| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.12/5 (Rank #626)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,932 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 13 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C87°F (feels 38°C100°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 78%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 16%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 53 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Bad
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Poor:
$893 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Brazil |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 31°C 87°F + 🥵 Sweaty (78%) = feels 38°C 100°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 53 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V230V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 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 coffee place | Aroma Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,300,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $10,713 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 43% 👱♀️ 57% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 🏞 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 | $1,932 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,196 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,039 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $583 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,067 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,971 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $362 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $66,276 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $50 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $65 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $141 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $7 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $2,892 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3290° hot |
3391° hot |
3290° hot |
3391° hot |
3391° hot |
3391° hot |
3290° hot |
3493° hot |
3188° hot |
3188° hot |
3188° hot |
3493° hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 77% |
sweaty 78% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 238mm |
rainy 311mm |
rainy 465mm |
rainy 424mm |
rainy 297mm |
rainy 163mm |
rainy 112mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 86mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 65% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 58% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 1,200 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,350 people | 840 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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