I think most people in the world do not know Paraguay. I'm from Taiwan, and we have some relationships with Paraguay, so some of people here many know the name of Paraguay. However, it is not the famous /well-knowm country and even people do not know where it is or it is a Latin American country. The awful manners the players showed today gave Paraguay some recognition. I'm not sure people are happy with this

Hi everyone,

My wife and I are seriously considering relocating to Paraguay with our two daughters, who are 1 and 3 years old.

We are originally from India (Ethnic Tibetan), but I’ve been living and working in Singapore for the past 10 years. I currently earn around SG$6,000 (about US$4,800) per month.

I’ve been researching different countries in South America. Uruguay and Chile was one of the options we considered, but it seems quite difficult to manage a comfortable family lifestyle and save much on my current income.

Now I’m looking more seriously at Paraguay, especially Asunción.

I’d really appreciate honest advice about:

• Is US$4,800/month enough for a family of four to live comfortably and save?
• What would be a realistic rent for a good 2–3 bedroom apartment in a safe area?
• How are schools and healthcare?
• Which areas are best for raising young children?
• How safe is everyday life?
• How difficult is residency and eventually citizenship?
• Is Paraguay a good place for a family with young children?

Also, we’re aware that Spanish is the main language in the region, so we’ve already started learning it.

If you were in my situation, would you consider moving from Singapore to Paraguay?

I’m especially interested in hearing from locals and expats who can share the real day-to-day experience, including the negatives.

Thanks in advance!

I’m Japanese, and I’d really like to visit Paraguay someday. I recently told my Paraguayan husband, “Let’s save up and go to Paraguay together!”

He said, “Japanese people are seen as wealthy, so you’ll get shot as soon as you land at the airport.”

I don’t know much about Paraguay’s safety situation, but is it really that dangerous? Is it actually that bad, or was he exaggerating?

Edit: Thanks so much for all the advice, everyone!
I also added a note in the comments to clear something up and defend my husband’s honor😂

First off, Paraguay is a high-context culture. That means the dictionary definition of your words matters less, and the situation where you said your words matters more. So, lets look at the situation.

A local says to the tourist "Why did you decide to visit Paraguay?"
The local is trying to connect with the tourist.

Then the tourist says "Paraguay is very affordable!". In the ears of the local, this sounds a lot like "I am much richer than you are!".
The local was trying to connect with the tourist, and then the tourist decides to go out of his way to emphasize the distance between them both. This makes the Paraguayan feel like his attempt at connection was rejected.

It isn't just about high-context vs low-context cultural difference. It also has to do with local taboos. In USA the biggest taboo is racism. In Paraguay the biggest taboo is classism. So, when you tell someone "I am much richer than you are!", this is just about the most offensive thing you can say in Paraguay. Imagine a white tourist visited USA and had this conversation with a black local:

local black person: "why did you decide to visit USA?"

tourist white person: "Because USA has fewer black people than my country. I wanted to experience a country with less blackness."

You can imagine that the local USA person would walk away from this conversation feeling very offended. Well, that is how Paraguayans feel when you tell them that their country is "affordable".

What can you say instead?
For me, when I used to talk about "affordability", what I was really talking about is the quality of food ingredients that are available to me. So now, when Paraguayans ask me "Why did you come to Paraguay?", I tell them about how in my country of origin people eat fruits and vegetables from cans for a large part of the year, because fresh fruits and vegetables are unavailable. I tell them about how in my country of origin there is frequently snow and ice, and that I hate the cold. That I would always slip on the ice and hurt myself, and I don't want to walk on ice ever again.

I left Canada a few years back. Portugal came first, then enough countries that the moving boxes eventually stopped coming along. For the past year I've been in Asunción, and I've now opened or run 11 different accounts from here between local banks, fintechs and brokers. Every border I've crossed gave me the same welcome gift: the money system reset to zero. Paraguay was no different, but it rewards you faster than anywhere else I've lived if you set things up in the right order. Three things I wish someone had told me at the start:

1. Getting paid from abroad is a solved problem, but not through the front door. If you invoice clients in USD or EUR and try to land it straight into a local bank, you'll donate a painful slice to fees and conversion. There are at least five working routes to get paid here, and the cheapest one costs me about a dollar to go from my business account to cash at an ATM. The expensive routes and the cheap ones deliver the exact same guaraníes. The difference is only whether anyone told you.

