You should communicate with local Balinese community gurl, it give you more credit and Appreciate Local wisdom, Direct your content into Cross Cultural understanding for Mutual Relationship or Partnership , be civil be responsible and be open-minded for long term success Good luck for Your Channel❤😊, I love your smile
Florianópolis can be anything but remote. The island has half a million inhabitants and is the capital of the state of Santa Catarina and can be considered a metropolis, since the only thing that divides it from the mainland cities is a bridge.
Came in the comments for this. From Collins Dictionary: Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to.
The concept is REMOTE WORK, could be anywhere including a big city, a farm, a different country or even your home. You only need to be remote from the company’s office. Florianopolis is not a Metropolis, it’s a medium size city according to Brazil standards. Only have 500.000 people. Florianopolis is one of the safest cities in Brazil. Floripa have but more than 40 beaches, some of them you can only go by walking trail or by boat. It’s an awsome place for outdoor sports. With young, beautiful and friendly habitants, you can enjoy not only the nature, buy many parties. Thanks god it’s not well know for remote workers, still not crowded as Canguu in Indonesia.
I'm American and also living in Brazil. I love it and due to the 5:1 currency exchange, my American salary allows me to have a extremely comfortable lifestyle. My apartment condo is 5 minutes from the beach and everything else I need is walking distance away. Just keep in mind if you're not in some kind of nomad hub, Portuguese will be necessary. I speak the language well and married a native who does not speak a single word of English.
I'm assuming you are in Rio? Is Crime and violence an issue there, like is there always some bag of shit trying to rob you on the beach or in the street ?
@@becraftcorey I'm Brazilian, and I don't recommend anyone living in Rio, most Brazilians from other cities and states in the country have the opinion that Rio is only for visiting on vacation, the city is very dangerous. Few neighborhoods are actually habitable, and you still have to be careful at night.
@@becraftcorey Hello, in terms of safety, yes, Sao Paulo is safer than Rio, it is also a bigger city, it is our work capital, people are there to study and make money, but there is still a lot to see, the coastline is also beautiful. For any and all tourists I recommend going to the South of Brazil, it is the safest and most developed region, Florianopólis, the city in the video is in the south, there are also other good cities like "Curitiba" "Gramado" In terms of beaches, the South is not very strong, the beaches are beautiful but the water is a little cold, I live in the northeast, here the beaches are more famous and visited by people from all over the country, I consider most of the cities here safe to visit, like "Fortaleza" "joão Pessoa"
Great video, though a small correction. Florianópolis is not a remote island, it is the capital of the state of Santa Catarina with over 600k people where I called home for over 30 years of my life. Still a ridiculously beautiful place, but it is not remote at all. 🙂
On the first Israeli guy, a ppc manager can make $72,071 a year on average and senior ppc managere can make $97,000-$162,000. This is not including high performing media buyers who exceed the average in making $500k+ on the right offer.
Chief answer: They come from well to do families and have trust funds to draw from and networking connections to keep the money flowing from the rubes.
Né, quando vi o título do vídeo pensei que fosse alguma ilha mais isolada do norte ou algo do tipo, quando vi que era Floripa e ela ainda chamou de remota eu fiquei p...
@@thelifewithnate Actually 62 is the official start of taking SS., though is was my 99 yr. old father' passing that made me start. He told me and my younger brother that if he passed before his Brazilian wife of 40 years that we would take care of her. Upon his passing my Brazilian wife of 23 years brought my mother to my wife's very large complex in Northeastern Brazil. I sold the house in New England with my brother and then moved to Brazil. Social Security was taken care of before I left because I wanted to do it in the USA to minimize complications. 😎
@@ocmetals4675 Great Question! My travel was based on my situation. My father who passed at 99, two years ago was also my best friend and I hesitated in traveling too far from his side. When he was in his golden years, he asked that if his wife of 40 years outlived him that we take care of her. She did and upon his passing we immediately brought her to her home country of Brazil, also my wife`s home country. We now live there. Retiring and moving to Brazil was enough travel for me.
My, it's astonishing how people manage to work outdoors in such sunny weather! I've attempted it a few times myself, but I couldn't see what was happening on my screen. It seems you need a special skill to really work under these condition😮
Muito satisfatório assistir seus vídeos Rafa!! Conhecer um pouco da história de cada um faz a gente sonhar, ou melhor dizendo faz a gente perceber o quanto nosso potencial pode impactar positivamente a vida de outras pessoas seja no nosso estilo de vida, trabalho, cultural. Que mais pessoas, assim como eu possam se sentir motivadas a recomeçar um novo capítulo para realizar seus objetivos. 🌍🙌🏻
Calling Florianopolis a “remote island” is funny 😂 Best city in Brazil by far, and definitely in the top 3 in latin America That was the city I experienced the digital nomad lifestyle for the first time! Then I ended up traveling to Curitiba, Sao Paulo, Ubatuba and IlhaBela. All amazing places to experience different kinds of lifestyles in Brazil! 🇧🇷
She is not Brazilian and in the view of foreigners, it is perfectly fine to call it remote, as it isn't a globally known city like Rio or Sao Paulo. I would agree with you if this were a Brazilian channel for Brazilians, but that is not the case.
