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Fotocrônica: Import Taxes

I nearly cried in the post office. My mother sent us a box of used Legos, used baby clothes and other assorted items (none worth more than USD$10 each). The Brazilian Customs upon x-raying our box re-valued the items, deciding that in total they were worth R$350. They issued a tax based upon that worth. …

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Category: Socio-PoliticalTag: accident, Brazil, bureaucracy, bureauCRAZY, culture-shock, Customs, Fotocrônica, lessons-learned

Between Borders

Really, I felt sorry for her. Reading my passport just isn’t simple even if it is all in order.  I entered as a tourist then extended and then overstayed my visa and then married and applied for residency. My Brazilian exit documents were the stuff that makes bureaucrats reach for the Tylenol. Which category did I fit in? …

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Category: Comedic, NostalgiaTag: Customs, travel

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