I was born in Sao Paulo.. I live there for 30 years and I have never been assaulted. In 2018 I went to Chicago in a travel for business and I was assaulted there in the first day.
I've done the same , Moved from Switzerland to Brazil in January. Lots of red tape however if you hire someone that know the many loopholes in the tax system you're good to go. If you have money, living in Brazil is golden. Great people, good food. In the beginning i was a bit worried about safety however now i don't even think about it. I've been meeting many foreigners that did the same and everyone loves it. Sure not as organizes and clean as Switzerland , however to be honest its better than most European countries. If you choose São Paulo or somewhere in the south, life is good.
I did the exact opposite as you; I moved from Brazil to Switzerland a couple of decades ago. Good luck with Brazil, I will be surprised if you are able to stay another 3/4 years max.
is sao paulo really that safe? I might spend some time down there due to meeting someone but looking at the stats, its way safer than alot of american cities
As a brazilian, what i can say is that the most freedom/liberty oriented parts you'll find is in South (Santa Catarina, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul) and in Minas Gerais (particularly Belo Horizonte. A great place with lot of development going on, startup businesses etc.). To entrepreneur in Brazil is a hard task as we all say "Brazil is not for amateurs" but we're moving in a good direction since market freedom became such an important topic to the country majority. New businesses being created here by foreign investors/Entrepreneurs could help to promote a lot of good changes!
No. If you guys want to come to Brazil, do not delude yourselves with this idea that the south is better than the north. It is very third world as the whole country.
@bolo de limão but is third world same way. Only people from south think this is relevant. Foreigners do not care at all about this. "Farinha do mesmo saco".
@bolo de limão disparado. morei no sul, nordeste, Niterói, interior de minas... bh é horrivel. unica coisa boa eram as festas e a zona boemia da cidade, mas até isso deu uma caida. recomendo nem visitar, não tem muito o que conhecer la não. a não ser que voce seja lgbt, nesse caso talvez goste da savassi.
Brazil can be tax free for investors if you structure your finances efficiently, there are many ways to achieve this goal. In terms of location, the shore of the state of Santa Catarina offers safety, great quality of life, great weather and (on average) the most beautiful people in the country. The cities of Balneario Camburiu and Florianopolis are the most obvious choices in this region, I would suggest these cities to someone looking for the best lifestyle in Brazil.
Best thing about Brazil is the people. Amazing laid back culture with fun warm people, amazing food, great for dating if you're a man as the women are super sweet and affectionate ( a bit clingy and psychotic at times sure), can't forget the beaches (obviously). Nothing like hanging out with a good group of friends at the beach drinking some coconut water! Outside of lifestyle, Brazil is awful lol. Government is incompetent, infrastructure is horrible, and of course the crime. But hey its give and take you can't have it all
People have the wrong idea about Brazil most of the time - 6 months in "violent" Rio (south zone) I didn't feel any danger and went out almost every day/night, no problems at all, 1 week in Barcelona and I got robbed the 2nd day and also got almost mugged in the most tourist area in front of the police, I couldn't believe my mind when I complained that they said they don't go after immigrants even if it happens. Your tax money going where it needs to.
I've visited Brazil five times, staying for between two weeks and two months each time, the most recent visit having been in 2013, so I may be a bit out of touch. Each time the country feels different and not just because it's a different itinerary; it's an eclectic society that captures fads and fashions. I've never experienced even petty theft anywhere in Latin America although at the cost of having one's antennae working overtime and admittedly that is a bit draining, but Brazilians are generally very honourable and living there safely would be a matter of securing a safe location. Still, although I long intended to make Brazil home and will probably end up living there at some point, I have veered from the notion of committing completely; Portugal seems a better place to buy a home, especially as an EU-country passport holder. I'd welcome advice on Caxias do Sul, which sounds like one of the better organised, safer Brazilian cities. Importantly, it also has a moderate climate - I've been in Porto Alegre and found the locals obsessively self absorbed like it says on a different website. Campinas was also a let down. Passo Fundo might be too humid. Florianopolis or Joinville/Sao Francisco do Sul are the alternatives.
Here is what needs to be taken into account upon considering Brazil as a long term destination .... And I am a real estate broker in São Paulo, therefore the last one you would expect to air negative thoughts .... The bureaucracy here is maddening , borderline unbearable for the typical Americam or European. That and the fact that, short of some specific locations , the work ethic is God awful. Brazilians have poor listening and follow through skills , most are not trained to take the lead and solve problems , and rather play along with the politics as usual. Quoting Charles De Gaulle .... " Brazilians are not to be taken Seriously. ". Even in São Paulo, they are known to be often late for appointments. You order something , or instruct something in very specific terms , it turns out as if you did not said anything in the first place.
Man you are totally right. I can’t even remember how many mistakes those Brazilian staff made at Marriott Residence Inn in Barra Di Tijuca, and Rio De Janeiro Nacional Hotel. Total joke. I ordered something and they give me totally different things. Ridiculous
I love brazil but the bureaucracy is terrible. Needing to run around all over the place for paper work and simple things just because people are to lazy to help you. I enjoy spending time in brazil but i would go crazy if i lived there
Appreciate your honesty. The tax situation there is high and complex. From what I have read they do tax their citizens on their world wide income. Same with Colombia. Andrew always states that the USA and Eritrea are the only 2 countries that tax on World wide income but I see it in the tax codes of many countries. So, whether they get around to it, it is something else. Also India and China have the ability to do the same.