No, it's just ignorance. She could perfectly google it. It's a state capital and one of the most important cities in the South Region. Brazil is not only Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and this must be repeated as much as needed. We have at least 7 cities in Brazil with more than 2 million inhabitants and 10 with more than 1 million.@@VirtusLang
Great video, to let you know I just retired to Brazil from USA, the truth is that There is never any culture of wealth gathering or wealth creation to keep multiplying your money in any country that lacks an investment value Instead of saving money in the bank or working to pay bills. This means, if you want to be successful you must be an investor. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life too 🙏🙏🙏
You're absolutely right, I have worked for over 22 years, I can tell you investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity, it's really helpful if you can start earlier
I agree with you had a senior colleague at work who was doing well but never had an investment. Unfortunately he lost his job and went from living a comfortable life to hardship. There would had been something to fall back on if he had an investment
you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future.
Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. I learnt from my last year's experience, i am able to build a suitable life because I invested early ahead this time
I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.
gracias por este video me siento muy inspirado, soy venezolano y vivo en Estados Unidos y ya estuve por Canada Mexico, Costa Rica y dominicana, seguimos conociendo el mundo y documentando mi camino. gracias rafa por demostrar que si es posible.
9:20 - whoa.. no meetings!? I am also a developer working remotely, and my work consists of 80% of meetings and 20% of being angry that I have so many meetings. Then after "work" I need to find some time to do my actual work. This job is a trap. It made me almost dead inside. I hope I will find a better job this year. Already searching.
I think a good question to ask would be security of the equipment (laptops, cameras...etc.) while living in a shared dorm (Hostel)? I know that most of the Hostels that I booked had almost zero security and no lockers. Great video! I was surprised by some of the monthly income! More than most people that I know that live in expensive cities like LA and Vegas.
In selina they have lockers in each bed so I felt super safe with my equipment! Not all hostels are like this but you can ask them first or ask them to find a safe place to lock it if they dont have a proper one like selina.
I'm German and I also live in Brazil in the city of (see the city in #joaopessoa) Joao Peso, the capital of Paraiba. A beautiful city, tropical beaches and closer to Europe and the United States as it is in the north. Here everything is much more affordable than the cities of Rio Janeiro or Sau Paulo
Very cool. In my early 40s in about 2016, I retired and had some connections (completely legal) in South America that I visited. I was mainly in Medellin and saw the early versions of the digital nomad which sparked interest in the phenomenon. Most were tech workers. When I went broke and went back to work I remembered the nomads and got into tech. Still hoping to be a digital nomad, but everyone in America now wants to be a digital nomad in software engineering or in data analytics or cybersecurity. I think you would have to build a successful freelance biz or find an increasingly rare accommodative employer to make it work. For now, I am stuck at a corporate complex living the grind, on call. Cheers to the successful digital nomads.
Connections that were (completely legal)? What in the world is that even supposed to mean? I highly doubt that someone would read your post and wonder if your connections in South America were legal. Maybe it's late, and I am tired, but that was bizarre to read.
An interesting observation that holds some merit. I can tell that here in DC, the rage appears to be cybersecurity and data analytics for a six figure salary. You could totally write a book about your life's experiences about the fact that you retired at 40, lived abroad, but had to return back to the regular 9-5. A lesson for the aspiring digital nomads like myself.
I assume you are young. If I were in your shoes, I would make sure to max out every year the tax deferred savings plans (IRA, 401k, etc.) and also consider a taxable personal account. Eschew spending large amounts of money on youthful follies like expensive cars (most girls, if that's your thing, don't care that you drive a Honda anyways). Consider investing in the indexes, long term, like $SPY, $QQQ, and $DIA. Keep some money aside for "crazy investments" like bitcoin in 2013 that have risk profiles with asymmetric payouts. I am personally experimenting with buying leveraged ETFs and selling low-delta weekly option premium against them. When I get "called out," my move usually involves just selling a put at the exact strike price. Hopefully, this works out long term -- hoping/expecting to retire again in 5-10 years. I would also say to avoid blowing money on common youthful follies like expensive vehicles (only your bruhs care, anyways) and spending $40+ a day on lunch and coffees. Also, other common hot careers of the moment include cloud (my company paid for a class and of the 250 grads many w/ certs, only an estimated 20-30 got related jobs) and AI/ML engineering. @@thelifewithnate
Maybe it is bizarre -- I don't know. This is the YT comments section, so who cares? I can say, however, Colombia remains a very corrupt country. The gangsters are now business people. I believe illegal gold mining in the jungles remains a bigger illicit cash cow than narcotics. @@lostandlooking
All I know is that I'm envious that they earn in dollars and pounds. That basically makes some of them rich in Brazil. I wish I had any knowledge of these professions.
You don't really need knowledge, the last one sound clueless... It is mostly the diplomatic background you have, for instance, with my nationality I don't have access to Digital nomad visa or Working Holiday Visa... Even though I speak 3 languages and have a bunch of qualifications
Are you a nutricionist? You can work online for brazilians living in USA for example and earn dollars. You don't need any new knowledge, only adjust your comunication to people living in another places. I work as psychologist online for brazilians and I started using faceads.
Remote island? Florianópolis is a big island and the capital of the state of Santa Catarina one the most popular states in Brazil with millions of people
Right.. Same.. She mentioned a Remote Island in Brazil I thought about Ilha Grande.. Florianopolis is not remote At all.. Place have even Airports around.. 😅
@@william.miller.3000 its a wrong use of the word. A "remote island" is an island of difficult access, which Florianópolis isn't. "remote from their countries" makes no sense.
My wife's brother moved there with his wife and two kids! They're Russians, so living as expats as well ☺️ i didn't know that there is digital nomad community building up there☺️
I also need my quiet time, just like the last person. I’m more of an introvert. Even though I’m very comfortable talking to people, I have to have a break.
