Money and work
How to change money and pay with Pix, open an account, what life here costs, how to start a business and stand up for your consumer rights.
- checked Oct 2026
Money in Brazil — currency exchange, cards, Pix, cash withdrawal
Brazil is an almost cashless country, but Pix is unavailable to a tourist: it requires a Brazilian bank account, and that is opened only with CPF and, as a rule, proof…
- checked Sep 2026
Bank account in Brazil for a foreigner
A CPF is always mandatory — without it, no conversation with a bank can start. From there, it is residency, not citizenship, that matters: the law divides people into…
- checked Oct 2026
Cost of living — how to measure it and why Florianópolis is more expensive
The only single metric for cost of living that can be named honestly and with a date is the DIEESE food basket: in August 2026 in Florianópolis it cost R$ 850.90,…
- checked Nov 2026
Open your business in Florianópolis — what to choose and where to go
There are two doors, and they are different. MEI is the simplest form, registered federally on Portal do Empreendedor, the commercial registry is not required, and by…
- checked Aug 2026
Consumer rights in Brazil — returns, warranties, where to complain
The Código de Defesa do Consumidor provides three things that newcomers hardly ever use. 7 days to cancel a purchase made outside the point of sale — by phone, at home,…