Glad to see another expatriate in my native town. As an immigrant here in Canada, I can totally see my home town from a different perspective. You are very lucky. Congrats on your video and good luck in Curitiba.
I am Brazilian and I live in London for over 26 years. Hearing you talk about my beautiful country made me sad 😔, I miss home, I miss my country 😔💓🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷.
Brazil free health care system is very good and works well everywhere. Problem is that middle class Brazilians have prejudice against it, so they speak down without ever have tried it. Moreoever, if someone has a very serious or rare medical condition, no private health care system will deal with it, only the free one.
@@TheBrazilVenture I m not sure too, but I think so. SUS's last modernization was made by Lula/Dilma PT, and in fact they tended to invest much more in the northweast and poorer areas of Brazil rather than in the south. So I believe it works well there too, maybe even better than here, but I really don't know. I don't go to doctors, private or free. 🤷🏼
During the pandemic, SUS was overwhelmed and had to put patients in the private hospitals. Private insurance in Brasil is very reasonable, my wife and I have Unimed.
@@markdonaldson7185 That was in the whole world. And Unimed is one of the worst ones. I had Unimed too, but it went bankrupted several times and I lost the good hospitals coverage (São Luiz, Santa Catarina, Oswaldo Cruz, etc .)
@@LuisKolodin sorry to hear about your bad experience about Unimed. I have had it for 5 years with no problems. In comparision, the private healthcare insurance in the US, where I am from, is a mess, expensive and doesnt cover everything with surprise out of pocket expenses.
I’m from the United States, 33 and retiring in about 7 years. But in the meantime I’m looking into buying a condo in Batel. One of the biggest issue I foresee right now is health insurance, my wife is Brasilian but we both won’t be working. What does something like this cost? What area are you living in? I haven’t visited in a couple of years but have been about 6 times. How was the citizenship process for yourself?
Batel is awesome. I would also look into Bigorrilho. It's very nice! I live between Centro, Batel and Bigorrilho and I love it. SUS works great here and private health insurances are really affordable. I'm not a citizen, but I have a permanent residency.
Curitiba is great, but even in the Paraná state, theres better cities like Maringá and Londrina to live in. But again, in the São Paulo state there's a lot more places to live better than Curitiba, actually 80% of the best cities to live in Brazil, are located in the state of São Paulo, if you want a small city, a middle one, a big one or a huge one, São Paulo state is the answer. Curitiba is a lovely city, but the people behave like germans, and theres traffic, favelas, etc, my city (São Carlos/SP) have 250k people and has no traffic, no favelas and our people are the smartest in Brazil (São Carlos has the biggest concentration of doctors {with doctored} of Brazil). We have 2 of the 10 best universities of Brazil (USP and UFSCar) here, the national titles of my city are "capital of technology", "city of whether (clime)", because we are a national powerhouse in the tech field, and our whether is just good as Brazil's can offer. max of 32 °C, min of 5°C in the whole year, and our people are kind.
I love Curitiba. For me personally, there no better city to live in then here. The traffic here is actually pretty organized and i guess it speaks to me that the people here are a bit more like germans :D But your city sounds super cool as well!
I really recommend you a trip to Ouro Preto and Inhotim in Minas Gerais and a trip through the serras in Rio de Janeiro state, especially Petrópolis and Teresópolis. I'm from Minas Gerais and in my town my mother has a free diabetes treatment in SUS, medicine glucometer, insuline and needle are included. SUS is not perfect but depending the city you live if they have a good and samrt management about de public resoursces we might say is good.
Thanks for choosing my hometown to live. I've been away from my hometown for 12 years (since I got married). I hope someday I can come back and spend my last days in the place where I grew up and have so many lovely memories.
@@poliniques My job made me leave. I got married and built my life 1,000 miles away from my hometown. Today I live in the Boston area and rarely have time to visit my parents, who still live there
Glad I stumbled onto this video and this channel tonight. I’m not sure why it hasn’t popped up before. I’m from USA married to a Brazilian man , we live in São Paulo. And I have lived in Germany as a young adult.