Hi Rafa, very nice video 👍 One possible question to ask in a future video, is how to they do to keep focused on their work? It would be really interesting to know their tips on having the discipline to being productive and deliver the best work daily
This series is reallly interesting, thanks for sharing! 🙏 I'm a software engineer I would love to try this, but here in Europe seems so difficult to have full remote jobs now even as developers. The company I work for now is trying to push back in the office more, now we need to go 50% of the time. Hopefully I will manage too to find something remote and do few months per year from around the world 🤗
To answer everybody: 1) to avoid nomad burnout indeed I would like to do only 3-4 months per year, while staying in my homebase in Europe the other time 2) I changed few jobs and so languages, I did Java, python, RoR, AngularJS, C++ 3) I did a standard route: CS engineering degree and applied for jobs, after getting the first experience is easier to find more jobs even though nowadays the market is more competitive
@@zarkarkas how do you havndle love and freindships.... i bet you get lonely not having any real connections those 4 months a year. going to cafes alone... restaurants alone. and you just being alone people watching gets boring. very hard to make real freinds. maybe you hire an escort or have a short fling with a local whore, maybe pay to get massages. and when you move back to homebase any women interested in you wants to get another guy that's closer to her.unless you be her sugar daddy and she just gives you attention for money and gifts. now the long distance got you heartbroken..
Non sapevo fossi italiana, perché quando parli inglese non si sente per niente l'accento, poi quando hai parlato in spagnolo ho riconosciuto l'accento! Bel video!😊
In realtà sono brasiliana ma parlo italiano (la mia famiglia è italiana e ho la cittadinanza) ma sono cresciuta e nata in Brasile, quindi la mia lingua principale è il portoghese e mi hanno detto che quando parlo spagnolo ho un accento italiano ahahah ultimamente parlavo più italiano che spagnolo e sto mescolando tutto! Grazie mille :)
A great follow up question for future videos like this, is if they can show the work they do. It would be interesting to see what the bar of entry is, at least when it comes to the visual skills. I hope that makes sense!
Hi Rafa! Love your vids! I wish though one of your questions was how they got their jobs in the first place? Especially the designer girl from Ireland since I’m in the same industry. Thanks!
So incredibly crazy big salaries for employees, especially those who work remotely!! Amazing! With this money, you can hire 5 excellent developers from Eastern Europe, and they will work just as well! I don't understand employers at all!..
Hey Rafa, nice to meet you. I’ve watched some of your TH-cam videos about digital nomad life, they were very useful, keep on with the good work. If you also happen to be in Thailand or Southeast Asia let’s meet up for a coffee. And if you have any connections or potential clients who need a Thai-English translator, please send them my way, I’d be happy to help. Thank you 🙏
I have a few Questions: How do taxes work when tax time comes? How does the payment get handled (go to a US account, Brazil)? Some details on the specifics would be great.
Calling Florianopolis a remote island in Brazil is utterly nonsensical; it's the capital of the state of Santa Catarina, with over 600,000 inhabitants. It's a common vacation destination in Brazil, with terrible traffic; moreover, it's not isolated, as it has two bridges connecting it to the mainland.
Hei Rafa, you make very nice videos!!! It would be interesting to see videos about practical matters, such as how they pay taxes, how they transfer money, etc. Success
I still feel these guys continue to have the money support of other siblings from abroad, taking advantage of the wide currency differences, otherwise they wouldn´t make it to live as they describe it, to say the least.
having known a few friends who live like this, it is true that a lifestyle that involves living in a hostel with belongings totaling a mere backpack does welcome a few bad apples. also, once you go past the making money on your laptop at the beach trope, it's not that glamorous. see the Israeli guy in the beginning of the interviews, for example. he mentions he can afford a private room sometimes. I can't imagine having to LIVE in a hostel room with bunkbeds, let alone travel like that for more than a week. No car, no wardrobe with nice clothes. The only way i see this working out, is having a remote job, keeping your rent etc. low as possbile in your own country, so that you can go on long working vacations to places like in the video.
@@orkunvemosi They live in a hostel because they want to. I earn 1000Euros that's nothing compared to them and I live on 800-900 euros in Copacabana in a small apartment 2 blocks from the beach. There are some cities where you could not live with what i make but definitely you can live in floripa with 1000€
Remote island, enlouqueceu? capital do estado com uma regiao metropolitana de mais de 1 milhao de pessoas. vc sabe o que significa remote island? Remote island seria se fosse Fernando de Noronha por exemplo.
Muito bom esse video Rafa! Lembro de te ver nos corredores da FEA kkk. Muito massa sua jornada e canal, inspirador de verdade! Acompanhando e torcendo pelo seu sucesso ✌🏼🔥
Hey creator, you should focus your attention in the video that gave 1.3 Million view. Maybe you can make another similar but this would be showing their lifestyle like literally going out with them and they showing you their routine while you ask the questions thru the video. It would be nice to watch something like that.
Hahah I just clicked because I was curious to know which island the video was made. Florianópolis is far from a remote island, on fact it is a capital of a state and has a population of 1.3 million people
Recommend looking into some of our bigger cities if you want to find a job around here. I live in São José dos Campos which I think is a pretty good place with a good enough local job market without being too big like São Paulo, although I think public transportation is really lacking in terms of planning here. You could look into some other big cities like São Paulo, Campinas etc. I personally like the state of São Paulo’s countryside which has relatively cheaper cost of living, but wouldn’t live there without having myself prepared financially. If you are thinking more about working remotely from your home country, you are probably going to be well-off regardless of the place you choose to live. You could look into some bigger places in the northeast like Fortaleza or Salvador or go south to Florianópolis, Curitiba, Balneário Camboriú etc. Southeast/South Brazil generally is a bit safer and has a bigger job marketplace, but that again will depend in which state and city you choose. Tip: Regardless of where you live, I don’t think you’ll be able to get by with English unless you find someone who is okay with translating stuff for you or just choose to isolate yourself which I really do not recommend since you will probably lose some cool life experiences and possible friendships, so learning the language will definitely be necessary, you don’t need to be fluent though, just enough to get by.
