The big hubs
If you're new to Brazil, start here.
Florianópolis
Brazil's #1 nomad hub. 42 beaches, fiber internet, year-round coworking scene.
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Rio de Janeiro
Ipanema sunsets, Sugarloaf, and the city that turned beach-life into an art form.
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São Paulo
Brazil's NYC — biggest city in the southern hemisphere, best food, deepest tech scene.
Read post →The Northeast — sun, sand, low cost
The cheapest, sunniest part of the country. Where most nomads end up.
Recife
The Brazilian Silicon Valley — Porto Digital tech park, beaches, and historic colonial Olinda.
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Salvador
Afro-Brazilian heart of the country. Music, food, and the Pelourinho old town.
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Fortaleza
Northeast metropolis with a 25-km urban beach and the cheapest cost of living of any major Brazilian city.
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Natal
City of the sun. Sand dunes, buggies, and 300+ days of sunshine a year.
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Maceió
Caribbean-blue water, surprisingly low prices, and a beachfront promenade made for laptops.
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Pipa Beach
Small surf town with cliffs, dolphins, and a quietly thriving long-term-stay scene.
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Jericoacoara
Pristine beach village reachable only by 4×4. The end of the road, in the best way.
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Trancoso
Chic boho hideaway. The Quadrado, the beaches, and Brazil's most photographed colonial church.
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Itacaré
Surf-and-jungle paradise where the Atlantic Forest meets the sea.
Read post →Coastal Southeast — beach towns within reach
Easy escapes from Rio and São Paulo without leaving the southeast.
Búzios
Brigitte Bardot's beach town. 23 beaches in a small peninsula, 2 hours from Rio.
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Paraty
Colonial cobblestones, schooner trips through tropical fjords, UNESCO heritage.
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Ilhabela
Atlantic Forest island a ferry ride from São Paulo. Sailing, waterfalls, and silence.
Read post →South & central — different Brazil
Cooler, greener, more European feel.
Curitiba
Brazil's most planned city — green, organized, with the country's best public transport.
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Porto Alegre
Gaúcho capital — wine country an hour away, churrasco at every meal.
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Belo Horizonte
Brazil's foodie capital. More bars per capita than anywhere else in Brazil.
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Brasília
Niemeyer's modernist capital. UNESCO city, big embassies, and cerrado sunsets.
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Manaus & the Amazon
The frontier. River cruises, jungle lodges, and fiber internet you wouldn't expect.
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