Online Portuguese Learning for Free

Thanks to a casual mention by another friend who is living in Brazil, I've discovered a new online resource for learning Portuguese.

Take a look at Memrise.com.

Specifically you can find Brazilian Portuguese here.

I've just started using it today, so my review is based just on a cursory beginning (and only with the Portuguese course), but I really like it so far.

Paying INSS online

Fellow blogger, Shelley, from "Give Us This Day Our Daily Mango" has written an excellent tutorial of sorts on how to pay the INSS part of your domestic helper's salary. What is the INSS? Per Shelly, "It's essentially the benefit that employees get, like Social Security, when they retire. It's mandatory to pay into the INSS of your hired help."

Please take a look at her post, including the comments which also have good information:

Paying INSS online

Leave her a comment if you have any questions, or would simply like to shout out a "Thanks".