2. The credit ladder is real, and the clock only runs while you're in the system. Local banks want roughly six months of local history before they take you seriously, which sounds bad until you realize it means a local Mastercard Black inside six months is realistic if you sequence the openings right. The killer mistake is the reverse order: applying for the good stuff first, collecting a rejection that sits in your file, and resetting your own clock. Open the easy accounts the week you land, even if you don't need them yet.

3. What surprised me most: the cards are not about credit, they're about discounts. I assumed a local card was a convenience. Then I saw what the bank partnerships actually do here. Between restaurants, supermarkets and fuel, the right cards quietly cut 25 to 35% off normal spending. Coming from Canada, where a credit card gives you 1% back and a lecture, this still feels illegal.

I made basically every mistake available before figuring out the sequence, so if you're here or heading here: ask me anything about the setup.

Me recomiendan lugares para estudiar inglés? Yo llevo estudiando inglés en el ccpa desde que tengo 6 años por ahí y ahora voy a cumplir 18, la verdad que se me está haciendo eterno y la enseñanza ya no es la misma de antes, repiten los temas que ya dimos hace muchos cursos atrás y siento que me atraso en vez de avanzar, y ya supere las faltas y me van a dar de baja capaz así que mejor para salir de ahí ya, me quedé en intermedio superior 2.

You rarely see Paraguayans in the US but you see lots of Brazilians, Colombians, Venezuelans etc

Hello!

I'm currently visiting Paraguay and would love to chat with a local who speaks English.

I'm especially interested in learning about Paraguayan culture, daily life, traditions, indigenous communities, rural areas, and places that tourists don't usually visit.

I simply enjoy learning from local people and having interesting conversations about their culture.

I'm also interested in the festivals and celebrations that take place in June. Are there any events, parades, religious celebrations, traditional festivals, or local gatherings that you would recommend? I'd love to know where I can experience authentic Paraguayan traditions and culture.

If anyone would be willing to chat, I'd be very grateful.

Thank you!

Well it was a hard match but I hoped that you guys have won , and I hope you guys come and cheer for us in the upcoming match 🇵🇾 🤝🇲🇦

Article 3 of DNIT resolution 47/26 cryptoactivos:

"Son sujetos obligados a la presentación de la Declaración Jurada Informativa de Criptoactivos los siguientes:

1. El propietario, administrador o responsable de plataformas de criptoactivos que operen en el país.
2. La persona física, jurídica y demás entidades residentes o constituidas en el país, que operen con criptoactivos, cuando el monto anual de las transacciones realizadas con criptoactivos supere los cinco mil dólares americanos (US$ 5.000), ya sea de manera individual o en su conjunto; con o sin intermediarios, cuando realicen las siguientes transacciones:
   1. Con criptoactivos a través de plataformas no residentes o no domiciliadas en el país; o,
   2. Sin intermediación de plataforma alguna."

This is saying that only entities that are residents of Paraguay need to do this reporting requirement. If you have a company outside of Paraguay, then you can give your crypto to that company, and your reporting requirements move to the country where your company is located.

The best part of this plan, is that you can choose to disclose a portion of your crypto to Paraguay, and then Paraguay will let you deposit that money into the local banks.

Is there any reason that this plan would not work?

Here is a group dedicated to compliance with Paraguay crypto law r/Paraguay_Crypto

Galarza is a GOAT. France's team is pathetic and their supposed victory only came due to a penalty (honestly it was deserved). I deem this game a spiritual victory for Paraguay and a tragic failure for France. By the way, do Paraguayans prefer to cheer for Brazil or Argentina?

"Paraguay is cheap" is dead. Long live gentrification.

And the fault is ours (collectively).

In many languages, swear words are strictly reserved for anger. In Guaraní (and Jopara, the blend of Spanish and Guaraní), profanity and slang function as full emotional modifiers.

Depending on the sentence structure, tone, and context, the exact same terms can express hilarity, disbelief, sudden panic, calling out reckless madness, or deflating someone's arrogance.

1. Tembo (Literal: Penis)

The ultimate example of semantic bleaching—where a taboo anatomical word gets recycled to cover a massive range of everyday emotions.

As an Insult (The Person)

Context: Someone is acting rude, stupid, or malicious.

