governments for 10 years, The former trotskyite Lula and now miss Rousseff, former terrorist and bank robber who "converted " magically to leftwing social-democracy once she had the prospect to be in power...that's an explanation! wonder how these Brazilian socialists are not
even able to establish social security for the poor Brazilian masses...
Those are all managerial jobs, i.e. not really what most people have (yes, I know, everybody wants to rule, but nobody wants to be ruled ). So, what does a secretary or a factory worker or a baker or a checkout girl or a truck driver earn these days?
Baker? Hmmm... Let's search some job vacancies for "padeiro" (baker):
(Clarification: this is the offer of a position as a baker in a sophisticated restaurant in a noble area of Rio de Janeiro, and requires people specialized in "prime" breads and cakes.)
If the professional gets 5,000 thousand Reais per month, at the current exchange rate between the Real and the dollar, that means 3, 225 dollars a month. More than 41 thousand dollars a year.
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Factory worker? Let's search some industrial positions:
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Technician in electrical and mechanical maintenance in a Printing industry
And living cost is quite expensive(taxes put on over food, services and products), one of highests in the world. A Brazilian works for 5 months only to pay its taxes.
They had socialist governments for 10 years, The former trotskyite Lula and now miss Rousseff, former terrorist and bank robber who "converted " magically to leftwing social-democracy once she had the prospect to be in power...that's an explanation! wonder how these Brazilian socialists are not
even able to establish social security for the poor Brazilian masses...
Call it "socialist" if you want and your redneck ideology requires this to make you feel comfortable.
If Miss Rousseff was a "terrorist", George Washington was considered a "terrorist" by the British king as well. Nelson Mandela was considered a "terrorist" by the apartheid regime. All freedom fighters are considered "terrorists" by dictatorships and opressive regimes.
Brazil is being internationally recognized as a model in the reduction of poverty and social inequality, receiving lots of awards from the United Nations and other international organisms. It has one of the most comprehensive social security networks in the world.
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). So, what does a secretary or a factory worker or a baker or a checkout girl or a truck driver earn these days? 