I have no doubt that you chose one of the best big cities in Brazil to live in. I'm from Curitiba and I know 13 state capitals in total, which are generally the biggest cities, and I wouldn't trade Curitiba for anything. Be very happy in Curitiba, capital of the beautiful state of Paraná.
When we study the history of Curitiba and realize how much it offered to Brazil and the even to the world, we fall in love with these hard-working people. Nice video!
Nice video! I am an expat living in the sister city of São José dos Pinhais. I have traveled all over the country and love Paraná more than any other state.
Curitiba is indeed the nicest city in the country, been there a few years ago. I live in Rio de Janeiro, on the rural area. Lived on the Metropolitan Region II (east of Guanabara Bay) for most of my life, and urban life here is hell. The rural side is nice, but the mountainous region (serra) also has some nice cities like Petrópolis, but it's a rare exception.
Curitiba was the only place I got robbed in Brazil. However, thieves are unique. He took my wallet, took the money, then returned it to me with all my IDs and credit cards, and said thank you have a good day.
I really like the fact that Corona is at a higher altitude and is cooler than many other cities. All the amenities of a big city, but not too big. Good international airport and easy hop to Northeast and also driving to Santa Catarina
Familiar with all of those places. Curitiba is a very good jumping off place. Will stay away from Florianopolis during the summer months. But there are times right before, and after summer that are advantageous. I have a nephew who lives in Florida and a brother-in-law who has a summer apartment in Camboriu .
Great video. We're moving from Adelaide, Australia to Cascavel, PR later this month. Who is the bank that you mention that communicate with you in English?
That’s awesome! I’ve never been there, but it’s near to Foz, which I love! I would ask around if the bank of your choice can provide an English speaking manager for you! I’m at Bradesco and I’m really happy with their service!
This may sound a bit rude, but you should learn Portuguese first before embarking on such a life changing move to Brasil. Do not expect to find english speaking people in banking either. I live in Curitiba and my bank is Itau, a great bank and throughout Brasil including Cascavel.
Moving to Curitiba this January. You confirmed everything I already knew. Cost of living is VERY reasonable. Looking forward to retirement. What part of Curitiba are you? Looking are Batel, Bigorrilho or Cabral. (or Ahu or Agua Verge) Mercado Municipal is one of my favorite places...or...and Parque Barigui!!
I think Curitiba is the best city to live in Brazil other than Florianópolis. I'm from Florianópolis but I lived in Curitiba for 5 years. I worked at UFPR in Centro and lived in Cabral at an apartment for a while. Cabral and juveve are great neighborhoods near Centro. But my best experience was moving a bit out of downtown and renting a great "casa em condomínio ", a house in a gated community where you can enjoy more space and comfort without compromising in safety
@@TheBrazilVenture Curitiba as the larger city is better in many ways and I think is the best place to operate a bussiness from but I missed the ocean living there. The moutains are lovely though
Maybe you like Curitiba because you are German? And Curitiba is the best city in Brasil because it is home to the Europeans, especially Germans. So you have basically moved from Germany to Germany 😂😂😂 congratulations.. I guess that was difficult 😂.
@@TheBrazilVenture i've lived in 4 brazilian states (Bahia,São Paulo,Espírito Santo and now live in Minas Gerais).The wait time is the same.The emergency is on demand,but the specialist cirugical take some times.Maybe in tribal location has no medical suport
Thanks!! I wish you and husband the best!! I ask you kindly ;would you recommend a girl or a woman alone to live in Brazil and forever? Is it easy to find a steady job of any kind I mean always legal and serious for a girl or a woman alone? Are the food and the drinks well controlled so good quality and well kept? Does life cost a lot? Is life Hpw is minimum wage? Is it dangerous for a woman alone? Are Brazilians very friendly to every foreigners from all over the world? Can we keep working with our european bank or must we open a bank account in Brazil? Thanks!!
I really don't know. For me, it's been great. I continue to use one European bank, but I've mostly switched to Bradesco here in Brazil. And yes, Brazilians in general are very friendly!
