My Brazilian Apartment (Tour)

I've had a few requests from people asking for a home tour since I started making videos in Saquarema. I never got around to doing one there so I decided to do one here in Florianopolis. So here it is, a tour of our new apartment. It's a 2 bed 2 bath 800 square foot single story apt. in Praia dos Ingleses on the northern part of the island. It's a pretty typical apartment for this area and came fully furnished. I will be doing more videos about daily life here in Brazil so let me know in the comments below what type of content y'all would like to see.
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[@biltongben]

Hello mate great vid ! Im a londoner living in blumenau santa catarina for the last 15 years! never looked back

[@antiwirus2]

I am surprised you got only 252 subs so far. You are making good content. Keep it up!

[@americaninbrasil]

Thank you! We wil

[@maxwellspiegel5985]

I love how authentic your videos are! I am planning on moving to Sao Paulo very soon and your videos helped me quite a bit!

[@americaninbrasil]

Thanks! I really appreciate that. I am glad they have helped. I will keep on making them

[@brentbeauparlant7286]

Hey Tucker, we're a family from Canada and we own a place a few streets down from you - easily recognized the building Fun to see other people from the other side of the equator having fun in Floripa Good luck in all your endeavors

[@americaninbrasil]

That is great to hear! We really liked that area but we actually moved back to the states a few months ago. Definitely miss Floripa though. Best of luck to you guys

[@brenda9410]

Aw man that balcony is nice!I would eat breakfast out there every morning🥰

[@americaninbrasil]

I love bringing my daughter out there to look at the birds

[@Tttt28882]

0:55 as a carioca woman who lived in/ traveled to another Brazilian states, Rio’s condominium complexes are literally the winners for me when it comes to having nice stuff inside them for a reasonable monthly fee! And my dad bought his own apartment in one of these complexes and I will tell it wasn’t mad expensive for literally buying an apartment in such a nice condo! My rent example: I used to live in a 700sqm apartment right in Rio’s city (about 25min away from Christ The Redeemer, and 1h in the worse but common big city traffic times)… My complex (closed only for ppl who lived inside it) had a giant pool, a sauna, a small/ medium size ballroom for birthdays or wtv (you just had to book a date), some areas for barbecues, a playground for kids, a game room (w/ snooker, ping-pong, table soccer and etc), a room with some toys (for kids to, for example, hang out when it was raining outside), an open gym (for playing basketball, soccer, dodgeball and wtv you felt to) and (since it was big enough) a decent amount of space for you to have your morning walks, for kids to play hide & seek and etc and security system/ guard (also, the area was rly safe to walk through since there were always lots of ppl walking, going back and forth from, going to work, going to do their groceries nearby and etc)… You know how much I used to monthly pay for that? R$2200 (currently around $415 USD)! For all of that and being in a famous city, ppl usually get surprised when I tell them how much I used to pay (even some fellow Brazilian ppl)! Well… Btw I heard you recently became a dad! Congratulations to you and your wife! God blesses the 3 of you, my brother!

[@americaninbrasil]

Yes, Thank you! She just turned 3 months on Sunday

[@caioborges6176]

Loved the video! Nice to see someone so open about it. Thanks for the video

[@americaninbrasil]

I did it for that exact reason. I remember trying to find videos about homes and apartments and it's not easy to find. I just wish I would've done one about our house in Saquarema which was much cooler and bigger.

[@Leandro-fo3vr]

Your videos are very nice! Congratulations!

[@americaninbrasil]

Thank you

[@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN]

Love your channel. This was cool to see, thank you

[@americaninbrasil]

Thank you, I'll keep the videos coming

[@bomdia6767]

Oi. Sou novo no seu canal, estou dando uma olhada nos seus conteúdos e estou adorando. Espero que continue bem com você aqui no Brasil e que nada de mal aconteça com você. Boa sorte mano

[@americaninbrasil]

Muito obrigado!

[@arthurfariasdealcantara3181]

Loved your video! My class loved to know a little bit about Brazil's life.

