South America
Brazil
Capital Brasilia · 209M people · Real
- Top cities
- 19.5MSão Paulo
- 9.9MRio de Janeiro
- 4.4MBelo Horizonte
- 3.3MSalvador
- 3.3MFortaleza
Photo by Raphael Nogueira on Unsplash
- CostAverage≈1% over Latin America
- SafetyCaution0.9/5
- MobilityLimited2.7/5
- CultureRich4.1/5
- ClimateWarm13–35°
Top cities
- São Paulo19.5M residents
- Rio de Janeiro9.9M residents
- Belo Horizonte4.4M residents
- Salvador3.3M residents
- Fortaleza3.3M residents
Source: GeoNames


Cost of living in Brazil
About average for Latin America.
Brazil is pricier than 8 of 15 Latin America countries — right about the Latin America median of $1,397/mo.
Costs barely vary by city, so where you settle in Brazil won't make or break your budget.
Good to know — low cost often trades against local salaries and visa options — budget for income, not just spending. Learn how we measure this →
Safety in Brazil
The one thing to watch: property crime.
Brazil is less safe than 10 of 15 Latin America countries — a notch below the Latin America median (1.2/5).
Property crime: highest in Rio de Janeiro, far calmer elsewhere — a local risk, not a national one.
Good to know — a calm national average can hide neighbourhood-level crime — research the specific district you would live in. Learn how we measure this →
Getting around Brazil
Mobility in Brazil runs middling overall across its cities.
Brazil is easier to get around than 13 of 15 Latin America countries — a notch above the Latin America median (2.4/5).
Across 7 cities, getting around stays within a narrow band — no single city is a real outlier.
Good to know — strong airport access can coexist with weak everyday transit — check the mode you would actually use. Learn how we measure this →
Culture in Brazil
Culture in Brazil concentrates in its big cities — Rio de Janeiro leads, Florianópolis is lighter.
Brazil is richer in culture than 13 of 15 Latin America countries — comfortably above the Latin America median (3.2/5).
Rio de Janeiro reaches 4.4 while Florianópolis sits at 2.6 — check the specific city, not the country.
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Good to know — a strong national culture score can be carried by one or two big cities — check the specific city, not only the country average. Learn how we measure this →
Airports in Brazil
Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport is Brazil's busiest gateway.
Brazil is busier than 76 of 87 countries worldwide. It sees ~83 air passengers per 100 residents a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.
17 major airports handle about 174M passengers a year. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Brazil

Brazil's passport ranks #17 worldwide — 159 destinations visa-free.
This is the passport you’d gain by naturalizing here — a long-horizon payoff measured in years of residency, not a signal for the move itself.
- Mobility
- #17159 destinations
- GDP reach
- #5560.3% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #321,067 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Brazil
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Where most people in Brazil live, it's typically 13° to 35° feels-like across the year; sun is plentiful, up to ~339 days a year in Aracaju.
Feels-like °C — where most people live, vs the city-to-city spread
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Brazil
Brazil suits a wide range of lifestyles.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Winter Escapist leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Decent fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →