Category: South American Countries
Expat Retirement and Living in Brazil
A Brazil retirement is a viable international living option although it is more costly than a Southeast Asian or Central American nation alternative. Brazil offers pensioners a special retirement visa with an income requirement of $2,000 USD per month, with an additional $1,000 per month [...]
Expat Retirement and Living in Colombia
If you love police action movies, Colombia might not be on your mind as a potential retirement destination. The image of Colombia as a violent country with cocaine drug lords, assassinations, wide spread corruption, guerrilla warfare and kidnappings is probably a typical American view of [...]
Physical Features and Geography of Brazil
Brazil is a large country with a diverse physical geography. While some parts of the country are less than ideal as a retirement destination, other parts of the country have ideal physical features for international living. Brazil’s physical landscape provides environments that range from dense [...]
Physical Features and Geography of Colombia
Colombia may have the most diverse range of physical geographic features in South America. The Colombian physical environment ranges from warm tropical beaches, to hot and humid tropical rainforests to freezing cold high altitude plateaus. The physical geography of Colombia will not be a disappointment [...]
Maps of Brazil
The world map shows the location of Brazil in relation to the USA. It lies about 4,200 miles south of the USA in the continent of South America. The regional map of Brazil shows the country’s location relative to other South American countries. [...]
Maps of Colombia
The physical map of Colombia clearly shows the Andes to the west of the country, the savannah (Llanos) to the northeast, plains to the northwest, and the rainforest lowlands to the southwest. The political map of Colombia shows a pattern of urbanization in the [...]
