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drewteacher
Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 62
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:53 pm Post subject: So you're saying just go? |
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Do I understand that it's the advice of many of you to just go to Brazil, get the tourist visa on arrival, and start looking for work? Is age a factor in hiring? Time of year? |
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cisnedoraizes
Joined: 22 Sep 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure who you were talking to or what about, but if you're American you have to get a tourist visa before arrival in Brazil - same with most other nationalities I think.
And though I haven't been down there yet, from what I understand the period between Christmas and Carnaval tends to be a bit of a dead period. |
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ShadowCat17
Joined: 30 Nov 2010 Posts: 12 Location: Salvador-BA, Brasil
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:30 am Post subject: |
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The semesters usually start in Feb/March (after Carnaval) and August - so I'd try to arrive about month earlier to have time to contact the schools, have them interview and hire you, and be able to give you classes for the upcoming semester.
Be aggressive - I contacted 25 schools that weren't even advertising open positions, interviewed at 4, and was hired at 2 - and persistent in your follow-up, since things don't always move super-fast
As cisnedoraizes said, if you're from the U.S. you'll need to get a visa before leaving, and you might need to show the consulate a round-trip ticket. Your tourist visa will be good for 3 months max, but once in Brazil you can extend it to 6 (you'll need to pay a fee for the change and any fees from changing your flight).
From what I've seen, age isn't a factor. |
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