Category: Perspective
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Comprehensive guide to obtaining Brazilian residency—covering all pathways, costs, and timelines. Build flexibility for your family’s future in Brazil.
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Your second hub shouldn’t replicate your main home—it should complement it. Build optionality by pairing strengths: income in one, lifestyle in another.
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The US government shutdown 2025 proves rare events are now recurring. Build your family contingency plan and second residency before the next disruption.
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I’ve had this conversation more times than I can count. Whenever I mention what we’re doing—where we’re going, what we’re building, the options we’re creating for our family—I see it happen: that flash of confusion before the questions start. –> “Why would you go there?” –> “That country’s corrupt!” –> “What are you, a traitor?”…
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The Trap of Certainty There are a ton of pressing topics right now — important for your family and wealth in the next 5-10 years — where no certainty can be had, but require you to lay the ground work now. Will BRICS replace the current US-based hegemony? Will there be bank failures in the…
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The Morning Everything Stopped I made what seemed like a smart decision. Here in Brazil, my car can run on both ethanol and gasoline — it’s a flex-fuel vehicle. I’ve never bothered with ethanol before. I always filled up with gasoline because it was simple, reliable, and I knew it worked. But I kept seeing…
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Every parent wants the same thing: “I just want my children to have a better life than I did.” It’s why we work late, save diligently, and build businesses that demand everything from us. We imagine our wealth as a safety net — a guarantee our children will never struggle. But here’s what successful parents…
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Hey — scrum time! Instead of user stories and bug fixes, we’re going to plan for your life, for the next 30-40 years…because how often do you do that? We’ll keep it short and focused: Yesterday: Where you’re at. Blockers: What’s in your way. Next Sprint: What to build next. Today: What you can do…
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A Ukrainian man living in Germany for ten years goes to renew his passport. The embassy refuses. His choice: return to fight in a war, or become undocumented in the only country he calls home. When the war in Ukraine broke out, the government began drafting men to fight. What shocked the world was how…
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I used to think I could explain it — why giving birth abroad was something we needed to do, why it was worth the risk, the distance, the uncertainty. I thought if I just laid out the facts clearly enough, she’d see what I saw. But facts alone don’t move us toward life-changing decisions. Most…
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My son doesn’t know he’s lucky. He just knows that in Brazil, soccer meant running barefoot through neighborhood parks every evening, the whole community cheering from the sidelines. He knows Festa Junina means dancing in a straw hat while bonfires flicker and the air smells like sweet cake and smoke. And this weekend, like so…