As a Dutch born and migrated to Brazil when I was 25 years old. Now 35 years after, still think it was a good move. The warm weather is very much easier to accustomed to than having to deal with cold weather. I do live in the interior of the state of São Paulo, so we barely have cold weather over here. A thing that's specifically better for us that got schooled in Europe is that we have lots of opportunities to get a business running. Even if the first doesn't work, you can start over without getting real broke. For sure there are problems over here, but I personally can't complain.
@@pedroernesto5283 aqui no Brasil. Se você tem um pouco conhecimento amais, não é muito complicado de criar oportunidades pra vc mesmo. Aqui tem muita falta de conhecimento por causa do sistema escolar que tem aqui. Quem tem dinheiro tem acesso a boa escola, mas não garante que os mais talentos tem essa oportunidade. Na Europa qualquer um pode ir para as melhores escolas e universidades. Assim todos recebem boa educação conforme capacidade que tem. Isto gera muito competição na Europa, e muitas vezes vc vê engenheiro trabalhar na linha de produção. Essa extra capacidade que a gente teve por causa da educação, faz que a gente tem mais oportunidades aqui no Brasil no mercado de trabalho ou para negócio próprio. Como se diz, no país de cegos quem tem um olho é rei.
@@JohnDorian-j7x I'm not a farmer, but my business is related to farming. More specific, to cotton gins. I do consulting for projects of new cotton gins, projects for improvement of existing gins and development of machinery. I also manufacture centrifugal fans developed for specific tasks in cotton gins.
As a Brazilian, 1 year ago I would laugh at any video saying Brazil can be a good place to live. But 9 months ago I got a remote job from a small European company. Now I get it. Brazil is only bad if you are poor or low middle class.
That's the worst part of Brazil in my opinion: The work culture - most of times underpaid and overworked. Working remote for foreign companies solves the problem.
Mano também to pensando em pegar um trampo na gringa... Tu se importaria se a gente conversasse sobre como tu conseguiu esse emprego? Podemos falar no discord ou em outro lugar
@@Alexandre-rt7xk But thats like the entire country. 70% of the population make under $500USD/month with $1200USD you are already between the 90th and 95th percentile. A bang on average tech job, fresh out of college in the US pays well over $6,000USD/month (70k/year). It’s a totally different universe. With 70k/year USD you live like a struggling middle class person in a big city in the US, but with that salary you’re extremely wealthy in Brazil and can do whatever the hell you want.
From Sri Lanka living in Brasil almost decade, love it here . I work in tech even I worked in Canada 🇨🇦 again I came back to Brasil 🇧🇷 because Brasil is amazing. Lots of opportunities, great beaches Lots of opportunities in tech sector
It's really nice to see someone from abroad recognize the qualities that Brazil has. Most of us Brazilians struggle so much with the low purchasing power that we don’t even stop to notice all the beauty this amazing country offers us. Congratulations on the video!
I am from Brazil but now I'm in Russia. Our countries are very similar in terms of culture. Especially in the south (the Brazilian state of Paraná is even called "Brazil's Rússia" in pop culture)
Brazilian /UK Citizen 20 years living in the West of Paraná, Couldn't agree more with your views! Spot on. , Only this very morning before watching your video I met a Spanish friend living here 16 years, he has no interest or intentions to return to Spain other than for short family visits. Re Electronics being expensive true, but here we have Paraguay next door, you can import upto U$500 of goods tax free every 30 days into Brasil. Tenha um bom fim de semana!
As a brazilian myself im really happy to see that the "gringos" are apreciating our country, i wish more of our own had this vision and stop focusing only on the worst parts, still a really amazing country to live in if you have the conditions. + I want to see more of your portuguese speaking
gringos live in the hell in european union. Like now, country as France or Italy are very very unsafe because there is a lot a immigrant from africa who make crime in EU and native people from these country would like to immigrate outside EU for SURVIVE. EU is a hell of crime and Taxes (france dividends taxes 40% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and crazy cost of live very high. Im a french who live in Spain now but im looking for a plan B before 2030. I speak spanish but im looking for all country of LATAM.
If you have the conditions is the cherry on top mate. It's a great country for those who bring foreign capital, while its own people slave themselves to barely survive day-to-day
Hey, Brazilian/American family here living in Urubici, mountains of Santa Catarina. We live at 1550m elevation and it's colder here than we expected and wanted to haha. You should visit this area, we have an american cafe bar in town and cabins in the mountains.
I’m Brazilian, from Porto Alegre. In the 1980s, I was an exchange student in Denmark, and during my stay, I had the opportunity to visit all the Scandinavian countries, which I loved. I currently live in Gdańsk, Poland, and I travel to Denmark quite often to visit my two children who are studying there. I’ve been to Sweden a couple of times, and I must say your comparison is accurate. I also agree that Brazil is better; I just wish Brazil had Swedish politicians to make it the best country in the world.
Most comments would say if you have good money and is upper class then ok Brazil is great to live. I am Brazilian and a upper class here work for federal government. So Brasil is ok for me.
I love Brazil and prefer it much more to the US (although I prefer nearly everywhere to the US). If they could fix the bureaucracy and get rid of their senseless consumption taxes it would be practically perfect
@@eduardoandrade7846"Muito inseguro" é pouco. É disparadamente o país mais violento do mundo em números absolutos, e no topo da lista quando se trata dos relativos.
The best of both worlds would be to have an income comparable to Sweden, while having living expenses and the climate and chill people around of Brazil. For anyone who works remotely, Brazil should be one of the top places on the list, especially south Brazil, as it is safer, more developed and not really much more expensive.
@@NapoleonOkugbe it depends on what you mean by "developed". São Paulo state has better infraestrutucture and is where the big companies are located at, but south Brazil is safer and has less poverty.
I'm from the countryside of São Paulo, I've been living in Europe for over 9 years now, mostly in the German speaking world. Brazil is wonderful if you earn well. In Europe it's very easy to find a good paying job that lets you put food on the table - but actual growth? That's difficult. 49% of someone's salary in Austria is taxed. In Brazil, with a European salary, you could have drivers, housekeepers, cooks, gardeners...in Europe you MUST be content with being middle class and having no luxuries at all. Small apartments, only rich people have houses in Central Europe, everything you do is communal. Public swimming pools, public transportation, public hospitals, public parks, it's wonderful to be poor or working class in Europe. I'd rather be middle class or upper middle class in Brazil. My current income actually puts me at the 1% highest earners in Brazil.
I was born in Brazil but moved to Europe when I was a teenager together with my family. I first lived in the Netherlands for more than fifteen years but I had to leave the country because that horrible weather gave me a chronic sickness. In Brazil girls grow up playing football with the boys in the streets and in the school grounds. I also have two older brothers who always toke care of me when I was younger. I grew up seeing my father and brothers cooking and cleaning around the house, we were treated as equals at home so, when I see men and women, I don’t separate them by sex, I just see people. I live in Germany now and most of them are square heads as they can be. I just got fired from a job because I treated all my male coworkers as I treat the women. Never missed a day of work, always treat everyone with respect and kindness but it seems in Germany you can’t talk to men at your workplace when you are an immigrant because the bosses always get the wrong idea. Another colleague from Eastern Europe talks to everyone and in the summer goes to work wearing the shortest shorts( her business, if she can, why not?) and no one ever said anything. I am also used to talk to strangers. In Brazil and in other countries in the world it’s normal to talk with people you don’t know while waiting to buy bread, in the doctor, in the train, etc. Another day, on my way home after an exhausting day at work, I saw an elderly French couple lost in the train and they were getting really anxious. I waited to see if anyone would come to their help but the other passengers didn’t move, they just stood on their seats with their long faces. So, I stepped in and asked them if I could help, it’s the Brazilian nature.Because I was near my home, I showed them Google maps and told them to change trains in my station. We stepped out together and I left them in the right platform and went home. The next four or five days every time I stepped out of the train a police car drove past me and also a special transport police was waiting on the corner of the train station. Every time I go shopping or to the supermarket there’s always someone following me around. I can’t leave Europe because I have children who were born and are studying here but one day I will go back to Brazil because I miss the people and the culture over there. I’m really tired of those cold, long faced people.
Netherlands and Germany are really sexist towards women. Everybody think they are progressive countries, but there are very little women in leadership positions. And the men are a bunch of virgin incells afraid of women.
Keep one thing in mind, Brazil is not a fully developed country, it is improving, but it is far from having the comfort of a first world country. If your income comes from abroad you will live well however.
However,... Nothing. Its not first world but is much more the enough to live a great and safe life. Why do you think all the billionaires and mega millionaires stay here? Not under the left, of couerse, bit in normal conditions, its awesome
@@dolydoly5679 of course people from developed countries that are coming here do have income coming from developed countries, otherwise what would be the point of living here to earn in R$. For example, do you think this big wave of digital nomads moving to thailand right now are going there to work there and earn local currency? lmao
I'm Brasilian and I live in Stockholm. And I know all the difficulties of my country and everything I went through there. But I simply love my country, I miss Brazil every day!!!! ❤
1:40 climate can be a double edged sword... I live in Brasilia and here is very hot with no rain for a very long time... I'm begging for some cold weather
No it is not hot, it's pretty bearable and manageable on the hot months that are just about 3. Neighbouring city Goiânia is the one trully hot unbearable weather compared to it. Besides it has the most pleasant registered average temperatures of the country, factual weather data.
As a Brazilian, Brazil is probably the best country in the world if you have money. You'll live in a safe area, you'll have access to great healthcare, education, and fortunately a lot of things are digitalised so you can do a lot of things on your phone. But if you're middle class/poor DO NOT BOTHER COMING.
I’m poor and moved to Brazil and it’s still good here, can be expensive yeah, but basic food is cheap and smaller cities are safe and not that expensive. Also i heard healthcare is free. Everyone is positive and friendly, even if they are poor. Weather is good, and nature is free and great, all this helps..
@@nereud.1027 depends where. Most small-medium cities are ok. I walk around on my Porsche, with my Rolex and expensive bags in Brasília and Goiás everyday with absolutely no problem. 15 years ago it would be impossible. Today is quite common.
To all the foreigners considering moving to Brazil, here's a tip: 1) Avoid Rio de Janeiro, even for Brazilians from other states it's unsafe. 2) The south of the country is safer and generally more developed, life there is much more peaceful than the rest of the country
The State of Rio is pretty nice, especially the mountains. The city, however, is complicated, but not even close to being as bad as hysterics make it seem to be.
I think north and northeast are worse than Rio. I mean, every state capital isnt a really good choice, but in general south and southeast, litoral or inland are good choices. Cities from 200k-1m inhabitants would be perfect (if, and only if you dont get paid in BRL).
you right men.... I living in Germany currently, but I have decided to return to Brazil.... I'd like to spend my retirement time in my motherland, and recover all the things I left behind one day!
I'm brazilian, and I ask thyself: huge taxes, sky-rocketing criminallity, judicial instability, how can you prefer living here than in Sweden? I think the answer is clear: your wage is paid in dollars, not in BRLs.
Exactly, if you have enough wealth to bypass Brazilian problems, you can live only on the bright side of the country: good food, social life, good parties, good weather, cheap services.
@@herobrine9429 N é amargurado, país lixo só é bom de se viver pra quem ganha em moeda forte. Qualquer país que ele for ele vai viver bem. O país não é NUNCA melhor que a Suécia, NUNCA.