[@americaninbrasil]

Thank you! I'm glad they liked it. I did a bike tour of the city I lived in Rio as well that might be fun for them to watch

[@muhammadhummayunyousaf6579]

thank you for your videos brother

[@americaninbrasil]

Thank you for following the channel! I hope the videos are helpful

[@nunestory4694]

Florianópolis é a melhor cidade do Brasil atualmente! Good luck here

[@americaninbrasil]

I would have to agree! Thank you

[@Edgar2023ES]

@@americaninbrasil, have you ever visited Maringa, Jundiai, São Jose do Rio Preto, Piracicaba, São Jose dos Campos, Franca, Curitiba, Taubate or Vitória? According DGM these cities have the best quality file. Please, let me know, how these cities have you visited?

[@americaninbrasil]

@@Edgar2023ES I have actually never visited any of these cities that you listed. I had a student from Vitoria and he told me that it was the best city in Brazil

[@julianacardoso953]

Toda santa e bela Catarina não somente Floripa. Estado de excelência (espero que continue 🙏🙏)

[@AnazHime]

I grew up in Ingleses and I lived near there, at Ruas das Gaivotas, Dante de Patta and other streets my mom used to move alot . Had best childhood ever living in there haha until I moved to New Zealand when I was 13 years old. I really miss Brazil, especially Ingleses

[@americaninbrasil]

Oh cool! When did you live here? I'm curious how much it has changed in recent years.. There is so much construction going on and every space in our neighborhood has a condominium complex that I imagine it was a lot different even 5-10 years ago

[@AnazHime]

@@americaninbrasil I lived there between 1997 till 2007. It did change alot the beach access was much bigger. You could see the beach from some areas in the city The mall changed alot even my school gentil matias changed, before it was for young age till 18 of age there. I was surprised on how much it has changed.

[@a.moniquecarvalho673]

You can paint the wall in the shower, if you want too, of course. .. not the tiles but the space between, i mean....this is my first time here. Loved the video

[@danielefontes6991]

Bem vindo ao Brasil ❤️

[@americaninbrasil]

Muito Obrigado

[@valteralvesdeoliveira9443]

great tour very beautifulo brazil is good

[@americaninbrasil]

Thank you

[@Donnie-Lee-Gringo]

Hello neighbor. My Brazilian boyfriend and I are staying this month of July in the Ingleses Norte neighborhood on R. Recanto do Sol, in an Airbnb rental. Your outside tour looks just like our street. I’ve wondered if the west side hills had a trail. Our building is literally meters from the hillside. And two blocks to the Ingleses Norte beach. I would love to stay in this rental longer term, but it’s outside my budget. This apartment we are in, is 1 bedroom two bathrooms. Not quite sure why a 1 bedroom needs a social bathroom but we are using both of them of course while we stay here. The humidity and mold in the rooms was an issue in our last month’s airbnb rental, but these bathrooms here have windows in the shower boxes that open into an inner building airshaft. So there’s always a nice breeze. Anyway, fun to see your new place. Congrats on the pregnancy.

[@americaninbrasil]

Thank you! Yeah you guys are really close . The trail is called Caminho dos Morros das Feiticeiras and it starts right behind the northern most apartment complex. It's a nice 1 mile hike to Praia Brava. Also you should check out the little corner bar/restaurant Jardim dos Fuscas, their food is amazing!

[@Donnie-Lee-Gringo]

@@americaninbrasil Hi, again, thanks for the prompt reply. We watched your earlier video about the process for marriage and residency in Brazil. My boyfriend and I are wondering if we could take the two of you to lunch or dinner to get your thoughts on more of that bureaucracy and further steps. I am just frustrated with the attempts I have made to get an RNM and long term residence. I am in retirement life, with a fixed income, but I keep getting different information from both humans and the Brazilian government websites. Maybe your wife and you might have some pointers.

