Originally posted by latinboy Hi Sven,  How do you go about being Autonomous? Recieta federal? and do i need to do this if i am working online freelance? what if people dont want reciepts? Please could do with some help. Many thanks man.

If you work for companies they will want (need) reciepts for their tax. You'll have to register as an autonomous and that would be at the state secretaria de fazenda.

Google works wonders! Here a good PDF file from Deloitte with just about everything you will ever want to know about taxes in Brazil:

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