Hello, just discovered your channel. Very interesting videos. I'm a middle aged male living in the UK with a Brazilian wife. The way the UK is just now I'm thinking more and more about moving and retiring to Brazil. Great content. Thanks
Nordic investor, I am Brazilian and I can tell you that our media is very sensacionalist. Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, besides being the biggest Brazilian cities, are home to the main TV networks and so they are the most "bombarded" by bad news of crimes etc. for audience (everything near and quick). The problem is that often repetition causes the idea of generalization. The crimes you mentioned exist, but not in the same extension that people imagine. Most don't check official sites with crime rates of each state and are easily panicked by the media. Anyway the South region in Brazil had a smaller slavery compared to SP, Salvador, Rio etc.; there are less unequalities and so in general also fewer property crimes.
@@nordicinvestor , yes, and if you want to have a better idea of what I mean, they love to show for example "wars" between drug lords in poor communities (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro. But there are some more pacified favelas where even Europeans, Americans etc. live! Take a look at this recent video in English made by a German tourist in "Favela do Vidigal". He was told that around 20% of people living there are foreigners and almost at the end appears a French woman who has lived there for 8 years, talking about media exaggerations. Search for the video by this title: "Is this really Rio de Janeiro's safest favela? Visiting Vidigal and Dois Irmãos".
@Mihagi Houston , where are your statistics? It's just visible. There is not a so big "favela" like Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro in the South, for example. Salvador and Rio were Capitals of Brazil and the Portuguese brought many more slaves to these cities and around. Until today there are more uniqualities because the black population was left behind during much time and the abolition was only 135 years ago. Without good education yet, many people don't find better paid jobs exactly because there are still many ones available for works that don"t require good education.
@Mihagi Houston , observe that in countries were there was not slavery like Canada or the Nordic countries and also a not so big immigration of poor people, the differences between salaries of all professions are small, because everybody always had to do everything. People here don't imagine a person who collects garbage living next to a doctor as in these countries because they earn almost the same there. But here in Brazil the differences in wages can be very big. After the abolition there were millions of people and descendants available for hard works and that didn't require good education, who accepted anything to survive. Until today there are many people available for these works, including white people without good education and poor immigrants from other countries. That's why the regions were there was a bigger slavery and migration/ immigration have more poor communities etc.
I asked a solar question on a newer video you posted which was my first channel view. I should have watched this first. Very informative videos thank you
Great video I am also in Brazil right now and thinking about to move to Brazil, you are hundred percent right about the language barrier here and also the business registration process it's really hard and very complicated taxes where I am now i didn't see any blackout or crimes but I heard from peoples here that night is not safe to go out need some advice from you for business
As a US North American native, I would say from my life experience previously living in a few different large cities, and now in Sao Paulo, I actually feel as safe or safer than I ever did in the USA. Gun ownership in Brazil is much more restrictive than in the USA of course. I don't worry about being in a setting of a mass shooting like I did in the USA. And I live in a semi-Favela neigborhood here in Sao Paulo, but rarely feel uncomfortable out and about walking or on public transportation.
@incognitofla592São Paulo is a dangerous city. This guy is being stupid to think he is safe there. The only safe places in Brazil are expensive closed gate "condomínios" or the rural areas.
@@gdc4736 No, he's not stupid. Read his full comment. I've lived in São Paulo, too, and I can say: IF DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE. As well as many different factors.
11:30 A good way out of this problem would be to live in places with burried wiring. Most Centro, Barra and Zona Sul (Rio) and a lot (though I would not venture to say which) of Sao Paulo neighborhoods. The only problem is... These areas might be expensive with rental prices up in the thousands.
I have lived in Brazil for 20 years, all you say I can relate to, and would say you have a fair balanced view . I live in PR interior, a city of 290,000. We don't fortunately have the water/electric /Internet problems. A point new immigrants may notice is the incompetence of many officials. You can for example go into a large well known national bank and enquire about what is required to open a bank account, you can then go to another branch of the same bank, in the same city, ask the same question, and you will get a completely different list of requirements! . Also many Officials or workers would rather tell you the first thing that comes into their head, rather than admit they don't know the correct answer. But for sure if you have a fair income the possotives way outnumber the negatives.
Not hours, energy recovery in case of a fall is very fast! It takes a maximum of 20 minutes, most cities have generators and other ways to recover energy. And that kind of fall is pretty rare.
@@nordicinvestor If it happens once a year, that's a lot. In my city, it's been about 6 years since there's been a power outage like that, it's really rare!
@@nordicinvestor When I relocated from Sweden to Portugal I saved a lot of money by being able to bring my car taxfree . It was a logistical nightmare but ecconomicaly justifyable .I am now thinking about the next relocation and if possible I would like to bring my car ....I will investigate .
