Porto Alegre é Demais
The POA survival guide
Clear guides to get a CPF, rent without a local guarantor, survive the bureaucracy, and make this river city your home. Written like advice to a friend who just landed at Salgado Filho.
Housing
Housing in Porto Alegre
Finding an apartment, guarantees, floods, and moving in.
Work
Working in Porto Alegre
Jobs, CLT contracts, PJ, and opening a MEI.
Visas
Visas and arriving in Brazil
Visas, CPF, residence cards, and your first month.
Living
Living in Porto Alegre
Culture, language, weather, safety, and daily life.
Money
Personal finance
Banks, PIX, taxes, and what things actually cost.
Health
Doctors and healthcare
SUS, private plans, and finding a doctor.
Transit
Getting around
Buses, bikes, cars, and the airport.
Find
Where to find…
Shops, services, and the things you will hunt for.