I have always liked your point that choosing where we live should not just be a dollars-and-cents thing. Rather, paying less taxes and living in a freer economy are both conducive to living a happier life, and that is the big-picture priority on which one would be prudent to focus. On that note, Brazilian culture does seem to have a lot to offer, by conscious intent. My personal experience as such is based on (in the US) having been in an intense romance with a Brazilian girl (yes, I'm a girl who likes girls). For someone accustomed to US culture (as in, for me) her deep & logical thinking, open-mindedness and zest for life were wonderful both inside the bedroom and outside of it. When I'd offer individual-focused compliments she'd deflect them and generalize them as just being something typical to Brazilian culture, of which she considered herself as just one example. This made me think a lot more highly of Brazilian culture. She explained mainstream Brazilian culture as being centered on enjoying life: eating well, delicious drinks, dancing, romancing, sunbathing, looking good -- not as mindless pursuits but as the conscious choice of intelligent, discerning individuals who choose to live happily. The authoritarian element tends to be the exception, and mainstream Brazilian cultural reaction to that is to pay lip service to whatever is said or demanded, and then to cheerfully ignore it and continue to enjoy life. If you're a trans girl (as I am) then Brazilian culture has some intense pros and cons, both. For many years trans girls have been recognized in mainstream Brazilian culture as just one more type of girl. but there's a very dangerous authoritarian street-thug element: young guys who specifically target trans girls for brutal violence, typically fatal.
As a Brazilian from the south I would say the following: DO NOT, under any circumstances move to Brazil. Although it may not seem at first, Brazil is a VERY expensive country if you want to have a normal life style. In addition to that It is not safe at all, it is not business friendly, there is a lot of bureaucracy and the services are very poor. Education is extremely low which leads to all sorts of intolerance and prejudism. Finally it is by far one if the most corrupt countries in the world, if not the most.
Interesting if you compare this comment with some of the very positive comments. The reality? They're both true. Brazil succeeds in having this strange dichotomy of being both f***ing amazing and very friggin' frustrating. Source: I used to live there.
Most people who expatriat from developed countries to Brazil are often delusional and unaware of what the common citizen has to put up with here. When you're an American with tons of money and business connections, life will surely be easier anywhere you go in the world. But once you start to break the bubble and need to live months or years as a brazilian, earning a salary in BRL, having to face the many problems the middle-class and lower-class people have to face here, you'll start going crazy. If the locals who hustle tell you its a bad place, you better listen.
" which leads to all sorts of intolerance and prejudism" Can I ask what types of intolerance and prejudice? Do you think things will improve in Brazil in coming years?
@@AKSmith15 ignore what this guy is saying, he must be angry about something and he must not have the least bit of self-love, things are not bad in brazil, it all depends on where you live in the country, and i dont know why He is talking about intolerance since Brazil is one of the most open minded countries in the world
Brazil is a great place to spend a two week vacation, but not so great to settle down in. Government corruption is rampant, crime-ridden areas are practically inevitable, people - while being very polite - are "simpletons" and nothing ever gets done. It is the Westerner's nightmare to have to cope in!
@@928gto .... now, that you mention it, Brazil really does sound very similar to the USA! I still loved Brazil though when I visited in 2011. The beaches, the nightlife, the girls: it's almost a place to visit more regularly!
@@eaubert1you're right also! i seek authentic people, lifestyle & genuinely nice Womans around the Southern Latitudes; desires . Gotta' get MOVING again godammit, or die 🙏🖐
@@928gto .... oye en Latinoamérica hay tantos paises en cuales se vive bien. En Panama o Uruguay casi no hay delinquencia. Me encantaría mudarme a Chile o Colombia aunque no se gana demasiado plata. Pero las chicas son guapas y la gente te trata con respeto.
The presidential election is in October 2022, isn't it? There are endless attacks on Brazil and Bolsonaro in the foreign press, which isn't likely to make much difference and Bolsonaro will probably be reelected although he says stuff that gratuitously offends certain groups unnecessarily. The Brazilian real could swing wildly leading up to said election.
@@patricksweeney5132 Bolsonaro is a very chaotic figure. He says a lot of decent personal fredoomish stuff but it's all talk. He cant articulate with congress to pass reforms and when he want to pass something it's stuff like default on judicial bonds to pay for "universal" basic income until, conveniently, december 2022. Plus the ex-president lula who have been charged and sentenced for money laundering was set free and is now electable because the supreme court judge the case as biased has a 15 points advantage on the pollls, it might decrease on election year but at this stage the possibility of the left wing coming back is high. mention he also openly still defends cuba, venezuela and nicaragua regimes. So yeah, this country is a joke
As a Brazilian, I DO NOT recommend moving to Brazil under ANY circumstances. Brazil became a shithole country in the last 2 decades, I mean it already was a bad place to live, but it became even worse as the economy degraded so badly. It's an extremely dangerous place to raise kids or make a family, my dad got murdered when I was 6 by bandits and left behind 2 kids and my mom. I was robbed multiple times also in Florianopolis, which isn't even the most dangerous place in the country. Today I live in Canada and I'm glad that I escaped Brazil.
I lived in Rio one winter. And metro"d daily from Copacabana to Laranjeiras, then walked up the hill to my tennis club. A member said to me: "Do you not notice that every other member comes by car, not walking as you do?" (Not safe, despite Laranjeiras appearing quite upscale, with zero apparent risk.) That is Rio, that is Brazil, that is South America. Risk-free it is not.
Cars are deeply ingrained in Brazilian daily lifestyle, it’s not just a matter of safety really, but it’s very time consuming to not have a car in Rio. Rich people don’t walk unless it’s in a treadmill. Only poor people walk really.
I am Brazilian and Italian. Don't fall for his view. There is no personal freedom in Brazil. Violence and Crime are prevalent. Rich people are specially targeted by criminal organizations. Come and visit, places like Santa Catarina or Bonito, and go back to your country. In Brazil the population is incarcerated, and criminals (specially those in office) run free.
You arent wrong. I would never live there but great to visit. If you are a foreigner you need a local to keep you away from trouble. Things we think are normal will get you robbed in Brazil...
Years ago I had a Brazilian friend in California who came from an affluent family. Even though she had servants in Brazil and her lifestyle was more middle class in California, she said the tradeoff was that she had peace of mind living in California. She said home break ins were common, so her family was always on edge regarding security. Their home was fortified etc. She said she could go to sleep in California without being in fear, which was her normal experience in Brazil.
