São Paulo - The Best and Worst City in Brazil!

[@JP_Raptor]

I've always wanted to buy an apartment in Vila Madalena. I'm from London and I love the city of Sao Paulo.

[@nordicinvestor]

Vila Madalena is a cool neighborhood, a bit expensive though

[@Romanoi-i1o]

Why? People from Sao Paulo live to weekend or vacation in Rio

[@pedrorodalves]

@@Romanoi-i1o Sao paulo have awesome beaches too, not distant of the city. And not anyone likes beaches.

[@ZFCaio]

@@Romanoi-i1o Both places sucks, South of Brazil is the best part of the country

[@Wellington-r9l]

​​​​@@ZFCaioInterior de SP é a melhor parte do Brasil. Nada se compara com as cidades super desenvolvidas e ricas como São José dos Campos, Indaiatuba, Vinhedo, Jundiaí, Valinhos ,Franca,Bauru,Piracicaba, Sorocaba, Águas de São Pedro... No interior de SP não são algumas sim e outras não, como aí no Sul,mas sim várias cidades super desenvolvidas, com infraestrutura e com ótima qualidade de vida. Lembrando que São Caetano do Sul sendo do ABC paulista foi eleita o município com o melhor IDH,mas hoje em dia não sabemos se continua sendo. No Sul, só presta Curitiba, Cascavel, Jaraguá do Sul,Maringá, Florianópolis e Balneário Camboriú.

[@TomiPrpic]

You are one of rare youtubers with interesting videos about Brasil ( mixing lot of things and facts ) keep doing good job..cheers from Croatia

[@nordicinvestor]

Thank you!

[@Gutierresfs]

Regarding violence in São Paulo, here are some additional data points: the city records a high number of robberies, especially of cell phones, which increases the feeling of insecurity. However, in 2023, São Paulo had fewer homicides than New York City, considering the rate per 100,000 inhabitants. São Paulo recorded 4 deaths per 100,000, while New York registered 5. This does not mean the city is safe, but it suggests it is safer than is commonly perceived.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info !

[@Marcelo-Caruccio]

New York City, that fair city the Democrats destroyed again.

[@hugodehahaha]

Exatamente. Bem como considerar o custo de aluguel barato, por basear-se no dólar é uma comparação que não faz muito sentido.

[@TheSptani]

Perfect information!!!! It´s true...

[@zuarbrincar769]

Also the numbeo website has its crime data very based on a spreadsheet of questions about how safe or unsafe people in a given city feel, in which any person can go there and respond to contribute. This method, although it may give us some idea of the crime rate in a place, has risks of inaccuracy as it is based on the subjective feelings of some residents which can also be influenced by what the media reports about their city, and as São Paulo and Rio have a lot of media covering their crimes (for example, the case of Susanne von Richtoffen became famous throughout the country), people can overestimate some crimes. I don't mean to say that São Paulo is particularly safe (I live here and I don't feel safe) as you said there is a lot of cell theft here

[@tuliofrancisco3781]

Living in SP has its great upsides, you can find great food from all over the globe in one place, it's pretty safe when compared to other big cities, a lot of career opportunities. But the cost of living is astronomical, it's a rainy, noisy, crowded and polluted city. It's a love it or hate it kind of city.

[@nordicinvestor]

'Its a love or hate kind of city' - totally agree with you!

[@Romanoi-i1o]

It's like Rio without the sea or scenary, like Tokyo without the cleanliness, like London without the (surviving) nice low rise architecture, like Bombay without the cheap food or ocean, like Mexico df without the rashal homogeneity

[@andret.t.2408]

​@@Romanoi-i1oSão Paulo is absolutely nothing like Rio. It's even offensive to pronouce such profanity

[@Romanoi-i1o]

@@andret.t.2408 i should have said sao paulo is lile rio without the beaches, scenery, imperial capital past, surviving imperial architecture, portuguese influence, and portuguese immigrants

[@ricardocima]

@@Romanoi-i1o I miss Tokyo. Just a quick note. Carry on.

