I'm living here 5 yrs next month! from LA. Brazil has become THE Surfing superpower! Your on point and very fair. I eat so heathy, it's eazy and so affordable! (not like Calif) Also have eyewitnessed or experieced no crime! Lucky i guest. Do hear alot of scary stories.
A 2225 dollars a month pension with each dependent needing another 1000 dollars a month is very high and would eliminate a lot of expats. There are so many other countries that offer visas for much less.
Only if you plan to maintain your lifestyle the same as you was living in the US. Rio and São Paulo are thee most expensive cities in terms of cost of living, but with a pension of $2,225 per month you're living comfortably. In Brazil they have the same services as the US but you'll pay more for it do I recommend that you be flexible on your spending habits by making choices on what expenses you want to assume.
@@wilsmith44 I have a place on the beach, 2 bed 2 bath. Fastest net connection, bills paid, food for the month, I eat out almost every single day of the week, 1 to 3 times a day and not cheap local food. I take trips to beaches and other place almost every weekend, I go out almost every other weekend. I have a health plan, a car, pay for gas. Have friends over to the crib for a bbq. The list goes on and on, and I do all that for less that, 1500 USD.
If you like summer, retire in Balneario Camboriú (brazilian ''Dubai'') If you prefer some place colder, retire in Gramado (RS) or Campos do Jordão (SP)
Comparing Camboriu to Dubai is exaggeration. I've been to Camboriu. It's nice but I think there are so many more beautiful beach places in Brazil, such as Cabo Frio, João Pessoa, etc.
@@roninblue5885 you also might want to consider location by its weather, because there are locations in Brazil that feels like hell on earth in the summertime
Honestly for Expats, I'd avoid anything that is in the state of São Paulo or further north. It's too hot in the summer (sometimes/some places even year round), crime is rampant, police corruption is common and the quality of life is often awful. No wonder people from the south like to pretend they're their own country, every time I visited it did feel like it was.
@@AlfaRomeoQ yes. Unfortunately, the south will become lile the rest of the country in a few years becaise everybody seems to be moving south these days.
nice I married a brazilian woman built a poussada with my big house and love brazil. if you dont live in big cities you can bring the price of living their below 1000 cnd. we rent our one room appts for 500 reals a month 100 meters from the ocean just besides buzios and rio das ostras . get in touch with me to check it out for yourselves before taking the dive. Ill check with ronin if thats ok.
"Feijoada is served almost daily in any Brazilian home". Sorry, but feijoada is only eaten on weekends or on special occasions. It is such a heavy dish that few people would be able to work after eating it. "Many national companies have headquarters in Brasilia". I doubt it. Most have headquarters in São Paulo. Brasilia is a city of bureaucrats and not businessmen. I know. I lived there for twenty years. The three cities you chose to retire to are probably the worst places an expat would want to live in. Let's be honest about Brazil. There is widespread corruption, political and economic instability, huge gaps between rich and poor, very poor political leadership, and one of the highest crime rates in the world. The country's immigration laws are also not very friendly to expats. We never see Brazil on any list of possible retirement destinations. There must be a reason.
É verdade, temos que fazer uma grande limpeza por aqui... Muitos corruptos e ladrões ainda. Mas temos melhorado bastante nós últimos anos, e creio que conseguiremos sim melhorar o país. Mesmo assim não troco o meu país por nada, muito menos pelos EUA.
Se você viveu aqui por 20 anos, Sr. Vogensen, provavelmente vai entender o que vou escrever. Você deve ser estadunidense ou inglês, correto? Saiba que tanto nos EUA quanto Inglaterra também têm criminalidade, pobreza e corrupção estatal, embora seja bem menor que aqui. Estamos tentando consertar as mazelas do nosso país elegendo governantes mais confiáveis (como Bolsonaro), mas pelo visto vocês estão indo no caminho oposto com Biden e Borys Jhonson. Acho que você deveria pensar como as coisas estarão daqui a 20 anos...
@@br951 não leva o comentário no pessoal amigo. Você tem quê tomar consideração que o senhor viveu 20 anos no Brasil i está falando de experiência não de papo furado. Criminalidade tem em todas grandes cidades i isso é evidente, mais você tem que entender que o comentário ele faz é para o estrangeiro querendo morar no Brazil i as informações negativas também fazem do processo do um que viver no Brasil como um aposentado.
