Your list is interesting. Particularly, considering economy, safety and leisure options, in addition to beauty, my list would be made up of Pomerode, Timbó, Treze Tílias, Nova Petrópolis, Gramado, São Bento do Sul, Flores da Cunha, Garopaba, Bombinhas and Balneário Piçarras.
Me surpreendi dele citar Ijuí cara, eu estive aí quando era bem novo, tipo 12 anos, mas que eu lembre não tinha nada de especial. Precisaria voltar depois de adulto pra formar uma opinião melhor. Tenho um amigo de Ijuí que mora em Passo Fundo. Sou de Pelotas, quase no Uruguai
My city Ijuí-RS is on the list, I love my city, ofc there is some little problems here and there, like everywhere else, but is a great place to live. In the healthy area, there 3 hospitals with good equipments and services. There are colleges and university, you can walk around the city with no worries, great reason why countryside is the best option. Yes summer can be hot, but this is mostly everywhere here in the south, in winter we get minus temperatures as well.
Thank for the introduction to so many diverse and beautiful cities in Brazil. - this region and cities don’t get attention in the popular press in the US
I chose São João do Itaperiú in Santa Catarina, it is a very small and very safe city, ideal for living in the countryside and does not have traffic or flood problems like many of those selected, it is 10 minutes from Barra Velha which has 50000 inhabitants, It has beaches, the largest statue in Brazil and is 30 minutes from Joinville and Balneario Camboriú and 1:30h from Florianópolis and Curitiba.
@@nordicinvestor São João do Itaperiú It has the title of Santa Catarina's meat capital. Because it has Frigorifico São João, the most modern meat packing plant in Brazil.
@@nordicinvestor If you come to São João do Itaperiú, please contact me, I'm Dr. Luís, I'm a doctor here. It will be a pleasure to welcome you and introduce the city to you.
You might find it amusing to know that if you cross the river Uruguay from Rio Grande do Sul you are soon to arrive in Oberá in Argentina where there is a well established Swedish community in the city which has managed to keep Swedish language and customs. Ijuí and Oberá are twin towns, one in Brazil the other in Argentina.
Fortaleza is an illusion, just as Rio de Janeiro. Very dangerous place, trust me, better retire in the South of Brazil, if you look for a seaside town: Balneario Camboriu, Bombinhas, Itajaí, all of them in Santa Catarina.
im brazzilian, i live in the southeast of brazil and i can tell you: the best region in brazil to live in is the south, the best climate and the people are very polite.
Eu sou de Pelotas, extremo sul. Já estive no Paraná e SC, portanto não conheço outras regiões, mas uma opinião que tenho é que no geral as pessoas são bem educadas no atendimento ao publico, principalmente se você for também, é uma das coisas boas que tenho pra dizer da minha cidade, no geral as pessoas são bem cordiais.
@@ZFCaio morei Curitiba, única experiência no sul, aí é diferenciado demais Não pretendo morar no Brasil por muito tempo, mas se morar, vai ser em alguma cidade pequena próxima de uma média cidade no sul do país
The story of Swedish immigrants to this region is really a very sad one, most died and the rest eventually moved across the river to the Argentinians side (Obera originally called Villa Svea) after a catastrophic flood of Rio Uruguai in 1911 that rose 17 meters above its normal level killing many and destroying everything they built up There is even a small dirt road called Picada Suecia close to Obera that the Swedish immigrants cleared to connect their small community to the rest of the world
Timbó's Festa do Imigrante for 2024 just ended yesterday, it actually celebrates both the germans and the italians that are also a huge part of the migration here. It was great!
What are your thoughts on creating a video discussing mid-sized cities, those that aren't as small as towns and not as large as capital cities? In my opinion a small city or town is less than 100.000 inhabitants, a large city is 1 million or over. Something between 100.000 and 999.999 is what I consider a mid-sized city but its up to you decide it.
Nordic investor, I live in Santo Ângelo, a touristic city around 40 km north of your #7 city, Ijuí. I bet you'd like to visit it as well. One of the most beautiful Churches in whole Brazil is here, sitting on a nice park, called Catedral Angelopolitana. If you ever come here, just let me know. It'd be a pleasure to meet up with you and show you around town.
@@nordicinvestor That's true. Santo Ângelo has unique churches. The city starts as one of the "Sete Povos das Missões Orientais" (something like eastern missions's seven peoples), founded in RS by Spanish Jesuits and guarani people. Their architecture mixes classic European elements with indigenous touches.