Great video! I would add in the “security” part that the world is in a very sensitive situation right now regarding conflicts and wars, and being in Europe can be a risk compared to being in South America. We’re usually a safe haven for that kind of thing. But yeah, I think you did one of the best decisions you could have done, Santa Catarina is a great state, it has wonderful beaches, it’s one of the most developed in Brazil, it’s roots are “european”, our culture and our people are a bit more reserved, but still “Brazilian” enough… And you can always visit your home country or other countries if you miss the snow or if you miss something 😅
Glad you liked the video! Moving to Brazil was definitely one of my best decisions that's for sure. You make a good point about Brazil being further away from all the big conflicts happening in the world.
If you work remotely (earning in USD) it makes a lot of sense moving to Brazil. I'm Brazilian and of course living in the big cities (São Paulo and Rio) is not very safe (although ironically São Paulo STATE - NOT THE CITY - is known as the safest state in the country). So if you move to the countryside of São Paulo and some cities in the south region you'll be in one of the safest places in the country. In terms of expenses, Brazil is considerably cheaper than European countries. If you spend between US$1,500-2,000 per month and you're single, you'll be in the top 1% of the country and have a very confortable life. Additionally, if you work remotely (earning in USD) and if you make around US$100k a year, you can save a lot of money and in a few years you can return back to Europe with a lot of savings if you want. Obviously, you have to work remotely. If you work for a Brazilian company (except if you work in Financial Market), you're not gonna make too much money. As I always said, if the government was focused on solving the security/violence problem in the big cities, fighting organized crimes, and invest in primary education (more than higher education), Brazil would be the BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD (BY FAR!!!).
High taxes/nanny state and violence are the only real downsides for relocation, other than that it’s basically the perfect country. I love Brazil when I visit despite its flaws ❤.
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I'm Brazilian, I live in São Paulo. No, Brazil is not better than Sweden. Taxes, prices, man... no, it's not better. Climate is just a detail.
Go see taxes and prices over there if you dare. .....
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@@marlenedossantos3986 Here you pay up to 70% of tax on a national product and over 200% in imported goods. Here they say the taxes are for health, education and public security, but the state doesn't deliver neither. There you may pay high taxes but you have good education, good heal care and don't even get me started on the crime situation. Check mate.
Believe me, climate is not a detail. Besides, there are other points that he spoke.
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@@Edgar2023ES answer me this: have you ever been assaulted with a gun to your head? Dude, look at our crime rates and then tell me what is better. Here we live in fear, and I'm not exaggerating.
before anything, all the reasons for crimes getting worse in Sweden you mentioned are only due to relatively new policies allowing lawless people with no intention to assimilate with the culture of your country to be welcome there, but anyway, to the main subject of the video: Brazil is not the problem, the government in Brazil is... …and( Im not talking about parties, left or right ) but just the Government itself (The State). When you start to understand the big picture of the place and see the level of corruption, state size, lack of economic freedom, no decent public services, and many other things you will learn from your own experience and will understand what I´m talking about. (The Brazilian population works an average of 5 months of the year just to pay taxes, and in exchange receive a public service worse than a poor African country and sometimes no public service at all). You probably have this view of a great place, but it can only be true if you make a minimum of 10 times more money than the standard of the national income, and of course, if you receive more money than the majority of the people you will have a “good life”, in this same line of thought, even North Korea may be a “nice place to live”. --- Don´t confuse People being Social with People being nice or good! Yes, Brazilians can spend hours talking and being social with you, but at the same time do not care to remove the garbage from the streets, do not help a lost elderly woman alone, or even act normal ignoring people when asking for help in the street when the victim of the crimes is not them, even better, if you want to check this for yourself, try to cross the street waiting for the driver to stop the car politely and give you the pass/preference to walk, you will get old. Bro, Indian People are some of the nicest/most welcoming people I ever dealt with, but at the same time, India is the capital of r@pe on the Planet, so you should be very careful with these judgments of "nice people" because being Social People does not always mean being Good People. --- Is very simple to understand why Brazil will always be stuck in the past: Most Brazilians have a mindset of outsourcing any problem they may have as the government's responsibility (and this is the doom of the place, the location has great potential, but the people have a weak and dependent mindset, and this is why the site is and will always be “the Country of the future”). This Big State mentality is embedded within the Brazilian Culture and Mind (on both sides of ideologies as well ‘Left and Right’). The Brazilian mindset is like a 15 years old spoiled girl from an American Middle Class who thinks is gonna save the world, but has zero experience with it, is already programmed to complain about everything (including the Gov), but at the same time is the first to take advantage when given the opportunity, always willing to be a politician, a public employer, and have some easy deal with the state (just to produce less and have a guaranteed money every month to buy the new iPhone). *** This is the famous dictate: “Jeitinho Brasileiro” or in English: “The Brazilian way”, ## meaning: “do your actions/work the poorest and minimally way as possible, so you can have an easy life, try to take advantage above others, even if is morally wrong, profit enough to surpass the situation, and, later without noticing keep yourself in the same comfort zone you were before”. Brazilian people love to complain “mainly about their insatisfactions about the Gov.”, but when they have any opportunities or power they just want to suck from the system/state they have initially complained about. Just look at how many scandals we had with the ‘auxilio emergencial’ a payment made by the government during the pandemic only for people in really bad situations, where almost 69 million people received the money, and a lot of them with proven high-income who quietly took the money as well. --- All of this without mention the Welfare state in Brazil which is beyond ridiculous, (already in 13 of 26 states of the country more people are receiving ‘bolsa familia’ the monthly paycheck from the government than people actively registered working!). The culture in any ideology in Brazil is to incite the population to be more state-dependent and less economically free, they have this childish view of no personal responsibility, which could seen as not a big problem for now, but in a decade "or less" the place could just be in one of these 2 options: 1 - The same as it is now, with the economy always and slowly stagnating while the World keeps advancing. Providing a good life to only a minority with money while the rest of the population is getting even hungry; 2 - Keep this "Brazilian way" mindset together with this “supportive” and always ‘bigger state’ giving money to people who do not want to produce anything, a very problematic location to anyone who is trying to progress and produce something valuable, penalizing anyone trying to develop a better future, having no stimulus, and on the contrary, facing much more setbacks, adversities and bureaucracies than other places in the World, forcing productive people to leave the place, and as a consequence having an overall even more poor Country. --- You need to learn how to compartmentalize, mainly because two things can be real at the same time, the place can be this Physical paradise in a geographical context, with very social people, but hell in living conditions and an always impoverishing place for future generations, with the state pretending to help while is worsening to provide better opportunities for the majority of the population, just like Cuba, or what seems to be happening in California as well. Again, just understand that I´m not criticizing political views, but the mentality to always depend on the state "which in this case Brazilians have" and unfortunatelly keep this position of “do not give a f*ck” having this “Easy Life” as you mentioned in the video. There is always a choice you can make, pretend to live in a Utopia and wait for others to save you, or accept the actual reality that can be bad and build a better future(the Utopia) by yourself not depending on anyone (which lamentably is not the Brazilian mentality). You as a grown-up adult indeed need to “give a f*ck” whether you like it or not, because “not having an Easy Life” is part of Life, and as much as you want to run from that, you need to face it, otherwise all this “Easy life” someday will charge the price. --- Lastly, I also highly recommend you to have a "Plan B" in case you need to leave the place for an emergency, because I have already seen it happen dozens of times to many people, in just a matter of days the State Power in Brazil can become so outrageous huge that make authoritarians places like Saudi Arabia a joke, and with a simple signature they can confiscate everything you have and throw you in jail just for messing with the wrong person, the institutions here are simply not reliable to provide real justice. So I recommend you to be welcome and enjoy the place now but understand that is only a stopover.
Você realmente acredita nisso tudo.... que ridícula.. você é uma pessoa infeliz mesmo.... sinto muito... tomara que vc esteja e continue bem lo há do Brasil.... prata o bem DO BRASIL...❤ PEACE AND Love....
If you haven't already, maybe you should consider turning your insights into a business to help foreigners resettle in Brazil. Especially with so much violence around the world, with wars in Europe and the Middle East, I imagine there's a higher demand to relocate somewhere with a history of immigration.
Not Brasil, but a number of German and Austrians are settling not too far away in Paraguay for a quieter life, too quiet and rural for me personaly though. If you are interested and search RUclips there are a few videos on the subject.
I would agree on most things as my own experience living in Brazil for three years was largely a positive one but then again I probably ranked in the top 15-20% earners in Brazil, and while some things are less accessible in Sweden than in Brazil I spent way more time in offices, cartorios, policia militar and so on getting signatures witnessed, hardcopies of documents sent and collected than was enjoyable. Compared to Sweden where almost everything can be done online in terms of contact with authorities saving lots of time and effort not to mention the filing of taxes... In an nutshell, the people, nature and climate more than makes up for the bureaucracy and paperwork and a top tip is to make friends with a doctor, a policeman and a lawyer because after that everything will be smooth sailing 🙂
All this bureaucracy was placed for a reason, because lots of scammers steal identities in order to commit other crimes. I think this is new to the world and some countries that were not used to scammers and had very little scrutiny on dealing with documents will have to adapt soon as scammers are all over the world now. More levels of security need to be in place, just like in Brazil.
@@MariaAlmeida-u8l This bureaucracy dates back to the 1700`s. It has to do with gold mining and tax evasion from the portuguese empire era. The country changed but the culture stayed the same.
Queria ver se um estrangeiro que pegasse transporte público todos os dias, que dependesse do SUS, que não morasse em bairros de alta classe, e com salários não tão altos, iria gostar de viver no brasil. Não ficaria 3 dias.
O cara claramente viver de renda exterior e provavelmente não precisa enfrentar com os desafios do brasileiro médio, no caso dele a decisão foi ótima pois ele tem uma qualidade de vida muito boa vivendo dessa maneira.
Você pensa que a Suécia é um paraíso? Tenho uma irmã que mora lá a 18 anos e em janeiro volta ao Brasil. Sabe por que? Se aposentou e com o valor que pagam lá não conseguiria sobreviver. Lá os velhinhos catam latinhas para trocar por comida nos supermercados porque a aposentaria é uma miséria. Não tem SUS, se ficar doente tem que pagar. Não tem dinheiro... dançou. Brasileiro chora de barriga cheia, muitos nunca foram para fora e não conhecem a realidade. Os gringos não divulgam suas "mazelas", brasileiro é o único povo que vive falando mal de sua terra.
Quer saber como é viver sem o Sus que vocês reclamam tanto.. Tentem viver em qualquer um desse países super 'desenvolvidos ' para sentirem na pele .... As taxas, a burocrática a falta de saúde pública.... Infelizmente a maioria das pessoas no Brasil não tem ideia do que estão falando, quando reclamam... Agora quem saiu e viu....
I miss sunnier days, been living in Middle Europe for over 23 years, still don’t like winters… Fall has just started and I’m already dreading rainy, grey days. 😒
I agree with you, when the fall season started that's when I started feeling depressed in Sweden. Although for me the real depression started in January after the Xmas celebrations and there was nothing to look forward to for months.
@@nordicinvestor True! They have very cheap energy there from itaipu, it's almost free there in fact, so people go there to build crypto PC farms, imagine how much money it could be possible to make there in a bull's market haha! Together with the US, Paraguay is our go-to place for buying expensive electronics, clothes and perfumes as they practice US prices there and almost no tax like Dubai
Good to know that Brazil is in the radar of well educated, qualified immigrants. We need more people like you to come here and help our country to become more developed. We usually lose brains to the 1st world. So its good to get a few brains every now and then! 😅 Keep up with the good content
@@elijahmuhammed2915 receber imigrantes qualificados, investidores ou cientistas ou técnicos é objetivo de qualquer país.. Não à toa que EUA, Canadá e Austrália investem muito nisso. Os países nórdicos tb tem programas de atrair cérebros, caso notório da Finlândia. Imigrantes qualificados foram a base do desenvolvimento tecnológico dos EUA nos anos 1920-1950.. A perda de cérebros machucou demais a URSS e a Alemanha Oriental. Mas pra que explicar o óbvio pra um neandertal desqualificado que fica babando ódio no RUclips?
