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186 reviews
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Curitiba

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nice

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friendly

modern

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Curitiba is seen as a clean and affordable city with a European-like feel, especially appreciated by travelers with expectations of a more chaotic or unsafe experience in Brazil. Many reviewers note that the city is modern and well-planned, with efficient public transportation and a layout that allows residents and visitors to get around on foot within certain neighborhoods. Centro and Batel are recommended as the best areas in terms of safety and amenities. Despite being a major city in Brazil, Curitiba doesn't conform to the typical images associated with the country, particularly with regard to safety and urban infrastructure.

Reviewers found the locals generally friendly and the level of service good, especially when some effort is made to speak Portuguese. English is not widely spoken outside younger demographics, so communication can be a challenge. The city is also noted for being quite affordable when compared to Europe. While the city enjoys mild weather in the fall, the winter months (June–August) can be surprisingly cold by Brazilian standards. Overall, Curitiba is frequently described as a pleasant, practical destination with reliable infrastructure and a high quality of life relative to cost.

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1 year ago

Nice and clean modern city. Nothing about it fitted my preconceptions I had as a European about Brazil: I though it'd be dangerous with favelas everywhere. Of course this is South Brazil so it's rich and very different than the North. Curitiba feels more like a Western European city than anything. It can get quite cold in the winter (which is June/July/Aug for Europeans). It has great public transport, and apparently is known for its modern urban planning that grew it from a small town in the 1950s to almost 2 million people now. People are friendly, and service is nice, especially if you try speak a bit of Portuguese. People in Curitiba generally are known to be a bit more stuck up / arrogant than rest of Brazil, but to me they felt quite friendly. Then again anyone is friendly if you're used to service in Lisbon.

3 years ago

Very nice and underrated city. Many parks, and things to do. The best neighborhoods are Centro (near Shopping Estacao) and Batel (near Praca Japao). You can do everything on foot. Everything is cheap by European standards. The nightlife is very good, Latin America standard. Women are beautiful. Security is okay in these neighborhoods, but be aware. English speaking is only possible with young people or some adults. The weather is good and comfortable in the fall. One of my favorite cities in Brazil, I recommend it.

6 years ago

✅ Very clean

✅ Very affordable

✅ Friendly people

✅ Good public transport

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Cold in winter

❌ Low English proficiency

❌ Not very safe

❌ Not much to do

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

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2373°
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Real (median)

2373°
mild

2576°
warm

2475°
warm

2067°
mild

1966°
mild

1660°
cool

1661°
cool

1763°
cool

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1864°
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2271°
mild

2373°
mild

Humidity

nice
86%

nice
81%

nice
84%

nice
83%

nice
82%

damp
85%

damp
77%

damp
79%

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80%

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84%

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82%

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80%

Most common

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Rain

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221mm

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126mm

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157mm

dry
36mm

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99mm

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105mm

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48mm

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75mm

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144mm

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97mm

Cloud

cloudy
81%

cloudy
57%

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69%

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66%

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60%

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69%

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52%

cloudy
53%

cloudy
69%

cloudy
80%

cloudy
75%

cloudy
72%

Air quality

clean
46 US AQI

okay
53 US AQI

clean
46 US AQI

Sun

avoid sun
9 UVI

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10 UVI

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8 UVI

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6 UVI

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4 UVI

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9 UVI

Remote workers

1,640 people

1,950 people

1,640 people

1,800 people

1,250 people

1,380 people

1,473 people

1,527 people

1,200 people

1,140 people

1,620 people

1,750 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Itajaí

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°

✈️14min

$1,554 / mo

23 Mbps

Itapema

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 33

✈️16min

$3,008 / mo

19 Mbps

Florianopolis

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 26

✈️20min

$2,722 / mo

11 Mbps

Sorocaba

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 46

✈️22min

$1,362 / mo

16 Mbps

Jundiaí

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 40

✈️27min

$3,019 / mo

20 Mbps

São Paulo

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 18

✈️27min

$2,508 / mo

18 Mbps

Campinas

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 28° 82° 26° 78° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 22

✈️29min

$2,104 / mo

17 Mbps

São José dos Campos

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌫 Feels 30° 86° 26° 79° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 13