@@br951 "Saiba que tanto nos EUA quanto Inglaterra também têm criminalidade, pobreza e corrupção estatal" seguido de "embora seja bem menor que aqui.", você só confirmou o comentário dele... Em momento algum ele disse que isso não existe no resto do mundo, destaque para a palavra que ele usou, "widespread"... Você provavelmente se doeu pois o que ele falou é verdade; existe corrupção e crime lá, mas isso está muito longe de ser um problema para eles do mesmo modo como é para nós. E se você acha o Bolsonaro mais confiável que Biden ou Boris Johnson (como se algum dos três fosse digno do título de confiável...), parabéns, você é mais um iludido.
Rio de Janeiro was the old Capital until they finished building Brasília in the 1950s Expats should stay in the major cities in more developed States. You'll find similar service as you'll find in the US but you will pay more for it. Unless you come to Brazil with a 7 figure or more bank account you can maintain your current lifestyle as you did in the US, but if not then I'll strongly suggest you make changes to your spending lifestyle while living in Brazil.
Brasília is such a strange city. I won’t knock it or dis it, as most of my Brazilian friends and family are from around there. But it’s so so unusual. I taught at different offices all up & down the esplinade dos ministérios, and then I’d go home to my buddy’s place in Taguátinga. I walked on foot to the different escritórios, and usually could only get a couple coxínhas & a cafezinho ‘to go’ from one of the few food stalls at the rodoviária. It was hard when I’d walk deep into Asa Norte for an appointment covered in the dust of the red earth, seriously sunburnt, knowing that I ought to look professional, but knowing I was not looking my best. But I wouldn’t trade a single minute of my time there. People were friendly and very kind to me. I’m from the NorthEast part of the USA, and the Puritan roots of New England society still affect the ambient cultural milieu there. People say that we from New Hampshire, Maine, Boston, etc. are a little closed, and a little cold. In my home region, I’ve struggled being an emotional guy in a part of America where emotions are generally kept inside. But in Brazil, I found I was ALLOWED to have FEELINGS !! And my friends & people on the street or at the barzinho were all totally ok with me expressing myself. They made me feel understood and cared for, no language barrier problem at all (even though I spoke very very little português at that time). Ainda, eu preciso melhorar minha habilidade com o idioma. Mas, eu gosto aprendendo.
I´m sorry, but the best cities to retire in Brazil are not the ones you mentioned, it´s way better to look for state capitals like Florianopolis, Curitiba, Vitória, Aracaju or regional centers like Sao Jose dos Campos, Campinas and many many others in states like Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. Avoid Rio de Janeiro at all costs, too much crime.
You're right. The South is much safer and calmer. Rio de Janeiro is better for vacations but many cities in Brazil are amazing! What city in São Paulo do you recommend?
@@misterabroad123 Sao Jose dos Campos is a city in the state of Sao Paulo. It hosts Embraer, a leading manufacturer of airplanes. Sao Paulo has also other high developed cities like Campinas, Ribeirão Preto and Sorocaba. And a lot of smaller cities like Vinhedo, Atibaia, … that also have a high quality of life. If you are looking for a milder climate, you have Campos do Jordão (rarely snows). And Sao Paulo has also one of the most beautiful coastline in the country: Ubatuba, Ilhabela, …
@@roninblue5885 I disagree. By talking so fast and sounding as if your are reading it the whole presentation becomes superficial. People who are really interested in getting information want more indepth commentary.
@@roninblue5885 They switch off, as I did, when your monotone voice just aggravates them. Its like listening to a machine. You must be a riot at parties. You sound like an accountant/computer programming nerd/social misfit. These are people that tend to be unexpressive and very unresponsive to others. Perhaps you're mildly autistic. That would explain much. If so, let me know and I'll edit my comments. Otherwise just break up your videos into different subjects to keep them shorter. I agree: Most videos are way too long. This one had some good info. The presentation was the problem. What you want to do is make videos on single subjects. Like food costs in Brazil or in your area, accommodation costs comparing rooms, apartments, houses in different areas. That would be hugely informative so we can see what we can get for different amounts of money.
You sound like a machine reading a script. There is no expression to your voice at all. Its like a monotone font for the voice. You're also running the end of sentences into the next with your sloppy editing. When you talk about something people want to see examples in video, not some stock photography.