We don't need any of that. All we need is change to the system. We need a boost in the education system; We need more infrastructure and safety. I don't understand why Brazilians are willing to welcome gringos with open arms but when we go to their country to look for a job we are not welcomed at all. They always say they don't need immigrants.
@@leandro842 trabalho viajando pelas principais capitais do país, e vejo muitos lixos do suposto primeiro mundo que vem aqui se drogar, e ter sexo com locais, muitas vezes menores de idade, e são ainda venerados por pessoas daqui somente por serem gringos. Claro que não é o caso do senhor desse video.
Just a tip, please avoid sharing too much information about your location in the countryside. Because while normally it will be very secure, it probably has less police force and Brazil crime in the big cities is so crazy that you can get target if criminals think they can score good money by going there, even being quite away from the big centers. I don't know if I'm being a little paranoid, but with so many crazy scams and stunts by criminals appearing everyday, I don't doubt of their audacity anymore. BUT, in normal circumstances, for people that keep their anonymity and live with discretion, the experience outside big cities is really all that you said. Thanks for being so nice and honest about our country.
Parece piada. As cidades brasileiras não têm estética e são desorganizadas de norte a sul. Criminalidade alta. Falta de segurança para andar à noite nas grandes cidades. Transporte público ineficiente. Um lugar que incentiva ignorância. Entre outras coisas. Acorde!!!!!!
Well I live in Brazil (lived in Europe for a while). With my base salary I can live anywhere, but Brazil is the best country to be considering the low cost of living, high interest rates on investments with relative stable inflation and also easier to afford a home (if you have income in Dollar or Euro then it's perfect). Also Brazil is growing but people are a bit pessimistic overall.
My city changed considerably through the past 20 years. I mean, 20 years ago I could see horses on the street, poverty. Nowadays there are lots of tech companies, hospitals, big infrastructure, things are getting more expensive. New universities popping up. Globalization and internet sped progress up for better and for worse. On the bad side obesity is rising, fastfood culture took over, family values are diminishing, younger people are making money and getting educated but are also leaving God behind.
@@moacirbarbosacastro8923The last point (leaving gods/superstition behind) is actually a major civilizational advancement. Unfortunately, it is not the case in Brazil. Religious fundamentalism is growing.
In the social aspect, as to how closed or open people are, how do you feel it's like in the USA, compared to Sweden and Brazil? Cheers from Brasilia. Keep up the good work.
Swedish people are fantastic, people from Sweden, Austria, Denmark, France, Spain, US and Scandinavian countries were fantastically friendly to me when I was abroad in New Zealand. I only had problems with some Germans, i wonder if they're hard to deal with for you too. I thought this had to do only with the harsh weather, but that's not the case as people from way colder countries were sometimes the friendliest during my stay abroad
I leaved in Sweden for 7 months, and yes the weather is though but in the other hand seams that make a people more creative that think more and have much more solutions out of the box what explain the fantastic progress in many area of a country with many times less people than Brasil. Seams that the hot weather is not good for both, order neither progress.
Despite crime, abusively high taxes, corruption, some political issues and extreme heat during part of the year, Brazil is becoming better and better as an option, if compared to developed countries nowadays.
Even if you adjust for the cost of living, the average Swede enjoys a standard of living that is approximately four times higher than that of the average Brazilian. There remains a significant gap in overall well-being and purchasing power between the two countries. So, no-things don't even out.
If you live on a Swedish size average salary in Brazil it will be all good though 🙂 But you are absolutely right, comparing someone working in a supermarket in Sweden to someone in Brazil... Sweden wins the standard of living contest hands down The education system works out better in Sweden also as public schools (free of charge) can prepare you for a place in a top university (free of charge) making it possible for anyone with the talent and will to move up in the world, while in Brazil getting into one of the top universities typically requires costly private school preparation making it out of reach for the vast majority of the population
There are MANY Brazils and MANY "brazilians". Brazilians in the north dont have anything to do with brazilians in the south. The middle class in the countryside of Santa Catarina is an alien to vast masses of northeastern brazilians and so on. If you speak of Brazil, you need to state what part of Brazil.
BUT if you make enough money and live in a smaller city you can enjoy a lot of cheap comfort in Brazil... Not the reality for many Brazilians who aren't paid well but once you get paid well you can afford things that have become quite expansive in other countries (housing for instance)
@@Marcelo-Caruccio Brazil, as a whole, has a per capita income of around $20,000 (PPP), significantly lower than Sweden's $66,000 (PPP). This represents a 3.6-fold difference in income per person, even after adjusting for cost of living. Within Brazil, there are notable regional disparities: the South has a per capita income 20-30% higher than the national average, while the Northeast's per capita income is approximately 50% lower than the national average. This means that residents in the South have incomes modestly above the Brazilian average, but they still earn about 2.5 times more than those in the Northeast. Many rural areas in the Northeast experience levels of Human Development Index (HDI) comparable to regions in South Asia and parts of Africa. In general, most Brazilians experience a lower standard of living compared to residents of developed countries like Sweden. Even in the South, where incomes are relatively higher, living standards fall short when contrasted with those of wealthier nations. Meanwhile, the Northeast's situation is particularly concerning, as it reflects some of the lowest living standards not just in Brazil, but in the entire world. While the average Brazilian earns R$2500, the median income income is only R$1500 due to high inequality. Compared to the developed world, Brazil is sadly a poor country.
I have swedish ancestry and have never been. I grew up in Minnesota With long cold winters. And MN has a ton of mosquitoes. Lol. I'm much happier since I moved to Arizona. Lots of sun helps the mood.
@@nordicinvestor totally agree. Yes lots of Swedes in MN. Big part of the heritage, culture, food etc.. yes I will take the heat over winter any day. And no mosquitoes where I live!
If only Brazil could have Swedish-like politicians. The political class in Brazil holds the country back, they're out to keep the status quo in Brazil the way it is so they stay in power and lead a lavish lifestyle on the back of the exploited Brazilian working class. Once that problem is out of the way, definitely a great place to move to.
I'm glad you found happiness in Brazil. But with all due respect, I think it's not too difficult to make the counterpoint with about 100 ways Sweden is a better place to exist than Brazil.
I think you are correct to think that, if you don't have children and can choose the adults you interact with. If you have children you need to put them in private schools and that is very expensive, and still not the best quality as a public school in Sweden or Europe in general. The overall culture of taking advantage of each other here is crazy. Another thing you are not taking into account is that people are very jealous of anyone who has any success, they can get vicious toward you. And not everyone is well educated or have a growing mentality. But yes, there are many positives here, as those you mentioned. Just remember that with warmer weather comes a lot of diseases you don't get in the colder regions. You also did not mention the lack of morals of many locals, and the rampant corruption at every level of public life. Brasil could be the greatest country in the world, but is far from it.
I think the morality problem isn't that significant and widespread, and depends a lot on where you live like Rio de Janeiro. I find that most people here are very friendly and helpful, specially with foreigners. The corruption and poor administration from our leaders, yeah that's very much an issue so preferably don't come here expecting the best public services (although that also depends a lot on where you live).
He is talking that Brazilians are way more friendly while he is living in the SOUTH of the country, which is the European Brazil where people are the coldest. I am from Rio de Janeiro. Imagine if he lived here!
@@itsnotdio9911 concordo, vivo em SC. Acho que a ascendência de alemã que é mais fria mesmo. Gauchos são mais resenha, são chatos pelo bairrismo só e o lado orgulhoso. Paranaense são esquisitos, ultra individuais. Catarinense são gente boa, mas recolhidos.
I think it's a fair video. But, there are worse parts in Brazil. You have lived in a good city. Anyway, I thank there are at least 50 good cities in Brazil to live in.
"Brazil is better than Sweden!" As a Brazilian, I completely disagree with this statement. There's literally nothing at which Brazil is better than Sweden except for soccer and the weather. And even when it comes to the weather it's debatable since 44 Centigrades with 93% humidity is roughly as unpleasant as -25 Centigrade.
@@itsoverpill Ah, e quem tem dinheiro no Brasil? O Brasil é péssimo para 98% da população, e mesmo quem tem dinheiro é infernizado por um estado burocrático e ineficiente que onera o contribuinte com impostos absurdos, serviços ruins, sem contar a corrupção e o judiciário que age como o Politburo da ex-União soviética decidindo até as redes sociais que você pode usar. Dizer que o Brasil é melhor que a Suécia é um ultraje. Talvez para um político ladrão que vive isolado da população na ilha da fantasia. Em qualquer métrica social e econômica, a Suéciadá de mil a zero no Brasil.
basically living here is awesome, but producing is terrible. if you can have your income be global, and enjoy brazil... i think the ONLY thing holding us back are the taxes and burocracy. with that solved most problems will go away and we will become a supernation quite fast and naturally.
Correction about the weather: Brazil is an immense country, you definitely can get to -10 degress celsius in some areas and you get snow. It's all depending on which biome you decided to move to. We've got all flavors. Though with climate change everything is bound to get hotter, to the point where it's unbearable.
@@rafaelunifei1 basicamente concordando com o que eu falei. PS: Fez -10 em Minas Gerais esse ano. Você esqueceu que existe altitude. Até no Nordeste existe Zona Temperada. ;)
These are of course some good reasons, but to be honest, if I knew the downfalls in advance, I'd thought twice to estimate whether the positive sides outweighs the negative... Because there's quite a few.. (as most of us know)
There are definitely lots of challenges of living in Brazil but for me personally Brazil is much better than Sweden as I was able to escape the cold weather and reduce my cost of living.
@@nordicinvestorIf you enjoy the countryside and smaller cities Brazil can be very nice... Maybe those who wanna live in big expansive cities struggle more. The countryside of Sao Paulo can also be very cheap! The city of Campinas is very big and close to smaller and cheaper areas
i really think Brazil is the best country in the world if you have money , but also is way harder to live in than the average European country if you are poor.
@@hodoupmer Rapaz... O numero de celulares roubados em Londres hoje é maior que no Rio, e o numero de estupros masculinos ali é um dos maiores do mundo sem falar dos roubos a mão armada. Tem medo? Vai para uma cidade pequena em qualquer lugar do mundo. A qualidade de vida que a gente tem aqui é algo muito bom. .Ok você pode argumentar que tem problemas é verdade que tal lutar para melhorar no lugar que achar que é tudo lixo?
Então, eu tenho a certeza que nasci e vivo no país certo, não gosto de frio, neve só é bonita nas fotos, sou de uma região do espirito Santo colonizada por italianos e lá é muito quente no verão, mas tem as altas montanhas que no inverno faz muito frio na faixa de 1 a 5º graus, então dá pra curtir um pouco de clima frio mas nada ao extremo! Não me vejo vivendo em nenhum país da Europa, aliás em nenhum outro país. Gosto de ser brasileiro e das coisas incríveis desse país, claro que temos problemas, mas o lado bom supera em muito o que tem de ruim!
After reading the comments I find it interesting how brazilians can be such bright people but at the same time extremely pessimistic to the point of being annoying. I understand Brazil can be frustrating if you don't have money, but whining all the time will only make things worse. Our problems will not be fixed through endless complaints. Count your blessings and you'll receive more.
Without a doubt, whether you earn or have income in dollars or euros, Brazil is one of the best countries to live in. The problem is that people here earn in Reais.