Ah, the Digital Nomad life! One type of life that I aspire to eventually try out. I find myself at an interesting crossroads: I turned 28 and am building some systems in place that can allow me to become a digital nomad potentially in a couple of years if it works out. A TH-cam channel can provide some monetization along with my other creative project known as Embassy Life in DC... once I figure out how to monetize that consistently. I would love to try living in one country for like 6 months to get the slow life, but be surrounded by a community of other fellow DNs.
Love the content Rafa, but Floripa being the Capital of Santa Catarina State and being so close to the continent, plus its so big, is it considered a remote island?
there are some tiny islands around Florianopolis that we can call as remote islands, maybe she was in one of those (those islands are still in florianopolis territory)
Dope video, I wish I could do this, I went to uni for getting a degree as business manager but here in Colombia that doesn’t pays off. My best skill is my English, I’m solid with tec, and some office platforms, I have an idea of PS, AE and I think I have some good taste 😊 drop a tip for me pls
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You should communicate with local Balinese community gurl, it give you more credit and Appreciate Local wisdom, Direct your content into Cross Cultural understanding for Mutual Relationship or Partnership
, be civil be responsible and be open-minded for long term success
Good luck for Your Channel❤😊, I love your smile
Florianópolis can be anything but remote. The island has half a million inhabitants and is the capital of the state of Santa Catarina and can be considered a metropolis, since the only thing that divides it from the mainland cities is a bridge.
Acho que ela pesquisou no Google e quando apareceu que é uma ilha ela automaticamente associou com um lugar remoto
Came in the comments for this. From Collins Dictionary: Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to.
They literally have 8 line roads on the center of the city, in what world is this a remote island?
its for pure marketing. @@lexinosantos2759
The concept is REMOTE WORK, could be anywhere including a big city, a farm, a different country or even your home. You only need to be remote from the company’s office. Florianopolis is not a Metropolis, it’s a medium size city according to Brazil standards. Only have 500.000 people. Florianopolis is one of the safest cities in Brazil. Floripa have but more than 40 beaches, some of them you can only go by walking trail or by boat. It’s an awsome place for outdoor sports. With young, beautiful and friendly habitants, you can enjoy not only the nature, buy many parties. Thanks god it’s not well know for remote workers, still not crowded as Canguu in Indonesia.
I'm American and also living in Brazil. I love it and due to the 5:1 currency exchange, my American salary allows me to have a extremely comfortable lifestyle. My apartment condo is 5 minutes from the beach and everything else I need is walking distance away. Just keep in mind if you're not in some kind of nomad hub, Portuguese will be necessary. I speak the language well and married a native who does not speak a single word of English.
I'm assuming you are in Rio?
Is Crime and violence an issue there, like is there always some bag of shit trying to rob you on the beach or in the street ?
@@becraftcorey I'm Brazilian, and I don't recommend anyone living in Rio, most Brazilians from other cities and states in the country have the opinion that Rio is only for visiting on vacation, the city is very dangerous. Few neighborhoods are actually habitable, and you still have to be careful at night.
@@moises6813 is Saul Palo any better ?
@@becraftcorey Hello, in terms of safety, yes, Sao Paulo is safer than Rio, it is also a bigger city, it is our work capital, people are there to study and make money, but there is still a lot to see, the coastline is also beautiful. For any and all tourists I recommend going to the South of Brazil, it is the safest and most developed region, Florianopólis, the city in the video is in the south, there are also other good cities like "Curitiba" "Gramado"
In terms of beaches, the South is not very strong, the beaches are beautiful but the water is a little cold, I live in the northeast, here the beaches are more famous and visited by people from all over the country, I consider most of the cities here safe to visit, like "Fortaleza" "joão Pessoa"
@@becraftcorey If you want, I can tell you the cities that I like most here and that I consider good to recommend to a foreigner
Great video, though a small correction.
Florianópolis is not a remote island, it is the capital of the state of Santa Catarina with over 600k people where I called home for over 30 years of my life.
Still a ridiculously beautiful place, but it is not remote at all. 🙂
I was about to say that, thank you for save my words
the world is founded on lies
Great place, terrible traffic :)
Thank you! Was looking for this comment 👍🏻
@@erlan10 ups🫢
The nomads here are a lot more grounded and legitimate than the video I seen in Bali. All very nice people.
Great video! From a nomad currently in Florianopolis :)
On the first Israeli guy, a ppc manager can make $72,071 a year on average and senior ppc managere can make $97,000-$162,000. This is not including high performing media buyers who exceed the average in making $500k+ on the right offer.
Chief answer: They come from well to do families and have trust funds to draw from and networking connections to keep the money flowing from the rubes.
Been in Floripa (Jurere Internacional) in 2022. Amazing island.
remote Island é dureza kk floripa
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Né, quando vi o título do vídeo pensei que fosse alguma ilha mais isolada do norte ou algo do tipo, quando vi que era Floripa e ela ainda chamou de remota eu fiquei p...
