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Guides · Page 7 of 28

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Practical guides to eating, drinking, and getting things done after a move. Guides marked Brasil only cover rules, documents or customs specific to Brasil. Country guides for Americans abroad are grouped on the Expat Abroad page.

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Road Rules · 4 min read

Renting a Car Abroad: Insurance, Permits, and the Usual Scams

The rental counter is where most travel budgets quietly break. Know what you are covered for before you reach it.

An overcast view over Copacabana beach and the avenue from above
Housing · 3 min read

Choosing a Neighborhood When You Are New

How to pick an area by commute, daily errands, safety and budget, and why a short stay first makes the choice easier.

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Health · 3 min readBrasil only

Public vs Private Healthcare in Brasil

How the public SUS works for foreigners, where to go for what, and where private care fits in, from the Ministry of Health.

A pill organizer, two amber bottles with blank labels, a folded note and a travel pouch on linen
Customs · 3 min readBrasil only

Bringing Prescription Medications into Brasil

How to carry medicines for your own use, which ones need extra care, and what paperwork to keep, from Anvisa and the Receita Federal.

An empty pet travel crate with a blanket, a leather leash and a steel water bowl
Pets · 3 min readBrasil only

Moving With Pets: Dogs and Cats

The health certificate, rabies vaccine and endorsement steps for bringing a dog or cat from the US to Brasil, from MAPA and USDA APHIS.

Public primary school building on Czerninplatz in Vienna
Daily life · 6 min read

Schools in Austria for American families

Compulsory schooling, the free kindergarten year, enrolment timing and the family allowance Americans with residence permits can claim in Austria.

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Language and culture · 5 min readBrasil only

Survival Portuguese: The First 100 Phrases

The Brazilian Portuguese phrases that get you through taxis, shops, restaurants, the pharmacy and a bad day, grouped by situation.

Historic limestone building at Xatt Lascaris on the Valletta waterfront
Documents and ID · 5 min read

Getting your tax ID in Malta

What Malta's tax number is, how Americans get one through the MTCA expatriates form, and why banks, landlords, employers and customs ask for it.

Romerberg half-timbered houses in Frankfurt at dusk
US taxes and admin · 7 min read

US taxes while living in Germany: FBAR, FEIE and foreign tax credits

What Americans in Germany still file with the IRS: worldwide income, deadlines abroad, the foreign earned income exclusion, foreign tax credit, FBAR and Form 8938.

Market shelves of colourful sweets and fruit-shaped soaps
Daily life · 4 min read

Reading a Foreign Supermarket: An Aisle-by-Aisle Method

The companion to A Supermarket in Bela Vista. What to look for, what to stop looking for, and how a supermarket teaches you a country.

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