Guaraní: "Ese tipo es un tembo" / "Tembo ra'y"

Literal: Penis / Son of a penis

Actual Meaning: An obnoxious, stupid, or arrogant person.

English Equivalent: "Dickhead" / "Jerk"

As Disbelief (Calling Bullshit)

Context: Someone tells a blatant lie or ridiculous story.

Guaraní: "Tembo la erea" (or "Tembo la eréva")

Literal: "That's penis what you're saying"

Actual Meaning: Calling out a lie, exaggeration, or pure nonsense.

English Equivalent: "That's bullshit" / "You're talking out of your ass"

As Amusement (Finding Something Funny)

Context: Watching a hilarious video or reacting to a wild situation.

Guaraní: "¡Qué tembo!"

Literal: "What a penis!"

Actual Meaning: Reacting to a hilarious, wild, or absurd moment.

English Equivalent: "That's hilarious!" / "That's wild!"

1. Reactions to Accidents & Pain

"¡Nderakore!" (often shortened to "Ndera" or "Rako")

Context: Sudden, immediate accidents. You spill your entire cup of yogurt on your clean shirt right before leaving for work, or knock over a glass of water on your keyboard.

Literal: Taboo anatomical reference (rako = vagina).

Actual Meaning: Instant shock, frustration, or anger when something goes wrong.

English Equivalent: "Fuck!" / "Damn it!" / "Holy shit!"

"¡Añamemby!" / "¡Añarako!"

Context: Acute physical pain, heavy rage, or a severe mistake. You smash your pinky toe against the bed frame at 2:00 AM, or your phone drops screen-first onto the tile floor.

Literal: "Son of the devil" (Añamemby) / "Devil's cunt" (Añarako).

Actual Meaning: Heavy-duty curses reserved for severe pain, anger, or extreme frustration.

English Equivalent: "Son of a bitch!" / "Motherfucker!"

1. Rejections & Reality-Checking

"¡Mbore!"

Context: A hard, immediate refusal when someone proposes an idea, offer, or advance you have zero interest in entertaining. Formed by flipping the syllables of rembo.

Example: Someone asks to borrow money with no plan to pay it back, or someone you aren't into asks you out.

Suggestion: "Hey, you should go out with them tonight!"

Your Response: "¡Mbore!"

Actual Meaning: An emphatic "no way in hell," total rejection, or shutting down a proposal on the spot.

English Equivalent: "Hell no!" / "Fuck that!" / "Not a chance!"

"¡Moõpio!" (or "¡Moõpio, vairo!")

Context: Calling out fake tough guys, posturing, or someone acting like a big shot when they're actually a nobody. Adding "vairo" (ugly/repulsive) turns it into a direct personal shutdown.

Example:

Tough Guy: "I could beat the shit out of those guys over there if I wanted to."

Your Response: "¡Moõpio, vairo!"

Literal: "Where from, ugly?!" (short for "Where are you getting that from, loser?")

Actual Meaning: Deflating someone's ego, calling out cap, and putting them in their place.

English Equivalent: "Cap!" / "Yeah right, loser!" / "Who do you think you are?!"

1. Witty Comebacks & Counter-Insults

"Nderógape..."

Context: A passive-aggressive comeback targeted at men. Literally translating to "In your house...", it acts like a Paraguayan weaponized "that's what she said"—tacking onto whatever word someone just used to imply his wife/partner is stepping out on him at home right now.

Example:

Friend: "Che, está haciendo muchísimo calor hoy." (Man, it's so hot today.)

Your Response: "¡Nderógape lo que hace calor!" (In your house it's hot!)

Actual Meaning: Weaponizing an innocent comment to joke that his wife is cheating on him.

English Equivalent: "That's what's happening at your house!"

"Así me dijo tu hermana / tu mujer / tu novia"

Context: The universal reflex counter-punch when someone throws a direct insult at you (like calling you stupid, slow, or useless).

Example:

Other person: "¡Sos un inútil!" (You're useless!)

Your Response: "Así me dijo tu hermana anoche." (That's what your sister told me last night.)

Actual Meaning: Instantly neutralizing an insult by claiming intimate knowledge of their female relatives/partner.

English Equivalent: "That's what your sister/wife said last night!"

1. Creative Personal Insults & Metaphors

"Sogue" / "Pelécho" / Arriero perõ

Context: Describing a guy who is completely worn down, scruffy, or hopelessly broke.

