10 Facts About Maputo & Mozambique! [Updated Video]

[@exploring_k1254]

Very informative video! Well done. With the language thing its important to also point out that there are so many languages/dialects in Mozambique that after independence it was important to have 1 language that unified people and could allow delivery of services such as education. Moreover, i remember reading about the challenge of tribalism and regionalism in Moz, a way to try to bring unity was also to encourage ppl to see Mozambicans as 1 people and language was a way to achieve this.

[@YaraMelAround]

Very true! I focused on the negative side, but this is definitely a positive - common language, more union! Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@arnoldmbuthia2687]

@@YaraMelAround don't forget your language in the name of 1 language 1 nation. You can have a common language alongside your mother tongue.

[@prot6liv981]

Amazing will visit soon from 🇰🇪🤝🏽

[@YaraMelAround]

I’m glad 🙌🏾😄

[@elegantengineering2723]

Such a beautiful place..

[@kutzoffdchain]

WOW That Is Amazing To Be Able To Go And Just Claim A Vacant House In One Of The Most Beautiful Places In The World

[@juanmonster6232]

Mozambiqan beauty. That's all IM going to say. ❤❤❤❤

[@bobbyvee1829]

I was just there 2 months ago I love Maputo I visited the fishmarket really enjoyed the fishmarket by the way.I can't wait to come back for Christmas!Maputo has my heart ♥️

[@Dan13Speed]

Thank you for the fun facts about Mozambique

[@YaraMelAround]

You're welcome! 😁

[@Kenyanomad]

Here from Kenya.. living in Beira.. my biggest challenge so far is in communicating so am pleased to find a Portuguese speaking fluent English

[@workeneshadane7192]

i loved your content. you make me want to know more about Mozambique.

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks for watching 🤗

[@daudenarcha4362]

Awesome Yara.

[@josephkhoza9674]

im visiting Maputo early next month, im from Pretoria South Africa

[@YaraMelAround]

I wish you a great trip!!

[@isabelcosme9237]

🎉❤❤ go girl...found yeah

[@LekkyDev]

What an intelligent princess. Great presentation. I can see you reaching 100k subs in a short time. Blessings from Nigeria.

[@YaraMelAround]

Thank you so much Lekky. Fingers crossed for 100k! 😁

[@stevedumanski3301]

Yara's channel is by far the best resource for providing travel guidance for Mozambique and now East Africa. Thanks to her, I had the best trip in Maputo! Please subscribe to her content, and pick up her travel guide!

[@YaraMelAround]

Thank you Steve!! Truly appreciate your words, and I'm glad you enjoyed Maputo ☺

[@edsonmakiyi71]

I am Mozambican , but I have never been to Mozambique, I was Born in Zimbabwe to Mozambican Parents , and seeing such videos makes me kinda Home sick and I love it, Thank you Girl !!!

[@YaraMelAround]

You're welcome Edson! You gotta visit home soon! :)

Thank you Beautiful Lady, I really appreciate your content, from Cameroon

[@RealGseves]

Very good

[@JeremiasFranca-oz3jr]

My fellow Mozambican!! I’m going to follow your KZbin. I live in Texas in the US, but hope to return soon. Please post more mocambique content. I’m home sick.

[@YaraMelAround]

I hope you make it back soon! I’ll do my best to make more content from home. Currently exploring East Africa 😄

[@AimalKhan-xv8gq]

Very important information ❤ thanks a lot

[@hermanrubaraza5579]

Wonderful..

[@MoyoTornai]

Thank you for making this! I'm in Seattle dreaming of going home to Mozambique

[@isabelcorreia1135]

Well done.

[@SpiritoftheAmazon]

I found the buying of properties very interesting. Thank you. I just visited Maputo, but your overview helped to amplify my understanding of the culture and city. Obrigado!

[@YaraMelAround]

Glad it was helpful! 🤗

[@isaacbrian8079]

Love your content Yara

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks for watching Isaac! ☺

[@AlbertoManhique-x8y]

Thank for information about Maputo!😊

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks for watching 🙌🏾😊

[@IgnatiusSanya]

Amazing maputo.i love the way your pronounce maputu😂😂😂.here from kenya

[@YaraMelAround]

I’m glad you liked it! 😁

[@mashatheeofwallstreet.5662]

I'm subscribing to your channel for that pretty face of yours! 😄

[@familiasobrelaroca9440]

Good job! We live in NJ, USA. We enjoyed this video and learn more about Maputo. We find interesting the fact about the time. In South America the are a lot of people who are always late but they probably don't have the same excuse ;P

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks for watching!! Haha maybe being late mostly affects tropical countries because we have more sunlight? Hence ''more time''? 😂Who knows!

[@francismungai9234]

Thanks for the information

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks for watching 🙌🏾

[@doloresmalijan8093]

Very nice video and very nice city! Greetings from Croatia! 🙂

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks for watching Dolores! ☺

[@PinoyAbroader]

good facts ❤ thanks

[@merhawi2290]

You deserve many more viewers. Thank you

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks for watching!

[@Afrikayildizi]

Yara Mel ❤

[@YaraMelAround]

Naliaaa🥰

[@patriot_2022]

@@YaraMelAround usilie mamaa 🫂😅 (I know that wasn't Kiswahili though😅)

[@mcebomaziya244]

I'm a regular feature in Maputo, beautiful place save for the war ravaged areas. Hope to see you across the border here Eswatini.😊

[@remigiochilaule1961]

Ishi 😱😱 Não sabia que fazias videos. Muito menos famosa no youtube. Feliz por te ver. Parabéns 🧡

[@remigiochilaule1961]

And wow beautiful video. Very informative. Liked the being late cultural background 😱

[@YaraMelAround]

Obrigada Remígio! 😁 Espero que estejas bem!

[@willankhatter]

1:36 we fought for independence 😂😂 yes girl

[@igordinis783]

Hello Yara, nice to see you back in Maputo.

[@YaraMelAround]

Thank you!!

[@WillieFungo]

2:05 that's some fascinating history there.

[@andrewsibanda8550]

Glad to have you back home... can you do videos of Southern African countries? Mozambique is amazing though... keep up the great work.

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks for watching. I'm focused on East Africa now. So Kenya next! 😄

[@KGM962]

Hi!!! Where did you find a Changana teacher?? I am looking for one!! Also, wonderful video!!! I love our country ❤️Thank you for sharing this

[@YaraMelAround]

You’re welcome! Try asking at the Goethe Institute in Maputo. 😊

[@WhatHappen2Burgess]

Good information I enjoyed your video my African ancestry came back on my father side is Portuguese and mother side Hausa&fulani of Nigeria. I must say this Video reminds me of America non of us knows our true mother tongue.

[@YaraMelAround]

Interesting! Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed 😊

[@DGvaluemedia]

Thanks so much

[@RoderickTolbert-f1b]

Yara Mel you look so beautiful today❤

[@lv7265]

Parabéns Yara pelo teu Video. Muito informativo. Eu vou estar no próximo mês em Maputo. Gostava de visitar uma aldeia tipica moçambicana nos arredores de Maputo para fazer um video brincando com crianças. Alguma sugestão? 😊

[@YaraMelAround]

Nenhuma sugestão. Só mesmo indo pra Maputo e perguntando. Os bairros normalmente tem crianças mas vai ser preciso pedir autorização dos pais pela imagem delas. Muitos não vão aceitar, e com razão 😄 Tão cansados de turistas que usam as crianças como figurantes

[@johngillatt2740]

The original inhabitants were the Amabuda misspelled by the Portuguese as Maputo! Zulu time is the time you leave home!

[@darkgreen9098]

So CP time is world wide! I feel so much better now

[@metarus208]

what about the islands near Maputo or Maputo National Park?

[@ArlindaChiree]

Hi, thanks for Sharing the informative video. I am considering moving to Mozambique whit my family. Where would you recommende us to live?

[@YaraMelAround]

Hello Arlinda. Depends on your preferences. I only know Maputo. But Mozambique is vast.

[@patriot_2022]

the fact that I find more interesting, is YOU 😊😊

[@YaraMelAround]

😁 thanks for watching 🙌🏾

[@RudahanaIsaac]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@birungizuru6895]

New subscriber 🎉😅

[@YaraMelAround]

Thank you!!

[@bienaarhlulanimkhavela6540]

Uxongile tati/usasekile sesi....you beautiful

[@SuperChinwag]

Coming through to Maputo in September! Is it a good time of the year to come?

[@YaraMelAround]

It’s a great time. Still chilly from winter but the days are warmer. September and October are my favorite months in Moz 😄

[@SuperChinwag]

Oh! Just realised you’re from Kampala! Coffee in Kampala vs coffee in Maputo😅? But seriously, favourite things to do in Maputo?