Pensei que ela ia falar Fernando de Noronha mas aí quando disse Florianópolis só pensei: WTF?
é isolado do ponto de vista americano/europeu/oceania
finally a good youtube video with no pluff straight to the point
Thank youuu! I appreciate it :)
Baita vídeo e cheio de belas informação Rafa, não da bola pra quem foca em pequenas incoerências como chamar Floripa de remota, só um detalhe.
Excellent DN content! Bravo ... keep it going!
Love the video. Just to let you know I retired to Brazil at 62 and I don`t feel too old to enjoy it.😎
Could you have retired earlier? Or was 62 a specific age that you were aiming for? Always curious to the stories behind people! Cheers! :)
@@thelifewithnate Actually 62 is the official start of taking SS., though is was my 99 yr. old father' passing that made me start. He told me and my younger brother that if he passed before his Brazilian wife of 40 years that we would take care of her. Upon his passing my Brazilian wife of 23 years brought my mother to my wife's very large complex in Northeastern Brazil. I sold the house in New England with my brother and then moved to Brazil. Social Security was taken care of before I left because I wanted to do it in the USA to minimize complications. 😎
If it had been an option to travel and live like a nomad younger, would you have? Or would do you think leaving travel for an older age is better?
@@ocmetals4675 Great Question! My travel was based on my situation. My father who passed at 99, two years ago was also my best friend and I hesitated in traveling too far from his side. When he was in his golden years, he asked that if his wife of 40 years outlived him that we take care of her. She did and upon his passing we immediately brought her to her home country of Brazil, also my wife`s home country. We now live there. Retiring and moving to Brazil was enough travel for me.
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This is a wonderful video! Thanks for sharing, it is truly inspiring to see others living the dream life and seeing it is possible.
Thank you! ❤❤ I will keep sharing :)
Felipe is definitely an introvert
I was skeptic at start but really loved this video.
Thank you so much!!
This is a great Video idea! Taking Notes here for a video idea! Good Job!
My, it's astonishing how people manage to work outdoors in such sunny weather! I've attempted it a few times myself, but I couldn't see what was happening on my screen. It seems you need a special skill to really work under these condition😮
Muito satisfatório assistir seus vídeos Rafa!!
Conhecer um pouco da história de cada um faz a gente sonhar, ou melhor dizendo faz a gente perceber o quanto nosso potencial pode impactar positivamente a vida de outras pessoas seja no nosso estilo de vida, trabalho, cultural. Que mais pessoas, assim como eu possam se sentir motivadas a recomeçar um novo capítulo para realizar seus objetivos. 🌍🙌🏻
Muito obrigadaaa! Me faz muito feliz comentarioas assim, que bom que te inspirou ❤
Calling Florianopolis a “remote island” is funny 😂
Best city in Brazil by far, and definitely in the top 3 in latin America
That was the city I experienced the digital nomad lifestyle for the first time! Then I ended up traveling to Curitiba, Sao Paulo, Ubatuba and IlhaBela. All amazing places to experience different kinds of lifestyles in Brazil! 🇧🇷
She is not Brazilian and in the view of foreigners, it is perfectly fine to call it remote, as it isn't a globally known city like Rio or Sao Paulo. I would agree with you if this were a Brazilian channel for Brazilians, but that is not the case.
@@VirtusLang The meaning of the word "remote" here is wrong. Period.
No, it's just ignorance. She could perfectly google it. It's a state capital and one of the most important cities in the South Region.
Brazil is not only Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and this must be repeated as much as needed. We have at least 7 cities in Brazil with more than 2 million inhabitants and 10 with more than 1 million.@@VirtusLang
Great video, to let you know I just retired to Brazil from USA, the truth is that
There is never any culture of wealth gathering or wealth creation to keep multiplying your money in any country that lacks an investment value Instead of saving money in the bank or working to pay bills. This means, if you want to be successful you must be an investor. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life too 🙏🙏🙏
You're absolutely right, I have worked for over 22 years, I can tell you investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity, it's really helpful if you can start earlier
I agree with you had a senior colleague at work who was doing well but never had an investment. Unfortunately he lost his job and went from living a comfortable life to hardship. There would had been something to fall back on if he had an investment
you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future.
Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. I learnt from my last year's experience, i am able to build a suitable life because I invested early ahead this time
I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.
Good luck on your project Akira 🙌🏻
gracias por este video me siento muy inspirado, soy venezolano y vivo en Estados Unidos y ya estuve por Canada Mexico, Costa Rica y dominicana, seguimos conociendo el mundo y documentando mi camino. gracias rafa por demostrar que si es posible.
Two other examples of remote islands in Brazil, in addition to Florianópolis: Vitória and São Luis (Maranhão)......
I love Florianopolis I used to travel in the 90's when most of the Argentinian goes for vacation purpose.
9:20 - whoa.. no meetings!? I am also a developer working remotely, and my work consists of 80% of meetings and 20% of being angry that I have so many meetings. Then after "work" I need to find some time to do my actual work. This job is a trap. It made me almost dead inside. I hope I will find a better job this year. Already searching.
I hope I get to achieve this lifestyle someday 🙏🏻 amazing thank you for the video.
very nice video!!! love it so much!
After watching this video, I'm seriously reconsidering my lifestyle and I'm motivated to make positive changes in my lifestyle. 💡
I think a good question to ask would be security of the equipment (laptops, cameras...etc.) while living in a shared dorm (Hostel)? I know that most of the Hostels that I booked had almost zero security and no lockers. Great video! I was surprised by some of the monthly income! More than most people that I know that live in expensive cities like LA and Vegas.