The violent gangs from abroad is also an issue here in Brazil, gangs line Comando Vermelho and PCC, may be local, but they are essentialy arms of drug cartels in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Bolivia, they make the drugs there and use the gangs here to get their drugs out of South America, it also is where all the their heavy weapons usually comes from too. So the gangs might be local, but they are just the ones responsible for the logistics of foreign drug cartels, just another cog on the international drug trade.
Brazilians in comment respond to your video as if you made a ridiculous statement, in the meantime they secretly love your "Brazil is better than Sweden"
Haha you really know Br, Floripa is getting super expansive. I used to lived in NYC, I glady pay more in eletronics, bc I rather have SUS. And bf anyone comes here saying stupid stuff about SUS, my mom had trombosis and SUS saved her life 3 times. Go research how much a surgery like that, with long hospitalization, would cost in the US.
In a german uni, a friend of mine was almost kicked out of uni cuz he told the student service that his stats prof was ignoring all his questions on the questions platform (Microsoft Teams) and then they reacted super weird to him and threatened him of exmatriculation, like super disproportional. Also, he was suspended for all communication channels and has now to study by himself with help of AI. Super crazy!
@@nordicinvestor a pior parte é que eles jogaram sujo com meu amigo, a professora nem mesmo respondeu ele e já escalou chamando o advogado da universidade, tipo fizeram tempestade em copo d'água e o pior que ele estava na última matéria obrigatória, aí ele teve que estudar sozinho sem ter com quem fazer perguntas a não ser chat GPT. Eu vejo hoje a economia alemã afundando e consigo traçar paralelos e algumas conclusões baseado simplesmente na forma como trataram meu amigo que inclusive fazia universidade particular lá e pagava todo mês certinho sem atrasar
I am American by birth and Brasileiro by choice. I live in Porto Alegre, RS and have lived in the South for many years. I wish people would stop telling the world how great the quality of life is here so that they can build a RUclips Channel to generate some income. Brasil is very dangerous for anyone who does not speak Portuguese and wants to live in designer clothes while talking on their iPhone in English. kkkk Be safe. Stay in the Northern Hemisphere. Boa sorte com sua vida mas o Brasil não precisa de mais estrangeiros.
VOCÊ DEVERIA CONHECER A SERRA DA MANTIQUEIRA, NO SUDESTE DO BRASIL. PARA MIM, É O MELHOR CLIMA DE TODOS. E EU JÁ MOREI EM VÁRIOS LUGARES NO BRASIL E NO EXTERIOR. SIM, A VIDA EM UMA CIDADE PEQUENA NO BRASIL É BEM SEGURA E BARATA. COM PLANEJAMENTO E PONDERAÇÃO, É POSSÍVEL VIVER BEM E TRANQUILAMENTE. POR OUTRO LADO, GOSTARIA MUITO DE VIAJAR PELA SUÉCIA, MAS É CARA DEMAIS. PASSEI APENAS UM DIA EM MALMO DURANTE UMA VIAGEM A COPENHAGUE.
o Senhor tem o queijo e a faca na mão, tente aprender o Português, não precisa ser perfeito , temos bastante paciência em ajudar aos que tentam aprender, você vai descobrir, literalmente um mundo novo e sua interação com a sociedade e o país, como um todo vai ser muito melhor para você. Apenas 5 % da população fala inglês e destes 1% apenas é fluente. Veja quanta coisa você perde ....
can you make a video about the differences that you have seen in yourself, since you came here? you said that you have notticed some changes, can you talk about that a bit? it would be cool
Brazilian here. It's interesting to see how someone who lived in a cold country enjoys our climate. Of course you are living in the South, so the weather is a bit chiller, but for me, living in the middle-west, I find the climate completely unbearable. The heat makes you unwell. It can be hard to exercise. BUT, and there's always a but, the cost o living is indeed low enough and the professional opportunities you have here are second to none. It's still one of the few countries where you can be born poor and die rich. Overall, the main thing I can complain about is the heat. I think I prefer a 10-18º C kind of climate.
Bro is clearly blinded by a brazilian woman. After watching your video thoroughly, I came to the conclusion that my country is beautiful, and that's it. I'm reading european news all the time, and there is no way crime rates there are comparable to Brazil. They might have problems with immigration nowadays, but Sweden is way safer than here. My impression is that you got that big, fat european salary and brought it to Brazil, now you are living the king's life
@@nordicinvestor IBEOAMERICA (Brazil, Hispanic Countries) our mentality in general is different regarding foreigners speaking our language. We appreciated and don't care about the misspoke words .
I am a Brazilian with Swedish and Danish ancestry. My grand-grandfather came from Southern Sweden in the end of the 19th century and never went back to Sweden. I currently live in a country with the negative characteristics you describe when referring to Sweden and yeah, it sucks! 😂
I agree that European climate in higher latitudes is something that can only be stoically endured. It's already bad here in Germany and in my book Scandinavia is for masochists. No matter how many Germans try to convince me of the joys of four seasons and of the horrors of tropical heat, they aren't in the least convincing. I grew up in Rio, a place with an eternal summer and gorgeous tropical landscapes including the most beautiful beaches one could imagine, and know they are full of shit, talking about things they lack personal experience. Money is important but unfortunately it can neither buy an enjoyable climate nor the beauty of the tropics (except for a few weeks during vacation). I stay in Germany out of pragmatism, not because I love or enjoy it so much. It's a materially safe life but very lacklustre and surprisingly modest despite a good income (before taxes, haha). Sometimes I fantasize about returning to Rio after retirement, but I instead chose Thailand, as it has similar good sides (it's a pretty developed tropical country with a comparably relaxed and fun culture) but less of the negatives.
Ah, a Tailândia tem menos pontos negativos? Sabia que lá se mata muito mais turistas que no Brasil? E também nos Estados Unidos, Espanha, França, Grécia e Austrália. E não é porque esses países recebem muito mais turistas, é proporcionalmente. Um estrangeiro está mais seguro aqui que neles.
i was ready to disagree until the moment you started listing all the government controlled things, poor access to medicine and that stuff. yeah... no thanks. as much as i hate alcohol, and as much as i'd like it not to be so common for people to drink to the point where people think it's weird when someone doesn't, i refuse to give control of that to the government.
What's funny about Rio Grande do Sul and beaches is that the beaches there aren't among the best ones or even the good ones, but RS has the longest beach in the world.
Eu sou do interior do Estado do RJ. Próximo à divisa com o ES. As praias aqui são parecidas com as praias do RS. Não temos baías ou grandes reentrâncias. Apenas a cor da água eu acho que aqui é um pouco menos marrom
I´m always curious about where you live. If you are, for some obscure reason, unwilling to say the town, just say whether SC or RS and what part of the state.
As a Dutch born and migrated to Brazil when I was 25 years old. Now 35 years after, still think it was a good move. The warm weather is very much easier to accustomed to than having to deal with cold weather. I do live in the interior of the state of São Paulo, so we barely have cold weather over here.
A thing that's specifically better for us that got schooled in Europe is that we have lots of opportunities to get a business running. Even if the first doesn't work, you can start over without getting real broke.
For sure there are problems over here, but I personally can't complain.
@@pedroernesto5283 aqui no Brasil. Se você tem um pouco conhecimento amais, não é muito complicado de criar oportunidades pra vc mesmo.
Aqui tem muita falta de conhecimento por causa do sistema escolar que tem aqui. Quem tem dinheiro tem acesso a boa escola, mas não garante que os mais talentos tem essa oportunidade. Na Europa qualquer um pode ir para as melhores escolas e universidades. Assim todos recebem boa educação conforme capacidade que tem.
Isto gera muito competição na Europa, e muitas vezes vc vê engenheiro trabalhar na linha de produção.
Essa extra capacidade que a gente teve por causa da educação, faz que a gente tem mais oportunidades aqui no Brasil no mercado de trabalho ou para negócio próprio.
Como se diz, no país de cegos quem tem um olho é rei.
Hey, could you explain a bit more about these business opportunities you mentioned? It made me curious how a foreigner sees this kind of scenario here
Are you farming over there? since you mentioned the interior?
@@JohnDorian-j7x I'm not a farmer, but my business is related to farming. More specific, to cotton gins. I do consulting for projects of new cotton gins, projects for improvement of existing gins and development of machinery. I also manufacture centrifugal fans developed for specific tasks in cotton gins.
What do europeans get schooled on exactly that helps with getting a business running?
As a Brazilian, 1 year ago I would laugh at any video saying Brazil can be a good place to live. But 9 months ago I got a remote job from a small European company. Now I get it. Brazil is only bad if you are poor or low middle class.
That's the worst part of Brazil in my opinion: The work culture - most of times underpaid and overworked. Working remote for foreign companies solves the problem.
Com dinheiro é o melhor pais do mundo
Mano também to pensando em pegar um trampo na gringa... Tu se importaria se a gente conversasse sobre como tu conseguiu esse emprego? Podemos falar no discord ou em outro lugar
@@girinz LinkedIn msm tem muitas vagas
@@Alexandre-rt7xk But thats like the entire country. 70% of the population make under $500USD/month with $1200USD you are already between the 90th and 95th percentile. A bang on average tech job, fresh out of college in the US pays well over $6,000USD/month (70k/year). It’s a totally different universe. With 70k/year USD you live like a struggling middle class person in a big city in the US, but with that salary you’re extremely wealthy in Brazil and can do whatever the hell you want.
From Sri Lanka living in Brasil almost decade, love it here . I work in tech even I worked in Canada 🇨🇦 again I came back to Brasil 🇧🇷 because Brasil is amazing.
Lots of opportunities, great beaches
Lots of opportunities in tech sector
The majority of the Brazilian population disagrees with you
@@xS3R4 everyone has a different opinion, you can agree to disagree.
I am Brazilian and I appreciate you like my country.
Brazil is good for foreigners who earn in dollars, not for Brazilians who earn in reals.
@pablitomita não é a maioria, certamente
It's really nice to see someone from abroad recognize the qualities that Brazil has. Most of us Brazilians struggle so much with the low purchasing power that we don’t even stop to notice all the beauty this amazing country offers us. Congratulations on the video!
Thank you! 😃
Don't know about Sweden.. originally I am from Rússia. I would rather be in Brazil.. no doubts whatsoever ! Tamos juntos ❤
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I am from Brazil but now I'm in Russia. Our countries are very similar in terms of culture. Especially in the south (the Brazilian state of Paraná is even called "Brazil's Rússia" in pop culture)
@@devrusso Russia is a shithole. the only good thing there is the hot women.
Brazilian /UK Citizen 20 years living in the West of Paraná, Couldn't agree more with your views! Spot on. , Only this very morning before watching your video I met a Spanish friend living here 16 years, he has no interest or intentions to return to Spain other than for short family visits.
Re Electronics being expensive true, but here we have Paraguay next door, you can import upto U$500 of goods tax free every 30 days into Brasil.
Tenha um bom fim de semana!
Good to hear from a fellow gringo in South Brazil. You made a good point about being able to import things cheaply from Paraguay.
Brazil As Cracked Idiots People's...Crazy(Nóia)...
North of Paraná, born and raised.
As a brazilian myself im really happy to see that the "gringos" are apreciating our country, i wish more of our own had this vision and stop focusing only on the worst parts, still a really amazing country to live in if you have the conditions.
+ I want to see more of your portuguese speaking
Brazil is a great country. I will do a video of me speaking Portuguese soon!
gringos live in the hell in european union. Like now, country as France or Italy are very very unsafe because there is a lot a immigrant from africa who make crime in EU and native people from these country would like to immigrate outside EU for SURVIVE. EU is a hell of crime and Taxes (france dividends taxes 40% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and crazy cost of live very high. Im a french who live in Spain now but im looking for a plan B before 2030. I speak spanish but im looking for all country of LATAM.
I think gringos living abroad ought to shut up and just COME TO BRAZIL!!!
