I am an American from Texas. I'm married to a beautiful Brazilian woman from Rio de Janeiro. Her brother and family live in Curitiba and we have visited there several time. I have fallen totally in love with Curitiba. It is clean, urban, and overwhelmingly beautiful. Its culture, its architecture, its people are absolutely stunning. This video, I am sorry to say, does not show Curitiba for what it really is. The city is clean and has many very high end shopping areas. I have never felt unsafe here. The parks are spectacular while at the same time feeling very comfortable and safe. I am truly thinking of retiring in Curitiba. I have been to Rio, Sao Paulo, and even spent time with family in the beautiful resort town of Buzios, plus many others, and have not found any city more livable and beautiful than Curitiba. I have never found a city in the US as comfortable while urban than Curitiba.
I know I seem to keep talking about safety, but in the US all we seem to hear about Brazil is how "dangerous" it is. BS!! Any city is unsafe if you go to the wrong parts of town or aren't cautious. I have live in cities in the US as different as San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, San Antonio, and small rural towns. None of them felt as safe as Curitiba.
I agree with you man, I loved Curitiba, it is very clean, secure, modern, green. The only things I didn't like kinda are: it gets cold - i can't tolerate when it gets lower than 20C, people don't walk much - mostly move in cars, and there's no beach lol
It's not the most exciting city, but it's definitely walkable (if you live in the central areas). I enjoyed my living time here more than in sao paolo, for example. Living in Rio was great mostly for the weather and the beach, but otherwise the homeless situation there was a bit bad.
Many people in the world knowing just Rio and São Paulo. But if I were get out of Vitória, I could choose many cities and Rio and São Paulo would be the lasts options. Curitiba would be my first option. But, I'm satisfied with Vitória.
Fun fact the horse statue my grandpa was the one who build it and he also build a nascar road in Italy and he build his own house in coritiba which I have great memories
@@PremiumLeo did you use a real estate agency to find an apartment? I want to use vivareal it’s a Brazilian rental site but I don’t speak Portuguese how do you rent in Brazil without speaking Portuguese? Do you use google translate?
@@PremiumLeo I see the only thing I don’t like about Airbnb is most hosts don’t allow visitors and they are quite expensive compared to local rentals even with utilities included
@@cond.oriano4945 i've only ever had one place that denied guests, and that was during the pandemic. Also, prices are highly negotiable. Ask for 50% of the cost, for longer durations, and ask many hosts.
It's the most livable (after living in recife, sao paulo, curitiba), and visiting several others. Not the most exciting city, but definitely the most livable.
One thing i can say for sure. Curitiba may seem boring to gringos, because to live fully integrated in a city like this, you must at least know portuguese well, cuz most people from here do not speak good english and theres a huge language barrier because of that. We have no beaches, no major parties and the touristic attractions are more enjoiable for children or old people. So i really think you should bear that in mind before moving.
Floripa is a city that all the Brazilian friends that I have tell me is that safe and clean city. I've heard nothing about Curibita yet So it's interesting you say it's supposed to be the cleanest and safest
My curitiba opinion was pre-living in floripa. Curitiba is just a city, nothing much else (outside of the occasional park here and there). Curitiba's reputation is in comparison to Sao Paulo which is just a beast. Floripa would be the city/island I would recommend for a good place to live.
They all require masks in certain circumstances, like shopping centers, markets, stores, etc. But this might change in January of next year due to new rules.
I'm staying in Floripa at the moment. Before arriving, I negotiated with my host to ensure the apartment would have amazing internet. I'm definitely happy with the negotiation.
This about safest city ..., well, this was once. I was living in Curitiba until 1988. Every time I returned to Curitiba I felt the city was getting more and more dangerous.
@@torrubirubi The safety has a strong correlation with economic conditions. I saw a LOT of homeless people. Especially in Porto Alegre (not the happiest place)
@@PremiumLeo Dangerous at night in downtown Curitiba. I do not want to go back. Bad homeless and drug problem there. During covid it didn't seem very busy.
Infelizmente nas próximas décadas isso vai acontecer com todas as capitais e grandes cidades do sul, por causa do influxo de gente imigrando de outras partes do Brasil.