In selina they have lockers in each bed so I felt super safe with my equipment! Not all hostels are like this but you can ask them first or ask them to find a safe place to lock it if they dont have a proper one like selina.
Very inspiring, thank you very much !
I'm German and I also live in Brazil in the city of (see the city in #joaopessoa) Joao Peso, the capital of Paraiba. A beautiful city, tropical beaches and closer to Europe and the United States as it is in the north. Here everything is much more affordable than the cities of Rio Janeiro or Sau Paulo
Very cool. In my early 40s in about 2016, I retired and had some connections (completely legal) in South America that I visited. I was mainly in Medellin and saw the early versions of the digital nomad which sparked interest in the phenomenon. Most were tech workers. When I went broke and went back to work I remembered the nomads and got into tech. Still hoping to be a digital nomad, but everyone in America now wants to be a digital nomad in software engineering or in data analytics or cybersecurity. I think you would have to build a successful freelance biz or find an increasingly rare accommodative employer to make it work. For now, I am stuck at a corporate complex living the grind, on call. Cheers to the successful digital nomads.
Connections that were (completely legal)? What in the world is that even supposed to mean? I highly doubt that someone would read your post and wonder if your connections in South America were legal. Maybe it's late, and I am tired, but that was bizarre to read.
An interesting observation that holds some merit. I can tell that here in DC, the rage appears to be cybersecurity and data analytics for a six figure salary.
You could totally write a book about your life's experiences about the fact that you retired at 40, lived abroad, but had to return back to the regular 9-5. A lesson for the aspiring digital nomads like myself.
I assume you are young. If I were in your shoes, I would make sure to max out every year the tax deferred savings plans (IRA, 401k, etc.) and also consider a taxable personal account. Eschew spending large amounts of money on youthful follies like expensive cars (most girls, if that's your thing, don't care that you drive a Honda anyways). Consider investing in the indexes, long term, like $SPY, $QQQ, and $DIA. Keep some money aside for "crazy investments" like bitcoin in 2013 that have risk profiles with asymmetric payouts. I am personally experimenting with buying leveraged ETFs and selling low-delta weekly option premium against them. When I get "called out," my move usually involves just selling a put at the exact strike price. Hopefully, this works out long term -- hoping/expecting to retire again in 5-10 years. I would also say to avoid blowing money on common youthful follies like expensive vehicles (only your bruhs care, anyways) and spending $40+ a day on lunch and coffees. Also, other common hot careers of the moment include cloud (my company paid for a class and of the 250 grads many w/ certs, only an estimated 20-30 got related jobs) and AI/ML engineering. @@thelifewithnate
Maybe it is bizarre -- I don't know. This is the YT comments section, so who cares? I can say, however, Colombia remains a very corrupt country. The gangsters are now business people. I believe illegal gold mining in the jungles remains a bigger illicit cash cow than narcotics. @@lostandlooking
All I know is that I'm envious that they earn in dollars and pounds. That basically makes some of them rich in Brazil. I wish I had any knowledge of these professions.
You don't really need knowledge, the last one sound clueless... It is mostly the diplomatic background you have, for instance, with my nationality I don't have access to Digital nomad visa or Working Holiday Visa... Even though I speak 3 languages and have a bunch of qualifications
Are you a nutricionist? You can work online for brazilians living in USA for example and earn dollars. You don't need any new knowledge, only adjust your comunication to people living in another places. I work as psychologist online for brazilians and I started using faceads.
Me sorprendio que al final de tu video hiciste la entrevista en Español. Muy interesante video. 👍
Lo que pasa es que la chica no sabe hablar inglés, lo que significa que estos trabajadores NO SON CALIFICADOS.
Graciasss :)
@@mcmerry2846estas personas que describis como “no calificados” aportan mas a el mundo que vos desde atras de la computadora tirando criticas😊
Thanks for putting in the effort to produce this and for asking the right questions. Keep 'em coming!
Remote island? Florianópolis is a big island and the capital of the state of Santa Catarina one the most popular states in Brazil with millions of people
My mind bugged when I saw the "remote island" is just Florianopolis... I was curious about which remote island would be.
Florianópolis is a island that most of the people look for work remotely and enjoy the life
@@diiegonapoleao2 I totally understood that, but she didn't say "work remotely" the title is "remote island"
Right.. Same.. She mentioned a Remote Island in Brazil I thought about Ilha Grande.. Florianopolis is not remote At all.. Place have even Airports around.. 😅
It’s remote Island from their Countries. Please don’t confuse “remote” with “unexplored” or “wild” places.
@@william.miller.3000 its a wrong use of the word. A "remote island" is an island of difficult access, which Florianópolis isn't. "remote from their countries" makes no sense.
You're a great interviewer - very kind and seemingly easy to speak with!
Thank you so much!! :)
My wife's brother moved there with his wife and two kids! They're Russians, so living as expats as well ☺️ i didn't know that there is digital nomad community building up there☺️
That's so nice! I hope they are enjoying here! It's beautiful... and yeah, the digital nomad community is growing a lot here :)
Is Floripa a remote island???
just no bro 🤣
£6000 as a remote freelance graphic designer, what!?! 3 month course and a few years experience.. I'm actually lost for words
Maybe pre-tax income
Also, as a freelancer you're paid per project so "per month" is a bit of a gray line.
Terrific job with this video. Loved it! What are the best online resources to find remote work that would allow you to travel?