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Caralho, a conjectura de que todo comentário brasileiro no youtube começa com “As a brazilian…” parece ser verdade mesmo
If you have the conditions is the cherry on top mate. It's a great country for those who bring foreign capital, while its own people slave themselves to barely survive day-to-day
Hey, Brazilian/American family here living in Urubici, mountains of Santa Catarina. We live at 1550m elevation and it's colder here than we expected and wanted to haha.
You should visit this area, we have an american cafe bar in town and cabins in the mountains.
Thanks for the invite! Urubici is a very beautiful place.
Finally gringos coming to the good part of Brazil, the south
@@ZFCaio Found the racist
And they it becomes expenseive and they expell all the natives. Dont come he@@ZFCaio
What's this American cafe bar? I've been to Urubici twice and didn't notice anything like that. Lovely cabins, though.
I’m Brazilian, from Porto Alegre. In the 1980s, I was an exchange student in Denmark, and during my stay, I had the opportunity to visit all the Scandinavian countries, which I loved. I currently live in Gdańsk, Poland, and I travel to Denmark quite often to visit my two children who are studying there. I’ve been to Sweden a couple of times, and I must say your comparison is accurate. I also agree that Brazil is better; I just wish Brazil had Swedish politicians to make it the best country in the world.
Glad you agree 👍
Most comments would say if you have good money and is upper class then ok Brazil is great to live. I am Brazilian and a upper class here work for federal government. So Brasil is ok for me.
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I love Brazil and prefer it much more to the US (although I prefer nearly everywhere to the US). If they could fix the bureaucracy and get rid of their senseless consumption taxes it would be practically perfect
Segurança pública também aqui é muito inseguro.
@@eduardoandrade7846"Muito inseguro" é pouco. É disparadamente o país mais violento do mundo em números absolutos, e no topo da lista quando se trata dos relativos.
The best of both worlds would be to have an income comparable to Sweden, while having living expenses and the climate and chill people around of Brazil. For anyone who works remotely, Brazil should be one of the top places on the list, especially south Brazil, as it is safer, more developed and not really much more expensive.
I agree!
Is South of Brazil more developed than São Paulo (state)?
@@NapoleonOkugbe it depends on what you mean by "developed". São Paulo state has better infraestrutucture and is where the big companies are located at, but south Brazil is safer and has less poverty.
RS is not safe.
@NoThisIsntMyChannel less porverty but also less money
I'm from the countryside of São Paulo, I've been living in Europe for over 9 years now, mostly in the German speaking world. Brazil is wonderful if you earn well. In Europe it's very easy to find a good paying job that lets you put food on the table - but actual growth? That's difficult. 49% of someone's salary in Austria is taxed. In Brazil, with a European salary, you could have drivers, housekeepers, cooks, gardeners...in Europe you MUST be content with being middle class and having no luxuries at all. Small apartments, only rich people have houses in Central Europe, everything you do is communal. Public swimming pools, public transportation, public hospitals, public parks, it's wonderful to be poor or working class in Europe. I'd rather be middle class or upper middle class in Brazil. My current income actually puts me at the 1% highest earners in Brazil.
I prefer Brazil to Europe as well 👍
I was born in Brazil but moved to Europe when I was a teenager together with my family. I first lived in the Netherlands for more than fifteen years but I had to leave the country because that horrible weather gave me a chronic sickness.
In Brazil girls grow up playing football with the boys in the streets and in the school grounds. I also have two older brothers who always toke care of me when I was younger. I grew up seeing my father and brothers cooking and cleaning around the house, we were treated as equals at home so, when I see men and women, I don’t separate them by sex, I just see people. I live in Germany now and most of them are square heads as they can be. I just got fired from a job because I treated all my male coworkers as I treat the women. Never missed a day of work, always treat everyone with respect and kindness but it seems in Germany you can’t talk to men at your workplace when you are an immigrant because the bosses always get the wrong idea. Another colleague from Eastern Europe talks to everyone and in the summer goes to work wearing the shortest shorts( her business, if she can, why not?) and no one ever said anything. I am also used to talk to strangers. In Brazil and in other countries in the world it’s normal to talk with people you don’t know while waiting to buy bread, in the doctor, in the train, etc. Another day, on my way home after an exhausting day at work, I saw an elderly French couple lost in the train and they were getting really anxious. I waited to see if anyone would come to their help but the other passengers didn’t move, they just stood on their seats with their long faces. So, I stepped in and asked them if I could help, it’s the Brazilian nature.Because I was near my home, I showed them Google maps and told them to change trains in my station. We stepped out together and I left them in the right platform and went home. The next four or five days every time I stepped out of the train a police car drove past me and also a special transport police was waiting on the corner of the train station. Every time I go shopping or to the supermarket there’s always someone following me around. I can’t leave Europe because I have children who were born and are studying here but one day I will go back to Brazil because I miss the people and the culture over there.
I’m really tired of those cold, long faced people.
Netherlands and Germany are really sexist towards women. Everybody think they are progressive countries, but there are very little women in leadership positions. And the men are a bunch of virgin incells afraid of women.
You couldn't survive a day in Brazil average neighborhood
@@CraazynBRI was born in an average Brazilian neighborhood
@@Blurb111 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Very interesting video. I travelled to Brazil last year and I've been thinking about moving there. Thank you for sharing your thoughts buddy.
Glad you liked the video, for me it was the best move I made
Keep one thing in mind, Brazil is not a fully developed country, it is improving, but it is far from having the comfort of a first world country. If your income comes from abroad you will live well however.
However,... Nothing. Its not first world but is much more the enough to live a great and safe life. Why do you think all the billionaires and mega millionaires stay here?
Not under the left, of couerse, bit in normal conditions, its awesome
@@dolydoly5679 of course people from developed countries that are coming here do have income coming from developed countries, otherwise what would be the point of living here to earn in R$. For example, do you think this big wave of digital nomads moving to thailand right now are going there to work there and earn local currency? lmao
Don't
I'm Brasilian and I live in Stockholm. And I know all the difficulties of my country and everything I went through there. But I simply love my country, I miss Brazil every day!!!! ❤
Brazil is great!
1:40 climate can be a double edged sword... I live in Brasilia and here is very hot with no rain for a very long time... I'm begging for some cold weather
Brasília is exceptionally warm this year, and the rain is VERY late. My belgian husband and I are begging for some rain too.
No it is not hot, it's pretty bearable and manageable on the hot months that are just about 3. Neighbouring city Goiânia is the one trully hot unbearable weather compared to it. Besides it has the most pleasant registered average temperatures of the country, factual weather data.
@@kevincampos3797 é muito bom vr os br trocando ideia em ingles, só pq o video é gringo lkkkkkkk
As a Brazilian, Brazil is probably the best country in the world if you have money. You'll live in a safe area, you'll have access to great healthcare, education, and fortunately a lot of things are digitalised so you can do a lot of things on your phone. But if you're middle class/poor DO NOT BOTHER COMING.
I’m poor and moved to Brazil and it’s still good here, can be expensive yeah, but basic food is cheap and smaller cities are safe and not that expensive. Also i heard healthcare is free. Everyone is positive and friendly, even if they are poor. Weather is good, and nature is free and great, all this helps..
I agree 100%
Rich people also get mugged on the streets of Brazil.
@@nereud.1027 depends where. Most small-medium cities are ok. I walk around on my Porsche, with my Rolex and expensive bags in Brasília and Goiás everyday with absolutely no problem. 15 years ago it would be impossible. Today is quite common.
@@nereud.1027 I live in Porto Alegre and I am from the USA. I feel safer here than I do in Los Angeles or San Francisco.
The grass is always greener on the other side.
very true!
Yeah man! I'm brazilian and lived in Australia for 7 years and left to come back to Brazil. I also live in Santa Catarina and love here!
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Hi I am new to Brazil and live in Dois Irmaos. Good to see your videos.
Welcome!
Where are you from? What are you doing in Brazil?
@@MBRTBT2023 I am from India and here for work
@@avishkarhate4325 cool! Welcome to my country.
Hello, good video, I'm Brazilian, I'm writing in English with a translator, it's really cool, thank you for promoting our country.
To all the foreigners considering moving to Brazil, here's a tip:
1) Avoid Rio de Janeiro, even for Brazilians from other states it's unsafe.
2) The south of the country is safer and generally more developed, life there is much more peaceful than the rest of the country
The State of Rio is pretty nice, especially the mountains. The city, however, is complicated, but not even close to being as bad as hysterics make it seem to be.
I think north and northeast are worse than Rio. I mean, every state capital isnt a really good choice, but in general south and southeast, litoral or inland are good choices. Cities from 200k-1m inhabitants would be perfect (if, and only if you dont get paid in BRL).
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Brazil is the best country to live and be happy.
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you right men.... I living in Germany currently, but I have decided to return to Brazil.... I'd like to spend my retirement time in my motherland, and recover all the things I left behind one day!
Sounds like a good plan 👍
We got one more to the team. My Belgian husband thinks the same way.
He is a wise man!
Make $ in 🇺🇸 and then spend it in 🇧🇷 is my plan!
Good plan!
I'm brazilian, and I ask thyself: huge taxes, sky-rocketing criminallity, judicial instability, how can you prefer living here than in Sweden? I think the answer is clear: your wage is paid in dollars, not in BRLs.
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Exactly, if you have enough wealth to bypass Brazilian problems, you can live only on the bright side of the country: good food, social life, good parties, good weather, cheap services.
@@rafaelsouza4575 It is the same for countries like thailand
C e armagurado mesmo eim
@@herobrine9429 N é amargurado, país lixo só é bom de se viver pra quem ganha em moeda forte. Qualquer país que ele for ele vai viver bem. O país não é NUNCA melhor que a Suécia, NUNCA.
Great video!
I would add in the “security” part that the world is in a very sensitive situation right now regarding conflicts and wars, and being in Europe can be a risk compared to being in South America. We’re usually a safe haven for that kind of thing.
But yeah, I think you did one of the best decisions you could have done, Santa Catarina is a great state, it has wonderful beaches, it’s one of the most developed in Brazil, it’s roots are “european”, our culture and our people are a bit more reserved, but still “Brazilian” enough…
And you can always visit your home country or other countries if you miss the snow or if you miss something 😅
safe haven...kkkk... more people get killed in this country than most Wars
Glad you liked the video! Moving to Brazil was definitely one of my best decisions that's for sure. You make a good point about Brazil being further away from all the big conflicts happening in the world.
If you work remotely (earning in USD) it makes a lot of sense moving to Brazil. I'm Brazilian and of course living in the big cities (São Paulo and Rio) is not very safe (although ironically São Paulo STATE - NOT THE CITY - is known as the safest state in the country). So if you move to the countryside of São Paulo and some cities in the south region you'll be in one of the safest places in the country.
In terms of expenses, Brazil is considerably cheaper than European countries. If you spend between US$1,500-2,000 per month and you're single, you'll be in the top 1% of the country and have a very confortable life. Additionally, if you work remotely (earning in USD) and if you make around US$100k a year, you can save a lot of money and in a few years you can return back to Europe with a lot of savings if you want. Obviously, you have to work remotely. If you work for a Brazilian company (except if you work in Financial Market), you're not gonna make too much money.
As I always said, if the government was focused on solving the security/violence problem in the big cities, fighting organized crimes, and invest in primary education (more than higher education), Brazil would be the BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD (BY FAR!!!).
You raise some very good points, totally agree with you
Very good points. If you have a good wage in Brazil I don't see big reasons to live in Europe tbh
There are a lot. Specially if you live in a big city here
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No there are NOT.
Ask the billionaires why they dont leave.
Safe and great neighborhoods. Great lifestyle.
