IntlMOVE when Moving to Brazil and Port of Santos

Posted by intlmove on April 13, 2010 · 4 Comments 

IntlMOVE can help you overcome the challenges that you will face during your international move to Brazil.
Shipping your household goods to Brazil requires experience, planning and careful attention to detail.
IntlMOVE will manage your move to Brazil to ensure your personal belongings are shipped to your new destination with the utmost care.
There are many movers to choose from, but IntlMOVE specializes in international moves so you can put your trust in the international moving experts.
IntlMOVE has a reliable international network of agents who will ensure the safe arrival of your valuable personal effects.
Moving to Brazil, the home of Carnival and samba, will be very exciting.
Let IntlMOVE help make your international move easy.

When your international shipment arrives in Brazil, it might be delivered to the Port of Santos.
There are 10 major container ports in Brazil, but The Port of Santos is the busiest container port in Brazil, and it is even the busiest port in Latin America.
It is a free port for shipments to and from Paraguay and Bolivia.
The Port of Santos has served as a major import and export port for hundreds of years and was founded in 1532 by Bras Cubas.

This port is located on the island of Sao Vicente on the Atlantic Ocean.
Intricate highways and railroads help make this port as efficient as possible to help ensure safe transportation of the imported and exported goods.
The railways are connected to Sao Paulo and the interior of Brazil.
This location was chosen as a convenient point to cross the Serra do Mar mountain range, which can be difficult to cross when trying to reach the interior of the country.

The Port of Santos is located in Santos, Brazil and is located just 80 kilometers from Sao Paulo.
You will no doubt catch a glimpse of this magnificent port when moving to Sao Paulo as it is very close to beaches that are popular for surfing, sunbathing and other outdoor activities.
It is just a few feet above sea level and has a wide range of handling terminals.
There are terminals for solid and liquid bulk, general loads and containers.
The port can handle 50 ships at one time, although there are plans for expansion.

The Companhia Docas do Estado de Sao Paulo manages and maintains the Port of Santos.
This is quite a feat, as millions of tons of imports and exports pass through the port annually.
The Port of Santos is spread over more than 7.7 million square meters and has over 9 thousand meters of public docs.
There are a total of 36 warehouses, with a cap of 650 thousand tons.
There are also 39 external warehouses, one cold store warehouse, three wheat grain silos and 101 tanks for liquid inflammables.
There are also privately owned tanks for frozen juices.
At the Port of Santos, there are 157 electric cranes, 39 truck cranes and three link cranes.
There are also two floating cranes to help accommodate the port shipments.

Although coffee was once the main export from Brazil, cars, machinery, sugar and soybeans are now some of the main exports to leave from the Port of Santos.
There are special warehouses for inspection and sorting of coffee.
Brazil actually produced one quarter of the world’s coffee, so you will find that the port actually smells like the aromatic beans.

Billions of dollars have been allocated through state funding and private investors to help expand the Port of Santos to help increase security, help manage the increased traffic and to increase the capacity of the port.

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Moving to Brazil – The Home of Carmen Miranda

Posted by intlmove on April 11, 2010 · 2 Comments 

IntlMOVE is committed to helping its customers ease the stress of shipping their household goods to Brazil.
When moving or retiring overseas, you will want to bring all of your prized possessions that you have accumulated over the years to make your new house a home.
IntlMOVE understands the level of trust you give to international movers who handle the packing, shipping and delivery of your household goods.
For that reason, the move consultants at IntlMOVE are available for any questions or concerns.
We take pride in providing excellent customer service when you choose IntlMOVE as your international mover.
Let IntlMOVE handle the details of shipping your household goods and furniture so you can enjoy your new home in Brazil.

When you think of famous people from Brazil, you will almost always picture the samba singer and Brazilian actress, Carmen Miranda.
This Brazilian beauty is famous for many things, but she is often remembered for her elaborate costumes and wild style.
Her most famous costume was the outfit with the iconic fruit hat she wore in her 1943 move, The Gang’s All Here.

Carmen was born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha in 1909 in Portugal, but moved to Brazil with her family when she was only one year old.
She grew up in Rio de Janeiro where her father opened a barber shop.
Her father loved the opera and was christened Carmen after opera-related names.
Carmen was greatly influenced by her father’s love for music, which is why she began singing and dancing early on in her childhood.
Her father did not appreciate her entertainment career endeavors, but her mother was very supportive.

Carmen went to work for a boutique where she learned about fashion and how to make hats.
This led her to open her own hat business, which became very profitable.
Later in life, hats and unique fashion sense defined her style.
She began her show business career in 1929 when composer Josue de Barros helped her promote her first album.
In 1933, she signed a 2 year contract with Radio Mayrink Vegia and ultimately signed with RCA Records.
In addition to being a famous samba singer, Carmen debuted in her first movie in 1933.
She went on to star in several Brazilian films before arriving in the United States in 1939.
She eventually starred in 14 Hollywood films, and was Hollywood’s highest paid entertainer by 1946.
Her final film appearance was in 1953 with Martin and Lewis in Scared Stiff.

She was affectionately called “The Brazilian Bombshell.”
She also became famous for being the “lady in the tutti-frutti hat,” as she was often pictured in flamboyant outfits with headdresses made of fruit.

Sadly enough, Carmen suffered a heart attack on August 4, 1955 which led to her death.
She was filming a segment for the live TV show, The Jimmy Durante Show, when she fell to her knees after a dance number.
Unbeknownst to her, she had her first heart attack and passed away later that night when she suffered from a second heart attack at her Beverly Hills home.

Over 60,000 people attended her mourning ceremony which took place in Brazil.
She was buried in the Cemitério São João Batista in Rio de Janeiro.
However, Carmen’s legend lives on through many tributes.
She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1995, Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business, was released by Helena Solberg which documented the life of the famed starlet.
You can even visit a museum located in Rio de Janeiro which is dedicated to Carmen, which features original costumes and film clips.
The museum is located in the Flamengo neighborhood on Avenida Rui Barbosa.
Many other tributes, performers and other forms of entertainment are influenced by or dedicated to Carmen Miranda.

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