How to Retire On Less Money in Brazil

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Retire in Brazil? What do I need as far as passport, visa? How long can I stay? Do i need a job? Looking at retiring in Corumba near the Bolivian border.

Frank of TX 1:40PM January 29, 2013

I love to retire in brazil 650.00 a month. I would like to know about health paln for
senior citzens thank pat Rice

patricia Rice of OK 12:12AM December 05, 2012

I would like to recieve your information on retireing in Brazil . I've read these stories here , and the thought of living there nicely for $650.00 a month sounds really nice . Also I would like to know about what kind of health plan they have for senior citizens , and the cost , including medicines ..
Thank you very much Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher of MO 6:50PM May 16, 2012

Uma problem se vc tem uma esposa brasileira que quer ficar perto da familia. Cities like Buzios that will cost a fortune instead of some nicer, smaller more peaceful places you mentioned in the south which is my preference. I like some cold weather in winter time, not always tropical like Rio and the north.

Michael of AZ 4:40PM March 12, 2012

I have a website dedicated to helping people save money while living in brazil for six months of the year.
Check out www.sixmonthsinbrazil.com

david 2:01PM December 17, 2010

I live in Brazil for some time and I tell you that even here, there are some cities more expensive than American ones, like many capitals, but there are cheaper cities than central america, like small rurals cities inside the country. Likewise, there are cities where are a lot of crime, like as Sao Paulo and Rio. But there are cities that they never saw any crime, such as small rural towns in southern Brazil.
Could be a paradise to live in Brazil, but you need knowing choose the good cities. The biggest advantage here is that you can live much better than Caribbean or Central Americas, because you're ever near a large and wealthy capital, where the climate in southern Brazil is a European climate, with many German and Italian cities. It's like living in an european small town, safe and with low cost living. But there are also towns with paradisiacal beaches in northeastern Brazil, like Fortaleza, Maceio, Natal, and others. Between cities, there are small and beautiful coastal cities, where the price of front-seas lots are cheap and very accessible, with very good infrastructure.
Brazil is growing exponentially and it is now a second place in the world in international investments, with many international resort's construction in northeast. There are a explosion growing in residential real estate at high level, and commerce and hotels. I live in a small coastal tourist city like Rio, Guaruja, near Sao Paulo, in a small front-sea apartment and I dont want leave here in any way. This is my retirement. Forgive me for spelling errors.

Edward 10:16PM December 15, 2010

Retirees should be aware that living costs in larger cities in Brazil (São Paulo, Rio, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia and others) will be very close to your own in the US, mostly due to realstate values being very high, security and insurance being usually necessary and appliances, electronics, cars and travel being more expensive than in the US.
On the good side, small towns in Brazil usually are inexpensive and the difference can be huge.
Good food is inexpensive all over the country (Just so you can have an idea, McDonalds is considered expensive food by the average Brazilian.)
I'm single and used to have fixed expenses around US$2300/month living on a 1 bedroom apartment (rental) in a high-middle class neighborhood in Belo Horizonte. Now I live downtown in a mid-small town in southern Brazil and my fixed costs have dropped to around US$1000/month living on a large 3 bedroom apartment.
Great places for retirees in Brazil are small towns in Minas Gerais state, southern Rio de Janeiro state, the southern coast near Florianopolis and the towns close to the beaches in the northeastern coast (avoid the actual beach towns because no matter how long you're living there you'll always be regarded as a tourist and everyone will try to charge you more for stuff).
Hope I helped!

Rodrigo Barbosa 2:37PM December 13, 2010