10:35 "Expobel" is not a particularity of Beltrão, almost every Brazilian city of the countryside has these kinds of fairs - "Expopato" for Pato Branco, "Expochapecó" for Chapecó, and so on. These fairs are tipically held every 2 years and there are shows with mostly sertanejo singers.
Bom dia. Existem muitas outras cidades que poderiam ter sido mencionadas: Treze Tílias, Aroio Trinta, Faiburgo, Videira, Bom Jardim da Serra (Serra do rio do rastro), São João do Oeste, etc.
What bothers me most is that the population is too small in the places shown, less than 100k inhabitants. A small population makes the city less significant and means it lacks the amenities and diversity of a capital, especially related to the infrastructure and diversification of products and leisure. I had the misfortune of living in a small town, and it was a truly miserable experience. I felt isolated and deprived of opportunities. The town was so quiet and there was nothing to do. Plus, the small-town atmosphere, where everyone knows everyone, really suffocated me and made me feel like I had no privacy. I prefer much more living in a huge city (even with its problems) than living in a small town. About the list, the only exception may be Gramado, but it's probably too pricey to live there because its a fully-touristic geared place, seems pretty artificial to be honest, but that's just me.
in paraná i'd say pato, beltrao, cascavel, toledo, ponta grossa, londrina, maringa, apucarana, arapongas, campo mourão, even guarapuava. but definitively not uniao da vitoria, a town pretty much frozen in the past.
If you got dollars or euros and want to live in a much cheaper "Europe", Gramado is unbeatable. For gringos wanting a typical Brazil, only acceptable city to me is Floripa - maybe Balneário Camboriú. (the title of the most german town in Brazil is also attributed to Nova Petrópolis).
The main issue about Gramado is that is a fully-touristic geared place and it seems pretty artificial for me although it looks stunning and beautiful. Also, it's very pricey and full of tourist traps. Maybe the best place there would be living far from the city center, however, it will probably limiting you regarding amenities available, lack of diversification of products and leisure. Probably less pricey and overrated, but still Gramado.
Plus, the price of real estate rentals and sales are too expensive. I've seen houses with only one bathroom and bedroom with prices over 500k reais. That's too much! Finding a house with at least 2 bathrooms and 1 bedroom or 2 bedrooms would probably cost over one 1 million reais or something very close. If you have 500k, you can buy practically a mansion house in Lages, Santa Catarina. I've seen houses with a very good infraestructure for 300k reais there and in the city center. I couldn't even believe it!
@@MarkHobbes Gramado is Gramado. There is none like it in the country. You pay to live in a picture perfect city with flowers on the streets and no building higher than 5 stories, among many many other things.
I prefer Curitiba. Actually it's the city I live in. I know the problems but I still prefer living here because I have access to everything I want to, without hassle while on a small town (like the ones presented by Nordic Investor) may be very limited on what you can do or buy. Also problematic regarding leisure and diversity of products available.
@@MarkHobbes Curitiba is good, I've been for 5 days last year and loved the city, the only problem is the cost of living for me, I bought an apartment in good region in my city (Pelotas) for 1/3 of the price in Curitiba. Still loved the city though, I want to come back in a few years, even if I enjoyed, I feel I just scratched the surface. I also visited Morretes, by train.
I work in the health sector near Porto Alegre and our city was heavily affected by the floods this year. Also, I worked for 11 years in Germany and know that European expectations might differ from the expectations of Brazilians accustomed to have always lived in these places. This video has to come with a huge caveat: this list does NOT consider infrastructure and health services. Many of these towns will be inhabitable in some decades from now because they're either located on the coast (rising temperature and humidity levels, very poor infrastructure compared to bigger cities), or do not have a proper water supply (Gram/Can; Nova Petrópolis is already struggling to supply it), or may be affected by floods and landslides. Also, for health demands, none of these cities have a sufficient infrastructure, they all carry their patients in vans to the metropolitan region or to Caxias (or Passo Fundo), in case of RS, which takes hours. So please be aware of this. You should be healthy, have no chronic conditions, and be able to move if needed.
Timbó and Pomerode are probably the best small cities, and also Jaraguá do Sul and Brusque in the medium size. There are some good cities in Paraná, but I don't know them very well and they are inferior to Santa Catarina's best cities anyway.
Curitiba is the best big city in Brazil, and medium sized cities in Paraná like Maringá, Pato Branco and Francisco Beltrão are comparable to SC cities like Chapecó or Concórdia.
