Please help me return home safely to Australia

Hi! My name is Rose and I'm a 23 year old Australian citizen currently stuck in Brazil and unable to return home as I have no money left. I only moved here in June of 2024 after getting engaged to my now ex-fiance in 2023.

I had given up so much time, love, energy and money, almost everything I had to start a new life here with someone I thought was my soulmate, only for them to betray me and lie to me for the entirety of our relationship. I was obviously quite naive but he had deceived me into believing he was faithful so I mistakenly moved country for him because I truly loved him and didn't expect my love would get taken advantage of.

I have found myself in an extremely unfortunate and vulnerable situation here where I also no longer feel safe as one of his parents that lives here has been emotionally/physically abusive and hostile towards me. She constantly violated my privacy, went through my belongings without my consent (including snooping through my important documents and medical information) and even stalked my Australian family on social media using information she illegally accessed from my documents.

My mind and body could no longer take the torment she was putting me through after her behaviour escalated one week after months of her hostile behaviour and violating my boundaries. I had a meltdown and cried out loud saying I couldn't take this anymore while my fiance was comforting me... in which prompted her to storm into the kitchen screaming and trying to lunge at me, reaching for nearby objects (such as a metal frying pan and some random metal frame) to try and hit me with that my partner had to grab off of her as he stood in between us, then she purposely stood in front of the doorway to block it so I couldn't escape...

For a little more context, I was her 26 year old son's first serious partner and she still treated him like a helpless, dependant child. When I moved in, she was angry that I set boundaries about her not being allowed to come into our bedroom while we were gone and go through our things... She didn't like that she could no longer control him, and by extension, couldn't control me either. She saw me as a threat and would find any excuse to unleash her contempt and jealousy for me, which manifested in many inappropriate behaviours towards me that made me feel incredibly unsafe and unwelcome.

Due to all of this, I am now extremely traumatised and anxious along with experiencing physical health issues including heart problems, panic attacks, vitamin deficiencies and losing weight from not eating enough (I am scared of going downstairs when I'm alone in the house with only her, so I skip eating until I can be accompanied). I am not yet able to be independent here as I currently have no income, live in a very poor and crime-ridden area and I don't know how to use the public transport in São Paulo alone. I'm also level 1 autistic and feel quite scared and lost as I'm lacking the vital support I needed to navigate the complexities of living in a foreign country.

I was also meant to start a remote US job soon and they were about to set me up for onboarding, but I was ghosted out of nowhere, and I've since been applying non-stop so I can escape this situation. 7 interviews later and I'm still struggling to find a job here so I am completely dependent and my health is at risk until I can gain my independence again. I can only apply for remote jobs as my physical health has been too bad to work as mentioned earlier (even if I worked a normal job here in Brazil I would earn the minimum wage of only $370 AUD or $230 USD a month so it would take me a long time to save up what I need, hence why I need assistance).

All I want is to go back home to my friends and family in Australia where I feel safe and loved. Devastatingly enough, I will also have to rehome my 2 beloved pet rats, Zumi and Lilly who have been my emotional support in this time as rats are prohibited from entering the country.

I truly feel embarrassed to ask for help, as I know I made the choice to move here in the first place... However, if you have read this far, it would mean the world to me if you could please help me get back home as soon as possible. Any small amount still counts and I'll be extremely grateful for the support.

I want to be as transparent as possible with how the money will be utilised so I'll break down how much I need at absolute minimum and then I'll mention other costs for necessary things that will help me get back on my feet in better health as soon as possible.

For a one-way plane ticket back, it will cost more or less around $1700 AUD depending on the month. When I sent my belongings here to Brazil, it cost me about $900 AUD via regular postal service so it is likely to be around the same price to send them back.

I don't expect to even receive that much, but on the off chance that it even exceeds that, the rest would go towards things such as:

-Therapy, psychiatrist and doctor appointments.

-Supporting myself until I can leave Brazil (I'm hoping to have enough to leave by March)

It could take around 2 months to be approved for government payments so I won't have an income for a certain amount of time after landing in Australia. Unfortunately I can only apply for this once I'm actually in the country.

I would like to highlight as well that if I happen to save the goal amount through any other means then I will take this GoFundMe down as I won't ask for anymore than what I need.

I kindly thank you in advance for any support offered, even if it's words of encouragement. I'll be forever grateful and will post updates along the way with the progress of my situation <3