This is a Misconception too. I have Italian, American and Brazilian citizenship, and I agree that Brazil is really dangerous in cities like Sao Paulo, Rio, Fortaleza, BUT, if you pick a mid-size city like Ribeirao Preto, Criciuma, Joinville, Blumenau, Novo Hamburgo, there less crime than boston, new york or any big american city. Brazil is BIG, you can't put a tag in the whole country.
Brazil is a total mess, I stayed in Rio for 3 weeks and took certain cautions, and I was robbed in the beginning of November in Barra where a bunch of blacks were selling some jünks on the road. The beach is totally overrated, and the streets are broken. Nothing works there. On Saturday evening even in Marriott Residence Inn in Barra Di Tijuana I could hear the stüppid party noise from afar, and it was every Saturday. In general a very poor country. Rio totally deserves its bad reputation.
As a Brazilian and in a very oversimplified comment for CZcams my belief is that: If your TC is dollar based, and you don't have a very materialistic lifestyle (nomad life, no sport cars, rent home instead of buy, etc), you can enjoy Brazil, you can live near the beach, the people are, in general, receptive, in other words you can enjoy "the best" Brazil has to offer. Now don't come here thinking we are a "free" country, that we don't have the risk of the next president be a parasite communist, and please, please, DON'T come here to earn in BRL, the only exception is if you have the most amazing offer, and if so you most probably will find the same thing if not much better in a first world country.
Brazil vs Argentina: how do they compare with regard to bureaucracy? It'd be great to be able to combine the best of the two countries. I feel so at ease in Brazil (something from the mother country, Portugal, at work?), but Argentina is maybe more beautiful and certainly more varied topologically and looks and feels first world. Brazil might be easier for work (as a teacher? - I've taught math overseas and devised English language courses for Engineering/Science departments) or investment in stocks, etc. Brazilians seems to understand money better than Argentines.
LOL Argentina is no longer topographically varied and does not look like the first world. Don't restrict the "first world" in architectural pattern. They have a construction pattern more similar to Europe, but they are far from looking like first world. Poverty in Argentina is enormous and continues to grow. Beauty is subjective. I would say that Buenos Aires is a beautiful city and the ONLY interesting city in Argentina. In Brazil there are several good cities and comparing Brazilian nature with any other country is cowardice
Lots of negatives about 🇧🇷 Brazil, especially the bureaucracy, socialism and how expensive everything is, especially compared to income. Mainly because of ridiculous protectionism. Other than food and people everything is just as expensive or even more expensive than in the Netherlands while the quality is often shit when produced in Brazil. However, the dividend on Brazilian stocks is tax-free! 💵
@@luisfernandor.pdealmeida1229 This changed just very recently? Because I don’t know any better than that dividend on Brazilian stocks (like PBR) are not taxed for Brazilian investors.
Clearly, Brasil is not tax-friendly but you can structure your life in such a way by forming business entities in other Mercosul countries that negates this negative. Brasil is not a simple place to expat to but given the proper layering of opportunities provide to one by Mercosul . . . you can have your cake and eat it too.
What bad timing - Covid restrictions just got much tighter with new medical requirements at the border. I love the place but totally mess of a government. The president is powerless against the mayor of a large city, craziness.
That is absolutely false. I'm Brazilian, I'm in Brazil and I do not have a political preference, I can guarantee that it is not true what you wrote above. We live in a federation, so obviously that a mayor has more power over the health system in the city. A president can not know what is better for a little town or city.
@@AldemirVieirajrchem To claim this is false you have to prove my statement is untrue. Nothing you wrote does this. The mayor of one city should not dictate what what the army does, what currency the country uses, what the nations educational system should be and certainly not the nations border policy. There is a reason countries have national governments, presidents, etc.
@@jasonpalmer You don't know what you are saying about my country. Just step back and please, do not misinform or create fake stories about it. You really don't know about what is happening here.
Not true. What they did very recently is start requiring tourists to quarantine for 5 days, then take a PCR, if they are unvaccinated. That, in addition to the PCR needed to enter.
Brazil dealt with the big-disease ona state-by-state and often in a town-by-town basis. That said, many places had draconian lockdowns. Jabbie passports are in place, there are many places you're not allowed in without one (including some outdoor events). If you don't have the sting, you're also not an education in most if not all public institutes of higher education. The state has a history of violence towards its citizens. Sure, the military dictatorship ended in the 80s, but many of the practices like sending the military police to violently disperse completely (and i do mean completely) peaceful protests, like teachers strikes, are still very much a thing. Also the president is a guy kicked out of the army for trying to commit a terrorist attack in order to stop the military dictatorship from ending. I don't have derangement syndrome in relation to the guy, but the fact we elected him doesn't fare too well for the stability and future freedom in the country. There's not that much of an appetite for freedom here, as many people (not most, but many) want to go back to the "military regime". Have I mentioned the extremely violent and corrupt police force? I don't think its most cops, but sure enough it's enough cops to be a problem. Because abuse of authority in common in the country. Besides what you can readily find in the media, which is plenty, I also know personally of many cases of people being harassed, threatened and beaten by cops. And of cops violating civil liberties in many ways. Also know personally of corrupt d.a.'s and judges who love to abuse their power. You can find all of this in the media, but as someone on the ground who is personally familiar with these circles, I can tell you it is actually underrepresented. Talking about military and police, they often band together to form milicias, which are violent gangs who run a myriad of illegal activities, ranging from protection rackets, running numbers, giving and collecting on loans, helping people still electricity and cable, etc. They're almost as violent as our regular gangs, known as some of the most ruthless worldwide, and most of whom have national projection, like pcc, cv, ada, or fdn. Which leads to another important characteristic of Brazil: immense criminality and one of the highest murder rates in the world.Our public education is shit, our private education is decent at best. Our public health is shit, private healthcare is decent at best. Barely. Having an upper class job here (like being a doctor or lawyer) doesn't really buy you much more than a lower upper class job in the developed world (good tradesman, schoolteacher). The business environment is also hostile. The rising inflation is a problem. On the past ten years we have had some of the biggest corruption scandals ever, some of the largest environmental disasters ever, trucker strikes that meant we ran out of food in supermarkets, a president got impeached, we lost much of our international status as an up-and-coming economy, we dealt with the big achoo in a way that had a terrible impact in the economy and general well-being of citizens without actually diminishing cases, we are still paying the price for hosting a world cup we couldn't really afford and a bunch of the infrastructure we were building for it is still not ready... This is absolutely not a good country to live in, and it is very much trending downwards. I'm gtfo as soon as I can.
