{"id":3397,"date":"2012-04-12T01:47:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T01:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3397"},"modified":"2012-04-12T01:47:41","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T01:47:41","slug":"leaving-voicemail-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/leaving-voicemail-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaving Voicemail in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you do when you get someone’s caixa postal<\/em> (voicemail) when you call in Brazil? Do you leave a message, or just call back?<\/p>\n

A Brazilian friend who’d lived abroad for many years and recently moved back to Brazil commented on leaving a recado<\/em> (message) on voicemail. Here is what her experience has been:<\/p>\n

Ningu\u00e9m deixa recado quando liga pra voc\u00ea, seja em telefone fixo ou celular. A maioria liga, liga, a\u00ed liga de novo num \u2013 depois liga, liga e liga de novo noutro. Pelo n\u00famero de tentativas voc\u00ea pode achar que \u00e9 uma emerg\u00eancia, n\u00e9? Ent\u00e3o voc\u00ea vai checar os recados e… nada. Me falaram que isso acontece porque ningu\u00e9m por aqui checa as pr\u00f3prias mensagens. H\u00e1 tamb\u00e9m o fato de algumas operadoras cobrarem pelo servi\u00e7o. Mas continuo sem entender a mania de ligarem v\u00e1rias vezes e mesmo ap\u00f3s ouvir que aquele n\u00famero tem servi\u00e7o ativo de caixa postal, desligam. E depois reclamam contigo. Estranho.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve encountered this same thing, especially when calling cell phones. I’ve also found that if I can’t get in touch with someone – on either a landline or a cell phone – it’s easiest just to call until they pick up. Sometimes I’ve had better luck leaving a message with a secretary, in the case of business. But I’ve still found it’s best to be persistent. I’ve also found that it can sometimes be easier to use text messages than leaving a voicemail.<\/p>\n

What’s your experience been?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What do you do when you get someone’s caixa postal (voicemail) when you call in Brazil? Do you leave a message, or just call back? A Brazilian friend who’d lived abroad for many years and recently moved back to Brazil commented on leaving a recado (message) on voicemail. Here is what her experience has been…<\/p>\n

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