Hmm, that's a tough question. Legally there's a lot of protection in Brazil and gay life in the cities is awesome, but I do think being LGBTQ+ in smaller communities ist still very hard. then again, that's hard in most countries (including Germany)
In Curitiba there are sometimes opera, workshops of classic and popular music, good amount of music in pubs (jazz, blues, irish music and Brazilian music of all kinds). There is a orchestra who regularly shows in theatre Guaira. There is a conservatory of popular brazilian music with a great choir (Brasileirão). Often many great artists do shows here. (In this year Gloria Gaynor and Eric Clapton will come here, last year I was in a show with Anneka Van Giersbergen and Marko Hietala).
There are also groups of ethnic music from diverses countries. There are groups of traditional german music and dance, and Ukrainian, Italian, Japanese, etc. there is a festival of music and dance from many countries every year in the theatre made by local groups devoted to the traditions.
Brazil have many safe cities..not only in the South. All depends where you can afford to live. Brasilia is the Capital of Brazil and it’s one of the best places, great Doctors, shopping, supermarkets, restaurants.
What you mean by expat, do you mean imigrant, right. By the way I love Brazil their poeple are super nice and beautiful. I thought of imigrating to Brazil one day just like you.
@TheBrazilVenture the first time expat was used it was from the Brittish, having all the colonies they didn't want to be mis with the "others" sontjey are star using the word expat because they thought they were better than the rest. There were imigrants thought all times that had money and others they didn't, some highly educated and other no, someone's stay in the new country and others go with the intention of returning and they sent all their money back home. Imigrant is the right word and it also identifies someone who is brave enough to let go of everything familiar and conftarble to go for an adventure.
I think it used to be the right word. In today's (work)culture and with globalization in general, I do believe that there is an important distinction between the two words.
@@TheBrazilVenture dein Akzent hat dich verraten, also, wie du Curitiba aussprichst, natürlich sehr sympathisch 😊 ich bin Deutsch-Brasilianer, geboren bin ich in Diamantina, MG, aber lebe in Berlin
@@TheBrazilVenture It's not because it's fatty, salty, or sweet that I don't love it. I like spices, herbs, and aromatics, which are all nearly absent in Brazilian cuisine. There's a certain bland doughy texture that they like, too, in coxinha and pao de queijo. When they do get fancy, it means giant squiggles of mayo. That said, I do like luncheonettes for their vibe and unpretentiousness. There's something democratic about them that's been lost in much of the west.
I 100% agree! I do miss herbs and aromatics sometimes too. At the same time, because Brazil is such a melting pot of cultures, you always have the option to go to an Arab, Asian, Indian or European restaurant. Plus, churrasco is king ;)
@@TheBrazilVenture I honestly don't find the food all that varied. But, yeah, when I'm in Sao Paulo, I eat a lot of Indian food. When/if I ever live there, I'll make sure I have a great kitchen (and air-condition).
Healthcare is not free in Brazil! Brazil has 220 million people and only 39 million people pay taxes (some of the highest in the world) while more than 115 million people use the "free healthcare" paid for by the few.
@@TheBrazilVenture I have no problem with helping those who need help, but to keep taxing the little remaining middle class into nothing will eventually break the system, this is not sustainable. Also how are the few responsible for the many?! How about a place where people actually take care of themselves as opposed to charging a few people with the care and well being of the many?! Not trying to sound like a horrible cold person, but again this is not feasible on the long term.
@@TheBrazilVenture Hey RU-vid, what part of my reply was offensive that you had to delete it?! What bias are you using to decide what you delete and what you keep?!
That's how a society works, the strong take care of the weak, right? I'd consider myself a capitalist, but I do think capitalism needs these social aspects to work well. I like the healthcare system here (even though it has its flaws, of course)
lol I’m sure you must live in an amazing city, that started recycling before people even knew what that meant, with more green area and parks percapta than any city in the world, with now old but yet revolutionary transportation system, with free health care clinics every 2 miles from you, with first and most beautiful walking street downtown…….please tell me where you live because I wanna move there, and , I live in Maui Hawaii…. So I’m just curious