Literal: Dry/ropeless (Sogue) or ragged/molting (Pelécho).

Actual Meaning: Someone who is dead broke, down on their luck, or looking utterly defeated by life.

English Equivalent: "Broke-ass" / "Dead broke" / "Scruffy loser"

"Karuvai"

Context: Literally someone who "eats poorly," but used sexually for a guy with zero standards who will chase or hook up with literally anyone ("isái guive" / anything wearing a skirt).

Actual Meaning: Extremely promiscuous with rock-bottom standards.

English Equivalent: "Down-bad" / "Desperate" / "Will hit anything that moves"

"Zapatu un lado" / "Deprovecho"

Context: Describing a completely useless, good-for-nothing person who serves no function whatsoever.

Literal: A single shoe / useless.

Actual Meaning: Comparing a person to a single isolated shoe—completely useless on its own.

English Equivalent: "Useless trash" / "Good-for-nothing" / "Waste of space"

"Veneno ryrukue"

Context: Describing a toxic, malicious, or treacherous person who causes harm wherever they go.

Literal: Empty poison container / leftover poison bottle.

Actual Meaning: Calling someone so inherently toxic that even their empty presence leaves a trail of venom.

English Equivalent: "Toxic trash" / "Walking poison" / "Snake"

"Vyrochúko" / "Vyro maleta"

Context: Calling out someone who is not only an idiot, but tries to act fancy, smooth, or important while doing it.

Actual Meaning: A clueless person who puts on airs or tries to flex.

English Equivalent: "Pompous idiot" / "Dumbass trying to look smart"

"Lorito óga" / "Sâ mbyky"

Context: Mocking a guy who is completely controlled or whipped by his partner, needing explicit permission just to step outside.

Literal: House parrot (Lorito óga) / Short rope (Sâ mbyky).

Actual Meaning: Calling someone whipped or leash-bound by their spouse.

English Equivalent: "Whipped" / "On a tight leash"

1. Reckless Behavior & Pure Madness

"¡Nde tavy!" (or "¡Ndetavy ne akâmbytetépe!")

Context: Calling out someone who is acting completely reckless, insane, or making an absurdly foolish decision right in front of you. Adding "ne akâmbytetépe" emphasizes that they are stupid right in the center of their brain.

Example: Watching someone try to touch live electrical wiring with wet hands, or going 120 km/h with no headlights.

Your Response: "¡Nde tavy! ¿Qué lo que estás haciendo?"

Actual Meaning: Calling out pure madness or reckless stupidity on the spot.

English Equivalent: "Are you fucking crazy?!" / "You've lost your damn mind!"

Hola!

I hope this is the right place to ask/get help, since o couldn’t find anything in the rules about it.

We (a group of friends) are planning a trip to Iguazú Falls from Asuncion and our current idea looks as follows:

Day 1
Asuncion - Rental Car - Ciudad del Este (Hotel there)

Day 2
Public Bus to the Brazilian Side (and return in the evening)
(Stopover at immigration, if I read correct)

Day 3
Public Bus to the Argentinian Side (and return in the evening)

Day 4
Drive back to Asuncion

Is this a viable itinerary? And if so, where can I find the bus connection and book it? I really struggle to find providers with the routes I’m looking for.

Thanks so much in advance!

**Does anyone here live in the Gran Chaco region of Paraguay?**

Hi everyone! I'm an engineering student in Germany, working on a university project about rainwater storage in the Gran Chaco.

I'd love to connect with people living in the region to learn about their experiences with water availability, droughts, and water storage methods.

If anyone is from the area and willing to answer a few questions, I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks in advance!

Paraguay somos exactamente el promedio mundial en desarrollo humano.

I can sometimes hear fireworks in Asunción but in the daytime? And also some type of shots which are used repeatedly for few hours? Is it for celebrating something or is it done for other reason?

Sorry for not writing in Spanish or Guaraní but feel free to answer in these languages.

I am Moroccan and I beg you guys to take France down , please!!

Hello all.

I'm am trying to write about one country everyday. Today it was number 137: Paraguay. Please let me know your thoughts. Only had one page

Hello, how were your experiences in obtaining residency in Paraguay and how much did it cost you approximately? Do you know a lawyer there? Please mention personal experiences because I intend to visit the country soon and I want a lawyer if his cost is low for issuance.