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tamashin
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 12:34

Well here in Joao Pessoa there are people working till mid night in the big supermarkets and the 24 hour markets. Not to mention all the bars and nightclubs, bus drivers, taxi drivers etc and the Police, fireman, doctors etc. Sorry, no half days here, no half measures either.

Sincerely meant in the nicest possible way.

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DUNGA
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 12:47

Right, but the standard workweek in Brazil is 45 hrs. (8x5 +4) as opposed to the 40 hrs. in the US (8x5) or the 35 hr. in France (however that works).

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sven
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 13:36

Originally posted by DUNGA

Right, but the standard workweek in Brazil is 45 hrs. (8x5 +4) as opposed to the 40 hrs. in the US (8x5) or the 35 hr. in France (however that works).

wouldn't that be 44 hours ?? Or is 8 x 5 = 41 here in Brazil Confused

anyway, the workweek depends on what work you do, on the company you work for etc. When I worked at TIM it was 44 hours, 8 hrs 50 min a day and 1 hr 10 min lunch per day, no staturdays.

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gringomike
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 14:25

Dunga, lay of the Cachaca for a bit.

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so."

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DUNGA
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 14:27

Right sven, 44 not 45. I don't know the mechanism here for changing the traditional schedule. In the US way back when I worked in the trades you had to collective bargain your way out of an 8 hr. day (to work 4-10s rather than 8 hr days). Now everyone is an independent contractor. I don't know where Brazil is at in their current evolution. I will look.

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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 14:43

Originally posted by gringomike

Dunga, lay of the Cachaca for a bit.

spell check don't do math ... grammar not so good neither ...

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DUNGA
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 15:41

Originally posted by sven

When I worked at TIM it was 44 hours, 8 hrs 50 min a day and 1 hr 10 min lunch per day, no staturdays.

The Brazilian constitution states that normal work hours (there are a few exceptions) are not to exceed 8 hrs. a day or 44 hrs. a week. I wouldn't be surprised if they were paying sven 1-1/2 premium for 50 mins a day rather than turn on the lights and clean the toilets on Saturday.

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Posted: 07 November 2008 at 01:35

Edited by berolnick - 16 September 2010 at 12:35

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Juninho
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Posted: 07 November 2008 at 11:19

Some doctors do, but most earn more - like most professions you can plot a 'bell-curve' on a graph to show the level of salary against the amount of people in the profession earning it. This isn't however atypical. Professionals are not particularly well remunerated in Brazil. Successful business owners are.

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Posted: 07 November 2008 at 12:00

Originally posted by berolnick

Doctors here make 2,600 reais a month??

I thought private practice docs make more. I am an American and have considered entering med school here when my Portuguese improves.

I'd say start studying NOW. If you want to enter Med school you will be forced to do the Vestibular Exam since neither a university degree nor a "differenciated vestibular" allows access to Med School, contrary to other studies. Your portuguese must be excelent (difficult grammar tests) and you must also have good knowledge on Brazilian History, Culture, Literature and Geography.

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