I didnt know about these rules for Americans. I guess American players would have to get a Brazilian checking account, which seems to be a hard thing to do. So Americans are pretty much screwed with regards to pokerstars. That sucks a lot!!

How about for other sites? Fulltilt, Party Poker, other euro sites.

I think that if Americans came down here, it would be worth it for them to play these other sites that were closed before the black friday, like PP, pacific poker, etc. Also, the live games here are amazing.

I'm staying in florianopolis for 5 weeks. Do you know if there a bus to Balneário? I'd like to check it out. Also are there reasonable hotels in the area?

Yes.. there are buses from floripa do bc very often(30min i guess).. u may buy at the bus station..
about the hotels.. im sure there are reasonable hotels in bc.. but i will not recommend because im not qualified for this.

http://boards.bootsnall.com/foreigne...il-t24177.html

How is this incorrect? According to this site it's pretty easy for foreigners to get a CPF.

Is there decent surfing here/nearby? Like a more chill/beginner spot, looking to do a month somewhere on/near the beach later this year.

its hard to say.. none of the links in this article works..
and, according to what i understand, u have to do an interview..
what do u have in mind to say ? came to brazil to play poker ? dont have a job or studies ?

Very reasonable hotels here. Look for them on submarino.com or decolar.com or just a search on google, then check on google map to see where it is located at. Av. Atlântica is the street by the beach, and Av. Brasil is the first parallel street to Atlântica. Make sure to get a hotel on one of these streets, there are a bunch of them.

When I first came here, I stayed in a 4-star, might have been 3-star (dont know the difference) and it cost me 130 reais per night. It is called Marambaia. But any hotels on either of these streets is perfectly fine.

Let me know when you come to Balneário, I can give you a city tour...

I dont know what you consider decent surfing. There are surfers here and on praia brava (adjacent city just over a hill to BC, its not even a 5 min drive). But waves are small

I think you should research about the surfing on google or something, I dont know much at all about surfing...

About the CPF for foreigners. I did some research online and it seems that for most poker players, they have to go for the Non-resident application form and not the Foreigners-in-Brazil form.

Here is a link to the Non-resident form http://www.vencer-rs.com.br/parceiro...#Naoresidentes

It is in portuguese, try putting it on google translator. If you have trouble, I can help with the translation. Does not seem a hard thing to do. Just a few simple documents.

More about CPF

CPF para estrangeiros

O CPF dos estrangeiros pode ser solicitado através do Site da Receita Federal do Brasil, ou, se eles estiverem em território nacional, nas agências dos Correios, do Banco do Brasil ou da Caixa Econômica Federal.

Caso o estrangeiro ainda esteja em seu país de origem, alguns dias após preencher o formulário eletrônico no site:
http://www.receita.fazenda.gov.br/ap...geiro/fcpf.asp

ele será chamado à embaixada brasileira mais próxima para uma entrevista pessoal.


Na ocasião, o estrangeiro deverá apresentar a documentação exigida, que aparecerá listada no próprio site da receita.


Caso esteja no Brasil, o estrangeiro deve entregar o formulário de inscrição no CPF a um dos órgãos mencionados. Dentro de aproximadamente 15 dias ele receberá uma carta, em que será convidado a comparecer à Receita Federal,

Atualização de maio de 2011: Atualmente, o estrangeiro que está no Brasil deve se dirigir a uma agência dos correios e preencher um formulário eletrônico. O estrangeiro deve portar um documento em que conste o nome de sua mãe e pagar uma pequena taxa.

Depois disso, o estrangeiro poderá se dirigir à Receita Federal portando seus documentos e um comprovante de residência. Após a visita à receita, o CPF é liberado IMEDIATAMENTE.

Source: http://adlerweb.blogspot.com/2010/03...rangeiros.html

What game/stake do you guys play? I'm interested in this available room next march! BC parece mto louco!

how we talking a month for a place

For a month you can stay in a ok place to live in for 1k reais. Right at the beach, but facing backwards, or on the first parallel street.

For a very nice and modern 1-bedroom for a month it would be 1500-2000 reais.

You know any good websites to use to find a furnished place?

Edit: doesnt have to be English, I speak portuguese

http://www.portaldeimoveiscamboriu.c...?urlcode=64Ebq

Tem imóvel de todo tipo, semi-mobiliado, inteiro. Em geral, a mobília é ok, é difícil achar algum com mobília muito top.

Me adiciona no skype: fmorgen

Eu jogo nl200 e nl400 e to mudando de FR pra 6max. Um dos roommates joga nl100 e nl200 e o outro joga só live.

Me add lá no skype que fica mais fácil

Abs

Ah valeu, entao a melhor manera de achar um bem moderno seria procurar so uma vez que eu tiver ai né?

Não necessariamente. Nesse site tem tudo o que tem de melhor disponível. Se você procurar no google, vai achar umas imobiliárias com site próprio com exclusividade de alguns aptos, então talvez você encontre alguma outra coisa legal sem ser no portal de imóveis.

Qual seria a sua idéia, passar um tempinho em BC, ou se mudar pra valer. Se quiser passar um tempo (1 no ou menos), compensaria alugar um apto bem top e moderno. Se quiser morar em BC, compensa pegar um semi, com cozinha pronta, etc... e daí vc compra seus próprios móveis.

Quando me mudei, comprei tudo novo. Mas não é preciso. Tem muitas lojas de móveis usados que sempre tem alguma coisa mto top, e mto mais barato que novo. Mta gente se muda toda de BC e acaba vendendo pra essas lojas móveis mto bons mesmo... Melhor jeito de mobiliar com custo-benefício bom.

A ideia é eu ficar so um ano o menos.. Talvez mude de ideia ai mas eu agora quero procurar um lugar pra essa duracao.. Por isso eu imagino que o melhor seria achar algum lugar ja mobiliado, mas si nao sai muito caro e nao é muito complicado comprar meus propios moveis e eu posso achar um apartamento melhor entao eu vou fazer o que voce recomendou.

I added you on skype, I only speak english touhg..

guys, its kind of stupid to post in portugese if everyone speaks english itt

Sorry for that, hope this helps:

This has all types of places, furnished, semi-furnsihed or empty. In general furniture is ok but its hard to find a very good furnished place.


SO best thing would be to look for something only once im there?

This site has all the best available stuff. If you google search you might find a few more places that are exlusive to some real estate companies, and maybe then find smth else nice.

If you plan to live in BC tho it could be worth it to rent a semi-furnished place (kitchen and stuff) and then buy the rest yourself.

When I moved here i bought everything new but its not necessary. Theres a ton of stores that sell used stuff and they almost always have smth really nice, modern and cheaper. Best way to save money on a nice furnished place.
The plan is to stay there less then a year. I might change my mind ocne I'm there but i am looking for smth for that duration now. So I am going to look into what you recommended and if itsn ot too complicated to get top stuff and get a place furnished I will do that.

This comment is kind of stupid for you to make. There is all the information you need to know about this town in the first 3 pages, and I am replying to everyone indivudually. So, it is stupid to reply to a Brazilian in English. If you have any questions, you can ask them in English.

I am very nice to everyone and happy to answer all questions.

If you are interested in coming down here to Balneário, you can PM, add me on skype, w;e... Youre comment just sounds like you opened this topic already at the last page and saw some comments in portuguese. Read the whole thing from the beginning.

im just saying if everyone is interested in this thread, which it seems like a lot of us are, it'd be nice to be able to read everything.

thx for translating though, im planning on doing a lot of traveling the next few years, this place (esp the beach club) looks pretty epic

also whats the weather like mid-october on? is this only a summer place?