High taxes/nanny state and violence are the only real downsides for relocation, other than that it’s basically the perfect country. I love Brazil when I visit despite its flaws ❤.
I'm Brazilian, I live in São Paulo. No, Brazil is not better than Sweden. Taxes, prices, man... no, it's not better. Climate is just a detail.
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Go see taxes and prices over there if you dare.
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Here you pay up to 70% of tax on a national product and over 200% in imported goods.
Here they say the taxes are for health, education and public security, but the state doesn't deliver neither. There you may pay high taxes but you have good education, good heal care and don't even get me started on the crime situation. Check mate.
Believe me, climate is not a detail. Besides, there are other points that he spoke.
@@Edgar2023ES answer me this: have you ever been assaulted with a gun to your head? Dude, look at our crime rates and then tell me what is better. Here we live in fear, and I'm not exaggerating.
minor adjustment you should add in the title "Brazil is better than every country" that would be more accurate :D
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before anything, all the reasons for crimes getting worse in Sweden you mentioned are only due to relatively new policies allowing lawless people with no intention to assimilate with the culture of your country to be welcome there, but anyway, to the main subject of the video:
Brazil is not the problem, the government in Brazil is...
…and( Im not talking about parties, left or right ) but just the Government itself (The State).
When you start to understand the big picture of the place and see the level of corruption, state size, lack of economic freedom, no decent public services, and many other things you will learn from your own experience and will understand what I´m talking about.
(The Brazilian population works an average of 5 months of the year just to pay taxes, and in exchange receive a public service worse than a poor African country and sometimes no public service at all).
You probably have this view of a great place, but it can only be true if you make a minimum of 10 times more money than the standard of the national income, and of course, if you receive more money than the majority of the people you will have a “good life”, in this same line of thought, even North Korea may be a “nice place to live”.
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Don´t confuse People being Social with People being nice or good!
Yes, Brazilians can spend hours talking and being social with you, but at the same time do not care to remove the garbage from the streets, do not help a lost elderly woman alone, or even act normal ignoring people when asking for help in the street when the victim of the crimes is not them, even better, if you want to check this for yourself, try to cross the street waiting for the driver to stop the car politely and give you the pass/preference to walk, you will get old.
Bro, Indian People are some of the nicest/most welcoming people I ever dealt with, but at the same time, India is the capital of r@pe on the Planet, so you should be very careful with these judgments of "nice people" because being Social People does not always mean being Good People.
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Is very simple to understand why Brazil will always be stuck in the past:
Most Brazilians have a mindset of outsourcing any problem they may have as the government's responsibility (and this is the doom of the place, the location has great potential, but the people have a weak and dependent mindset, and this is why the site is and will always be “the Country of the future”).
This Big State mentality is embedded within the Brazilian Culture and Mind (on both sides of ideologies as well ‘Left and Right’).
The Brazilian mindset is like a 15 years old spoiled girl from an American Middle Class who thinks is gonna save the world, but has zero experience with it, is already programmed to complain about everything (including the Gov), but at the same time is the first to take advantage when given the opportunity, always willing to be a politician, a public employer, and have some easy deal with the state (just to produce less and have a guaranteed money every month to buy the new iPhone).
*** This is the famous dictate: “Jeitinho Brasileiro” or in English: “The Brazilian way”,
## meaning:
“do your actions/work the poorest and minimally way as possible, so you can have an easy life, try to take advantage above others, even if is morally wrong, profit enough to surpass the situation, and, later without noticing keep yourself in the same comfort zone you were before”.
Brazilian people love to complain “mainly about their insatisfactions about the Gov.”, but when they have any opportunities or power they just want to suck from the system/state they have initially complained about.
Just look at how many scandals we had with the ‘auxilio emergencial’ a payment made by the government during the pandemic only for people in really bad situations, where almost 69 million people
received the money, and a lot of them with proven high-income who quietly took the money as well.
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All of this without mention the Welfare state in Brazil which is beyond ridiculous, (already in 13 of 26 states of the country more people are receiving ‘bolsa familia’ the monthly paycheck from the government than people actively registered working!).
The culture in any ideology in Brazil is to incite the population to be more state-dependent and less economically free, they have this childish view of no personal responsibility, which could seen as not a big problem for now, but in a decade "or less" the place could just be in one of these 2 options:
1 - The same as it is now, with the economy always and slowly stagnating while the World keeps advancing. Providing a good life to only a minority with money while the rest of the population is getting even hungry;
2 - Keep this "Brazilian way" mindset together with this “supportive” and always ‘bigger state’ giving money to people who do not want to produce anything, a very problematic location to anyone who is trying to progress and produce something valuable, penalizing anyone trying to develop a better future, having no stimulus, and on the contrary, facing much more setbacks, adversities and bureaucracies than other places in the World, forcing productive people to leave the place, and as a consequence having an overall even more poor Country.
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You need to learn how to compartmentalize, mainly because two things can be real at the same time, the place can be this Physical paradise in a geographical context, with very social people, but hell in living conditions and an always impoverishing place for future generations, with the state pretending to help while is worsening to provide better opportunities for the majority of the population, just like Cuba, or what seems to be happening in California as well.
Again, just understand that I´m not criticizing political views, but the mentality to always depend on the state "which in this case Brazilians have" and unfortunatelly keep this position of “do not give a f*ck” having this “Easy Life” as you mentioned in the video.
There is always a choice you can make, pretend to live in a Utopia and wait for others to save you, or accept the actual reality that can be bad and build a better future(the Utopia) by yourself not depending on anyone (which lamentably is not the Brazilian mentality).
You as a grown-up adult indeed need to “give a f*ck” whether you like it or not, because “not having an Easy Life” is part of Life, and as much as you want to run from that, you need to face it, otherwise all this “Easy life” someday will charge the price.
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Lastly, I also highly recommend you to have a "Plan B" in case you need to leave the place for an emergency, because I have already seen it happen dozens of times to many people, in just a matter of days the State Power in Brazil can become so outrageous huge that make authoritarians places like Saudi Arabia a joke, and with a simple signature they can confiscate everything you have and throw you in jail just for messing with the wrong person, the institutions here are simply not reliable to provide real justice.
So I recommend you to be welcome and enjoy the place now but understand that is only a stopover.
Wow, thanks for all the info, very interesting 👍
TUDO Isso para quê? Demonstrar o que ,mesmo????😢 I'm so sorry for you..
Você realmente acredita nisso tudo.... que ridícula.. você é uma pessoa infeliz mesmo.... sinto muito... tomara que vc esteja e continue bem lo há do Brasil.... prata o bem DO BRASIL...❤ PEACE AND Love....
@@nordicinvestor Interesting indeed...
Why did you choose Brazil to live? How much did you know about Brazil before coming? What other countries have you thought about going to?
Married a Brazilian woman.
I have lived in Sweden, the US, the UK and Brazil. I went to Brazil on holiday many times before deciding to move here.
@@nordicinvestor You come in Brazil alone for the first time and meet your wife after your permanent visa (investment visa )?
How can I marry a brazilian garota?
3 words- big booty latinas
Brazil have a lot of problems of course, but I love live here, some places are better than others, we can choose safe places here
I totally agree
If you haven't already, maybe you should consider turning your insights into a business to help foreigners resettle in Brazil. Especially with so much violence around the world, with wars in Europe and the Middle East, I imagine there's a higher demand to relocate somewhere with a history of immigration.
Interesting idea. You are right that there are probably many who are looing to move due to the various problems around the world.
Not Brasil, but a number of German and Austrians are settling not too far away in Paraguay for a quieter life, too quiet and rural for me personaly though. If you are interested and search RUclips there are a few videos on the subject.
I would agree on most things as my own experience living in Brazil for three years was largely a positive one but then again I probably ranked in the top 15-20% earners in Brazil, and while some things are less accessible in Sweden than in Brazil I spent way more time in offices, cartorios, policia militar and so on getting signatures witnessed, hardcopies of documents sent and collected than was enjoyable.
Compared to Sweden where almost everything can be done online in terms of contact with authorities saving lots of time and effort not to mention the filing of taxes...
In an nutshell, the people, nature and climate more than makes up for the bureaucracy and paperwork and a top tip is to make friends with a doctor, a policeman and a lawyer because after that everything will be smooth sailing 🙂
Very true, there is a lot of bureaucracy in Brazil but the positives outweigh the negatives
All this bureaucracy was placed for a reason, because lots of scammers steal identities in order to commit other crimes. I think this is new to the world and some countries that were not used to scammers and had very little scrutiny on dealing with documents will have to adapt soon as scammers are all over the world now. More levels of security need to be in place, just like in Brazil.
@@MariaAlmeida-u8l This bureaucracy dates back to the 1700`s. It has to do with gold mining and tax evasion from the portuguese empire era. The country changed but the culture stayed the same.
Queria ver se um estrangeiro que pegasse transporte público todos os dias, que dependesse do SUS, que não morasse em bairros de alta classe, e com salários não tão altos, iria gostar de viver no brasil. Não ficaria 3 dias.
O cara claramente viver de renda exterior e provavelmente não precisa enfrentar com os desafios do brasileiro médio, no caso dele a decisão foi ótima pois ele tem uma qualidade de vida muito boa vivendo dessa maneira.
Você pensa que a Suécia é um paraíso? Tenho uma irmã que mora lá a 18 anos e em janeiro volta ao Brasil. Sabe por que? Se aposentou e com o valor que pagam lá não conseguiria sobreviver. Lá os velhinhos catam latinhas para trocar por comida nos supermercados porque a aposentaria é uma miséria. Não tem SUS, se ficar doente tem que pagar. Não tem dinheiro... dançou. Brasileiro chora de barriga cheia, muitos nunca foram para fora e não conhecem a realidade. Os gringos não divulgam suas "mazelas", brasileiro é o único povo que vive falando mal de sua terra.
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@@wshamburgoExatamente !!! Alguém que sabe do que está falando.... Não poderia concordar mais...
Quer saber como é viver sem o Sus que vocês reclamam tanto.. Tentem viver em qualquer um desse países super 'desenvolvidos ' para sentirem na pele .... As taxas, a burocrática a falta de saúde pública.... Infelizmente a maioria das pessoas no Brasil não tem ideia do que estão falando, quando reclamam... Agora quem saiu e viu....
I miss sunnier days, been living in Middle Europe for over 23 years, still don’t like winters… Fall has just started and I’m already dreading rainy, grey days. 😒
I agree with you, when the fall season started that's when I started feeling depressed in Sweden. Although for me the real depression started in January after the Xmas celebrations and there was nothing to look forward to for months.
I love Brazil, I even tried NZ, but prefer Brazill 10000x!
I'm really looking into Paraguay too for crypto mining!
Crypto mining in Paraguay sounds interesting!
@@nordicinvestor True! They have very cheap energy there from itaipu, it's almost free there in fact, so people go there to build crypto PC farms, imagine how much money it could be possible to make there in a bull's market haha!
Together with the US, Paraguay is our go-to place for buying expensive electronics, clothes and perfumes as they practice US prices there and almost no tax like Dubai
Good to know that Brazil is in the radar of well educated, qualified immigrants. We need more people like you to come here and help our country to become more developed. We usually lose brains to the 1st world. So its good to get a few brains every now and then! 😅 Keep up with the good content
O famoso complexo de vira lata
@@elijahmuhammed2915 receber imigrantes qualificados, investidores ou cientistas ou técnicos é objetivo de qualquer país.. Não à toa que EUA, Canadá e Austrália investem muito nisso. Os países nórdicos tb tem programas de atrair cérebros, caso notório da Finlândia. Imigrantes qualificados foram a base do desenvolvimento tecnológico dos EUA nos anos 1920-1950.. A perda de cérebros machucou demais a URSS e a Alemanha Oriental.