Hi Nordic Investor, I live in the U.S. for over 40 years, abut now I am moving back to Brasil. Do you know anything about how can I take my belongs from US ato Brasil?
Hi, I took lots of things with me to Brazil in a container. There are certain rules you have to follow in order to avoid paying import tax. I used an international moving company which did everything for me.
@rosalialagamba8683 : the cost of all new furniture and kitchen items is *probably* cheaper than shipping via shipping container. Mailing things to your new Brazilian residence is waaaaaaaay expensive. One medium children’s book I sent pra meu amigo e os meninos dele, cost me $30 US dollars.$30 to $send ONEenvelope, and I chose the slowest and cheapest option. Assessment of your belongings: I don’t think customs officers randomize or take samples: it appears that they open EVERYTHING. 😳 perhaps while searching for things they *could* tax, they find nice or useful items and just take them, usually free of consequence. Keep your laptop with you in your “carry-on” bag. Before you move, go to a library and scan ALL of your important documents (driver’s license, birthcertificate, marriage or divorce paperwork (which needs an apostíle) put everything on the cloud so if you lost a thumb-drive, you could still access your documents. That opens the issue of needing a carimbô for practically everything…Using shipping containers to move all your belongings though….🤔 if you discover shipping companies that allow people to share them, por favor, conta pra mim porque eu quero mudar pro Brasil também 😂
@@carlosteixeira6109 After living in Brazil and the USA, I can say that it is pretty much the same. The reason is that in Brazil, common things like clothes are RIDICULOUSLY expensive, however, you have many public services like healthcare and public transportation and better worker's benefits than in the USA. Meanwhile, in the USA, clothes are cheap, but housing and healthcare are INSANELY expensive. I had a baby in Brazil for FREE! I'm having our second child here in the USA, and the healthcare system sucks in terms of price! So yeah.....both sides are hard.
The area you live in you’ve never had a home invasion? I don’t want anyone coming in to home stealing anything from there nor stealing my car! I don’t want to be a victim of burglary
It all depends on where in Brazil you live. In the countryside away from the big cities in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina most areas are calm and very safe. There will always occur some burglaries but its limited
I've lived in the Rio de Janeiro countryside for 38 years now, about an hour from the capital. I've never seen a robbery, and none of my neighbors have ever had their cars stolen or homes broken. I think that kind of thing only happens in very poor areas, surrounded by favelas/Slums, where crime is really high. But there are more safe places in Brazil than unsafe ones. The media blows crime out of proportion. Always very sensationalist. Do not believe what you see on tv.
No, it isn’t. Rio is much much worse. I am Brazilian and now living in US, my mom and I got our car shot at while driving back home and I never ever experienced that in America. I also don’t have to worry about what I wear and if I use my iPhone 12 out in the middle of streets.
@@JujuGurgel that can happen in places in the USA, too. Believe it or not. Brazil is no different from anywhere else. Big cities=more crime, violence, etc.
@@JujuGurgel but I do apologize that you had such a traumatic experience! I lived in Brazil for almost 10 years, including big cities like São Paulo and Rio. It's unfortunate that in places like that, violence is more common. I do miss Brazil, though. And it isn't all like that. It's a good and beautiful country.
60k crime related deaths per year here in Brazil, my friend. Think about that. Oh! That is the "official" statistic. The problem is if you trust gov to give you the right numbers.
Don't you get troubles to struggle too much in order to solve them in Europe? Racism, wars, challenging climate, what else? Ah, yes, earthquakes and active volcanos
Hello, just discovered your channel. Very interesting videos. I'm a middle aged male living in the UK with a Brazilian wife. The way the UK is just now I'm thinking more and more about moving and retiring to Brazil. Great content. Thanks
Thanks, moving to Brazil for me was the best thing I did. It was still a stressful experience though but worth it
So sorry for that my friend! We are working hard to improve our country as much as possible!
Nordic investor, I am Brazilian and I can tell you that our media is very sensacionalist. Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, besides being the biggest Brazilian cities, are home to the main TV networks and so they are the most "bombarded" by bad news of crimes etc. for audience (everything near and quick). The problem is that often repetition causes the idea of generalization. The crimes you mentioned exist, but not in the same extension that people imagine. Most don't check official sites with crime rates of each state and are easily panicked by the media. Anyway the South region in Brazil had a smaller slavery compared to SP, Salvador, Rio etc.; there are less unequalities and so in general also fewer property crimes.
Hi, you are right about the media being very sensationalist about crime. Thanks for your comment 👍
@@nordicinvestor , yes, and if you want to have a better idea of what I mean, they love to show for example "wars" between drug lords in poor communities (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro. But there are some more pacified favelas where even Europeans, Americans etc. live!