LIVE HERE NOW but have been in and out for the last 20 years ONLY got pick pocketed in RIO years ago, nothing else in the south or north TODAY is VERY CHEAP with US dollars 5 to 1, can live on $500 a month including rent- or less I think the real estate market has peaked due to Covid but think it will make a correction by the end of this year or next year, just like the US. I see used cars getting cheaper by the month after going sky high after Covid. People are mostly great but some ah's everywhere, Some english mostly in the south, south of RIO
If you are looking for personal freedom and value, some Northeast areas are some of the best and cheapest. In Bahia for example you can buy a a huge lot/farm next to the beach with for less than average home price in the US. Abundant food, nature, and very low-key. Rio as far as big cities has a more unique charm and culture than Sao Paulo and the southern cities but it's hectic, you have be comfortable with the vibe.
Any countries that nix vax passports will make a fortune bc the options are low. Maybe they team up w other countries in their visa free entry. They're missing the mkt.
Taking a broader view of marriage, a never married, single male like myself might be better off marrying a young straight male. I'd enjoy the insight and benefit of residency while his life and prospects would be transformed. Or and oldish man or woman, possibly with a chronic health problem they cannot afford to treat, who does not want a second passport.
Please wat are you taking about ***Nicaragua *** l think you should live in Nicaragua with Daniel Ortega... No one have personal freedom, l don't want you have being tanking or drinking.
Brazil is a total mess, I stayed in Rio for 3 weeks and took certain cautions, and I was robbed in the beginning of November in Barra where a bunch of blacks were selling some jünks on the road. The beach is totally overrated, and the streets are broken. Nothing works there. On Saturday evening even in Marriott Residence Inn in Barra Di Tijuana I could hear the stüppid party noise from afar, and it was every Saturday. In general a very poor country. Rio totally deserves its bad reputation.
Brazil is larger than the contiguous United States, when you say Brazil is a total mess based on your experience of 3 weeks in a bad area of Rio it would be the same if someone said the United States is a total mess after spending 3 weeks at the hood in Detroit. Next time do some research and stay at a good area of Rio or better yet visit hundreds of cities that are safer than Rio.
Brazil is a total mess, I stayed in Rio for 3 weeks and took certain cautions, and I was robbed in the beginning of November in Barra where a bunch of blacks were selling some jünks on the road. The beach is totally overrated, and the streets are broken. Nothing works there. On Saturday evening even in Marriott Residence Inn in Barra Di Tijuana I could hear the stüppid party noise from afar, and it was every Saturday. In general a very poor country. Rio totally deserves its bad reputation.
You took "precautions" and yet you got robbed in the middle of the street in Barra da Tijuca? Dude better move to Dubai or Singapore can't imagine where else you'd be safe it seems like you are completely careless no offense
@@xxx0denxxx You know those who sell shit on the streets, and I’m Chinese, so I stand out there, even at a Chinese restaurant the owner told me we can be easy targets regardless.
@@xxx0denxxx Even the hotel staff told me it’s quite common for tourists to get robbed. And it was actually the time for people to get off work, so street wasn’t empty.
I was born in Sao Paulo.. I live there for 30 years and I have never been assaulted. In 2018 I went to Chicago in a travel for business and I was assaulted there in the first day.
I lived in Chicago for 50 years and it's one of the most dangerous cities in America. Lol
Where on São Paulo did u live?
Sao Paulo is an ugly city. Rio de Janiero much nicer place to live and people friendlier and healthier. Brazil is now becoming totalitarian.
@@microfarming8583lol big joke..rio is hell..slumcity, crime capital of world
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I've done the same , Moved from Switzerland to Brazil in January.
Lots of red tape however if you hire someone that know the many loopholes in the tax system you're good to go.
If you have money, living in Brazil is golden.
Great people, good food.
In the beginning i was a bit worried about safety however now i don't even think about it.
I've been meeting many foreigners that did the same and everyone loves it.
Sure not as organizes and clean as Switzerland , however to be honest its better than most European countries.
If you choose São Paulo or somewhere in the south, life is good.
I did the exact opposite as you; I moved from Brazil to Switzerland a couple of decades ago. Good luck with Brazil, I will be surprised if you are able to stay another 3/4 years max.
@@j.l9670porque?
is sao paulo really that safe? I might spend some time down there due to meeting someone but looking at the stats, its way safer than alot of american cities
When you first went Brazil did u KNOW Portuguese?
When I think of Brazil, I think “off-duty police officer.”
“Today’s active self protection lesson comes out of non other than Brazil” 😂😂😂
@@David-wl4hx LoL … you know that. ASP got a never ending reel of Brazilian security camera footage.
When you come from ASP.
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You're not gonna see that in Balneário Camboriú, BR. Safe, beautiful place.
As a brazilian, what i can say is that the most freedom/liberty oriented parts you'll find is in South (Santa Catarina, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul) and in Minas Gerais (particularly Belo Horizonte. A great place with lot of development going on, startup businesses etc.).
To entrepreneur in Brazil is a hard task as we all say "Brazil is not for amateurs" but we're moving in a good direction since market freedom became such an important topic to the country majority. New businesses being created here by foreign investors/Entrepreneurs could help to promote a lot of good changes!
No. If you guys want to come to Brazil, do not delude yourselves with this idea that the south is better than the north. It is very third world as the whole country.