Definitely in the eye of the beholder. For living it's probably good for most Brazilians who want a higher standard of living - atleast according to the Brazilians I've spoken with :)
@@PremiumLeo I agree. But it's not as "European" or as organized as they suppose. Plus, it's quite provincial. I know it 'cause my parents live there. However, for a Brazilian capital it's really good. But there are cities (not many, unfortunately) in the countryside of Brazil which are better planned. Maringá (in the same state) is one exemple. So, I'm not denying what you say, just the proportion of it.
@@Teodoroviski Comparing "old" Eastern cities with new "just out of their diapers" cities from the interior of the country makes absolutely no sense, Maringá and Londrina don't add up to half of the centuries Curitiba has existed before them, of course cities founded in the last 100 (even less for the majority of them) will be better than the old and nearly decrepit 300-450 year old eastern cities that literally saw the country expand from them and onwards to the west, it's like comparing New York and Boston to Chicago, Atlanta or Nashville, there are multiple centuries of difference between them, in Brazil the state capitals faced problems that the modern and new cities founded in the western portion of the country simply did not because they had not even been founded yet. People tend to do this in Brazil but it just makes no sense, there are many buildings alone in Curitiba that are older than the entire western portion of Paraná, let alone the city itself. The "european" myth comes from a time Curitiba was an village and really looked what it was called, it just stuck around as the city evolved from that to what it is today, the city faced an explosive growth from the 80's to late 90s and early 2000s that reeeallly mischaracterized the entire region, it transformed the, at the time, tiny to small-medium sized urban center to an bustling metro area above one and a half million people in just 10 to 15 years, making it loose the appeal of "the safe, quiet, isolated (Curitiba had terrible roads at the time), european-like village" that it once was. Calling it overrated is doing an disservice to everything that the city once stood for, also the provincialism in it's mannerisms comes from the fact that it was factually isolated for most of it's history, the highlands it is located at around 900 to 1100m were not exactly easy to reach with horses, the easiest route was circling the mountains that surround Curitiba from the West, Northwest, North, Northeast and East to Southeast, it took DAYS to get to the city, weeks if you were coming from São Paulo by horses, it was so bad in fact it was easier to go by boat to Paranaguá then there go by carriage slowly moving up the mountains in the old Graciosa road. People dismiss much of the characteristics Curitiba has today but they don't understand where they come from, there is a reason the city feels inexplicably different, the main difference is that Curitiba, unlike the rest of the state capitals in Brazil which had an central urban core that expanded outwards, Curitiba was instead an agglomeration of smaller villages each with their own communities that grew into each other, making much of it's story is much different than most if not all state capitals in Brasil, Paraná was for a long time part of São Paulo and Curitiba under another name was already there, so was Paranaguá and the old cities that surround them. Despite the many problems along it's history, it remains one of the large cities in Brazil with more than adequate standards of living even for someone coming from an developed country.
I am an American from Texas. I'm married to a beautiful Brazilian woman from Rio de Janeiro. Her brother and family live in Curitiba and we have visited there several time. I have fallen totally in love with Curitiba. It is clean, urban, and overwhelmingly beautiful. Its culture, its architecture, its people are absolutely stunning. This video, I am sorry to say, does not show Curitiba for what it really is. The city is clean and has many very high end shopping areas. I have never felt unsafe here. The parks are spectacular while at the same time feeling very comfortable and safe. I am truly thinking of retiring in Curitiba. I have been to Rio, Sao Paulo, and even spent time with family in the beautiful resort town of Buzios, plus many others, and have not found any city more livable and beautiful than Curitiba. I have never found a city in the US as comfortable while urban than Curitiba.
I know I seem to keep talking about safety, but in the US all we seem to hear about Brazil is how "dangerous" it is. BS!! Any city is unsafe if you go to the wrong parts of town or aren't cautious. I have live in cities in the US as different as San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, San Antonio, and small rural towns. None of them felt as safe as Curitiba.
Muito lindo nosso BRASIL
e certo :)
I agree with you man, I loved Curitiba, it is very clean, secure, modern, green. The only things I didn't like kinda are: it gets cold - i can't tolerate when it gets lower than 20C, people don't walk much - mostly move in cars, and there's no beach lol
Does it feel boring?
@@panikrull Yup. A bit boring :D
It's not the most exciting city, but it's definitely walkable (if you live in the central areas). I enjoyed my living time here more than in sao paolo, for example.
Living in Rio was great mostly for the weather and the beach, but otherwise the homeless situation there was a bit bad.
