Brazil: research

ok doing a bit of research ... here are results:
1 US dollar = 1.7100 Brazilian reals/1 Brazilian real = 0.5848 US dollars
Tax is a bit bad, but then again, similar to the US ... and SaoPaulo is the most expensive costCentre in the Americas(yes, more than NYC!), so I'll expect to get a VERY good paypacket woohoo! ... Negotiations on monday: fingers crossed! Once I have that on the table I can "hassle out" a trading job: losing the Ghoshmeister at such a time will be very bad for the Swaps desk: yeeeah! ... Meanwhile, the jobhunt elsewhere continues: but dammmn this recession!!!

Brazil biz ... good local technical info
http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/cost-of-living-in-sao-paulo
probly the best site for helpful local info, mostly cultural
http://www.gringoes.com/articles.asp?ID_Noticia=2000
Greg and Cath ... there frm 2008-09
http://gregandcathsadventures.wordpress.com/category/living-in-sao-paulo/
not checked it out properly yet, but for later deffoz:
http://www.expat-blog.com/en/destination/south-america/brazil/sao-paulo/

DB offices
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3.900 - 13° a 15° andares
CEP 04538-132 São Paulo
Brazil

housing info:
http://www.bassiworldmovers.com/HOUSING.HTM
taxes:
http://www.worldwide-tax.com/brazil/brazil_taxes.asp

Apartments: have to be within walking dist from work, so deffoz near the trendy Jardins area(in keeping with the City-Roppongi-WallStreet theme: PADDDDD!), and has to have a decent swimming pool(surprisingly more apts in SaoPaulo than NYC!!)
not too close but really nice area:
http://www.coelhodafonseca.com.br/alugar-Flat-Pinheiros-Sao+Paulo.aspx?IdFinalidadeImovelUsado=2&IdImovel=194230&IdRegional=1&IdRevenda=121987
rite next to work and good value:
http://www.coelhodafonseca.com.br/alugar-Loft-Itaim-Sao+Paulo.aspx?IdFinalidadeImovelUsado=2&IdImovel=222759&IdRegional=1&IdRevenda=145916
even closer and good value too!:
http://www.coelhodafonseca.com.br/alugar-Apartamento-Itaim-Sao+Paulo.aspx?IdFinalidadeImovelUsado=2&IdImovel=223027&IdRegional=1&IdRevenda=146184
good apt(Moema):
http://www.coelhodafonseca.com.br/alugar-Apartamento-Moema-Sao+Paulo.aspx?IdFinalidadeImovelUsado=2&IdImovel=223682&IdRegional=1&IdRevenda=146862
not too good and further off but cheap(Moema):
http://www.coelhodafonseca.com.br/alugar-Apartamento-Moema-Sao+Paulo.aspx?IdFinalidadeImovelUsado=2&IdImovel=226021&IdRegional=1&IdRevenda=149190
bit far but not bad and cheap(Moema):
http://www.coelhodafonseca.com.br/alugar-Apartamento-Moema-Sao+Paulo.aspx?IdFinalidadeImovelUsado=2&IdImovel=162027&IdRegional=1&IdRevenda=98018
Nice apt(Jardin)
http://www.coelhodafonseca.com.br/alugar-Apartamento-Jardim+Paulista-Sao+Paulo.aspx?IdFinalidadeImovelUsado=2&IdImovel=225321&IdRegional=1&IdRevenda=148494
looks okay but a but far(almost BelaVista):
http://www.coelhodafonseca.com.br/alugar-Apartamento-Jardim+Paulista-Sao+Paulo.aspx?IdFinalidadeImovelUsado=2&IdImovel=213002&IdRegional=1&IdRevenda=136175