⭐️ Total score |
2.96/5 (Rank #55)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍15 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,044 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 14 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 21°C70°F (feels 21°C70°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 73%
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❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Low: 30%
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👌 Safety |
Bad
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👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$721 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 7k ppl/km² (1 per 12x12m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Great |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Brazil |
🗓️ Average trip length | 14 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 14 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 21°C 70°F + 😊 Comfy (73%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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🔌 Power | 115V230V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Botafogo |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Santa Teresa |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 BRL in USD | USD 1.80 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BRL 1,000 = USD 180 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Tribo |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | StartupRio |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafeina |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 2,253,600 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 43,190 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 6,300,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,649 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Mercado Livre |
🏠 Apartment listings | Zap |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Azul |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Azul |
🏥 Best hospital | Rede D'Or |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,044 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,127 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,912 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $546 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $891 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,836 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $384 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $140,452 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $42 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $60 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $429 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $6 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $6,783 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $31 / month |
🚕 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 |
✅ Beautiful natural scenery
✅ Friendly people
✅ Warm weather
✅ Affordable cost of living
✅ Good coworking options
✅ Laid-back lifestyle
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ 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
❌ Safety concerns
❌ Low English proficiency
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 31°C / 88°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm |
Real (median) |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
Humidity |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 77% |
nice 78% |
nice 78% |
nice 78% |
nice 74% |
nice 73% |
nice 80% |
nice 86% |
nice 79% |
nice 81% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 130mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 134mm |
rainy 179mm |
Cloud |
pockets 42% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 42% |
Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,740 people | 2,705 people | 1,710 people | 1,506 people | 1,378 people | 1,063 people | 833 people | 1,012 people | 958 people | 1,247 people | 1,525 people | 2,188 people |
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