[@TheFiveFiveTwo]

Was looking forward to a video about Sao Paulo. Thanks for the video! Great work.

[@nordicinvestor]

Glad you liked it

[@mrmanx89]

As a Brazilian native from Sao Paulo, what I can say is… don't believe in anything what he said in the video, his negative opinion is biased. The region he lives is the most fascist in Brazil. I have lived in other states in Brazil including the south where he lives, what I can assure you is nobody would change Sao Paulo to another city in South America.

[@Romanoi-i1o]

@@mrmanx89 the problem with the antifascist parts of Br is the pervasive smell of urine everywhere at all times. In Rio everything smells of urine. You step into military controlled territory like morro de leme, fort of copacabana or the navy docks in centro and it's gone like magic. Not even the 5* can be free of urine apparently you need the military

[@kwladner]

Since you specific have mentioned Congonhas you’ll be happy to hear it already started a big refurbishment so to speak there which to sum up will make Congonhas experience much better than today’s.

[@nordicinvestor]

That's great news

[@takeiteasy6136]

As a brazilian born and raise in Sao Paulo i can say your video is very accurate . Great job

[@Comentarista-qd6qb]

I'm from the South, and Florianópolis has a much higher homicide rate than São Paulo. In fact, São Paulo has the lowest homicide rate among the country's capitals. Other capitals, such as Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, and Recife, have homicide rates per 100,000 inhabitants that are around 500% higher than São Paulo's. It's not double or triple - it's five times more. Florianópolis is a city with a smaller population than Piracicaba, a "rural" city in the state of São Paulo. These are completely different realities. The state of São Paulo also has violence and homicide rates lower than much of the European countries, and some regions in the state’s countryside have Scandinavian-level safety standards. What fascinates me about São Paulo is how, in just over 50 years, a small village turned into this giant metropolis. It’s the largest short-term mass migration in history. Neither New York, Tokyo, nor Beijing has ever seen growth on the scale of São Paulo. As you pointed out regarding immigration, São Paulo has 6 million descendants of Italians - twice as many as Rome in Italy. It’s crazy to think that the descendants of Italians in São Paulo, as well as in states like Santa Catarina, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul, and even in countries like Argentina and Uruguay, combined, would form a population comparable to an entire Roman Empire - with more Italians than Italy itself. Mass immigration in the Americas was truly extraordinary. A great-uncle of a friend of mine is from São Paulo, and he tells many stories about the Italian labor movements in São Paulo’s factories and the chaotic clashes that occurred as the city grew so monstrously.

[@ME-fy1il]

São Paulo tem 15 milhões de descendentes italianos, grande maioria do norte da Itália

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for all the info!

[@meesalikeu]

thats a lot, there is 2-3M italian and italian descent around nyc, or about 15% of nyc itself.

[@susanafrank3486]

Comentarista. Muito bonito, real e verdadeiro o seu comentário, ❤

[@tuliofrancisco3781]

Just a small correction, the photo you showed, of the nice building right next to the favela is actually são Paulo! Paraisópolis favela is right next to Morumbi which is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in SP. Great video!

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the correction !

[@mrmanx89]

@@tuliofrancisco3781 in Latin America! And favelas like in Rio is not the same in Sao Paulo.

[@TheSptani]

Perfect analysis of the São Paulo city! You managed to capture the essence of the city, highlighting both its strengths and weaknesses. One particularly important point to emphasize is the integration of various ethnicities and the friendliness and sociability of the people. It's something very hard to find in other parts of the world. For example, I am a second-generation Japanese, and I married a Brazilian whose great-grandmother was Indigenous and gradfather was portuguese. There truly is a mix and complete integration of multiple cultures, which is reflected in the cuisine and culture. I love living in São Paulo and Brasil!!!!! All of this can be summed up in my son, who holds Japanese, Portuguese, and Brazilian nationalities.