@@NoThisIsntMyChannel Yes, Curitiba is the best big city (clearly better than Floripa ofc), but imo the medium sized cities are better than the big ones including Curitiba. Those cities you quoted are indeed very nice but SC cities are still a little bit ahead.
Because he clearly says in the beginning of the video... Only small towns, below 100 thousand people Blumenau has over 300 thousand as far as I remember
9:58 Pato Branco is better than Beltrão. Its GDP is the highest of southwest PR. It's an important technological site. Beltrão doesn't produce any technology and is unorganized face Pato Branco. Tks
Lages has good houses and apartments that have a good infrastructure (mansion-like stuff) and they are so cheap that makes it be unbelievable. Interestingly no one talks about this city, even on UA-cam.
Maybe they're a little bit better overall, but the difference is not big at all, and being close to the coast and to the big cities is an inestimable advantage that Timbó and Pomerode have over those small other cities you quoted, there's just way more possibilities to work, way higher availability of goods and services of consumption, way more options to leisure, etc. To raise a family and have a quiet life, or to retire? For sure I'd agree those cities you quoted would be top tier.
I live in Pato Branco, right next to Francisco Beltrão - as far as I am aware, Pato Branco has slightly higher HDI and gdp per capita than Beltrão, while having a similar population. Also, we got an actual shopping center and an airport with regular flights to Curitiba and São Paulo(Campinas). But I get you only listed the towns you've been to.
Hello Nordic! I’m Brazilian married to a Frenchman. We have 2 kids (4 and 7 yo). We live in Paris but I really want to go back to my country. What cities in the south are the coziest, safest and family friendly ? Thanks!
I'm from Ijuí and I love my city. It's a small city and so calm. Perfect for leaving a calm life. 🤩
Its a great city
Your list is interesting. Particularly, considering economy, safety and leisure options, in addition to beauty, my list would be made up of Pomerode, Timbó, Treze Tílias, Nova Petrópolis, Gramado, São Bento do Sul, Flores da Cunha, Garopaba, Bombinhas and Balneário Piçarras.
Your list is very good as well!
Hello from Ijuí! 👋
You smashed the pronnuciaton! 100%!
Me surpreendi dele citar Ijuí cara, eu estive aí quando era bem novo, tipo 12 anos, mas que eu lembre não tinha nada de especial. Precisaria voltar depois de adulto pra formar uma opinião melhor. Tenho um amigo de Ijuí que mora em Passo Fundo.
Sou de Pelotas, quase no Uruguai
I really liked Ijui, maybe I was influenced by the fact that it has links to Sweden
@@ZFCaio Eu fiquei 7 anos fora do país, quando voltei, achei que mudou algumas coisas sim, tá mais dinâmica a cidade. Mas ainda é a velha Ijuí 😂
@@nordicinvestor Expofest just ended this week. The national festival of the 12 ethnicities. You should come on next year!
Honestly you have the best page. This list is well detailed.
Thank you!
Hello, I am a follower of your channel and I would like to thank you for the information you publish. It is very useful. I wish you happy days.
Thank you!
My city Ijuí-RS is on the list, I love my city, ofc there is some little problems here and there, like everywhere else, but is a great place to live. In the healthy area, there 3 hospitals with good equipments and services. There are colleges and university, you can walk around the city with no worries, great reason why countryside is the best option. Yes summer can be hot, but this is mostly everywhere here in the south, in winter we get minus temperatures as well.
Thanks for the info 👍
Thank for the introduction to so many diverse and beautiful cities in Brazil. - this region and cities don’t get attention in the popular press in the US
Glad you liked the video!
Yeah, this swedish guy is making a great job showing our region to the world
It looks like one of the best regions to live in Brazil
I chose São João do Itaperiú in Santa Catarina, it is a very small and very safe city, ideal for living in the countryside and does not have traffic or flood problems like many of those selected, it is 10 minutes from Barra Velha which has 50000 inhabitants, It has beaches, the largest statue in Brazil and is 30 minutes from Joinville and Balneario Camboriú and 1:30h from Florianópolis and Curitiba.
Sounds like a nice town, I will need to go and visit it
@@nordicinvestor São João do Itaperiú It has the title of Santa Catarina's meat capital. Because it has Frigorifico São João, the most modern meat packing plant in Brazil.
@@nordicinvestor If you come to São João do Itaperiú, please contact me, I'm Dr. Luís, I'm a doctor here. It will be a pleasure to welcome you and introduce the city to you.
i've been to Imbituba only once when i was a teenager and to this day i have memories akin to a disney movie, such a beautiful place!