About carnival. I'm from Brazil and never appreciated carnaval (carnival). It's not only dangerous event to go but a total moral decay where married and singles go wild with tons of drunk and violent people. Even if you spend a substantial chunks of money to stay in the cabins, your safety is not guaranteed. The origins of carnaval is related to pagan gods, known as "carnis levale" (free the flesh) then later some communities introduced it as "Christian related celebration" to be accepted by the catholic church, organization that have lots of power and control over many countries in the past. The Brazilian carnaval today to my most honest opinion is very immoral, and with lots of African religiosity black magic and santeria fused in it. Even the music has some "religious influence", and it's irrelevant if you are a religious person or not, it will affect you one way or the other.Just sharing what I know and experienced with the Brazilan carnaval.
@TTP LLC. Thank you for sharing. Did not know that the immorality of it still exists today. I guess given the history, it makes sense that it still does, I suppose.
What you said is not true. It depends on the people who are celebrating. Yes, there are the ones who go wild, but there are also the ones who are there having fun without thinking about sex. There are elderly people, children and families celebrating together. Also, Carnival is celebrated in different ways in different places. You can't generalize like that. And you seem to know nothing about the African religions. Of course there is the good branch and bad branch of religions. We're actually facing the problem of more and more Protestant temples being created in Brazil, because it's good business. They control the people's minds and take their money saying that it's God's will. That's the religion I can see no good in....
I'm living here 5 yrs next month! from LA. Brazil has become THE Surfing superpower! Your on point and very fair. I eat so heathy, it's eazy and so affordable! (not like Calif) Also have eyewitnessed or experieced no crime! Lucky i guest. Do hear alot of scary stories.
Great video!
Thank you for sharing.
Loved the pics. Well done research. Thank you so much. Let's move to Brazil.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Welcome
Im from Brazil so if you need a tourist guide I can help you with that ;)
A 2225 dollars a month pension with each dependent needing another 1000 dollars a month is very high and would eliminate a lot of expats. There are so many other countries that offer visas for much less.
Only if you plan to maintain your lifestyle the same as you was living in the US. Rio and São Paulo are thee most expensive cities in terms of cost of living, but with a pension of $2,225 per month you're living comfortably. In Brazil they have the same services as the US but you'll pay more for it do I recommend that you be flexible on your spending habits by making choices on what expenses you want to assume.
maybe you visited the wrong place ... not all places happen this ... like anywhere in the world, these things happen ...
i think the country requires at least 2100 USD, you should live well
@@wilsmith44 I have a place on the beach, 2 bed 2 bath. Fastest net connection, bills paid, food for the month, I eat out almost every single day of the week, 1 to 3 times a day and not cheap local food. I take trips to beaches and other place almost every weekend, I go out almost every other weekend. I have a health plan, a car, pay for gas. Have friends over to the crib for a bbq. The list goes on and on, and I do all that for less that, 1500 USD.
very good content 😁😁😁
If you like summer, retire in Balneario Camboriú (brazilian ''Dubai'')
If you prefer some place colder, retire in Gramado (RS) or Campos do Jordão (SP)
@Rafael Galindo. Thank you for your suggestions!
Comparing Camboriu to Dubai is exaggeration. I've been to Camboriu. It's nice but I think there are so many more beautiful beach places in Brazil, such as Cabo Frio, João Pessoa, etc.
@@roninblue5885 you also might want to consider location by its weather, because there are locations in Brazil that feels like hell on earth in the summertime
Honestly for Expats, I'd avoid anything that is in the state of São Paulo or further north. It's too hot in the summer (sometimes/some places even year round), crime is rampant, police corruption is common and the quality of life is often awful. No wonder people from the south like to pretend they're their own country, every time I visited it did feel like it was.
@@AlfaRomeoQ yes. Unfortunately, the south will become lile the rest of the country in a few years becaise everybody seems to be moving south these days.
Great videos! Did you feel safe there?
There is another VLOGGER that said he never felt unsafe there and he lived there six years.
The way crime is being reported gives you the impression that a criminal is in every corner of the streets it's all hypersensationalism
Very good video and...truthful. Thank you
Awesome video! Thank you for the info!
Any time!
nice I married a brazilian woman built a poussada with my big house and love brazil. if you dont live in big cities you can bring the price of living their below 1000 cnd. we rent our one room appts for 500 reals a month 100 meters from the ocean just besides buzios and rio das ostras . get in touch with me to check it out for yourselves before taking the dive. Ill check with ronin if thats ok.
Braziil is much more than that. So big to do an exact opnion about that giant from latin america.
Very informative! Great job bud!
