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South AmericaBrazil
Capital Brasília · Median age 34
3 mobility routesPath to citizenshipMin presence 180 days/yrTropical
The practical read for Americans weighing life in Brazil: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living74
Healthcare57
Safety42
Climate resilience29
3 mobility routes
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Brazil in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
75 · StrongCost of living74
Tax burden75
Healthcare
57 · MixedHealthcare57
Safety & crime
66 · MixedSafety42
Low crime89
Climate
29 · WeakerClimate resilience29
Language & integration
75 · StrongEnglish proficiency75
Migrant acceptance74
Freedom & rights
54 · MixedRule of law56
Political stability29
Low corruption40
Personal freedom79
Freedom of speech72
Property rights51
LGBTQ+ acceptance76
Reproductive rights25
Economy & work
50 · MixedEconomic freedom76
Competitiveness44
Innovation48
Startup ecosystem5
Job market37
Prosperity71
Ease of doing business68
Quality of life
69 · StrongLiveability68
Happiness84
Life satisfaction84
Work–life balance70
Internet speed53
Education65
Low traffic58
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- Low crime89
- Happiness84
- Life satisfaction84
- Personal freedom79
Look closer
- Startup ecosystem5
- Reproductive rights25
- Climate resilience29
- Political stability29
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Avg Precipitation
- 1761 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 25.44°C (77.79°F)
- Best Time To Travel
- September-October
- Borders
- Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, France (French Guiana)
- Citizenship By Birth
- No
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 10 years
- Climate
- Mostly tropical, but temperate in south
- Climate Category
- Hot & Humid
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- Atlanta,Boston,Chicago,Hartford,Houston,Los Angeles,Miami,New York,San Francisco,Washington D.C.
- Country Code
- +55
- Country Intro Blurb
- Known for the Bermuda Triangle where things disappear but the island's beauty is always found
- Country Motto
- Ordem e progresso ("Order and progress")
- Crypto Currency Status
- Legal to use/Undefined
- Currency
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Date Format
- DMY
- Distance From New York City
- 6800 km
- Driving Side
- Left-hand traffic
- Dual Citizenship
- Yes
- Economy
- Services, manufacturing, agriculture, mining
- Famous Dance
- Gombey
- Famous Festival
- Bermuda Day
- Famous Music
- Calypso
- Fertility Rate
- 1.619
- Funny Fact
- They celebrate Christmas twice a year
- Gambling Legislation
- Regulated
- Haiku
- Pink sand meets blue sea / Sailors in shorts and long socks / Triangle mystery
- Handgun Legislation
- Restricted
- Humidity
- 80
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pdvd1bwLAg
- Independence Day
- September 7, 1822
- Interesting Fact
- Known for the Bermuda Triangle where things disappear but the island's beauty is always found
- Interesting Tradition
- Holds an annual Non-Mariners Race where people compete in non-seaworthy homemade rafts
- Language
- Portuguese
- Life Expectancy
- 75,8
- Mandatory Military Service
- No
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Legal
- Migration Rate
- -1.137 per_1000_population
- National Anthem
- Hino Nacional Brasileiro
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/br.mp3
- National Dish
- Fish chowder
- National Pastime Or Sport
- Cricket
- Number Of Americans Living In Country
- 22410
- Number Of Migrants
- -240.059 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.221
- Passport Validity
- 10 years
- Population
- 216422446
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Bermuda shorts
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates Good Friday by flying homemade kites
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 245
- Representative Novel
- The Story of Bermuda by Terry Tucker (Historical novel capturing Bermuda's essence)
- Reproduction Rate
- 0.775
- Residency For Naturalization
- 10
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- Civil Union
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Illegal to drive faster than 20 mph
- Time Zone
- GMT-5 to GMT-2
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.08
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.12
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 23
- Us Emigrants 1990
- 11806
- Us Emigrants 1995
- 12894
- Us Emigrants 2000
- 13981
- Us Emigrants 2005
- 18779
- Us Emigrants 2010
- 23311
- Us Emigrants 2015
- 20626
- Us Emigrants 2020
- 22410
- Visitors Per Year
- 6.4 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Triangle superstitions
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for Brazil come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
103| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Gallup | — | unverified | — |
| Germanwatch | — | unverified | — |
| Global Life-Work Balance Index | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| IMD | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| StartUp Blink | — | unverified | — |
| The Economist | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| US News | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Justice Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
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