It's very beautiful!
You might find it amusing to know that if you cross the river Uruguay from Rio Grande do Sul you are soon to arrive in Oberá in Argentina where there is a well established Swedish community in the city which has managed to keep Swedish language and customs. Ijuí and Oberá are twin towns, one in Brazil the other in Argentina.
I had no idea, thanks for the info!
Jaraguá do Sul in Santa Catarina is also amazing.......!!!!!!! Really nice video .Thanks my friend.
Jaraguá do Sul is very nice as well!
The land of WEG
para de fazer propaganda da cidade, já está cheia demais
this is a really great video!! thanks!!
Glad you liked it !
I'm planning to retire in Fortaleza in a few years. Love the shore there and beautiful beaches.
Fortaleza is a very nice city. You will love it, I'm sure
Fortaleza is an illusion, just as Rio de Janeiro. Very dangerous place, trust me, better retire in the South of Brazil, if you look for a seaside town: Balneario Camboriu, Bombinhas, Itajaí, all of them in Santa Catarina.
im brazzilian, i live in the southeast of brazil and i can tell you: the best region in brazil to live in is the south, the best climate and the people are very polite.
I love the south of brazil too!
Eu sou de Pelotas, extremo sul. Já estive no Paraná e SC, portanto não conheço outras regiões, mas uma opinião que tenho é que no geral as pessoas são bem educadas no atendimento ao publico, principalmente se você for também, é uma das coisas boas que tenho pra dizer da minha cidade, no geral as pessoas são bem cordiais.
@@ZFCaio morei Curitiba, única experiência no sul, aí é diferenciado demais
Não pretendo morar no Brasil por muito tempo, mas se morar, vai ser em alguma cidade pequena próxima de uma média cidade no sul do país
It’s not the best climate it’s cold best climate is Belo Horizonte
Boa lista. Parabéns. Siga fazendo bons vídeos.
Thank you!
Very randomly and surprisingly choice for 10 cities… all are good and safety cities for living in southern area.
Thanks 👍
That's a VERY challenging task! Just too many interesting cities. Perhaps the main drawback is on ones job
I'm a big fan of Serra Gaúcha cities
Good point 👍
I would give a special mention to the city of Santa Cruz do Sul, RS. Very developed, clean and safe. It has the second bigger octoberfast in Brazil.
Its also a very nice city
The story of Swedish immigrants to this region is really a very sad one, most died and the rest eventually moved across the river to the Argentinians side (Obera originally called Villa Svea) after a catastrophic flood of Rio Uruguai in 1911 that rose 17 meters above its normal level killing many and destroying everything they built up
There is even a small dirt road called Picada Suecia close to Obera that the Swedish immigrants cleared to connect their small community to the rest of the world
I did not know that. That's very sad. Thanks for the info.
Timbó's Festa do Imigrante for 2024 just ended yesterday, it actually celebrates both the germans and the italians that are also a huge part of the migration here. It was great!
I hope one day to go to this party!
caramba cara eu conheci seu canal a pouco tempo e ja fiquei bem interessado tu sabe hein
Thanks 👍
I like the way you pronounced Sadia. 😄
😂😂
What are your thoughts on creating a video discussing mid-sized cities, those that aren't as small as towns and not as large as capital cities?
In my opinion a small city or town is less than 100.000 inhabitants, a large city is 1 million or over. Something between 100.000 and 999.999 is what I consider a mid-sized city but its up to you decide it.
Good idea! I support it!
Good idea, will try to make one soon
@@nordicinvestor Nice
Nice list! Have you ever visited Erechim in the north of Rio Grande do Sul? I think this city could be in this list.
Not yet but I want to visit it
Nordic investor, I live in Santo Ângelo, a touristic city around 40 km north of your #7 city, Ijuí. I bet you'd like to visit it as well. One of the most beautiful Churches in whole Brazil is here, sitting on a nice park, called Catedral Angelopolitana. If you ever come here, just let me know. It'd be a pleasure to meet up with you and show you around town.
Thanks for the info. One day I would like to visit Santo Ângelo, it sounds very nice
@@nordicinvestor That's true. Santo Ângelo has unique churches. The city starts as one of the "Sete Povos das Missões Orientais" (something like eastern missions's seven peoples), founded in RS by Spanish Jesuits and guarani people. Their architecture mixes classic European elements with indigenous touches.
Riktigt intressant video! Vad är dina åsikter om att flytta till Sao Paulo?