Thanks! 👍
Can you do one on Argentina? I like Buenos Aires but open to other places
Yes, I've done Argentina as well. It's one of my older volgs but here you go. I hope you enjoy.
studio.ruclips.net/user/videoF0qVtoMPQfE/edit
RoninBlue hi, this is the editing link.. could you send the regular viewing link? Thanks
Those prices quoted are not expensive. It's much cheaper in Brazil then in USA.
Great Job!
"Feijoada is served almost daily in any Brazilian home". Sorry, but feijoada is only eaten on weekends or on special occasions. It is such a heavy dish that few people would be able to work after eating it. "Many national companies have headquarters in Brasilia". I doubt it. Most have headquarters in São Paulo. Brasilia is a city of bureaucrats and not businessmen. I know. I lived there for twenty years. The three cities you chose to retire to are probably the worst places an expat would want to live in. Let's be honest about Brazil. There is widespread corruption, political and economic instability, huge gaps between rich and poor, very poor political leadership, and one of the highest crime rates in the world. The country's immigration laws are also not very friendly to expats. We never see Brazil on any list of possible retirement destinations. There must be a reason.
É verdade, temos que fazer uma grande limpeza por aqui... Muitos corruptos e ladrões ainda.
Mas temos melhorado bastante nós últimos anos, e creio que conseguiremos sim melhorar o país.
Mesmo assim não troco o meu país por nada, muito menos pelos EUA.
Se você viveu aqui por 20 anos, Sr. Vogensen, provavelmente vai entender o que vou escrever. Você deve ser estadunidense ou inglês, correto? Saiba que tanto nos EUA quanto Inglaterra também têm criminalidade, pobreza e corrupção estatal, embora seja bem menor que aqui. Estamos tentando consertar as mazelas do nosso país elegendo governantes mais confiáveis (como Bolsonaro), mas pelo visto vocês estão indo no caminho oposto com Biden e Borys Jhonson. Acho que você deveria pensar como as coisas estarão daqui a 20 anos...
Actually it's eaten on special occasions only, because it's a time consuming process to prepare that dish.
@@br951 não leva o comentário no pessoal amigo. Você tem quê tomar consideração que o senhor viveu 20 anos no Brasil i está falando de experiência não de papo furado. Criminalidade tem em todas grandes cidades i isso é evidente, mais você tem que entender que o comentário ele faz é para o estrangeiro querendo morar no Brazil i as informações negativas também fazem do processo do um que viver no Brasil como um aposentado.
@@br951 "Saiba que tanto nos EUA quanto Inglaterra também têm criminalidade, pobreza e corrupção estatal" seguido de "embora seja bem menor que aqui.", você só confirmou o comentário dele... Em momento algum ele disse que isso não existe no resto do mundo, destaque para a palavra que ele usou, "widespread"... Você provavelmente se doeu pois o que ele falou é verdade; existe corrupção e crime lá, mas isso está muito longe de ser um problema para eles do mesmo modo como é para nós.
E se você acha o Bolsonaro mais confiável que Biden ou Boris Johnson (como se algum dos três fosse digno do título de confiável...), parabéns, você é mais um iludido.
LOL, mentions large expat community - shows picture of the Rio Favelas - Largest shanty town in Brasil.
GREAT beaches cheap condos (Fortaleza)
Rio de Janeiro was the old Capital until they finished building Brasília in the 1950s Expats should stay in the major cities in more developed States. You'll find similar service as you'll find in the US but you will pay more for it. Unless you come to Brazil with a 7 figure or more bank account you can maintain your current lifestyle as you did in the US, but if not then I'll strongly suggest you make changes to your spending lifestyle while living in Brazil.
Brasília is such a strange city. I won’t knock it or dis it, as most of my Brazilian friends and family are from around there. But it’s so so unusual. I taught at different offices all up & down the esplinade dos ministérios, and then I’d go home to my buddy’s place in Taguátinga. I walked on foot to the different escritórios, and usually could only get a couple coxínhas & a cafezinho ‘to go’ from one of the few food stalls at the rodoviária. It was hard when I’d walk deep into Asa Norte for an appointment covered in the dust of the red earth, seriously sunburnt, knowing that I ought to look professional, but knowing I was not looking my best. But I wouldn’t trade a single minute of my time there. People were friendly and very kind to me. I’m from the NorthEast part of the USA, and the Puritan roots of New England society still affect the ambient cultural milieu there. People say that we from New Hampshire, Maine, Boston, etc. are a little closed, and a little cold. In my home region, I’ve struggled being an emotional guy in a part of America where emotions are generally kept inside. But in Brazil, I found I was ALLOWED to have FEELINGS !! And my friends & people on the street or at the barzinho were all totally ok with me expressing myself. They made me feel understood and cared for, no language barrier problem at all (even though I spoke very very little português at that time). Ainda, eu preciso melhorar minha habilidade com o idioma. Mas, eu gosto aprendendo.
