Marina Ribadeau Dumas
@Marina RibadeauDumas
French expat in Brazil
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About me
French
Lives in Rio de Janeiro
Speaks French, English, Portuguese
Registration: 04 December 2010
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Rent a flat or a house in Rio de Janeiro by Christine
Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Rio de Janeiro. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Rio de Janeiro. Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you: Is it hard to find a flat ...
Hi Natalie, I am not specialist of short term rental, but the exempla you gave doesn’t seem crazy. Actually I work myself as a flat hunter for expats for long term contracts (30 months). In that case, you have various options: a “fiador”, a ... Read More
Rent a flat or a house in Rio de Janeiro by Christine
Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Rio de Janeiro. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Rio de Janeiro. Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you: Is it hard to find a flat ...
Finding a place to live in Rio has turned quite a challenge these latest months. The rental rates are incredibly rising but the average quality of the flats or houses remains poor. The owner of my apartment wants to double my rate to renew my ... Read More
Where to purchase blank CD-Rs or CD-RWs in Rio de Janeiro by DCJames
Hello to All: My name is James and I just joined this blog. Can anyone advise me as to specific stores in Rio where one can purchase blank Sony CDs (CD-R or CD-RW) for recording music. A friend who lives outside of Rio tells me that he can never ...
Every thinh that exist, you can find down town, in the Saara. Go there during the week or saturday morning, after that it is closed. It'a also a great way to discover an other Rio.[Moderated: Offtopic] Read More
Would Like to Make Friends in Rio by Spiritual
Ok, I won't say that I'm bored, but mostly I've been here just by myself- mostly because of not finding enough time from work. You know, I'm quite an outgoing person, who'd like to meet people, make friends, go out, have fun, spend some good time, ...
Hi! I'm sure you will make friends. Brazilians peaople are realy friendly people, try to go to do sport in an "academy" or find other activities you like, it's a good way to meet people and learn the langage. As you said you are working all the time ... Read More
do you recommend me to bring my furniture or buy new ones once arrive? by Lilo09
Hi there,I'll be moving to Rio in 2 months, i'm living in Dubai and I don't know if bring with me all my furniture or sell it and buy new ones there, could you please help me? Thx Gee
Just a piece of advice to conclude. If you have nice wood furniture, you need to have them treated agains termites as soon as you arrive, these little things can do a lot of damage and there are plenty of them here. [Moderated] Read More
Hello, this is me by tomlemes
Hello, expatBlog won't let me reply to a message I've received - apparently I need to introduce myself again to prove I'm not a spammer! :) OK, well my name is Tom. I'm English and have been living in Rio since July 2010. My Portuguese is rubbish, ...
Hi guys, as you are all new in town, I thought you could be interesting with my services. [Moderated] Read More
Living in la cidade maravilhosa... by bceli
When it doesnt rain!!!! I'm introducing myself here. I'm Celia, spanish, living in Rio since May. I'm used to be an expat in many places, as due to my work, I have been living in many countries. I see Rio is different from other places as it's ...
Hi! Rio is a great town, just go out and you will meet a lot of people even with your portunhol! The Veja magazine is a good way to know about moovies, expositions etc. Read More
Hi all Ex Pats: need advice before I move there by nickbear
Hi, I'm considering living and working in Rio next year and hoped I could meet one or two of you already doing that. Maybe you've got some tips for me, or some warnings! It would be great to meet up for a coffee and a chat. I'm visiting Brasil from ...
Same advices : look for a job first and bring a hudge suitcase of tea!!I live in Rio, I could be traveling in january. You can try to contact me via email. (serenidade.decor@gmail.com) Read More