Sao Paulo - Post Report Question and Answers

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Any hobbies you can easily do from home so you don't need to venture out into the city all of the time. - Jun 2024


Open mind - May 2021


Sunscreen! - Aug 2019


Open mind. - Nov 2017


Patience. Everything takes longer here and you'll spend a good amount of your time stuck in traffic going somewhere. - Apr 2017


Bathing suit and Amazon Prime account! - Jan 2017


Vanilla extract and chocolate chips, for those of you who like to bake. Also, Southerners take note, you can't find grits here. It's also hard to buy clothing here. It can be more expensive and of less quality, especially children's clothes. You will likely want to do most clothes shopping online. - Aug 2015


Shorts and clothes for the next few years. Clothes and shoes are expensive. - Aug 2013


Portuguese dictionary! - Dec 2012


Umbrellas and rain coats; Portuguese phrase book as English won’t help you very much; patience as Brazilian life is VERY bureaucratic and you will spend lots of time waiting - Jan 2012


Portuguese--it will help you make Brazilian friends and that is all you need here - Jan 2012


De-humidifiers and umbrellas. - Jan 2012


Appetite. - Oct 2008


Bathroom stuff! Shower gel, shampoo, hand soap, all of this stuff is scarce and/ or expensive. - Aug 2008


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