Mas pra que explicar o óbvio pra um neandertal desqualificado que fica babando ódio no RUclips?
@@elijahmuhammed2915 ele está certo, não seja reducionista.
We don't need any of that. All we need is change to the system. We need a boost in the education system; We need more infrastructure and safety. I don't understand why Brazilians are willing to welcome gringos with open arms but when we go to their country to look for a job we are not welcomed at all. They always say they don't need immigrants.
@@leandro842 trabalho viajando pelas principais capitais do país, e vejo muitos lixos do suposto primeiro mundo que vem aqui se drogar, e ter sexo com locais, muitas vezes menores de idade, e são ainda venerados por pessoas daqui somente por serem gringos. Claro que não é o caso do senhor desse video.
Just a tip, please avoid sharing too much information about your location in the countryside. Because while normally it will be very secure, it probably has less police force and Brazil crime in the big cities is so crazy that you can get target if criminals think they can score good money by going there, even being quite away from the big centers.
I don't know if I'm being a little paranoid, but with so many crazy scams and stunts by criminals appearing everyday, I don't doubt of their audacity anymore.
BUT, in normal circumstances, for people that keep their anonymity and live with discretion, the experience outside big cities is really all that you said.
Thanks for being so nice and honest about our country.
Thanks
Nunca vi um estrangeiro reclamar.
Brazil is crazy underrated. More people would move to here if they knew what they are missing.
Very true!
Parece piada. As cidades brasileiras não têm estética e são desorganizadas de norte a sul. Criminalidade alta. Falta de segurança para andar à noite nas grandes cidades. Transporte público ineficiente. Um lugar que incentiva ignorância. Entre outras coisas. Acorde!!!!!!
Well I live in Brazil (lived in Europe for a while). With my base salary I can live anywhere, but Brazil is the best country to be considering the low cost of living, high interest rates on investments with relative stable inflation and also easier to afford a home (if you have income in Dollar or Euro then it's perfect). Also Brazil is growing but people are a bit pessimistic overall.
My city changed considerably through the past 20 years.
I mean, 20 years ago I could see horses on the street, poverty. Nowadays there are lots of tech companies, hospitals, big infrastructure, things are getting more expensive. New universities popping up.
Globalization and internet sped progress up for better and for worse.
On the bad side obesity is rising, fastfood culture took over, family values are diminishing, younger people are making money and getting educated but are also leaving God behind.
@@moacirbarbosacastro8923The last point (leaving gods/superstition behind) is actually a major civilizational advancement. Unfortunately, it is not the case in Brazil. Religious fundamentalism is growing.
In the social aspect, as to how closed or open people are, how do you feel it's like in the USA, compared to Sweden and Brazil?
Cheers from Brasilia. Keep up the good work.
I would say that Americans are more open and sociable than Swedes.
Swedish people are fantastic, people from Sweden, Austria, Denmark, France, Spain, US and Scandinavian countries were fantastically friendly to me when I was abroad in New Zealand. I only had problems with some Germans, i wonder if they're hard to deal with for you too. I thought this had to do only with the harsh weather, but that's not the case as people from way colder countries were sometimes the friendliest during my stay abroad
I leaved in Sweden for 7 months, and yes the weather is though but in the other hand seams that make a people more creative that think more and have much more solutions out of the box what explain the fantastic progress in many area of a country with many times less people than Brasil. Seams that the hot weather is not good for both, order neither progress.
Good point
Despite crime, abusively high taxes, corruption, some political issues and extreme heat during part of the year, Brazil is becoming better and better as an option, if compared to developed countries nowadays.
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Spring / Summer in Europe , January to April In Brazil ,best of bothworlds, Western income, Social life and connections so much better in Brazil ...
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Even if you adjust for the cost of living, the average Swede enjoys a standard of living that is approximately four times higher than that of the average Brazilian. There remains a significant gap in overall well-being and purchasing power between the two countries. So, no-things don't even out.
Thanks for your comments.
If you live on a Swedish size average salary in Brazil it will be all good though 🙂
But you are absolutely right, comparing someone working in a supermarket in Sweden to someone in Brazil... Sweden wins the standard of living contest hands down
The education system works out better in Sweden also as public schools (free of charge) can prepare you for a place in a top university (free of charge) making it possible for anyone with the talent and will to move up in the world, while in Brazil getting into one of the top universities typically requires costly private school preparation making it out of reach for the vast majority of the population
There are MANY Brazils and MANY "brazilians". Brazilians in the north dont have anything to do with brazilians in the south. The middle class in the countryside of Santa Catarina is an alien to vast masses of northeastern brazilians and so on. If you speak of Brazil, you need to state what part of Brazil.
BUT if you make enough money and live in a smaller city you can enjoy a lot of cheap comfort in Brazil... Not the reality for many Brazilians who aren't paid well but once you get paid well you can afford things that have become quite expansive in other countries (housing for instance)
@@Marcelo-Caruccio Brazil, as a whole, has a per capita income of around $20,000 (PPP), significantly lower than Sweden's $66,000 (PPP). This represents a 3.6-fold difference in income per person, even after adjusting for cost of living. Within Brazil, there are notable regional disparities: the South has a per capita income 20-30% higher than the national average, while the Northeast's per capita income is approximately 50% lower than the national average.
This means that residents in the South have incomes modestly above the Brazilian average, but they still earn about 2.5 times more than those in the Northeast. Many rural areas in the Northeast experience levels of Human Development Index (HDI) comparable to regions in South Asia and parts of Africa.
In general, most Brazilians experience a lower standard of living compared to residents of developed countries like Sweden. Even in the South, where incomes are relatively higher, living standards fall short when contrasted with those of wealthier nations. Meanwhile, the Northeast's situation is particularly concerning, as it reflects some of the lowest living standards not just in Brazil, but in the entire world. While the average Brazilian earns R$2500, the median income income is only R$1500 due to high inequality. Compared to the developed world, Brazil is sadly a poor country.
I have swedish ancestry and have never been. I grew up in Minnesota With long cold winters. And MN has a ton of mosquitoes. Lol. I'm much happier since I moved to Arizona. Lots of sun helps the mood.
I visited Minnesota once. I was surprised how many swedes settled there. I think you made the right move moving to a sunnier state!
@@nordicinvestor totally agree. Yes lots of Swedes in MN. Big part of the heritage, culture, food etc.. yes I will take the heat over winter any day. And no mosquitoes where I live!
I agree with you 100 💯 I live in Denver, Colorado USA and I am truck driver. I hate cold, snow and all that trouble winter brings.
I hate the cold too 🥶
If only Brazil could have Swedish-like politicians. The political class in Brazil holds the country back, they're out to keep the status quo in Brazil the way it is so they stay in power and lead a lavish lifestyle on the back of the exploited Brazilian working class. Once that problem is out of the way, definitely a great place to move to.
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I'm glad you found happiness in Brazil.
But with all due respect, I think it's not too difficult to make the counterpoint with about 100 ways Sweden is a better place to exist than Brazil.
Very true, it all comes down to your personal preferences
Engraçado, Paulo. Você já morou lá, ou está morando? Porque ela tem conhecimento de causa e você?
I think you are correct to think that, if you don't have children and can choose the adults you interact with. If you have children you need to put them in private schools and that is very expensive, and still not the best quality as a public school in Sweden or Europe in general. The overall culture of taking advantage of each other here is crazy. Another thing you are not taking into account is that people are very jealous of anyone who has any success, they can get vicious toward you. And not everyone is well educated or have a growing mentality.
But yes, there are many positives here, as those you mentioned. Just remember that with warmer weather comes a lot of diseases you don't get in the colder regions.
You also did not mention the lack of morals of many locals, and the rampant corruption at every level of public life.
Brasil could be the greatest country in the world, but is far from it.
I think the morality problem isn't that significant and widespread, and depends a lot on where you live like Rio de Janeiro. I find that most people here are very friendly and helpful, specially with foreigners. The corruption and poor administration from our leaders, yeah that's very much an issue so preferably don't come here expecting the best public services (although that also depends a lot on where you live).
What is tax rate if you had US dividends share in Brazil ? I have see a reform with a 15% tax rate ? Its true ? Thanks for all your videos !
Following.
Hi, yes the tax rate on foreign dividends is now 15%
He is talking that Brazilians are way more friendly while he is living in the SOUTH of the country, which is the European Brazil where people are the coldest. I am from Rio de Janeiro. Imagine if he lived here!
Very true, the people in Rio de Janeiro are even friendlier!
Ei os Gaúchos são uma resenha mano. Na minha opinião os Paranaenses que são os mais frios
@@itsnotdio9911 concordo, vivo em SC. Acho que a ascendência de alemã que é mais fria mesmo. Gauchos são mais resenha, são chatos pelo bairrismo só e o lado orgulhoso. Paranaense são esquisitos, ultra individuais. Catarinense são gente boa, mas recolhidos.
I think it's a fair video. But, there are worse parts in Brazil. You have lived in a good city.
Anyway, I thank there are at least 50 good cities in Brazil to live in.
"Brazil is better than Sweden!" As a Brazilian, I completely disagree with this statement. There's literally nothing at which Brazil is better than Sweden except for soccer and the weather. And even when it comes to the weather it's debatable since 44 Centigrades with 93% humidity is roughly as unpleasant as -25 Centigrade.
@@itsoverpill Yes, I am "confidently wrong" when I'm actually Brazilian and lived in Swedenfor 2 years. You obviously know more than I do.
@@itsoverpill Ah, e quem tem dinheiro no Brasil? O Brasil é péssimo para 98% da população, e mesmo quem tem dinheiro é infernizado por um estado burocrático e ineficiente que onera o contribuinte com impostos absurdos, serviços ruins, sem contar a corrupção e o judiciário que age como o Politburo da ex-União soviética decidindo até as redes sociais que você pode usar. Dizer que o Brasil é melhor que a Suécia é um ultraje. Talvez para um político ladrão que vive isolado da população na ilha da fantasia. Em qualquer métrica social e econômica, a Suéciadá de mil a zero no Brasil.
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Eh,no.
Unless if you want some beach,more greener forest or whatever,There is nothing that you would really want in brazil.
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basically living here is awesome, but producing is terrible. if you can have your income be global, and enjoy brazil...
i think the ONLY thing holding us back are the taxes and burocracy. with that solved most problems will go away and we will become a supernation quite fast and naturally.
Totally agree with you!
Correction about the weather: Brazil is an immense country, you definitely can get to -10 degress celsius in some areas and you get snow. It's all depending on which biome you decided to move to. We've got all flavors. Though with climate change everything is bound to get hotter, to the point where it's unbearable.
-10 só na serra gaúcha 2 vezes por ano.. só lá!
@@rafaelunifei1 basicamente concordando com o que eu falei. PS: Fez -10 em Minas Gerais esse ano. Você esqueceu que existe altitude. Até no Nordeste existe Zona Temperada. ;)
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@@rafaelunifei1Na serra do Rio de Janeiro tbm, já ouviu falar em Itatiaia?
These are of course some good reasons, but to be honest, if I knew the downfalls in advance, I'd thought twice to estimate whether the positive sides outweighs the negative...
Because there's quite a few.. (as most of us know)
There are definitely lots of challenges of living in Brazil but for me personally Brazil is much better than Sweden as I was able to escape the cold weather and reduce my cost of living.
@@nordicinvestorIf you enjoy the countryside and smaller cities Brazil can be very nice... Maybe those who wanna live in big expansive cities struggle more. The countryside of Sao Paulo can also be very cheap! The city of Campinas is very big and close to smaller and cheaper areas
Which country you think has the most beautiful roads to drive?
