Thomas:
It's hard to answer a question like if you should import a KitchenAid mixer with just a "yes" or "no". Truly, it depends.
KitchenAid mixers got their reputation nearly 100 years ago, for multiple reasons. Back then, electric motors were expensive to make and buy, so a machine that provided one powerful motor that could be used with multiple accessories was a big plus. Also, the machine was used for things that got better alternatives today. For example, besides the usual beating egg whites and whipped cream (with the whisk) and making bread dough with the dough hook, people started using the flat beater (for cakes and batters) to cut in fat in flour (primarily to make pie dough, biscuits and cookies). Today, it's much easier to make pie dough, biscuits and cookies with a food processor, for example.
It's also true that gone is the day when one is allowed to have only one mixer, and if you can have several, the balance of power (no pun intended) changes. Many people here have a KitchenAid for heavy duty stuff and a hand mixer for things that the KitchenAid is not as good at. Other people have a Mixmaster (Sunbeam, I think it's Brittania in Brazil?) and a KitchenAid, or a Mixmaster and a food processor. I hear on the net ("So it must be true..."[tm]) that if you're making primarily cakes, a machine like a Mixmaster is better, if you're making primarily cookies/bread/pie dough, a KitchenAid is better. (BTW, anyone knows what happened to Kelly, aka MixFinder? Haven't heard from him in a while).
There are a couple of Yahoo! groups dedicated to mixers, one of them I think is named WACEM (We Actually Collect Electric Mixers) and the other one is Mixer-Owners, where you can get all the ins and outs of each different brand/model.
Just to pile more onto your plate: I have a KitchenAid, and I don't use it very much. I use a food processor way more often. For things I use a mixer for (primarily bread), I use a Bosch UniversalPlus or an Electrolux Assistent. I also have a Bosch Compact that I like a lot, I actually use it more often than the KitchenAid. Remember that for all the machines, including the KitchenAid, each accessory tends to cost nearly as much (sometimes more than) the equivalent machine with a motor: you can buy a citrus press complete with a motor for less than a KitchenAid citrus press alone, for example. Same thing for a pasta machine or a meat grinder. Also, remember that with the European machines (Bosch or Electrolux) that they're engineered for the recipes/processes people in Europe use, so, unless you start with butter completely at room temperature, you'll break the whisks -- do not make anything like pie dough or cookie doughs that need refrigerated or frozen butter with them -- you'll need to use the dough hook in the Bosch machines or the roller/scraper in the Electrolux for that. If you get the Bosch UniversalPlus, get the cookie paddles and the whisk for heavy batters too. If you get the Assistent, make sure it comes with the plastic bowl and whisks to make cakes (it's easier than using the roller/scraper for most recipes). And unless you're completely averse to paying less and having citrus press, meat grinder etc with their own motors or need to save space, I'd pass on buying accessories for the machines and get the standalone gadgets.
So, to summarize -- unless you want a KitchenAid mixer as a status symbol, I'd buy something else, considering how much the thing weighs (which increases the transportation costs) and how much customs you'll pay on top of that. If you just want something similar in function, you'll probably do well with the Arno mixer. If you want stuff that is heavier duty, I'd go with either of the Bosch machines. If you want the Ferrari I'd go with the Electrolux Assistent (although the Assistent does have a very steep learning curve, it's not the easiest to use, but then again, lots of people love driving the sports car that is temperamental).
You can find a KitchenAid or a Mixmaster almost anywhere, so I won't include a link for that, but here's a link for the dealer I got my Bosch machines and the Assistent from, PeteK suggested them and I was very happy with the service. The Bosch machines are right at the home page, for the Electrolux Assistent, type "DLX" in the search box and it will come right up.
Good luck with your decision!
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