My Permanent Visa - Chegou! (Has arrived)

I will preface this posting by saying that I know it has been a while since my last blog.  It is not because I'm giving up on writing or have run out of ideas.  Simply put, it was my work schedule.  Now that harvest is over I can resume some normal hours again and devote time to things such as this.

Yes, I said it!  My permanent visa has finally arrived and is in my hands.  Not that it really took that long, but to me it feels like it.  Last Thursday, my pre-paid priority mail envelope arrived here with my passport and visa attached to it.  What an exciting feeling it was to have that hurdle jumped and behind me.  Realistically,  there is not much else to do as far as paperwork goes for me.  I am set to enter the country and do as I please.

Because I cant just copy my visa and post it on here for everyone to see,  I will tell you some things it lists:


Tipo Do Visto/Type Of Visa - Viper  (I dont know why its called "viper")
Prazo De Estada/Duration Of Stay - Indeterminado  (Undetermined)
No. De Entradadas/No. Of Entries - Multiplas


Those listed above are just the ones that make me so happy.  It allows me to leave and enter as all other Brasilians would.  One stipulation to fulfill the requirements of the visa is that upon first entrance into the country with this visa I have to report to the "Departamento De Policia Federal"  "Federal Police"  within 30 days.  This I assume is to register with them and probably obtain a type of government issued identification card.

Since receiving my visa I have been flashing it around the house and exclaiming myself as Brasilian now.  I think its starting to annoy my wife.  I also told her that this automatically makes me good at soccer, like samba, and not have to wear a shirt around the house anymore.  Thats all Brasilians, right??!! Kidding!

Anyways, its great that it is here.  One more thing down and on to the next.  Whatever that may be.  As for the next blog, I'm thinking about another "possible home" posting.  Yet another possible city has come up as an option for us to relocate to....................(cliffhanger!)

Brandon