Hello,
Thank you for the help in advance. I am trying to prepare to move to Floripa. In Sept I married for the first time at 35, a lovely girl from Ipatinga. I speak zero Portuguese. And for the exact reason I haven't dedicated time to learning is why I want to move, there's just absolutely no time!!!
Having done quite a bit of research about where my wife is from I keep coming back to the Floripa/Santa area. She didn't think I was serious about wanting to move there. The idea of getting away from the hustle of the United States is very attractive. Also raising a child in a place where family values still exist. I've never encountered people that take care of each other as much as Brazilians.
We plan on moving end of January/Beginning of February. We will stay in Ipatinga and travel to Floripa a few times over 2 months to decide exactly where we will live and what we will be doing.
Below are things that we could use some help with. Any advise would be great! As well as safe transportation for our Siberian Husky. She's already a city dog used to being inside in the ac.
-Shipping container for our belongings
-Safe transport for our dog or airlines that can accomodate her
-Freight for a larger, heavy toolbox
-Contacts and help networking with Brazil and S. Americas auto/racing enthusiasts
-Contacts with Floripas Marinas and yacht clubs
-Recommended classes for Portuguese lessons
-Recommended websites for home searching
-Places my wife should consider looking for work. Possibly somewhere in need of translators.
I am a performance engine calibrator. I specialize in tuning very high horsepower engines. Primarily Porsches but some others as well. With the exception of Nissan GTR's all are German manufactured as well speed boats.
In addition I design and manufacture Milspec wiring harnesses. These were originally meant for military applications. Land, air and sea. They are now used all over for professional auto racing, commercial airliners and cruise ships.
I build them for auto enthusiasts that demand the best and also for boats. Salt water boats suffer from extreme wiring issues about every 3 years. These wire harnesses will last the lifetime of the boat. I am hoping with all the boating in the Floripa area, my services would be of use.
I'm sure it will take me quite some time to network with my industry in Brazil. Fortunately a decent percentage of my work can be done remotely with a good internet connection. I hear sometimes internet can be difficult in Brazil, also very expensive.
Since I am fully aware that I will probably not be able to continue my profession at its current level, I am interested in starting light manufacturing of these harnesses.
I understand importing is almost impossible and/or more expensive than it's worth. Where as exporting isn't a issue at all. I am interested in possibly manufacturing my harnesses for export to the US and in S. America. 90% of the materials I use are already in Brazil.
Anyone that has insight to business operation, laws, procedure, taxes etc would be greatly appreciated.
For those that are interested in what I primarily do now feel free to click the instagram link. There isn't too much content on there because I am trying not to generate more work than I can handle. I have always just been word-of-mouth. However that's obviously going to be changing considering I am leaving the country and will need to increase the remote work load.
I hope that this forum can aid in my transition and that one day I can help someone like myself here.
Thank you for taking the time to read my introduction. I am looking forward to the next chapter in my life.
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