Loving this kind of content! Thank you for inspiring new potential digital nomads :)
Thank you!!! I'm glad I'm inspiring :) you can do it!
Thank you for these
I also need my quiet time, just like the last person. I’m more of an introvert. Even though I’m very comfortable talking to people, I have to have a break.
nice i didn't know there are many digital nomads in Floripa! I will head there in the future. RN I'm living in the South of Brasil
Can u do a video on the gentrification digital nomads cause in the country ?
Hi Rafa, very nice video 👍 One possible question to ask in a future video, is how to they do to keep focused on their work? It would be really interesting to know their tips on having the discipline to being productive and deliver the best work daily
Love this series, would you be able to ask for there ages, and maybe a timescale for how long it has taken them to get to the point they are at?
Amei o vídeo, Rafa
This series is reallly interesting, thanks for sharing! 🙏 I'm a software engineer I would love to try this, but here in Europe seems so difficult to have full remote jobs now even as developers. The company I work for now is trying to push back in the office more, now we need to go 50% of the time. Hopefully I will manage too to find something remote and do few months per year from around the world 🤗
it gets old after a year or two... good luck, most nomads dont do it longer than 2 yeras.
Which language?
Hey man I'm interested in software engineer, How Can I get a job like your, I wanna be a nomade too
To answer everybody: 1) to avoid nomad burnout indeed I would like to do only 3-4 months per year, while staying in my homebase in Europe the other time 2) I changed few jobs and so languages, I did Java, python, RoR, AngularJS, C++ 3) I did a standard route: CS engineering degree and applied for jobs, after getting the first experience is easier to find more jobs even though nowadays the market is more competitive
@@zarkarkas how do you havndle love and freindships.... i bet you get lonely not having any real connections those 4 months a year. going to cafes alone... restaurants alone. and you just being alone people watching gets boring. very hard to make real freinds. maybe you hire an escort or have a short fling with a local whore, maybe pay to get massages. and when you move back to homebase any women interested in you wants to get another guy that's closer to her.unless you be her sugar daddy and she just gives you attention for money and gifts. now the long distance got you heartbroken..
Non sapevo fossi italiana, perché quando parli inglese non si sente per niente l'accento, poi quando hai parlato in spagnolo ho riconosciuto l'accento! Bel video!😊
In realtà sono brasiliana ma parlo italiano (la mia famiglia è italiana e ho la cittadinanza) ma sono cresciuta e nata in Brasile, quindi la mia lingua principale è il portoghese e mi hanno detto che quando parlo spagnolo ho un accento italiano ahahah ultimamente parlavo più italiano che spagnolo e sto mescolando tutto! Grazie mille :)
Thanks for sharing, I am also in Brazil the living cost is chill mainly if you are getting paid in USD. Keep it up.
A great follow up question for future videos like this, is if they can show the work they do. It would be interesting to see what the bar of entry is, at least when it comes to the visual skills. I hope that makes sense!
Hi Rafa! Love your vids! I wish though one of your questions was how they got their jobs in the first place? Especially the designer girl from Ireland since I’m in the same industry. Thanks!
I'm Brazilian living in Spain, I really loved your channel 💙
So incredibly crazy big salaries for employees, especially those who work remotely!! Amazing! With this money, you can hire 5 excellent developers from Eastern Europe, and they will work just as well! I don't understand employers at all!..
Hey Rafa, nice to meet you. I’ve watched some of your TH-cam videos about digital nomad life, they were very useful, keep on with the good work. If you also happen to be in Thailand or Southeast Asia let’s meet up for a coffee. And if you have any connections or potential clients who need a Thai-English translator, please send them my way, I’d be happy to help. Thank you 🙏
Some of these salaries are way more than i expected. Nyc salaries in Floripa can lead to a decadent life.
I have a few Questions:
How do taxes work when tax time comes?
How does the payment get handled (go to a US account, Brazil)?
Some details on the specifics would be great.
10:07 bro was nervous af!! I feel you broh..
Seria bom fazer um vídeo perguntando como que eles conseguiram esses empregos. Ótimo vídeo!
eles explicaram po no video como foi...
Mas no video o cara explica..
@@BabyGuega Sim, mas eu queria um vídeo específico só pra isso.
@@carlosmaciel4998 Sim, mas seria bom um vídeo dedicado só pra isso.
@@wagnerjunior6524vai estudar !!!
Calling Florianopolis a remote island in Brazil is utterly nonsensical; it's the capital of the state of Santa Catarina, with over 600,000 inhabitants. It's a common vacation destination in Brazil, with terrible traffic; moreover, it's not isolated, as it has two bridges connecting it to the mainland.
Hei Rafa, you make very nice videos!!! It would be interesting to see videos about practical matters, such as how they pay taxes, how they transfer money, etc. Success
Thank you!! I will definitely do videos with more practical questions :) stay tuned ❤
Brassiiiilllllll. Uhuulll very nice rafa, welcome to Brazil
Thank you!!
Love it, we need more videos about DIGITAL NOMADS
Thank you!! Will do :)
I am always curious if the people who you interview got any financial cushion before moving abroad if they are enterpreneurs / freelancers.
One day, i would love to be able to live this digital nomad life
I still feel these guys continue to have the money support of other siblings from abroad, taking advantage of the wide currency differences, otherwise they wouldn´t make it to live as they describe it, to say the least.
having known a few friends who live like this, it is true that a lifestyle that involves living in a hostel with belongings totaling a mere backpack does welcome a few bad apples. also, once you go past the making money on your laptop at the beach trope, it's not that glamorous. see the Israeli guy in the beginning of the interviews, for example. he mentions he can afford a private room sometimes. I can't imagine having to LIVE in a hostel room with bunkbeds, let alone travel like that for more than a week. No car, no wardrobe with nice clothes. The only way i see this working out, is having a remote job, keeping your rent etc. low as possbile in your own country, so that you can go on long working vacations to places like in the video.