@@PremiumLeo Definitely, it is walkable, and you can take a bus anywhere :) And I agree with you on Rio and Sao Paulo too
Many people in the world knowing just Rio and São Paulo. But if I were get out of Vitória, I could choose many cities and Rio and São Paulo would be the lasts options. Curitiba would be my first option. But, I'm satisfied with Vitória.
Curitiba is very beautiful. the best in Brazil
Yea it's definitely a great place to live as well
LUCAS, Are you living Curitiba at the moment?
Amigo Vc mora em Curitiba ?
You Chose Wisely.
Great place, but florianopolis is worth checking out as well :)
Fun fact the horse statue my grandpa was the one who build it and he also build a nascar road in Italy and he build his own house in coritiba which I have great memories
Fun facts. Thank you :)
Awesome I’m going to live there for a few months too, I got a filipina aunt married to a Brazilian man so looking to really immerse myself
Yea, Curitiba is a great place to live in Brazil. It's not exciting, but it's safe and clean.
@@PremiumLeo if you’re still around bro let me know let’s connect grab some beers or food
Beautiful views and lovely share ♥️♥️
De nada :)
I think you were recording from Lifespace Building. We lived there before when we get in Curitiba. Great video 🤝👏👏👏
Yes it was! Thanks Aline
I'm debating on whether I want to go to curitiba or Florianopolis. I was think Florianopolis for 6 months and curitiba for 3 months.
Do both and report back 😉
@@PremiumLeo did you use a real estate agency to find an apartment? I want to use vivareal it’s a Brazilian rental site but I don’t speak Portuguese how do you rent in Brazil without speaking Portuguese? Do you use google translate?
Airbnb only@@cond.oriano4945
@@PremiumLeo I see the only thing I don’t like about Airbnb is most hosts don’t allow visitors and they are quite expensive compared to local rentals even with utilities included
@@cond.oriano4945 i've only ever had one place that denied guests, and that was during the pandemic. Also, prices are highly negotiable. Ask for 50% of the cost, for longer durations, and ask many hosts.
Nice i like it
Thanks Rubyberyl
Just curious, what's the employment status/index there compared to other Brazilian cities? Is it a burgeoning city in terms of quality of living?
It's the most livable (after living in recife, sao paulo, curitiba), and visiting several others. Not the most exciting city, but definitely the most livable.
One thing i can say for sure. Curitiba may seem boring to gringos, because to live fully integrated in a city like this, you must at least know portuguese well, cuz most people from here do not speak good english and theres a huge language barrier because of that. We have no beaches, no major parties and the touristic attractions are more enjoiable for children or old people. So i really think you should bear that in mind before moving.
It's perfect for living. Much better than são Paulo
Eu sou brasileira e moro em Curitiba ^w^
Curitiba e uma cidade muito boa
Very good! 👏
Thank you! 😃
Brazil is very beautiful
Floripa is a city that all the Brazilian friends that I have tell me is that safe and clean city. I've heard nothing about Curibita yet So it's interesting you say it's supposed to be the cleanest and safest
My curitiba opinion was pre-living in floripa. Curitiba is just a city, nothing much else (outside of the occasional park here and there).
Curitiba's reputation is in comparison to Sao Paulo which is just a beast.
Floripa would be the city/island I would recommend for a good place to live.
QUESTION: Which city or state in Brazil that doesn't require COVID mask? I am trying to find the best/free place to live
They all require masks in certain circumstances, like shopping centers, markets, stores, etc. But this might change in January of next year due to new rules.
@@PremiumLeo I will love to be there someday.
@@boyarose1955 Im sure you will be able to. It's the most livable city in Brazil. But the weather can be bad at times
@@PremiumLeo thanks dear, nice to meet you, wishing to chat you more.
Awesome content. Are you still living in brazil? I am contemplating on staying in brazil for a few months but I would need unlimited internet access.
I'm staying in Floripa at the moment. Before arriving, I negotiated with my host to ensure the apartment would have amazing internet. I'm definitely happy with the negotiation.
i live in curitiba, do you know speak portuguese
sim falo. Curitiba e bem organizado e bonito. recommendo muito
You've got a very lovely smile here
I'm from curitiba
Nice!
You know, your from a very lovely city, it's very cool dear
👍🏾
Vc gosta Brasil eu tbm😂
eu adoro brasil. volto algum dia pronto :)
This about safest city ..., well, this was once. I was living in Curitiba until 1988. Every time I returned to Curitiba I felt the city was getting more and more dangerous.
