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Yeah, forget about bicycling. Total suicide. Great advise!

As someone who has not been in Argentina for a long time, I sort of understand their new rules. In Brazil, it is illegal to have an account in dollars. In Argentina, we used to have that benefit because of the Menem 1USD=1ARG so you could pay in pesos or dollars virtually anywhere, but most...

Good idea! If he doesn´t do it, I will!:p

Thank you so much earlyretirment. Many people that have lived in both cities (São Paulo and Buenos Aires) have said the same. Buenos Aires (Argentina) is still cheaper than São Paulo. Living expenses here are soooo high it´s almost suffocating. Most people owe like crazy here, which is new to...

As an Argentinian born British and Brazilian citizen, I can tell you that you will find incredible rude people in almost all embassies or consulates of Latin American countries, especially if you are not Latin American. It´s a reciprocity thing, something we Latin Americans call "complejo de...

Argentina has gone steadily downhill since the Peron era. It´s a lot like the rest of Latin American countries that are going downhill, there are too many bitter poor people who vote for politicians that are the most generous and make lots of promises. The same thing happened with Lula, but...

Thank you all for your amazing replies. I understand the bitter ones and why they can sound so cynical. I am equally cynical when I talk about Brazil. I have been here on and off (mostly on) for 20 years. I have also lived in London, Barcelona, Ibiza (my old vacation destination), Paris and...

Where can you get that exchange rate? In travel agencies?

Have you sold everything already?

Hello all. I am really glad I found this community and hope to become an avid contributor. I currently have a blog on life in Brazil called Brazilphenomenon. I was born in Argentina and lived there in the past. I was raised in London, UK and have also lived 20 years in Brazil. Now, we are...