@bolo de limão but is third world same way. Only people from south think this is relevant. Foreigners do not care at all about this. "Farinha do mesmo saco".
I've lived all around Brazil, Belo Horizonte is the worst place I've lived there. By far.
@bolo de limão disparado. morei no sul, nordeste, Niterói, interior de minas... bh é horrivel. unica coisa boa eram as festas e a zona boemia da cidade, mas até isso deu uma caida. recomendo nem visitar, não tem muito o que conhecer la não. a não ser que voce seja lgbt, nesse caso talvez goste da savassi.
no no no dont go to the south they are annpy
Brazil can be tax free for investors if you structure your finances efficiently, there are many ways to achieve this goal. In terms of location, the shore of the state of Santa Catarina offers safety, great quality of life, great weather and (on average) the most beautiful people in the country. The cities of Balneario Camburiu and Florianopolis are the most obvious choices in this region, I would suggest these cities to someone looking for the best lifestyle in Brazil.
Thanks for the inside tip
floripa is amazing
Gramado is amazong as well
Too cold.
unfortunately it's still communist and has a high crime rate
Best thing about Brazil is the people. Amazing laid back culture with fun warm people, amazing food, great for dating if you're a man as the women are super sweet and affectionate ( a bit clingy and psychotic at times sure), can't forget the beaches (obviously). Nothing like hanging out with a good group of friends at the beach drinking some coconut water! Outside of lifestyle, Brazil is awful lol. Government is incompetent, infrastructure is horrible, and of course the crime. But hey its give and take you can't have it all
Infrastructure is First world in the south and women more beautiful due tô european colonization.
@Sergio Mildner ya Ive been to Florianópolis, great place, safe. Only city I would consider staying long term in Brazil
bro infrastructure is not horrible if you live in the south or some parts of Rio de Janeiro
@batman true, Floripa is great
@@David-wl4hx Floripa seems to be where to go if you want longterm safety and peach of mind. I’m struggling with this now on what to do
People have the wrong idea about Brazil most of the time - 6 months in "violent" Rio (south zone) I didn't feel any danger and went out almost every day/night, no problems at all, 1 week in Barcelona and I got robbed the 2nd day and also got almost mugged in the most tourist area in front of the police, I couldn't believe my mind when I complained that they said they don't go after immigrants even if it happens. Your tax money going where it needs to.
I was robbed literally last month in Rio.
@@tommy0814 Was it in front of police? I doubt it
@@xxx0denxxx no. There was no police there.
@@tommy0814 It's not Dubai, but I bet you can get robbed the same way in Paris or another place
@@tommy0814 Mind elaborating on where?
I've visited Brazil five times, staying for between two weeks and two months each time, the most recent visit having been in 2013, so I may be a bit out of touch. Each time the country feels different and not just because it's a different itinerary; it's an eclectic society that captures fads and fashions.
I've never experienced even petty theft anywhere in Latin America although at the cost of having one's antennae working overtime and admittedly that is a bit draining, but Brazilians are generally very honourable and living there safely would be a matter of securing a safe location. Still, although I long intended to make Brazil home and will probably end up living there at some point, I have veered from the notion of committing completely; Portugal seems a better place to buy a home, especially as an EU-country passport holder.
I'd welcome advice on Caxias do Sul, which sounds like one of the better organised, safer Brazilian cities. Importantly, it also has a moderate climate - I've been in Porto Alegre and found the locals obsessively self absorbed like it says on a different website. Campinas was also a let down. Passo Fundo might be too humid. Florianopolis or Joinville/Sao Francisco do Sul are the alternatives.
Here is what needs to be taken into account upon considering Brazil as a long term destination ....
And I am a real estate broker in São Paulo, therefore the last one you would expect to air negative thoughts ....
The bureaucracy here is maddening , borderline unbearable for the typical Americam or European.
That and the fact that, short of some specific locations , the work ethic is God awful.
Brazilians have poor listening and follow through skills , most are not trained to take the lead and solve problems , and rather play along with the politics as usual.
Quoting Charles De Gaulle .... " Brazilians are not to be taken Seriously. ".
Even in São Paulo, they are known to be often late for appointments.
You order something , or instruct something in very specific terms , it turns out as if you did not said anything in the first place.
Man you are totally right. I can’t even remember how many mistakes those Brazilian staff made at Marriott Residence Inn in Barra Di Tijuca, and Rio De Janeiro Nacional Hotel. Total joke. I ordered something and they give me totally different things. Ridiculous
I love brazil but the bureaucracy is terrible. Needing to run around all over the place for paper work and simple things just because people are to lazy to help you. I enjoy spending time in brazil but i would go crazy if i lived there
They re also extremely lazy, and generally give you no smile and pleasant feeling that you should be getting at that kind of hotels.
@@theItalianshamrock Also dude they ask for Vaccine Certificate at Cristo Retendor. Even negative PCR doesn’t work.
Appreciate your honesty. The tax situation there is high and complex. From what I have read they do tax their citizens on their world wide income. Same with Colombia. Andrew always states that the USA and Eritrea are the only 2 countries that tax on World wide income but I see it in the tax codes of many countries. So, whether they get around to it, it is something else. Also India and China have the ability to do the same.
I have always liked your point that choosing where we live should not just be a dollars-and-cents thing. Rather, paying less taxes and living in a freer economy are both conducive to living a happier life, and that is the big-picture priority on which one would be prudent to focus. On that note, Brazilian culture does seem to have a lot to offer, by conscious intent. My personal experience as such is based on (in the US) having been in an intense romance with a Brazilian girl (yes, I'm a girl who likes girls). For someone accustomed to US culture (as in, for me) her deep & logical thinking, open-mindedness and zest for life were wonderful both inside the bedroom and outside of it. When I'd offer individual-focused compliments she'd deflect them and generalize them as just being something typical to Brazilian culture, of which she considered herself as just one example. This made me think a lot more highly of Brazilian culture. She explained mainstream Brazilian culture as being centered on enjoying life: eating well, delicious drinks, dancing, romancing, sunbathing, looking good -- not as mindless pursuits but as the conscious choice of intelligent, discerning individuals who choose to live happily. The authoritarian element tends to be the exception, and mainstream Brazilian cultural reaction to that is to pay lip service to whatever is said or demanded, and then to cheerfully ignore it and continue to enjoy life. If you're a trans girl (as I am) then Brazilian culture has some intense pros and cons, both. For many years trans girls have been recognized in mainstream Brazilian culture as just one more type of girl. but there's a very dangerous authoritarian street-thug element: young guys who specifically target trans girls for brutal violence, typically fatal.