Nevertheless, I still love Curitiba and it is probably the place I would go back if I return to Brazil.
@@torrubirubi The safety has a strong correlation with economic conditions. I saw a LOT of homeless people. Especially in Porto Alegre (not the happiest place)
@@PremiumLeo Dangerous at night in downtown Curitiba. I do not want to go back. Bad homeless and drug problem there. During covid it didn't seem very busy.
I agree with you
Could you name the thai boxing gym?
Rangel MMA
What’s up Broski 🦋”
Making videos, you? :)
Great video ! Do you speak spanish or portuguese ?
Thanks brotha! I speak a little Spanish, and a little Portuguese (mostly forgotten though)
Continua praticando, por exemplo assistindo TH-cam vídeos. Vale a pena manter uma língua que você começou a aprender.
@@torrubirubi algum dia vou voltar ao brasil :)
@@PremiumLeo vem pra manaus
Curitiba is nice, but it has better cities.
Curitiba desde 2010 já não é a mesma, atraiu muitos mendigos de outros estados e pichadores...
Acho q no qualquer cidade em brasil, vai ser mendigos.
Os medingos também podem ser curitibanos nativos
Infelizmente nas próximas décadas isso vai acontecer com todas as capitais e grandes cidades do sul, por causa do influxo de gente imigrando de outras partes do Brasil.
This city is good, but overrated for sure
Definitely in the eye of the beholder. For living it's probably good for most Brazilians who want a higher standard of living - atleast according to the Brazilians I've spoken with :)
@@PremiumLeo I agree. But it's not as "European" or as organized as they suppose. Plus, it's quite provincial. I know it 'cause my parents live there. However, for a Brazilian capital it's really good. But there are cities (not many, unfortunately) in the countryside of Brazil which are better planned. Maringá (in the same state) is one exemple. So, I'm not denying what you say, just the proportion of it.
@@Teodoroviski Comparing "old" Eastern cities with new "just out of their diapers" cities from the interior of the country makes absolutely no sense, Maringá and Londrina don't add up to half of the centuries Curitiba has existed before them, of course cities founded in the last 100 (even less for the majority of them) will be better than the old and nearly decrepit 300-450 year old eastern cities that literally saw the country expand from them and onwards to the west, it's like comparing New York and Boston to Chicago, Atlanta or Nashville, there are multiple centuries of difference between them, in Brazil the state capitals faced problems that the modern and new cities founded in the western portion of the country simply did not because they had not even been founded yet. People tend to do this in Brazil but it just makes no sense, there are many buildings alone in Curitiba that are older than the entire western portion of Paraná, let alone the city itself. The "european" myth comes from a time Curitiba was an village and really looked what it was called, it just stuck around as the city evolved from that to what it is today, the city faced an explosive growth from the 80's to late 90s and early 2000s that reeeallly mischaracterized the entire region, it transformed the, at the time, tiny to small-medium sized urban center to an bustling metro area above one and a half million people in just 10 to 15 years, making it loose the appeal of "the safe, quiet, isolated (Curitiba had terrible roads at the time), european-like village" that it once was. Calling it overrated is doing an disservice to everything that the city once stood for, also the provincialism in it's mannerisms comes from the fact that it was factually isolated for most of it's history, the highlands it is located at around 900 to 1100m were not exactly easy to reach with horses, the easiest route was circling the mountains that surround Curitiba from the West, Northwest, North, Northeast and East to Southeast, it took DAYS to get to the city, weeks if you were coming from São Paulo by horses, it was so bad in fact it was easier to go by boat to Paranaguá then there go by carriage slowly moving up the mountains in the old Graciosa road. People dismiss much of the characteristics Curitiba has today but they don't understand where they come from, there is a reason the city feels inexplicably different, the main difference is that Curitiba, unlike the rest of the state capitals in Brazil which had an central urban core that expanded outwards, Curitiba was instead an agglomeration of smaller villages each with their own communities that grew into each other, making much of it's story is much different than most if not all state capitals in Brasil, Paraná was for a long time part of São Paulo and Curitiba under another name was already there, so was Paranaguá and the old cities that surround them. Despite the many problems along it's history, it remains one of the large cities in Brazil with more than adequate standards of living even for someone coming from an developed country.
@@CrackManT Well said!
@@Teodoroviski Just out of curiosity, what city are you from?
Cleanest and safest ?! ie. Most boring .