I think SP is a great city for people who love big busy cities and have a relatively high income. I will go there soon and do a video about it.
10:35 "Expobel" is not a particularity of Beltrão, almost every Brazilian city of the countryside has these kinds of fairs - "Expopato" for Pato Branco, "Expochapecó" for Chapecó, and so on. These fairs are tipically held every 2 years and there are shows with mostly sertanejo singers.
Thanks for the explanation
Sou de ascurra santa catarina o sul do Brasil e o lugar mais desenvolvido no país
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Can you make a video about the pros and cons of living in Sao Paulo? Thanks.
I will be going to SP very soon and will make a video about it
Legenda em português seria bom ,intendo umas partes mas não tudo.
I will try to do this
Em configurações do vídeo tem a opção de legenda
Start learning English today, no matter your age.
Você pode ativar a legenda automática e colocar para português se quiser, traduz uns 90% certo do que ele fala.
Bom dia. Existem muitas outras cidades que poderiam ter sido mencionadas: Treze Tílias, Aroio Trinta, Faiburgo, Videira, Bom Jardim da Serra (Serra do rio do rastro), São João do Oeste, etc.
Ele fez uma lista das top 10, amigo, e não das top 20 ou 30.
You are right, there are many more great towns. I will probably redo my list next year when I have visited more towns.
How would people rate Santa Cruz do sul?
High up.
I think its a very nice city
You should let me know when you’re out and about in SC - floripa and above. We can meet up for a beer, talk investments, life in brasil etc
Sounds great 👍
What bothers me most is that the population is too small in the places shown, less than 100k inhabitants. A small population makes the city less significant and means it lacks the amenities and diversity of a capital, especially related to the infrastructure and diversification of products and leisure.
I had the misfortune of living in a small town, and it was a truly miserable experience. I felt isolated and deprived of opportunities. The town was so quiet and there was nothing to do. Plus, the small-town atmosphere, where everyone knows everyone, really suffocated me and made me feel like I had no privacy. I prefer much more living in a huge city (even with its problems) than living in a small town.
About the list, the only exception may be Gramado, but it's probably too pricey to live there because its a fully-touristic geared place, seems pretty artificial to be honest, but that's just me.
Living in small towns in not for everyone, that's for sure.
I did another video about the 10 best big cities in Brazil as well
in paraná i'd say pato, beltrao, cascavel, toledo, ponta grossa, londrina, maringa, apucarana, arapongas, campo mourão, even guarapuava. but definitively not uniao da vitoria, a town pretty much frozen in the past.
Thanks for the list of cities. 👍
Curitiba Florianópolis Balneário Camboriú Londrina Maringá as melhores. Ainda tem Joinville Porto Alegre Caxias Blumenau Cascavel Foz do Iguaçu
Just to know, where did you get the prices per m²?
Various websites, Zap imoveis has quite a lot of info
If you got dollars or euros and want to live in a much cheaper "Europe", Gramado is unbeatable. For gringos wanting a typical Brazil, only acceptable city to me is Floripa - maybe Balneário Camboriú. (the title of the most german town in Brazil is also attributed to Nova Petrópolis).
Very true, Nova Petrópolis is also called the most German town. I nearly included it on my list
The main issue about Gramado is that is a fully-touristic geared place and it seems pretty artificial for me although it looks stunning and beautiful. Also, it's very pricey and full of tourist traps.
Maybe the best place there would be living far from the city center, however, it will probably limiting you regarding amenities available, lack of diversification of products and leisure. Probably less pricey and overrated, but still Gramado.
Plus, the price of real estate rentals and sales are too expensive. I've seen houses with only one bathroom and bedroom with prices over 500k reais. That's too much! Finding a house with at least 2 bathrooms and 1 bedroom or 2 bedrooms would probably cost over one 1 million reais or something very close.
If you have 500k, you can buy practically a mansion house in Lages, Santa Catarina. I've seen houses with a very good infraestructure for 300k reais there and in the city center. I couldn't even believe it!
@@MarkHobbes Gramado is Gramado. There is none like it in the country. You pay to live in a picture perfect city with flowers on the streets and no building higher than 5 stories, among many many other things.
Over 100k people, list in south could be: Curitiba, Floripa, Londrina e Blumenau.
They are great big cities
I prefer Curitiba. Actually it's the city I live in.
I know the problems but I still prefer living here because I have access to everything I want to, without hassle while on a small town (like the ones presented by Nordic Investor) may be very limited on what you can do or buy. Also problematic regarding leisure and diversity of products available.
