Je vais bientôt partir pour m'installer à Sao Paulo, dans le cas d'un contrat de détachement avec mon entreprise française.
Je sollicite les personnes qui connaissent la ville et le Brésil :-) : y a t il des choses qu'on ne trouve pas (ou difficilement) là-bas, et que j'aurais intérêt à emmener de France??
Merci d'avance!!!!
Lu récemment... inspirant.... "Celui qui se contente de peu possède beaucoup"
Sao Paulo, n'est pas une ville perdue au centre de l' amazonie !!! tu trouvera de tout chez Carrefour, donc n'enmene rien 😎, par contre prends ton lecteur dvd/Divx en bi voltage (110-220 W), ton pc portable, ta camera web cam, ton disque dur externe multi média..... car tout ce qui est electronique c'est 3 fois plus chére qu'en France, pour le reste, c'est 3 fois moins chére qu'en France !!!!!
Bon dans quelques jours je repars à Sao Paulo, donc j'en profite pour donner ma vision de petit français. Oui le Brésil est plutôt un pays cher mais surtout pour les brésiliens, qui sont de gros bosseurs de ce fait pour vivre correctement.
Pour les prix l'électronique est effectivement relativement chere. Disons de l'ordre de 15 à 30 % plus que ce que l'on voit en France pour un produit égal, mais certaines promotions les mettent à égalité.
Pour ce qui est abordable, les restaurants. On y mange vraiment bien pour des prix très acceptables et une qualité remarquable (dans les restaurants végétariens par exemple). Pour un smicard brésilien, je suis moins sûr ( 200 euros par mois de mémoire) qu'il trouve cela donné. Question bouffe, les brésiliens sont plus difficiles que les français.
Les transports par rapport au métro parisien ou au bus c'est 30% moins cher.
Pour les CD locaux c'est aussi intéressant. . Pour les albums importés, mieux vaut voir en France. Le ciné ça dépend de l'heure, du jour de la salle
Ce qui m'a le plus "impressionné" c'est le prix élevé de tout ce qui est écrit, même d'occasion.
Pour les courses dans les super marchés, à part les fruits délicieux et très variés, le reste ne fait pas du Brésil un pays où l'on fait des économies. Les produits laitiers sont chers en général.
Ce que je rapporte au Brésil, c'est un bon produit vaisselle. Sur place les marques locales ressemblent à un liquide coloré sans pouvoir nettoyant particulier.
Si tu fais partie des français qui utilisent un gant de toilette, apporte en. En plus tu pourras faire sourire avec ce produit exotique.
Pour les transformateurs de 220 en 110; achete sur place, dans des petites boutiques. C'est moins cher qu'en France. Comme j'ai des appareils electroniques, j'ai aussi apporté une prise multiple. Je trouve aussi les casseroles et les poeles de qualité faible pour le prix demandé. Mais à faire venir si tu fais un vrai déménagement.
Pour le reste tout est bien. Je ne sais si tu as choisi ton point de chute, mais tiens compte des embouteillages pour ne pas te retrouver trop loin des divers centres en terme de localisation géographique . Si tu as une voiture tient compte aussi du jour où tu ne pourra pas l'utiliser (sauf tôt ou tard) pour limiter la circulation.
Sinon, ne te moques pas de Carrefour. Pour les paulistinas que je connais, c'est un supermarché local (mis en valeur lorsqu'on achète un logement neuf par les promoteurs) et puis quand tu veux te sentir un peu française, tu y trouves quelques petites raretés (madeleines de Proust).
La Fnac, Leroy Merlin sont très présents aussi. A Santos il y a même un Decathlon. Si tu ne veux pas voir de Peugeot, Citroen, Renault, dommage pour toi, certains modèles sont construits sur place et même si ilsne sont pas dominants (ici ça me semble être Honda) ils ne sont pas anecdotiques.
La chose la plus importante, c'est d'apprendre à traverser à un passage protégé sans te faire écraser. La voiture est reine et le piéton plutôt du genre appeuré. J'ai acheté un vélo sur place, mais j'en face surtout dans les parcs locaux ou sur les trottoirs.
"Une valise posée en guise de mémoire" Mots de Juliette Nourredine - chanteuse
Merci beaucoup pour ton message, c'est exactement le genre d'infos que je cherchais...
Je pars avec mon entreprise française, donc c'est assez cadré. Y compris en ce qui concerne le logement normalement; j espere ne pas habiter loin du boulot et ne pas subir les embouteillages quotidiens!
Est ce que tu penses que c'est possible de se passer d'une voiture? les transports en commun sont-ils suffisants?
Tu dis que tu fais du vélo dans les parcs de la ville... Il y a aussi des gens qui courent? Je suis plutôt assidue en footing et en natation, j espere que je retrouverai ça là-bas.
Merci encore pour tes précieux conseils, et peut être à une autre fois!
Lu récemment... inspirant.... "Celui qui se contente de peu possède beaucoup"
moi aussi je vais rejoindre Sao Paulo en étant bien cadré. Je suis assez ouvert nature et sport, j'aimerai beaucoup me déplacer en vélo ou roller même si ça me coûte quelques sueurs froides...ou chaudes.
Pour le logement, je voudrais aussi éviter de tomber droit dans le panneau et me retrouver dans un quartier trop chic où je ne me sentirai par forcément bien. Je ne cherche pas non plus l'extrême inverse mais bon j'aimerai trouver quelque chose près de l'eau ou d'un parc.
A vous de me dire ce que vous savez de cette ville mystérieuse.
Est-il intéressant, envisageable d'acheter au Brésil pour 2, 3 ans.
Il ne faut pas manger la banane avant de l'avoir épluchée.
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