2.71/5
108 reviews
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Porto Alegre

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Porto Alegre offers a vibrant lifestyle with plenty to enjoy. Locals highlight the city’s excellent food scene, often considered the best in Brazil, and especially recommend the steaks and gaucho cuisine. There’s also a lot to do, from major soccer games to vintage stores and antique shopping. Nature is a significant draw, with scenic sunsets over the lake, abundant trees, and birdlife in the city. The weather is consistently pleasant year-round, which adds to the livability and appeal for outdoor activities. Cleanliness around the city is another plus frequently noted by residents and visitors alike.

While people are generally friendly, several reviews mention a socially challenging aspect of gaucho culture. Many locals tend to dominate conversations and focus on themselves rather than showing interest in others, which can become tiring over time. This trait appears mostly in the city, as those in the countryside are described as more polite and humble. Despite this cultural quirk, most experience the community as welcoming overall. If you enjoy good food, nature, and a warm climate year-round, Porto Alegre could be a rewarding destination or place to live.

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Porto Alegre (POA) is a city brimming with beautiful Nature. Trees and birds galore. Unfortunately, there is much wasted potential where historical architecture and intelligent zoning are concerned. I've traveled throughout Brazil and lived in Sao Paulo, and I can attest that POA has the best food hands down. Customer service is top notch, and the shopping is good. Love the vintage stores and antique shops too. Sunsets on the lake are a treasure.

Gauchos are the most "talkative" people I've ever met in my life (and I am a world traveler who has lived in other countries). Being chatty isn't a bad thing, but the problem here is that the vast majority of people only talk about THEMSELVES. Oftentimes, non-stop. They don't ask questions about you because they have no interest. It's about showing off where they've eaten, traveled, studied, etc. Even the taxi and Uber drivers behave in this manner. Living in a city full narcissists / braggarts gets draining. After years of being here, I've arrived at the conclusion that it's cultural (not malicious). Aside from this, they are very nice people. NOTE: In the countryside, the Gauchos tend to be polite, modest, and well-mannered.

4 years ago

Porto Alegre is so much fun, peaceful and has tons of things for you to do. Two of the major Brazilian soccer teams have their homes here. Weather is great all year long and the beaches are less than 100k away. Gotta love the gaucho food, the best steak in the world no doubt about that.

5 years ago

The profile photo is from Porto, Portugal, Not Porto Alegre in Brasil.

6 years ago

✅ Very clean

✅ Warm all year

✅ Very friendly people

✅ Great food

✅ Lots to do

✅ Beautiful nature

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ People can be self-centered

❌ Not safe at all

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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⭐️ Total score	2.71/5 (Rank #233) 108 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍4 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,381 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 12Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 24°C76°F (feels 24°C75°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 67%
👌 Safety	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Very bad
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $721 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 5k ppl/km² (1 per 14x14m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Latin America
🚩 Country	Brazil
🗓️ Average trip length	21 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	12 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 24°C 75°F
🔌 Power	115V 230V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 BRL in USD	USD 1.76
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	BRL 1,000 = USD 176
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Fabricadeideiascw
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	1,400,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$8,649 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ not busy: 14x14m (196m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 43% 👱‍♀️ 57%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 51% 👱‍♀️ 49%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 73% 👱‍♀️ 27%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Mercado Livre
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Azul
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Azul

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,381 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$712 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,396 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$399 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$819 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$846 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$253 / month
🏠 Median home price	$83,730
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$38 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$28 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$211 / month
🍛 Dinner	$5
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$6,031 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$32 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$2 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$3,200
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$10,460
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$28,475