So you're a heterosexual who is living the false life of so.ething you were never born to be.
Brazil beauty Babes!!!!
Please make a video about Paraguay
As a Brazilian from the south I would say the following: DO NOT, under any circumstances move to Brazil. Although it may not seem at first, Brazil is a VERY expensive country if you want to have a normal life style. In addition to that It is not safe at all, it is not business friendly, there is a lot of bureaucracy and the services are very poor. Education is extremely low which leads to all sorts of intolerance and prejudism. Finally it is by far one if the most corrupt countries in the world, if not the most.
Interesting if you compare this comment with some of the very positive comments. The reality? They're both true. Brazil succeeds in having this strange dichotomy of being both f***ing amazing and very friggin' frustrating. Source: I used to live there.
Vira lata
Most people who expatriat from developed countries to Brazil are often delusional and unaware of what the common citizen has to put up with here. When you're an American with tons of money and business connections, life will surely be easier anywhere you go in the world.
But once you start to break the bubble and need to live months or years as a brazilian, earning a salary in BRL, having to face the many problems the middle-class and lower-class people have to face here, you'll start going crazy. If the locals who hustle tell you its a bad place, you better listen.
" which leads to all sorts of intolerance and prejudism"
Can I ask what types of intolerance and prejudice? Do you think things will improve in Brazil in coming years?
@@AKSmith15 ignore what this guy is saying, he must be angry about something and he must not have the least bit of self-love, things are not bad in brazil, it all depends on where you live in the country, and i dont know why He is talking about intolerance since Brazil is one of the most open minded countries in the world
Brazil is a great place to spend a two week vacation, but not so great to settle down in. Government corruption is rampant, crime-ridden areas are practically inevitable, people - while being very polite - are "simpletons" and nothing ever gets done. It is the Westerner's nightmare to have to cope in!
You make it seem like n america, Although it fresh territory for exploring a new life. Mediocrity up here, or maybe just 🙄Me..
@@928gto .... now, that you mention it, Brazil really does sound very similar to the USA! I still loved Brazil though when I visited in 2011. The beaches, the nightlife, the girls: it's almost a place to visit more regularly!
@@eaubert1you're right also! i seek authentic people, lifestyle & genuinely nice Womans around the Southern Latitudes; desires . Gotta' get MOVING again godammit, or die 🙏🖐
@@928gto .... oye en Latinoamérica hay tantos paises en cuales se vive bien. En Panama o Uruguay casi no hay delinquencia. Me encantaría mudarme a Chile o Colombia aunque no se gana demasiado plata. Pero las chicas son guapas y la gente te trata con respeto.
@@eaubert1 🤔
Can You share your thoughts on brazil's real estate market?
The Brazilian political stage is very chaotic right now. So for long term I suggest that people wait a year or two
The presidential election is in October 2022, isn't it? There are endless attacks on Brazil and Bolsonaro in the foreign press, which isn't likely to make much difference and Bolsonaro will probably be reelected although he says stuff that gratuitously offends certain groups unnecessarily. The Brazilian real could swing wildly leading up to said election.
@@patricksweeney5132 Bolsonaro is a very chaotic figure. He says a lot of decent personal fredoomish stuff but it's all talk. He cant articulate with congress to pass reforms and when he want to pass something it's stuff like default on judicial bonds to pay for "universal" basic income until, conveniently, december 2022.
Plus the ex-president lula who have been charged and sentenced for money laundering was set free and is now electable because the supreme court judge the case as biased has a 15 points advantage on the pollls, it might decrease on election year but at this stage the possibility of the left wing coming back is high. mention he also openly still defends cuba, venezuela and nicaragua regimes. So yeah, this country is a joke
What I am doing! Waiting on The Brazilian Brink
As a Brazilian, I DO NOT recommend moving to Brazil under ANY circumstances. Brazil became a shithole country in the last 2 decades, I mean it already was a bad place to live, but it became even worse as the economy degraded so badly. It's an extremely dangerous place to raise kids or make a family, my dad got murdered when I was 6 by bandits and left behind 2 kids and my mom. I was robbed multiple times also in Florianopolis, which isn't even the most dangerous place in the country. Today I live in Canada and I'm glad that I escaped Brazil.
Foda se, ninguém liga pra vc.
I lived in Rio one winter. And metro"d daily from Copacabana to Laranjeiras, then walked up the hill to my tennis club. A member said to me: "Do you not notice that every other member comes by car, not walking as you do?" (Not safe, despite Laranjeiras appearing quite upscale, with zero apparent risk.) That is Rio, that is Brazil, that is South America. Risk-free it is not.
Cars are deeply ingrained in Brazilian daily lifestyle, it’s not just a matter of safety really, but it’s very time consuming to not have a car in Rio.
Rich people don’t walk unless it’s in a treadmill. Only poor people walk really.
I am Brazilian and Italian. Don't fall for his view. There is no personal freedom in Brazil.
Violence and Crime are prevalent.
Rich people are specially targeted by criminal organizations.
Come and visit, places like Santa Catarina or Bonito, and go back to your country.
In Brazil the population is incarcerated, and criminals (specially those in office) run free.
You arent wrong. I would never live there but great to visit. If you are a foreigner you need a local to keep you away from trouble. Things we think are normal will get you robbed in Brazil...