[@americaninbrasil]

@@Donnie-Lee-Gringo Yeah, we would love to. We have plenty of experience dealing with the bureaucracy here haha. Shoot me a message [phone]

[@Donnie-Lee-Gringo]

@@americaninbrasil thanks. We will message. Since I messaged you first time, we noticed from the outside of your apartment building on your video that we are staying very nearby. Noticed on one of our daily walks. Btw, we tried the hike up the mountainside yesterday, but I only got about 10-15 minutes when I chose to turn around. I’m 64 and overweight. That hike will have to wait until I lose 30 more pounds (I’ve lost 30 pounds since arriving in Brazil in April)!

[@americaninbrasil]

@@Donnie-Lee-Gringo That's a great goal, there is a hike over on the Santinho side right on the beach that has a few view points after 5-10 minutes. I think it's called Morro dos Ingleses

[@jasonpalmer]

Great tour! It would be nice to know a bit about prices though - specifics aren't necessary but general apartment prices in Florianopolis vs. where you last stayed? I might be moving to Rio and it would be interesting to know your opinion of what a similar apt (size, comfort level) would cost to rent there. Keep up the good work. There is definitely a shortage of expat content from Brazil.

[@americaninbrasil]

I know, I'm sorry I failed to mention that in the video. I will be putting up a video this week about cost of living here in Brazil, and I will cover rent prices in both Rio and Floripa

[@Nat.ali.a]

Hi, Jason. I’m from Rio so I can help a bit, also there is a channel called “our brazilian life” and they have a video about rent prices in Rio for Americans. But I can tell you the traditional old money neighborhoods are in “south zone” in Rio, Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Flamengo, Botafogo, and the rent there is really expensive, like a bad apartment can go up to 6.000,00 reais monthly, you need really to get lucky to find something cheaper. The newer beach neighborhoods are “Barra da Tijuca” and “Recreio dos Bandeirantes” in “west zone”, the price is a bit cheaper than south zone and the apartments are nicer, since it is the new money. “Freguesia” and “Tijuca” are also good neighborhoods and you can find good apartments for 2.500,00 reais, but there is no beach. Outside Rio city there are beautiful smaller towns in Rio state like those in blue coast, they are paradisiac and the rent price is way cheaper.

[@yaraschamanski4174]

How much is the rent in dollars? Thank you

[@JesimielHeavens-ri7qb]

Very cool! Thank you for sharing! Greetings from USA! ☆ Jesimiel Millar Fernández

[@americaninbrasil]

I'm glad it was helpful. If I move to a house in the future I will do another one. This is more of a vacation rental/airbnb type place that we are in right now

[@mrnarason]

I have the same costco water bottle

[@americaninbrasil]

We take it with us everywhere

[@chicagomike]

I just subscribed. I think florianopolis would be a great place the best city in Brazil maybe with Curitiba the best places in Latin America. Thanks for this. Thanks.

[@americaninbrasil]

Thanks! Yeah I think Floripa is awesome and definitely the best downtown of all the cities I have visited in Brazil

[@kenurquhart1360]

I'm moving from Canada at a later time in my life, where do you recommend ? Please help

[@nathanieldamasio9422]

Laguna, Santa Catarina. Quiet surf/fish beach town.

[@johnbailey3723]

Hi Tucker thanks for the informative video. My wife, (Brasileira), 18 year old son, and I are going to Floripa in August for 6 to 7 months and are looking for a semi furnished place. Do you have someone you used to find your place or do you have a recommendation. Thank you.

[@americaninbrasil]

We found that apartment on vivareal.com.br That website has the most rentals out of the ones that I used including quintoandar and olx. Most places in Brazil, at least to my knowledge, will come furnished. Our first house in Saquarema was also fully furnished. The biggest problem is having it so furnished that you need to get rid of stuff ha.

[@johnbailey3723]

Thank you very much for your response we appreciate it.

