Tropical Daydreams

Life in Búzios

28 May 2012

Azeda and Azedinha Beaches

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I feel I should send letters of apology to all of our guests who visited us before Mark and I "discovered" Azeda Beach, and its li...
21 May 2012

Three Things About The Good Old U.S.A. We Don't Miss At All

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1. Lack of eye contact — Not a glance, not on the streets of New York, not upon entering a store, not in an elevator, nothing. Present your...
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14 May 2012

Three Things I Miss About The Good Old U.S.A.

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1. Disciplined traffic — On our most recent visit back to the States Mark and I rented a car at Miami airport. A courteous driver slowed d...
07 May 2012

Watchin' Movies

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Part of our movie life in early 2010 I don't remember exactly why Mark and I felt we needed to take a little notebook and write down...
30 April 2012

Paying Taxes

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Today is Tax Day in Brazil! All people who are required to file an income tax declaration must do so by midnight tonight. Mark and I file...
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26 April 2012

João Fernandes Beach

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There's something very peculiar about João Fernandes Beach here in Búzios. If you're a visitor from abroad the stamp in your passpor...
23 April 2012

Five Typically Brazilian Behaviors We're Getting Better At

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Last week I talked about some typically Brazilian things that Mark and I used to do but don't do any longer. Let's flip the coin no...
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My husband and I have lived in Brazil for over a decade now, and we can't imagine returning to the States. Doesn't mean we don't appreciate all that America has done for us. We both received solid educations there. We have family ties there. We still pay federal income tax and take a keen interest in the U.S. political scene. But for retirees, living abroad can insure a quality of life that's simply no longer available in the U.S., and without running through our entire nest egg to boot. Here in Brazil we have super health care, a simpler, stress-free life, and friends from all over the world. Life abroad is not for everyone. There are risks, uncertainties, frustrations . . . but as you read through my tropical daydreams, see if you don't agree that the rewards are worth it.
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