Years ago I had a Brazilian friend in California who came from an affluent family. Even though she had servants in Brazil and her lifestyle was more middle class in California, she said the tradeoff was that she had peace of mind living in California. She said home break ins were common, so her family was always on edge regarding security. Their home was fortified etc. She said she could go to sleep in California without being in fear, which was her normal experience in Brazil.
@@mtngrl5859 Fortified houses are common even among the poor.
When a house or whole building is attacked it happens in groups of 10 to 20 assailants.
This is a Misconception too. I have Italian, American and Brazilian citizenship, and I agree that Brazil is really dangerous in cities like Sao Paulo, Rio, Fortaleza, BUT, if you pick a mid-size city like Ribeirao Preto, Criciuma, Joinville, Blumenau, Novo Hamburgo, there less crime than boston, new york or any big american city. Brazil is BIG, you can't put a tag in the whole country.
@@ramon8321
Yes you can.
There is no misconception.
Go romanticise other places.
Brazil is a total mess, I stayed in Rio for 3 weeks and took certain cautions, and I was robbed in the beginning of November in Barra where a bunch of blacks were selling some jünks on the road.
The beach is totally overrated, and the streets are broken.
Nothing works there. On Saturday evening even in Marriott Residence Inn in Barra Di Tijuana I could hear the stüppid party noise from afar, and it was every Saturday.
In general a very poor country. Rio totally deserves its bad reputation.
Brazil is not a poor country anymore
@@sergiomildner7903 it is
Rio is just THE worst place. It is extremely overrated.
Tommy Rio is the baltimore of Brazil not one live like that
Brazil is great. But taxes are a bitch here!
Strikes me there must be abundant business opportunities if everything else is inefficient.
Brasileiros que querem sair do país, comentem aqui para fazermos um grupo
As a Brazilian and in a very oversimplified comment for CZcams my belief is that: If your TC is dollar based, and you don't have a very materialistic lifestyle (nomad life, no sport cars, rent home instead of buy, etc), you can enjoy Brazil, you can live near the beach, the people are, in general, receptive, in other words you can enjoy "the best" Brazil has to offer.
Now don't come here thinking we are a "free" country, that we don't have the risk of the next president be a parasite communist, and please, please, DON'T come here to earn in BRL, the only exception is if you have the most amazing offer, and if so you most probably will find the same thing if not much better in a first world country.
Brazil vs Argentina: how do they compare with regard to bureaucracy? It'd be great to be able to combine the best of the two countries. I feel so at ease in Brazil (something from the mother country, Portugal, at work?), but Argentina is maybe more beautiful and certainly more varied topologically and looks and feels first world.
Brazil might be easier for work (as a teacher? - I've taught math overseas and devised English language courses for Engineering/Science departments) or investment in stocks, etc. Brazilians seems to understand money better than Argentines.
LOL Argentina is no longer topographically varied and does not look like the first world. Don't restrict the "first world" in architectural pattern. They have a construction pattern more similar to Europe, but they are far from looking like first world. Poverty in Argentina is enormous and continues to grow.
Beauty is subjective. I would say that Buenos Aires is a beautiful city and the ONLY interesting city in Argentina. In Brazil there are several good cities and comparing Brazilian nature with any other country is cowardice
Lots of negatives about 🇧🇷 Brazil, especially the bureaucracy, socialism and how expensive everything is, especially compared to income. Mainly because of ridiculous protectionism. Other than food and people everything is just as expensive or even more expensive than in the Netherlands while the quality is often shit when produced in Brazil. However, the dividend on Brazilian stocks is tax-free! 💵
The dividend on brazilian stocks will be taxed by the current government.
@@luisfernandor.pdealmeida1229 This changed just very recently? Because I don’t know any better than that dividend on Brazilian stocks (like PBR) are not taxed for Brazilian investors.
Clearly, Brasil is not tax-friendly but you can structure your life in such a way by forming business entities in other Mercosul countries that negates this negative. Brasil is not a simple place to expat to but given the proper layering of opportunities provide to one by Mercosul . . . you can have your cake and eat it too.
What bad timing - Covid restrictions just got much tighter with new medical requirements at the border. I love the place but totally mess of a government. The president is powerless against the mayor of a large city, craziness.
That is absolutely false. I'm Brazilian, I'm in Brazil and I do not have a political preference, I can guarantee that it is not true what you wrote above. We live in a federation, so obviously that a mayor has more power over the health system in the city. A president can not know what is better for a little town or city.
@@AldemirVieirajrchem To claim this is false you have to prove my statement is untrue. Nothing you wrote does this. The mayor of one city should not dictate what what the army does, what currency the country uses, what the nations educational system should be and certainly not the nations border policy. There is a reason countries have national governments, presidents, etc.
@@jasonpalmer You don't know what you are saying about my country. Just step back and please, do not misinform or create fake stories about it. You really don't know about what is happening here.
Brazil is lovely
I just read on BBC that Brazil is requiring all tourists who enter the country have covid vaccine? Can anyone confirm for me?
Not true. What they did very recently is start requiring tourists to quarantine for 5 days, then take a PCR, if they are unvaccinated. That, in addition to the PCR needed to enter.