[@jakubprzychodzen6270]

Hey/Oi 😊 I'm from Poland and I am thinking of visiting Mozambique. I loved the videos (both 1st and updated version). Is it possible to connect with you in a more direct way(than commentaries on KZbin)? I have so many questions 😅😂

[@YaraMelAround]

Hey. DM me on Instagram or email me.

[@abigailmate5155]

And you haven't aged a day, from the last video 😅❤

[@YaraMelAround]

😂 thanks Abigail

[@GhulamRasool_1234]

❤❤❤nice time calculation

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks!

[@raandit471]

Nice! Unfortunately Moz was closed out from thecrest of Africa by the language barrier. Only 10....need more. Mmm....fluent in Portuese and English (how did get you English..)..but not Xangana... More please. ❤ from 🇰🇪

[@YaraMelAround]

True, the language isolates us. Thanks for watching! 😁

[@kennedytaruss6576]

Eldoret town Kenya

[@nyombiarnold3572]

Love this but we are waiting for u to come back to Uganda am waiting the Pearl of Africa🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬

[@YaraMelAround]

Thank you! Kenya first 😄

[@kish_myworld]

Are you still here in Maputo?

[@bonishiblll685]

Yoooo. I live in Maputo Sister, Changana isn't that lost, most of the people even from the town do speak this language and it was only kinda lost here, cuz in Gaza(yes we have a province called Gaza in Mozambique) everyone speaks Changana. Some people from the City of Maputo don't know, but most of them do know. And the places of the town are actually full of not mozambican people. Are Full of tourists. Thanks for your attention, I just wanted to make it clear.

[@YaraMelAround]

Brother I’m Mozambican myself 😂 E não sei falar Xangana. Os que cresceram comigo também não sabem.

[@Arinzesomtochukwu]

Do a video about Nampula please, i want to visit

[@YaraMelAround]

I can't afford to go there yet 😄 Do your research 🤭

[@Arinzesomtochukwu]

ok thank you @@YaraMelAround 👍

[@calvinnhutsve4413]

I have been in Maputo since 2007 but i now speak xangana. I think those who doesn't speak they're language a fools

[@tirsodossantos2640]

I live in Maputo

[@luisnation6832]

I enjoy your videos sister, land of my family…how do I get a hold of your local language lessons? Please assist

[@YaraMelAround]

Try duolingo 😁

[@menelik6053]

Creio que isso da língua também aplica-se a ideia de que os colonizadores não pensavam ir embora. E portanto tudo fizeram para que não houvesse línguas concorrentes ao português.

[@YaraMelAround]

Wow, não tinha feito essa conexão! 🤔🙄🥲 Obrigada!

[@BrunoBore-o3o]

I'm a Zimbabwean in Mozambique at Sena .the area infrastructure is poor and people there are is still uncivilised. Frelimo is just like Zanu Pf in Zimbabwe, they are corrupt and decadent,they are devastating our resources with the Chinese yet we are languishing in the doldrums of poverty

[@NJayLEROI224]

#MozWeUp #MadeInMoz #Moz258

[@walkeronthemove]

Great breakdown - need to visit Maputo! Adding to the ever growing list... Look forward to your Kenya content 🎉

[@YaraMelAround]

Thank you!! I hope you get to visit!😄

[@filipachiconela343]

Hello Yara First of all, thank you very much for sharing African culture with us. I really enjoy your content. It's great to listen to you and see how much fun you have showing the culture of each African country, which for me is the best🥹❤️😃 Congratulations on this and other videos. I hope to see more videos from you soon showing the incredible culture of other African countries.

[@YaraMelAround]

Thank you so much Filipa! ☺

[@victorlionelnazaire685]

Yara, what about cost of living ? How much per month for a one-bedroom apt or flat, equipped and furnished in a good middle-class area of Maputo ?

[@YaraMelAround]

Cost of living is high. A furnished one bed won’t cost less than $1000 in a nice area 🥲 I find it cheaper to travel 😂

[@YaraMelAround]

Personal security goes by neighborhoods. I’ve detailed it in my Maputo guide. Power cuts are not as common tbh. I’d say less than 5 times a month. A generator is always best ofc 🙌🏾

[@victorlionelnazaire685]

@@YaraMelAround Wow ! And WHO are the persons living in Maputo who can afford a 1 000 USD per month ? Doctors ?

[@headhonchotheone9041]

There are plenty of people that speak xangana or Tsonga in Mozambique.