@@MarkHobbes Curitiba is good, I've been for 5 days last year and loved the city, the only problem is the cost of living for me, I bought an apartment in good region in my city (Pelotas) for 1/3 of the price in Curitiba. Still loved the city though, I want to come back in a few years, even if I enjoyed, I feel I just scratched the surface.
I also visited Morretes, by train.
I work in the health sector near Porto Alegre and our city was heavily affected by the floods this year. Also, I worked for 11 years in Germany and know that European expectations might differ from the expectations of Brazilians accustomed to have always lived in these places. This video has to come with a huge caveat: this list does NOT consider infrastructure and health services. Many of these towns will be inhabitable in some decades from now because they're either located on the coast (rising temperature and humidity levels, very poor infrastructure compared to bigger cities), or do not have a proper water supply (Gram/Can; Nova Petrópolis is already struggling to supply it), or may be affected by floods and landslides. Also, for health demands, none of these cities have a sufficient infrastructure, they all carry their patients in vans to the metropolitan region or to Caxias (or Passo Fundo), in case of RS, which takes hours.
So please be aware of this. You should be healthy, have no chronic conditions, and be able to move if needed.
Timbó and Pomerode are probably the best small cities, and also Jaraguá do Sul and Brusque in the medium size. There are some good cities in Paraná, but I don't know them very well and they are inferior to Santa Catarina's best cities anyway.
Curitiba is the best big city in Brazil, and medium sized cities in Paraná like Maringá, Pato Branco and Francisco Beltrão are comparable to SC cities like Chapecó or Concórdia.
@@NoThisIsntMyChannel Yes, Curitiba is the best big city (clearly better than Floripa ofc), but imo the medium sized cities are better than the big ones including Curitiba. Those cities you quoted are indeed very nice but SC cities are still a little bit ahead.
I agree Timbó, Pomerode, Brusque and Jaraguá do Sul are really nice
Do you need know Curitiba in Paraná.
Yes I do, its a very lovely city
Why was Blumenau left out?
Because he clearly says in the beginning of the video... Only small towns, below 100 thousand people
Blumenau has over 300 thousand as far as I remember
I included it in my other video about large cities 👍
@@rogeriopenna9014 oh yes I missed that in the start of the vid.. Tks!
@@rogeriopenna9014 380.597 inhabitants.
@@biltongben Blumenau looks great, I was considering moving there, but I ended up changing my mind, but still want to visit someday
Balneario Camboriu for me.
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Too pricey and overrated imo
9:58 Pato Branco is better than Beltrão. Its GDP is the highest of southwest PR. It's an important technological site. Beltrão doesn't produce any technology and is unorganized face Pato Branco. Tks
Thanks for the info!
Lages, Curitibanos, Joaçaba, Videira and Fraiburgo are better then all in this list.
Thanks for the list. I will add them to my list of towns to visit
Lages has good houses and apartments that have a good infrastructure (mansion-like stuff) and they are so cheap that makes it be unbelievable. Interestingly no one talks about this city, even on UA-cam.
Eh I dont think so about Lages. The others are nice little towns though.
@@NoThisIsntMyChannel I'm not taking about its appearance or aesthetics but about its cheapness...
Maybe they're a little bit better overall, but the difference is not big at all, and being close to the coast and to the big cities is an inestimable advantage that Timbó and Pomerode have over those small other cities you quoted, there's just way more possibilities to work, way higher availability of goods and services of consumption, way more options to leisure, etc. To raise a family and have a quiet life, or to retire? For sure I'd agree those cities you quoted would be top tier.
I live in Pato Branco, right next to Francisco Beltrão - as far as I am aware, Pato Branco has slightly higher HDI and gdp per capita than Beltrão, while having a similar population. Also, we got an actual shopping center and an airport with regular flights to Curitiba and São Paulo(Campinas). But I get you only listed the towns you've been to.
I heard Pato Branco is very nice, I will visit it soon hopefully
Not much to do at all in Concórdia. Mediocre education too. But I suppose this is expected of smaller towns.
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Imbutuba é animal mesmo
It's a very cool town 😎
Could you comment about racism in South Brazil? Is it more racist than other regions? What would you recommend for a black person?
I think Brazil in general is a very friendly and accepting country for everyone
Hello Nordic! I’m Brazilian married to a Frenchman. We have 2 kids (4 and 7 yo). We live in Paris but I really want to go back to my country. What cities in the south are the coziest, safest and family friendly ? Thanks!