✈️33min

$2,079 / mo

12 Mbps

Foz do Iguaçu

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 38° 100° 29° 85° Barely AC 🥵

✈️43min

$1,886 / mo

15 Mbps

Porto Alegre

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety very bad

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 26

✈️44min

$2,101 / mo

13 Mbps

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌫 Feels 33° 91° 28° 82° Some AC 🥵 AQI 3

✈️54min

$2,958 / mo

16 Mbps

Uberlandia

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 57 😷

✈️58min

$1,751 / mo

19 Mbps

São Paulo

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 18

✈️27min

$2,508 / mo

18 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 67° AQI 31

✈️11h

$4,690 / mo

101 Mbps

Ericeira

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 30

✈️11h

$3,931 / mo

96 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 34

✈️13h

$7,126 / mo

40 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 18

✈️12h

$6,188 / mo

39 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 72 😷

✈️22h

$1,657 / mo

33 Mbps

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌫 Feels 33° 91° 28° 82° Some AC 🥵 AQI 3

✈️54min

$2,958 / mo

16 Mbps

Florianopolis

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 26

✈️20min

$2,722 / mo

11 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 13° 56° AQI 11

✈️13h

$8,620 / mo

23 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 11

✈️13h

$7,862 / mo

14 Mbps

Porto

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 16° 60° AQI 46

✈️11h

$3,444 / mo

93 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 18

✈️10h

$8,815 / mo

26 Mbps

Florianopolis

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 26

✈️20min

$2,722 / mo

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São Paulo

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 18

✈️27min

$2,508 / mo

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Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌫 Feels 33° 91° 28° 82° Some AC 🥵 AQI 3

✈️54min

$2,958 / mo

🌇 Also went here91 people

Buenos Aires

Argentina

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 19° 66° AQI 34

✈️2h

$3,439 / mo

🌇 Also went here93 people

Santiago

Chile

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°

✈️3h

$2,238 / mo

🌇 Also went here65 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 67° AQI 31

✈️11h

$4,690 / mo

🌇 Also went here80 people

Porto

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 16° 60° AQI 46

✈️11h

$3,444 / mo

🌇 Also went here52 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 42

✈️12h

$5,250 / mo

🌇 Also went here64 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 18

✈️12h

$6,188 / mo

🌇 Also went here78 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 34

✈️13h

$7,126 / mo

🌇 Also went here76 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 66 😷

✈️13h

$5,277 / mo

🌇 Also went here59 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 13° 56° AQI 11

✈️13h

$8,620 / mo

🌇 Also went here81 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 12° 53° AQI 11

✈️13h

$7,862 / mo

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Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 87 😷

✈️15h

$3,391 / mo

🌇 Also went here58 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° Has AC AQI 72 😷

✈️22h

$1,657 / mo

🌇 Also went here69 people

3,000 remote workers in Curitiba now, of which 4+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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🎒 Nomad Score™	3.4/5 (Rank #229) 186 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $2,031 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 20 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 20°C69°F (feels 20°C68°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 94%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 16%
💨 Air quality (now)	😐 Moderate: 53 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 46 US AQI
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Bad
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Poor: $893 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 16x16m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Latin America
🚩 Country	Brazil
🗓️ Average trip length	20 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	20 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 20°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (94%) = feels 20°C 68°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 53 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 46 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 230V 60Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Água Verde
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Xaxim
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 BRL in USD	USD 2.01
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	BRL 1,000 = USD 201
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Nex Co-working
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
🦷 Fluoride added	💧 Yes, fluoridated
🪨 Water hardness	Moderately hard · 65 mg/L
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	2,500,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$10,713 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ not busy: 16x16m (256m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 45% 👱‍♀️ 55%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 51% 👱‍♀️ 49%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 79% 👱‍♀️ 21%
🏞 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
🏥 Best hospital	Santa Cruz

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,031 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,340 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$2,712 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$775 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$915 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,743 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$513 / month
🏠 Median home price	$90,376
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$43 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$57 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$141 / month
🍛 Dinner	$8
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$3
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$11,264 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$3 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$3,200
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$10,460
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$28,475

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