I´m sorry, but the best cities to retire in Brazil are not the ones you mentioned, it´s way better to look for state capitals like Florianopolis, Curitiba, Vitória, Aracaju or regional centers like Sao Jose dos Campos, Campinas and many many others in states like Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. Avoid Rio de Janeiro at all costs, too much crime.
You're right. The South is much safer and calmer. Rio de Janeiro is better for vacations but many cities in Brazil are amazing! What city in São Paulo do you recommend?
@@misterabroad123 Sao Jose dos Campos is a city in the state of Sao Paulo. It hosts Embraer, a leading manufacturer of airplanes. Sao Paulo has also other high developed cities like Campinas, Ribeirão Preto and Sorocaba. And a lot of smaller cities like Vinhedo, Atibaia, … that also have a high quality of life. If you are looking for a milder climate, you have Campos do Jordão (rarely snows). And Sao Paulo has also one of the most beautiful coastline in the country: Ubatuba, Ilhabela, …
The indegenous population is larger in the Northern and Northeastern (not Central-west).
All those Cons mean DON'T RETIRE to Brasil.
why is he talking so fast?
@Cedrick Goodman. Just trying to keep it under 20mins any longer and people stop watching.
@@roninblue5885 I disagree. By talking so fast and sounding as if your are reading it the whole presentation becomes superficial. People who are really interested in getting information want more indepth commentary.
@@roninblue5885 They switch off, as I did, when your monotone voice just aggravates them. Its like listening to a machine. You must be a riot at parties. You sound like an accountant/computer programming nerd/social misfit. These are people that tend to be unexpressive and very unresponsive to others. Perhaps you're mildly autistic. That would explain much. If so, let me know and I'll edit my comments.
Otherwise just break up your videos into different subjects to keep them shorter. I agree: Most videos are way too long. This one had some good info. The presentation was the problem. What you want to do is make videos on single subjects. Like food costs in Brazil or in your area, accommodation costs comparing rooms, apartments, houses in different areas. That would be hugely informative so we can see what we can get for different amounts of money.
Don’t forget they will require you to pay income taxes
You sound like a machine reading a script. There is no expression to your voice at all. Its like a monotone font for the voice. You're also running the end of sentences into the next with your sloppy editing. When you talk about something people want to see examples in video, not some stock photography.
About carnival.
I'm from Brazil and never appreciated carnaval (carnival).
It's not only dangerous event to go but a total moral decay where married and singles go wild with tons of drunk and violent people. Even if you spend a substantial chunks of money to stay in the cabins, your safety is not guaranteed.
The origins of carnaval is related to pagan gods, known as "carnis levale" (free the flesh) then later some communities introduced it as "Christian related celebration" to be accepted by the catholic church, organization that have lots of power and control over many countries in the past.
The Brazilian carnaval today to my most honest opinion is very immoral, and with lots of African religiosity black magic and santeria fused in it. Even the music has some "religious influence", and it's irrelevant if you are a religious person or not, it will affect you one way or the other.Just sharing what I know and experienced with the Brazilan carnaval.
@TTP LLC. Thank you for sharing. Did not know that the immorality of it still exists today. I guess given the history, it makes sense that it still does, I suppose.
I'm assuming you're a Christian?
You told a lot of bullshit!
Frustrado, desinformado e mentiroso. Carnaval é uma festa originária da Itália e comemorado em diversos países do Mundo.
What you said is not true. It depends on the people who are celebrating. Yes, there are the ones who go wild, but there are also the ones who are there having fun without thinking about sex. There are elderly people, children and families celebrating together. Also, Carnival is celebrated in different ways in different places. You can't generalize like that. And you seem to know nothing about the African religions. Of course there is the good branch and bad branch of religions. We're actually facing the problem of more and more Protestant temples being created in Brazil, because it's good business. They control the people's minds and take their money saying that it's God's will. That's the religion I can see no good in....