[@YaraMelAround]

There are many. But many more speak Portuguese 😅

[@headhonchotheone9041]

@@YaraMelAround so meaning that Tsonga is mostly spoken in the southern part of the country ?

[@appeinthewild]

Maputo , she is cute

[@TinotendaMatika-vo3zi]

Currently war with venâcio mondlane is going crazy so no school

[@janitonengineering9445]

Hello Yara, Am from India, used to watch your videos.Your volgs are impressive. Can you make a video about foregin investment cons and pros. My self an enterpruner back in India, From last 3 months I did some research on busciness investment friendly african Nations. Currently am looking forward to start a restaurant in Maputo. Please help me out with necessary advises.

[@YaraMelAround]

Thanks for watching! I can't make such video, it would be too much work for free. Just keep doing your research. Good luck!

[@travel_and_explore_with_BIP]

🍺🍺

[@onlypanda4354]

Back to Maputo？

[@YaraMelAround]

Went back for December only 😄

[@UNDERSCOREZERO_0]

Aprendeste aonde esse inglês?

[@YaraMelAround]

Levei a disciplina a sério desde a 6a classe. Sempre fui uma das melhores da turma à Inglês. Combinei o conhecimento gramático da escola com o que eu assistia em canais americanos: MTV, Mnet, E!, KZbin. Daí comecei a copiar o que falavam, e o sotaque com qual falavam - isso aos meus 15/16 anos ainda. E foi assim que se fez o meu inglês 😄

[@UNDERSCOREZERO_0]

@@YaraMelAround uau👏👏👏, parabéns.

[@gibrankapas497]

3❤

[@mondlilanga]

Hey,you'll do so well as SA travel vlogger,please consider it

[@RoderickTolbert-f1b]

Us

[@ngmn5402]

My heart is hurting to hear Portuguese killed our Tsonga/Shangaan language. Fortunately in SA the Tsonga/Xangana language is preserved, it will never die. SA had advanced the language. It is daily spoken, taught at schools and some universities. it is official, it is in all forms of literature e.g bible, school books, etc, it is now found in translation English to Tsonga Google, culture is very strong in music etc, and is growing day by day. But I also think Mozambican Shangaan people have got themselves to blame. They should have reversed this Portuguese damage coz Portuguese left the country almost 50 years ago. Introduce the language at school, encourage and teach new generations.

[@YaraMelAround]

I totally agree. We should've never let xangana die. We should learn in in schools. It's a shame. Thanks for watching and for your comment :)

[@WhatHappen2Burgess]

I agree they should take advice from that young president that took over Burkina Faso and change the nation language back to what it’s supposed to be. They just change the language from French to Hausa. Also the top 10 language in the world are mostly European languages which is horrible! 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ and Portuguese is one of the leading behind Spanish.

[@girlbye4522]

It's not dead tho 😂 Mr bow sings in Shangaan, so does liloca, Tamires moiane etc 😭​@@YaraMelAround

[@Mrchadreque]

It is our litle Russia dear

[@juliomatimbe5078]

A city fulla kidnappers lol

[@lilianamimo188]

so sad we to change everything in u country

[@Mimi-e1l4q]

Ethiopia adis

[@W8rrfsdY73]

Many of the flats in Maputo are run down - the Africans that moved in after 1976 didn’t have the money or the knowledge for the upkeep. It’s actually a tragedy as many white Mozambicans lost their homes. I’m surprised at how you’ve presented history - it’s not what you’ve been told and inter-generational wealth is hard to carry over for depreciating assets. As for the “big” houses - basically the spoils of the war - were taken over by the Numenklatura (communist elites)

[@KwatuistM]

Cultural excuse to why you're always late? Do you tell time with culture or a watch? Come on Africa.

[@YaraMelAround]

When did the watch come about? Culture has been around for longer 😄

[@ngmn5402]

The real name of mapoto is maputsu. Government was suppose to change it. Anyway let me not forget to appreciate you for your intellect way of put up informative video and your beautiful accent.

[@YaraMelAround]

Thank you!

[@BRecuyer]

Yara ❤ tens alojamento p um rapaz como eu por uma semana em Maputo? Gostava muito de conhecer

[@YaraMelAround]

Não tenho 🥲 e nem estou em Maputo. Mas boa sorte!

[@roberthuismans3533]

The only things worth seeing in Maputo are what the 'colonizers' built, everything else is rundown, dirty and dangerous. Stay away from Maputo, everywhere else is incredible and the people are kind and friendly.

[@RealGseves]

Very good