@@orkunvemosi They live in a hostel because they want to. I earn 1000Euros that's nothing compared to them and I live on 800-900 euros in Copacabana in a small apartment 2 blocks from the beach. There are some cities where you could not live with what i make but definitely you can live in floripa with 1000€
Remote island, enlouqueceu? capital do estado com uma regiao metropolitana de mais de 1 milhao de pessoas. vc sabe o que significa remote island? Remote island seria se fosse Fernando de Noronha por exemplo.
Hi Rafa, Please make a video with the software company or AI start-up founders/co-founders
Love it, definitely post more of these! 😄
thank you girl!! will do 😍
Ilha remota foi ótimo! 😂
lol
Muito bom esse video Rafa! Lembro de te ver nos corredores da FEA kkk. Muito massa sua jornada e canal, inspirador de verdade! Acompanhando e torcendo pelo seu sucesso ✌🏼🔥
Obrigada joao!!! Tempos de Fea hahaha boas memorias! Valeu mesmo e fico feliz que minha historia te inspira 😍🙌🏼
@@travelwithrafaue tu é brasileira ? 😟
Great vid. I’m excited to make some travel vlogs in Brazil and now flori is top of the list
Ori has my heart, thank you for mentioning the situation in your country and G@za 💗
I would love to hear a follow up story if most of these Tech related nomads kept or lost their contracts post-layoffs 2023?
Hey creator, you should focus your attention in the video that gave 1.3 Million view. Maybe you can make another similar but this would be showing their lifestyle like literally going out with them and they showing you their routine while you ask the questions thru the video. It would be nice to watch something like that.
Hahah I just clicked because I was curious to know which island the video was made. Florianópolis is far from a remote island, on fact it is a capital of a state and has a population of 1.3 million people
Que pessoas queridas!!!!❤❤
The quality of your portuguese and spanish is very impressive. Could you make a video telling us how do you learned these many languages?
Traveling is the best way Eu aprendi a falar português cuando viajava a Brasil
Great video, we need more
You're making great videos as always! If you had put big dark subtitles instead of white ones, it would have been more convenient😅. Thanks❤
Thank you!! Next video I will make with darker subtitles, thank you for the feedback!
Yeah. Nice idea. Or maybe you mean white subtitles on black background? White or yellow are the best.
Im a graduated graphic designer, living in the Netherlands. I would love to live in Brazil for a time, how do I go about it?
Recommend looking into some of our bigger cities if you want to find a job around here.
I live in São José dos Campos which I think is a pretty good place with a good enough local job market without being too big like São Paulo, although I think public transportation is really lacking in terms of planning here.
You could look into some other big cities like São Paulo, Campinas etc. I personally like the state of São Paulo’s countryside which has relatively cheaper cost of living, but wouldn’t live there without having myself prepared financially.
If you are thinking more about working remotely from your home country, you are probably going to be well-off regardless of the place you choose to live.
You could look into some bigger places in the northeast like Fortaleza or Salvador or go south to Florianópolis, Curitiba, Balneário Camboriú etc.
Southeast/South Brazil generally is a bit safer and has a bigger job marketplace, but that again will depend in which state and city you choose.
Tip: Regardless of where you live, I don’t think you’ll be able to get by with English unless you find someone who is okay with translating stuff for you or just choose to isolate yourself which I really do not recommend since you will probably lose some cool life experiences and possible friendships, so learning the language will definitely be necessary, you don’t need to be fluent though, just enough to get by.
I have already started freelancing as solidworks designer. I am sri lankan.
I'm really considering this digital nomad career because I think I'm at a stage where I want to quit my 12hour job
Bro Floripa is NOT a remote island LOL. In fact is a big city and capital of Santa Catarina state. Why the h*ll did you assume its remote 🤣
Ah, the Digital Nomad life! One type of life that I aspire to eventually try out. I find myself at an interesting crossroads: I turned 28 and am building some systems in place that can allow me to become a digital nomad potentially in a couple of years if it works out.
A TH-cam channel can provide some monetization along with my other creative project known as Embassy Life in DC... once I figure out how to monetize that consistently. I would love to try living in one country for like 6 months to get the slow life, but be surrounded by a community of other fellow DNs.
amazing !! Thank you for inspiring iI want to be a digital nomad
Thank you!!! So glad my video inspired you :)
We would love to see more of this videos 😍😍😍 New sub from the Philippines ❤❤❤
A capital de Santa Catarina é uma ilha remota?
these videos are awesome, do more like this please
Excellent video suggestion 🎉
That´s was an amazing interviews
thank you ❤❤
Great video! I am shocked how much these digital nomads earn monthly, they all will be millionaires in no time.
Love the content Rafa, but Floripa being the Capital of Santa Catarina State and being so close to the continent, plus its so big, is it considered a remote island?
there are some tiny islands around Florianopolis that we can call as remote islands, maybe she was in one of those (those islands are still in florianopolis territory)
@@levihrios no, she was not
Wow this series is awesome, keep it up
Dope video, I wish I could do this, I went to uni for getting a degree as business manager but here in Colombia that doesn’t pays off.
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Florianopolis is far from remote island since it is the state capital. But nice content. Love there.