When it comes to south America, thr choice for normal people who dont want to get stabbed is Chile, Uruguay or Argentina.
im following your guide to run away from Brazil!.. now im making the uruguai residence
Brazil dealt with the big-disease ona state-by-state and often in a town-by-town basis. That said, many places had draconian lockdowns. Jabbie passports are in place, there are many places you're not allowed in without one (including some outdoor events). If you don't have the sting, you're also not an education in most if not all public institutes of higher education. The state has a history of violence towards its citizens. Sure, the military dictatorship ended in the 80s, but many of the practices like sending the military police to violently disperse completely (and i do mean completely) peaceful protests, like teachers strikes, are still very much a thing. Also the president is a guy kicked out of the army for trying to commit a terrorist attack in order to stop the military dictatorship from ending. I don't have derangement syndrome in relation to the guy, but the fact we elected him doesn't fare too well for the stability and future freedom in the country. There's not that much of an appetite for freedom here, as many people (not most, but many) want to go back to the "military regime". Have I mentioned the extremely violent and corrupt police force? I don't think its most cops, but sure enough it's enough cops to be a problem. Because abuse of authority in common in the country. Besides what you can readily find in the media, which is plenty, I also know personally of many cases of people being harassed, threatened and beaten by cops. And of cops violating civil liberties in many ways. Also know personally of corrupt d.a.'s and judges who love to abuse their power. You can find all of this in the media, but as someone on the ground who is personally familiar with these circles, I can tell you it is actually underrepresented. Talking about military and police, they often band together to form milicias, which are violent gangs who run a myriad of illegal activities, ranging from protection rackets, running numbers, giving and collecting on loans, helping people still electricity and cable, etc. They're almost as violent as our regular gangs, known as some of the most ruthless worldwide, and most of whom have national projection, like pcc, cv, ada, or fdn. Which leads to another important characteristic of Brazil: immense criminality and one of the highest murder rates in the world.Our public education is shit, our private education is decent at best. Our public health is shit, private healthcare is decent at best. Barely. Having an upper class job here (like being a doctor or lawyer) doesn't really buy you much more than a lower upper class job in the developed world (good tradesman, schoolteacher). The business environment is also hostile. The rising inflation is a problem. On the past ten years we have had some of the biggest corruption scandals ever, some of the largest environmental disasters ever, trucker strikes that meant we ran out of food in supermarkets, a president got impeached, we lost much of our international status as an up-and-coming economy, we dealt with the big achoo in a way that had a terrible impact in the economy and general well-being of citizens without actually diminishing cases, we are still paying the price for hosting a world cup we couldn't really afford and a bunch of the infrastructure we were building for it is still not ready... This is absolutely not a good country to live in, and it is very much trending downwards. I'm gtfo as soon as I can.
100%, since none of these countries tax income if you don't live there, great just in case options to have.
LIVE HERE NOW but have been in and out for the last 20 years
ONLY got pick pocketed in RIO years ago, nothing else in the south or north
TODAY is VERY CHEAP with US dollars 5 to 1, can live on $500 a month including rent- or less
I think the real estate market has peaked due to Covid but think it will make a correction by the end of this year or next year, just like the US. I see used cars getting cheaper by the month after going sky high after Covid.
People are mostly great but some ah's everywhere, Some english mostly in the south, south of RIO
What personal freedom?
Fortunate to have dual citizenship here thro my mother 🙏
If you are looking for personal freedom and value, some Northeast areas are some of the best and cheapest. In Bahia for example you can buy a a huge lot/farm next to the beach with for less than average home price in the US. Abundant food, nature, and very low-key. Rio as far as big cities has a more unique charm and culture than Sao Paulo and the southern cities but it's hectic, you have be comfortable with the vibe.
@@joblakelisbon Where do you like?
Any countries that nix vax passports will make a fortune bc the options are low. Maybe they team up w other countries in their visa free entry. They're missing the mkt.
Taking a broader view of marriage, a never married, single male like myself might be better off marrying a young straight male. I'd enjoy the insight and benefit of residency while his life and prospects would be transformed. Or and oldish man or woman, possibly with a chronic health problem they cannot afford to treat, who does not want a second passport.
Cringe
"Your going to Brazil!!!"
"Noooooooooo!!"
Safety would be a major issue for me.
Rio here we come
Please wat are you taking about ***Nicaragua *** l think you should live in Nicaragua with Daniel Ortega... No one have personal freedom, l don't want you have being tanking or drinking.
don't
Yep, get a new life..anyhow. Here WE go again 🙄
Why are you deleting my comment about the real experience in Brazil?
i see 4 times the same comment of you.
maybe commenting only one time may be enough
CZcams deleting comments. :(
Brazil is a total mess, I stayed in Rio for 3 weeks and took certain cautions, and I was robbed in the beginning of November in Barra where a bunch of blacks were selling some jünks on the road.
The beach is totally overrated, and the streets are broken.
Nothing works there. On Saturday evening even in Marriott Residence Inn in Barra Di Tijuana I could hear the stüppid party noise from afar, and it was every Saturday.
In general a very poor country. Rio totally deserves its bad reputation.
Well, you went to Rio. I recommend Florianopolis in the higher end zones of the city.
Brazil is larger than the contiguous United States, when you say Brazil is a total mess based on your experience of 3 weeks in a bad area of Rio it would be the same if someone said the United States is a total mess after spending 3 weeks at the hood in Detroit. Next time do some research and stay at a good area of Rio or better yet visit hundreds of cities that are safer than Rio.
@@B-R-A-Z-I-L I think Rio is safer than Detroit actually
@@gordonreinz9849 definitely not
@@jackinsonpablanes760 apparently it is
Brazil is a total mess, I stayed in Rio for 3 weeks and took certain cautions, and I was robbed in the beginning of November in Barra where a bunch of blacks were selling some jünks on the road.
The beach is totally overrated, and the streets are broken.
Nothing works there. On Saturday evening even in Marriott Residence Inn in Barra Di Tijuana I could hear the stüppid party noise from afar, and it was every Saturday.
In general a very poor country. Rio totally deserves its bad reputation.
You took "precautions" and yet you got robbed in the middle of the street in Barra da Tijuca? Dude better move to Dubai or Singapore can't imagine where else you'd be safe it seems like you are completely careless no offense
@@xxx0denxxx Dude I don’t care if you believe it or not, it happened, and there’s no point to fake it.
@@xxx0denxxx Yes, near Marriott Residence Inn.
@@xxx0denxxx You know those who sell shit on the streets, and I’m Chinese, so I stand out there, even at a Chinese restaurant the owner told me we can be easy targets regardless.
@@xxx0denxxx Even the hotel staff told me it’s quite common for tourists to get robbed. And it was actually the time for people to get off work, so street wasn’t empty.