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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