I would say that Sweden has better roads than Brazil but in terms of the views and nature surrounding the roads I would say Brazil wins.
Nice vídeo my friend .......!!!!!
i really think Brazil is the best country in the world if you have money , but also is way harder to live in than the average European country if you are poor.
Very true
Só os Brasileiros não dão valor ao que tem aqui.
Very true
Verdade, amo ter medo de sair na rua depois das 8 também.
Patriotismo no brasil é duro ein
@@hodoupmer Rapaz... O numero de celulares roubados em Londres hoje é maior que no Rio, e o numero de estupros masculinos ali é um dos maiores do mundo sem falar dos roubos a mão armada. Tem medo? Vai para uma cidade pequena em qualquer lugar do mundo. A qualidade de vida que a gente tem aqui é algo muito bom. .Ok você pode argumentar que tem problemas é verdade que tal lutar para melhorar no lugar que achar que é tudo lixo?
@@hodoupmer Nunca vi um estrangeiro que vive aqui reclamar.
Unless you're not allergic to cheese queues and bureaucracy, yes Brazil, namely Santa Catarina is better.
Cheese queues ?
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Então, eu tenho a certeza que nasci e vivo no país certo, não gosto de frio, neve só é bonita nas fotos, sou de uma região do espirito Santo colonizada por italianos e lá é muito quente no verão, mas tem as altas montanhas que no inverno faz muito frio na faixa de 1 a 5º graus, então dá pra curtir um pouco de clima frio mas nada ao extremo!
Não me vejo vivendo em nenhum país da Europa, aliás em nenhum outro país. Gosto de ser brasileiro e das coisas incríveis desse país, claro que temos problemas, mas o lado bom supera em muito o que tem de ruim!
Sounds like you have it all!
Brazil is the best place to live and work as long as you have money...!
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After reading the comments I find it interesting how brazilians can be such bright people but at the same time extremely pessimistic to the point of being annoying. I understand Brazil can be frustrating if you don't have money, but whining all the time will only make things worse. Our problems will not be fixed through endless complaints. Count your blessings and you'll receive more.
to the creator of this video: great content, thanks for appreciating our country. We need some good energy lol
I was trying to be positive about brasil. Not everyone appreciated it though 😂
Take notice that things that are really bothersome in Brazil are almost exclusively related to the government.
Lots of the issues are, very true
Without a doubt, whether you earn or have income in dollars or euros, Brazil is one of the best countries to live in. The problem is that people here earn in Reais.
Very true
Hey mate. Thanks for the video. Can you link the geoarbitrage video? Thanks!
sorry forgot to add the link ruclips.net/video/uYrk386kaBE/видео.html
The violent gangs from abroad is also an issue here in Brazil, gangs line Comando Vermelho and PCC, may be local, but they are essentialy arms of drug cartels in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Bolivia, they make the drugs there and use the gangs here to get their drugs out of South America, it also is where all the their heavy weapons usually comes from too. So the gangs might be local, but they are just the ones responsible for the logistics of foreign drug cartels, just another cog on the international drug trade.
Very true
Brazilians in comment respond to your video as if you made a ridiculous statement, in the meantime they secretly love your "Brazil is better than Sweden"
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Haha you really know Br, Floripa is getting super expansive.
I used to lived in NYC, I glady pay more in eletronics, bc I rather have SUS. And bf anyone comes here saying stupid stuff about SUS, my mom had trombosis and SUS saved her life 3 times. Go research how much a surgery like that, with long hospitalization, would cost in the US.
You are right, healthcare in the US is crazy expensive.
Go to Brazil then. Stop spreading lies about Brazil, people maybe want to come here and they'll go frustrated.
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In a german uni, a friend of mine was almost kicked out of uni cuz he told the student service that his stats prof was ignoring all his questions on the questions platform (Microsoft Teams) and then they reacted super weird to him and threatened him of exmatriculation, like super disproportional. Also, he was suspended for all communication channels and has now to study by himself with help of AI. Super crazy!
Sounds crazy!
@@nordicinvestor yeah and he was top of the class and international student! Super weird how some countries are becoming now
@@nordicinvestor a pior parte é que eles jogaram sujo com meu amigo, a professora nem mesmo respondeu ele e já escalou chamando o advogado da universidade, tipo fizeram tempestade em copo d'água e o pior que ele estava na última matéria obrigatória, aí ele teve que estudar sozinho sem ter com quem fazer perguntas a não ser chat GPT. Eu vejo hoje a economia alemã afundando e consigo traçar paralelos e algumas conclusões baseado simplesmente na forma como trataram meu amigo que inclusive fazia universidade particular lá e pagava todo mês certinho sem atrasar
@@andresoares2110se seu amigo fosse “refugiado”, seria tratado como rei aqui na velha Deutschland.
@@elden5052 hahaha
Recently ive been meeting hips of new plp moving to Brasil from South África, Russia, and UK
That's cool that lots of gringos are moving to Brazil
Du gjorde en bra video! Tack!
Du borde komma till Fortaleza. Nordöstra Brasilien är bättre än södra Brasilien i nästan allt du pratade om.
Fortaleza is very nice city!.
I am American by birth and Brasileiro by choice. I live in Porto Alegre, RS and have lived in the South for many years. I wish people would stop telling the world how great the quality of life is here so that they can build a RUclips Channel to generate some income. Brasil is very dangerous for anyone who does not speak Portuguese and wants to live in designer clothes while talking on their iPhone in English. kkkk Be safe. Stay in the Northern Hemisphere. Boa sorte com sua vida mas o Brasil não precisa de mais estrangeiros.
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VOCÊ DEVERIA CONHECER A SERRA DA MANTIQUEIRA, NO SUDESTE DO BRASIL. PARA MIM, É O MELHOR CLIMA DE TODOS. E EU JÁ MOREI EM VÁRIOS LUGARES NO BRASIL E NO EXTERIOR. SIM, A VIDA EM UMA CIDADE PEQUENA NO BRASIL É BEM SEGURA E BARATA. COM PLANEJAMENTO E PONDERAÇÃO, É POSSÍVEL VIVER BEM E TRANQUILAMENTE. POR OUTRO LADO, GOSTARIA MUITO DE VIAJAR PELA SUÉCIA, MAS É CARA DEMAIS. PASSEI APENAS UM DIA EM MALMO DURANTE UMA VIAGEM A COPENHAGUE.
Concordo. É uma região ainda não descoberta pelo turismo de massa
@@adelsonregisteixeira9335 SIM, A MANTIQUEIRA TEM PAISAGENS MAGNÍFICAS, VILAREJOS PITORESCOS E UM CLIMA ESPETACULAR.
o Senhor tem o queijo e a faca na mão, tente aprender o Português, não precisa ser perfeito , temos bastante paciência em ajudar aos que tentam aprender, você vai descobrir, literalmente um mundo novo e sua interação com a sociedade e o país, como um todo vai ser muito melhor para você. Apenas 5 % da população fala inglês e destes 1% apenas é fluente. Veja quanta coisa você perde ....
can you make a video about the differences that you have seen in yourself, since you came here? you said that you have notticed some changes, can you talk about that a bit? it would be cool
Good idea, will try to do a video!
Brazilian here. It's interesting to see how someone who lived in a cold country enjoys our climate.
Of course you are living in the South, so the weather is a bit chiller, but for me, living in the middle-west, I find the climate completely unbearable. The heat makes you unwell. It can be hard to exercise.
BUT, and there's always a but, the cost o living is indeed low enough and the professional opportunities you have here are second to none.
It's still one of the few countries where you can be born poor and die rich.
Overall, the main thing I can complain about is the heat. I think I prefer a 10-18º C kind of climate.
Very true, the heat in summer time can be tough, especially when it reaches 40C
Bro is clearly blinded by a brazilian woman. After watching your video thoroughly, I came to the conclusion that my country is beautiful, and that's it. I'm reading european news all the time, and there is no way crime rates there are comparable to Brazil. They might have problems with immigration nowadays, but Sweden is way safer than here. My impression is that you got that big, fat european salary and brought it to Brazil, now you are living the king's life
Blinded by a Brazilian woman 😂
I think you would get a viral channel if you made one in Portuguese.
I was thinking about that but it would be still be a bit of a challenge for me to only speak Portuguese on the videos!
@@nordicinvestor IBEOAMERICA (Brazil, Hispanic Countries) our mentality in general is different regarding foreigners speaking our language. We appreciated and don't care about the misspoke words .
Excuse my ignorance, but did you say in some video which part of SC you live in? I'm from Sweden myself and visit southern Brazil frequently.
Nooo , there are already too many in Portuguese
I am a Brazilian with Swedish and Danish ancestry. My grand-grandfather came from Southern Sweden in the end of the 19th century and never went back to Sweden. I currently live in a country with the negative characteristics you describe when referring to Sweden and yeah, it sucks! 😂
Suécia ❤☃️❄️🗻
If you like the cold, Sweden is great
9:17 Swedish police should get a training from BOPE (elite police force from Rio) 😂
could you make a video of the city you chose to live here and explain why you chose this one in particular
acho que ele tem medo de dizer
I agree that European climate in higher latitudes is something that can only be stoically endured. It's already bad here in Germany and in my book Scandinavia is for masochists. No matter how many Germans try to convince me of the joys of four seasons and of the horrors of tropical heat, they aren't in the least convincing. I grew up in Rio, a place with an eternal summer and gorgeous tropical landscapes including the most beautiful beaches one could imagine, and know they are full of shit, talking about things they lack personal experience. Money is important but unfortunately it can neither buy an enjoyable climate nor the beauty of the tropics (except for a few weeks during vacation). I stay in Germany out of pragmatism, not because I love or enjoy it so much. It's a materially safe life but very lacklustre and surprisingly modest despite a good income (before taxes, haha). Sometimes I fantasize about returning to Rio after retirement, but I instead chose Thailand, as it has similar good sides (it's a pretty developed tropical country with a comparably relaxed and fun culture) but less of the negatives.
I totally agree with you abou the climate. Thailand is a great country as well.
Ah, a Tailândia tem menos pontos negativos? Sabia que lá se mata muito mais turistas que no Brasil? E também nos Estados Unidos, Espanha, França, Grécia e Austrália. E não é porque esses países recebem muito mais turistas, é proporcionalmente. Um estrangeiro está mais seguro aqui que neles.
Jeg har en kandidat i farmaci fra Danmark, tror du jeg vil have nemt ved at finde et job i Brasilien?
You would likely find a job in the pharmaceutical industry or in a lab. There are a lot of manufacturers in Anápolis, for instance.
So are you saying life is better near the equator than it is near the arctic circle?
(Said with a smile)
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What wouldn´t I give to live in Sweden;
i was ready to disagree until the moment you started listing all the government controlled things, poor access to medicine and that stuff. yeah... no thanks. as much as i hate alcohol, and as much as i'd like it not to be so common for people to drink to the point where people think it's weird when someone doesn't, i refuse to give control of that to the government.
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What's funny about Rio Grande do Sul and beaches is that the beaches there aren't among the best ones or even the good ones, but RS has the longest beach in the world.
A do cassino? Chocolatão da porra. Mas é nossa
@@jazzclassicalclarinetmaste435, falei que é grande, não que é boa. kkkk
A segunda maior, pra você ter uma idéia, é uma lá na Austrália...
Eu sou do interior do Estado do RJ. Próximo à divisa com o ES. As praias aqui são parecidas com as praias do RS. Não temos baías ou grandes reentrâncias. Apenas a cor da água eu acho que aqui é um pouco menos marrom
I´m always curious about where you live. If you are, for some obscure reason, unwilling to say the town, just say whether SC or RS and what part of the state.