Carlos
208 posts
@carloscsaunders @gringokiwi @brunofaggion But that’s the downstream effect that people don’t see, and make tourists not want to come back
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When I first came to Brazil I remember meeting an American guy who told me "Brazilians hate money"
I initially dismissed him as rude but I have to admit he had a point
Even a simple overnight hotel stay requires photo ID, selfie, CPF, DOB, address, card type, # installments etc
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🇧🇷 My friend booked a very nice upscale hotel in Rio de Janeiro But to pay for the booking online they required to enter a Brazilian taxpayer number (CPF), so he called them and said he doesn't have a CPF No problem they said, they'll sent a new payment form without CPF where foreigners can enter their passport This payment for required a Brazilian phone number though The catch-22? To get a Brazilian phone number you need a CPF number! And recently the Brazilian government made it much harder for foreigners to get that, in my case I had to physically visit the Brazilian embassy in Lisbon and wait for an hour to get my CPF So he had to physically go there to pay Brazil really needs to fix this stuff or it's never going to get more tourists because it's so hard to pay for things here! And it's not just hotels! Because in everything else Brazil is so hospitable and inviting to gringos PLEASE FIX THIS BRAZIL!
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@gringokiwi @brunofaggion Yeah that sucks, you are right. But telling that we hate money is something else 🤣🤣 you see people selling everything everywhere
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@carloscsaunders @brunofaggion It's exactly this which adds friction, though. Even buying a carton of eggs requires 3+ micro-decisions before you can pay (tem cadastro? cpf na nota? pix/cartao? debito/credito? quer parcelar?)
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@FedotOff90 @ralphalmeida Yes, but maybe arriving a bit late. Brazilians are really saturated of ppl selling online courses, some years ago many ppl got really rich with that here. But there are always a market
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@ralphalmeida Gotcha! Maybe info products then, pure margin
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Nobody talks about Brazil for ecom.
They fucking should.
180M+ people. Growing middle class obsessed with beauty and health products. Meta CPMs at $1-3. Conversion funnels that work with simple emotional storytelling.
I know operators doing $50k/day there running proven US winners translated into Portuguese.
Zero new product development. Zero new creative concepts.
Just copy what's already printing in the US and meet a market that's 5 years behind on saturation.
Now, payment processing can be a bitch, but nothing that can't be figured out.
The easiest arbitrage in ecom right now is geography.
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I took my Brazilian Gf out to a sushi restaurant in Ipanema. She has no social media, no crazy tattoos, feminine and sweet. Did I hit the jackpot?
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This Argentine woman is reportedly facing up to five years in prison in Brazil after allegedly using racial slurs against an Afro-Brazilian man. She was seen making monkey gestures during the incident and has since been placed on an ankle monitor while awaiting trial, with her passport seized to prevent her from leaving the country.
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@Francisco_SC123 @InMilei You’re criticizing ‘woke culture,’ even though woke and racism are different things, yet you stereotype Brazilians as uncivilized. That’s the same kind of generalization you claim to oppose
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@InMilei As a Portuguese, I am totally on your side this woke culture is trying to cancel Prestianni when there's no proof of racism. That's why I like Argentinians, unlike Brazilians you guys are civilised.
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We Argentinians will not apologize for not being hypocrites. They won't succeed.
We will fight this battle.
We were born for this.
You will thank us later.
In Milei We Trust@InMilei
Woke Football. Football used to be raw passion, not this constant sensitivity fest 🤮
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@MartinsOlu01 @yedeyEsp @Mourinho_Xtra Calling someone a wolf isn’t the same. ‘Monkey’ has a racist history, whether you mean it or not. It’s easy to dismiss that if you’ve never experienced racism.
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@carloscsaunders @yedeyEsp @Mourinho_Xtra I’d call him a monkey too, the same way I’d call Gareth Bale a wolf and there’s no racial meaning behind it..
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Antonio Rudiger apologizes to Benfica fans
Class act and maturity 👏
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@yedeyEsp @Mourinho_Xtra Are you saying that racism is justified depending on a person’s behavior?
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@Mourinho_Xtra No one is racist towards rüdriger, Thou and Camvinga I wonder why…
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@derspiegel The guy is Norwegian, his mother is Brazilian. He used to spend his holidays in Brazil as a child. He trained his whole life in Norway. He was raised in Norway. Educated in Norway. Brazil's contribution to this achievement was: An egg, and a uniform (and that's about it).
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In Norwegen aufgewachsen, für Brasilien am Start: Lucas Pinheiro Braathen ist im Riesenslalom zu Gold gefahren und hat damit Geschichte geschrieben. Jetzt geht es im Biathlon um die Medaillen. Der Olympiatag im Liveblog. #ref=rss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">spiegel.de/sport/olympia/…
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@sextoroundmma Pensando na visão de empresa, o careca não deve estar nada feliz. Colocou o cara no card principal, e não entregou nada, pq com braço quebrado/recuperando não tem como mesmo.
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O Vinicius "LokDog" soltou esse vídeo, registrando os momentos pós-lesão no braço e se mantendo nos treinos.
E aí, mostrou ser guerreiro e ganhou moral com o UFC por não pular do barco, ou essa decisão de lutar baleado pode acabar prejudicando o brasileiro?
✍️ João Marcos 😳
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@NetoItalo @Asfalto9000 @BowTiedMara Yes, that’s frustrating. I agree it sounds hypocritical, and it’s embarrassing for Brazil. But one problem doesn’t justify ignoring another.
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@carloscsaunders @Asfalto9000 @BowTiedMara Racism is worse than homicide. That why Brazil has 50.000 homicides a year, less than 20% solved.
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Brazilian civil police confiscated the passport of an Argentine lawyer after she uttered racist insults against a bar employee in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.
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@AlexChrisAR @BowTiedMara In Brazil, this offense is non-bailable and applies to both citizens and anyone visiting the country.
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@BowTiedMara Oh, come on this is gestapo-level BS... RIP commy Brasil
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@Asfalto9000 @BowTiedMara You might understand that every country has its own history and legal framework. In Brazil, the past was deeply shaped by slavery and long-term social segregation. Because of this historical context and its lasting consequences, racism is treated as a non bailable crime there
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@BowTiedMara The people from Brazil are “crying” about this, it is not ok, but this being a crimina act it is completely stupid. Monos.
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@Senator8_88 @BowTiedMara In Brazil, this offense is non-bailable and applies to both citizens and anyone visiting the country.
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@bilithehero @realruebenking Getting a third belt sounds more interesting than beating a guy with no belt defense record.
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@realruebenking He’s scared of khamzat,so he want yo move Now
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Alex Pereira has informed the UFC that he intends on vacating his title to move up to Heavyweight.
Decision made, announcement will follow before the end of the month.
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