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I was born in Brazil but I am currently in process to try to get a Portuguese citizenship (my ancestors are portuguese and raised me to be portuguese, I was only born in Brazil).

I am considering moving to portugal even, but I must say I was shocked when I saw that income taxes for me would be 45%? And I was thinking I pay too much in Brazil at 27.5%...

Are portuguese services really, really good at least? (in Brazil the services are not very good, we pay taxes + private education, private healthcare, private security, and the government expects private sector to build railways, etc... hell, some places people have private army too, with some parts of the country you being safe only if you bribe the army itself or hire mercenaries...)

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>Are portuguese services really, really good at least?

That's problem: they're not. Or better yet, they're very inefficient and rely too much on humans. Our public Health Care Service (SNS) is praised in some circles - but at the cost of poor wages and overworked staff. Not to mention the interior is starting to crumble with no people to make up for it.

> Our public Health Care Service (SNS) is praised in some circles - but at the cost of poor wages and overworked staff.

I remember looking up portuguese doctor wages once and I was pretty shocked. Technology jobs would be more advantageous.

This is just Europe in general.

nurses get paid minimum salary, 500/600 per month

FWIW, coming to Portugal from the states, their turnaround time/effectiveness on everything related to covid was way, way, way better than it is here.

> my ancestors are portuguese and raised me to be portuguese, > I was only born in Brazil

You are 100% Brazilian. Your ancestors, knew a Portugal from 100 years ago. It is the same with the japanese Dekasegi.

Portugal is awesome, IMO the best country in the world, but you will definitely have a lower life standard there. If you are married, expect a lot of "saudades de casa".

" IMO the best country in the world,"

porque maloqueiro, porque?

(I wanted to buy an apartment in Lisbon but is has become too expensive)

> I am considering moving to portugal even, but I must say I was shocked when I saw that income taxes for me would be 45%?

Only if you earn the same as the prime-minister, I think that's the top marginal rate.

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