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Expert: Ken Rapoza Cruz - 2/20/2009


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Hi everyone, need some help with moving to Brazil. I accepted a job in Sao Paulo and will move there in about 3 months (I am in SP now looking at apartments). I am a US resident, Italian citizen and would like to bring my 2 cars from New York City where I presently live. I own a 2008 Audi A8 and a 2007 Audi Q7. These two cars in Brazil cost about 3 times what they are worth in the states. Can i bring these cars in without having to pay duty? What are the restrictions surrounding this? I am a non resident non national if that makes any difference. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please copy me on  as well. thank you !

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You can not bring new cars to Brazil, only classic cars 30 yrs or older. If you want an AudiA8, you will have to sell your car and buy one here. Source -- Receita Federal (IRS) and CAMEX, Brazil's Foreign Trade Council.

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Ken Rapoza Cruz

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I can help would be travelers find places to go, help them decide whether or not they should book tour packages in their home country or wait til they arrive in Brazil, and other relevant info about the country and its travel amenities. General questions about Brazil and living in Brazil.

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Ken Rapoza is a former contributing editor at International Living, a monthly magazine about travel and real estate. Rapoza has also given speeches about Brazil travel and real estate offerings at Int'l Living conferences in the US. He now covers Brazil for a major U.S. news agency in New York City. He lives in Sao Paulo.

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International Living, The Boston Globe, The Sun Sentinel, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal and many others.

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BA -- Antioch College
MFA -- Vermont College

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