[@americaninbrasil]

@@johnbailey3723 Of course! If you have any other questions I am happy to help out

[@ushakhanna-taylor2381]

Hi Tucker. Thanks so much for the useful info. I’m currently looking for an apartment in Florianopolis & having a hard time finding a variety of affordable places. I’ve been using the QuintoAndar app but do you have any other way you can suggest to find a place? I’m working on getting my 1 year visa so looking for a place with less bureaucracy. Proof of funds is what I can provide so just looking for an easier way. I’m currently staying in Campeche. Can you recommend other areas that might be cheaper but still close to the beach? Thanks so much I’m advance

[@americaninbrasil]

I use VivaReal and OLX. They have a lot more options and pretty much every rental that is available will be posted to olx, which is comparable to craigslist. I think Sao Joao Do Rio Vermelho is the most affordable beach side neighborhood (close to praia Mocambique) but after driving through their a few times I would say maybe not the best infrastructure, it just depends on what you are looking for. Down south in Acores and PAntano do Sul they have more affordable housing but it's also very far from most everything. I hope this was helpful.

[@ushakhanna-taylor2381]

@@americaninbrasil great info!! Those websites are just what I was looking for

[@americaninbrasil]

@@ushakhanna-taylor2381 Nice! I hope you find a nice place on the island

[@ZSSTORM-rv1wz]

Hey, Tucker. I have a question. My girlfriend is from Brazil, and we've been talking about us getting married and me moving there. My main concern is the loneliness of being a foreigner in Brazil. I don't know much Portuguese and our culture is pretty different, plus I'm quite comfortable with my life in my own country. The only reason I'm considering moving to Brazil is for her, because she can't leave the country due to some personal reasons. I'm very close to my family and the thought of not being able to see them often makes me sad. I do love my GF, but life is about so much more than a relationship for me, and I'm just wondering how the emotional and social adjustment is like for a foreigner living in Brazil. (Even though you have residency. I just want to know the perspective of someone who just recently moved there.)

[@americaninbrasil]

That is one thing that I didn't really think too much about before moving and I have to say it is very weird to go from complete comfort in your own country to really only being able to communicate with one person. I am glad I made the decision I did because I didn't want to wait to try and bring my wife (then girlfriend) to the US. Plus, I was tired of Seattle and the people there. I would say if you are going to move here definitely work on your Portuguese because it's been almost 2 years and I am just now getting conversational. If you have anymore questions you can contact me through whatsapp [phone]

[@fabiogarcia1431]

Man, forget it. You won't be satisfied anywhere. Stay in your country, and be happy.

[@ZSSTORM-rv1wz]

@@fabiogarcia1431 😄Too late. I'm moving to Rio next month. A lot has changed in 6 months.

[@Javra88]

Brazilians love foreigners, you will be treated very well, you will make easy friends. Foreigners are often treated like celebrities.

[@harrisre-nee3017]

​@@Javra88Really?🤩 Where are you from?🤸🏿‍♀️

[@ayumifujiwara1423]

Condomínio fechado aí é moleza morar no Brasil.

[@AlexandreMS71]

Rapaz, é um prediozinho comum sem nada de especial com porta direto pra rua e nem portaria tem.

[@Javra88]

Tem lugares melhores

[@brenda9410]

Does it ever get chilly there?Or cold?

[@americaninbrasil]

In July and August we have a lot of days in the 50s but most of the time during the day it gets up to at least mid 60s. So now that I have adapted to Brazil I think that that's cold

[@Javra88]

It's cold, but not like in the US

[@sinaelledarius9181]

Thank you but you doesn't says the prise

[@americaninbrasil]

I'm sorry. Rent is 2600 reais per month and with utilities and condominium fee it is around 3300.

[@uhegwualexander41]

How much does the Apartment cost per month?

[@americaninbrasil]

2600 reais + utilities which ends up being around 3,300 reais per month. The dollar/real fluctuates but it's been around 5.20 lately.

[@ph11p3540]

You cut the sound after @0.55 and most of the video has no sound

[@americaninbrasil]

I tried to just cut the bit of the song right before I show my apartment but I guess it didn't work. Thanks for letting me know

[@laminceesay150]

What’s cost of the apartment ?

[@americaninbrasil]

2600 reais/month plus utilities

[@lovedeshield6592]

@@americaninbrasil can I contact you via messenger or whatz app or Instagram

[@americaninbrasil]

@@lovedeshield6592 yeah of course, send me a message @tuckdan on instagram