Take a look at this recent video in English made by a German tourist in "Favela do Vidigal". He was told that around 20% of people living there are foreigners and almost at the end appears a French woman who has lived there for 8 years, talking about media exaggerations.
Search for the video by this title:
"Is this really Rio de Janeiro's safest favela? Visiting Vidigal and Dois Irmãos".
@Mihagi Houston , where are your statistics? It's just visible. There is not a so big "favela" like Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro in the South, for example.
Salvador and Rio were Capitals of Brazil and the Portuguese brought many more slaves to these cities and around. Until today there are more uniqualities because the black population was left behind during much time and the abolition was only 135 years ago. Without good education yet, many people don't find better paid jobs exactly because there are still many ones available for works that don"t require good education.
@Mihagi Houston , observe that in countries were there was not slavery like Canada or the Nordic countries and also a not so big immigration of poor people, the differences between salaries of all professions are small, because everybody always had to do everything. People here don't imagine a person who collects garbage living next to a doctor as in these countries because they earn almost the same there. But here in Brazil the differences in wages can be very big. After the abolition there were millions of people and descendants available for hard works and that didn't require good education, who accepted anything to survive. Until today there are many people available for these works, including white people without good education and poor immigrants from other countries. That's why the regions were there was a bigger slavery and migration/ immigration have more poor communities etc.
I asked a solar question on a newer video you posted which was my first channel view. I should have watched this first. Very informative videos thank you
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Nice video! People have no idea of how much bureaucracy we have here in Brazil. The countryside are the most safe place to live. Better life quality.
Very true!
Thank you, it is a very interesting video.
Glad you liked it!
Hey brother I’m hoping to make the move next year myself would like to get your advice on some stuff. Great content by the way
Hi, I'm glad that you liked my video. You can send me a message on twitter @Nordicinvestor2
Great video I am also in Brazil right now and thinking about to move to Brazil, you are hundred percent right about the language barrier here and also the business registration process it's really hard and very complicated taxes where I am now i didn't see any blackout or crimes but I heard from peoples here that night is not safe to go out need some advice from you for business
Hi, glad that you liked my video. You can contact me on twitter @Nordicinvestor2
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As a US North American native, I would say from my life experience previously living in a few different large cities, and now in Sao Paulo, I actually feel as safe or safer than I ever did in the USA. Gun ownership in Brazil is much more restrictive than in the USA of course. I don't worry about being in a setting of a mass shooting like I did in the USA. And I live in a semi-Favela neigborhood here in Sao Paulo, but rarely feel uncomfortable out and about walking or on public transportation.
Thanks for the insight, I also found Sao Paulo generally very safe.
You are a clown. Only the bandits have guns in Brazil.
SP western side favela Jardim Macedonia btw I hope your Brazilian weapon is legal
@incognitofla592
@incognitofla592São Paulo is a dangerous city. This guy is being stupid to think he is safe there. The only safe places in Brazil are expensive closed gate "condomínios" or the rural areas.
@@gdc4736 No, he's not stupid. Read his full comment. I've lived in São Paulo, too, and I can say: IF DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE. As well as many different factors.
11:30
A good way out of this problem would be to live in places with burried wiring. Most Centro, Barra and Zona Sul (Rio) and a lot (though I would not venture to say which) of Sao Paulo neighborhoods. The only problem is... These areas might be expensive with rental prices up in the thousands.
Very true, some big cities have all the cabling underground but unfortunately not where I live.
I have lived in Brazil for 20 years, all you say I can relate to, and would say you have a fair balanced view .
I live in PR interior, a city of 290,000.
We don't fortunately have the water/electric /Internet problems.
A point new immigrants may notice is the incompetence of many officials.
You can for example go into a large well known national bank and enquire about what is required to open a bank account, you can then go to another branch of the same bank, in the same city, ask the same question, and you will get a completely different list of requirements! .
Also many Officials or workers would rather tell you the first thing that comes into their head, rather than admit they don't know the correct answer.
But for sure if you have a fair income the possotives way outnumber the negatives.
You raised a good point about the problems of getting correct information from certain officials.
Not hours, energy recovery in case of a fall is very fast! It takes a maximum of 20 minutes, most cities have generators and other ways to recover energy. And that kind of fall is pretty rare.
Failure.
You are right that the blackouts do not happen that often
@@nordicinvestor If it happens once a year, that's a lot. In my city, it's been about 6 years since there's been a power outage like that, it's really rare!
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Dude......do you live near Blumenau??
When you moved to Brazil where you allowed to bring a car or motorcyckle tax free as part of your relocation ?
