Dude, I'm sorry about your debt, but I'm sure you can find a better paying job eventually. > Here in Brazil the best wage you can get as programmer, is still a

Dude, I'm sorry about your debt, but I'm sure you can find a better paying job eventually. > Here in Brazil the best wage you can get as programmer, is still around 36k (yes, I am not kidding). Assuming you mean 36k USD, that's about R$5500 per month (assuming you're on CLT=permanent employee, not a contractor). That's on the lower end for a senior programmer [1] in São Paulo. You can certainly earn more than that if you're good and you do some professional networking. In any case, debt apart, 36k isn't such a bad salary to live on in São Paulo if you're single. [1] http://www.guj.com.br/java/263096-salario-para-profissionais-de-java-em-sao-paulo http://www.guj.com.br/java/263096-salario-para-profissionais...