I did not investigate this but I know it is very complicated to bring cars or motorbikes into Brazil
@@nordicinvestor When I relocated from Sweden to Portugal I saved a lot of money by being able to bring my car taxfree . It was a logistical nightmare but ecconomicaly justifyable .I am now thinking about the next relocation and if possible I would like to bring my car ....I will investigate .
Hi Nordic Investor,
I live in the U.S. for over 40 years, abut now I am moving back to Brasil. Do you know anything about how can I take my belongs from US ato Brasil?
Hi, I took lots of things with me to Brazil in a container. There are certain rules you have to follow in order to avoid paying import tax. I used an international moving company which did everything for me.
@rosalialagamba8683 : the cost of all new furniture and kitchen items is *probably* cheaper than shipping via shipping container. Mailing things to your new Brazilian residence is waaaaaaaay expensive. One medium children’s book I sent pra meu amigo e os meninos dele, cost me $30 US dollars.$30 to $send ONEenvelope, and I chose the slowest and cheapest option. Assessment of your belongings: I don’t think customs officers randomize or take samples: it appears that they open EVERYTHING. 😳 perhaps while searching for things they *could* tax, they find nice or useful items and just take them, usually free of consequence. Keep your laptop with you in your “carry-on” bag. Before you move, go to a library and scan ALL of your important documents (driver’s license, birthcertificate, marriage or divorce paperwork (which needs an apostíle) put everything on the cloud so if you lost a thumb-drive, you could still access your documents. That opens the issue of needing a carimbô for practically everything…Using shipping containers to move all your belongings though….🤔 if you discover shipping companies that allow people to share them, por favor, conta pra mim porque eu quero mudar pro Brasil também 😂
Hi, Do you have a contact of a good immigration attorny to do the process for Digital Nomad residency?
Hi, the us embassy in Brazil has a list of good attorneys - br.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/attorneys/
nice video
Thanks!
Do you speak Portuguese fluently
Yes I do now but it was difficult and took a long time to learn.
Everything cost high prices and mostly people make low money
Just like every where in the world. 😅
@@eddiesantos4978 you wrong, 🇺🇸 , and many others we don’t need bulletproof 🙏
@@carlosteixeira6109 After living in Brazil and the USA, I can say that it is pretty much the same. The reason is that in Brazil, common things like clothes are RIDICULOUSLY expensive, however, you have many public services like healthcare and public transportation and better worker's benefits than in the USA.
Meanwhile, in the USA, clothes are cheap, but housing and healthcare are INSANELY expensive. I had a baby in Brazil for FREE! I'm having our second child here in the USA, and the healthcare system sucks in terms of price!
So yeah.....both sides are hard.
The area you live in you’ve never had a home invasion? I don’t want anyone coming in to home stealing anything from there nor stealing my car! I don’t want to be a victim of burglary
It all depends on where in Brazil you live. In the countryside away from the big cities in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina most areas are calm and very safe. There will always occur some burglaries but its limited
I've lived in the Rio de Janeiro countryside for 38 years now, about an hour from the capital. I've never seen a robbery, and none of my neighbors have ever had their cars stolen or homes broken. I think that kind of thing only happens in very poor areas, surrounded by favelas/Slums, where crime is really high. But there are more safe places in Brazil than unsafe ones. The media blows crime out of proportion. Always very sensationalist. Do not believe what you see on tv.
So, when it comes to crime and most other things, Brazil is pretty much the same as any other country.
True, most countries face this challenge
No, it isn’t. Rio is much much worse. I am Brazilian and now living in US, my mom and I got our car shot at while driving back home and I never ever experienced that in America. I also don’t have to worry about what I wear and if I use my iPhone 12 out in the middle of streets.
@@JujuGurgel that can happen in places in the USA, too. Believe it or not. Brazil is no different from anywhere else. Big cities=more crime, violence, etc.
@@JujuGurgel but I do apologize that you had such a traumatic experience! I lived in Brazil for almost 10 years, including big cities like São Paulo and Rio. It's unfortunate that in places like that, violence is more common. I do miss Brazil, though. And it isn't all like that. It's a good and beautiful country.
60k crime related deaths per year here in Brazil, my friend. Think about that. Oh! That is the "official" statistic. The problem is if you trust gov to give you the right numbers.
Brazil has some slums, but only 6% of homes in Brazil are slums, and... Reality: 94% of the cities are not slums.
De onde tirou isso? O Bostil é um favelão ao ceu aberto.
Don't you get troubles to struggle too much in order to solve them in Europe? Racism, wars, challenging climate, what else? Ah, yes, earthquakes and active volcanos
Very true
You do not have to speak Portuguese to use Uber. Zero need.
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Stop talking with your Hands moving around....very distracting.
Wait until you move to Brazil
Good point, I will try to talk less with my hands
@@nordicinvestorwhat? No, it's all right.
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