[@nordicinvestor]

You are right, SP is a real mix of people

[@sergiopassos8809]

São Paulo is a fantastic city. With modern and contemporary architecture, as well as incredible cuisine. Football and lots of bar and music options at night.

[@nordicinvestor]

It's a great city!

[@papi8659]

Love Sao Paulo, great nightlife,very affordable,very diverse , best connected airports in South America, fantastic modernist architecture no disney crap like Paris, no silly puritan rules like boring New York

[@nordicinvestor]

I also think SP is a great city to visit

[@ftdecastrolondon]

Disney crap?? You don't know Paris. They have the best museums and cafés!! I love Paris.

[@Marcelo-Caruccio]

"fantastic modernist architecture" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@zuarbrincar769]

As a citizen of São Paulo city, modern architecture sucks

[@tsnowsill]

Sao Paulo is only very affordable if you're coming with Dollars or Euros

[@liiporta7964]

It was a pleasure to watch your video. Very insteresting informations and it was easy to follow you talking. Great Job😊👍

[@esiosalazar]

My city, the best city in the world. Love São Paulo

[@nordicinvestor]

👍

[@Drubens07]

Parabéns. Foi o melhor vídeo que eu vi até agora de um estrangeiro sobre minha cidade São Paulo. Eu amo esta cidade. Sou também descendente de italianos e também amo o estado de São Paulo. Além das praias nos litorais norte e sul, temos também as montanhas, na divisa com Minas Gerais. Aliás, hoje estou em Espírito Santo do Pinhal, uma região maravilhosa que está sendo considerada a “Toscana Brasileira”. Região muito verde, cheia de montanhas, boas pousadas, cultivo de cafés especiais e de vinhos. Temos mais de 70 vinícolas produzindo vinhos espetaculares nesta região. . O povo paulista é acolhedor e empreendedor. É um estado sempre ensolarado, dinâmico, bonito, com muita natureza e um povo cosmopolita e acolhedor. Parabéns!!

[@kronop8884]

I was passing the boundary of Crackolandia by car one winter morning after a really cold night (8-10 C) and it was honestly like being a in a real life zombie movie

[@casbarbosa37]

Its like Skid Row on steroids

[@nordicinvestor]

It sounds scary, I did not have the courage to go there

[@mrmanx89]

@@nordicinvestoryou see how you are? The cracklandia is always being removed. I'd you don't have enough money to stay in better areas that's what you get!

[@leftoverture1976]

That is true, I once went there when driving and got shocked with that exact sight, very saddening.

[@bonzas15]

@@nordicinvestor It's easy to drive near Cracolandia, its area is limited by the police. These few dangerous areas in central are where you will see the police most, just like you saw in Sé. You will find more problems in the favelas in peripheral areas. Great video BTW!

[@bearcb]

Having lived in São Paulo, I can attest the video is quite accurate. The cost of living cannot really be compared to US and Europe, because the average salaries in Brazil are much lower. So the cost of living for Brazilians is quite high. A minor correction: Ibirapuera is not the biggest park in São Paulo, there are at least 2 bigger ones. It is the most famous and central one, though.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MrGalsilv]

I totally agree with you...I'm living in Sweden, I'm from São Paulo...

[@nordicinvestor]

👍

[@cresiopereira8576]

Cracolandia should me renamed as senzalolandia, due to the ethnic selection it has and because it is not a real park like Dysneyland from its name refers to.

[@luisgonzaga2745]

São Paulo é tudo de bom . O estado é uma potência, um país dentro de outro .

[@nordicinvestor]

👍

[@claytonpiresscaldelai8161]

I've lived in São Paulo since 2011, I love this city. Coming here was the best choice I made in my life.

[@nordicinvestor]

Its a great city!

[@johnscanlan9335]

Where did you come from?

[@rafaelfranca2212]

I liked your overall take on the city. Without sugarcoating it, you addressed the most important issues that inhabitants face daily. Having ridden on some subways in Europe, I can easily say that when it comes to public infrastructure (subway) the city is one the best in the world. However, if you are planning on coming here to work for a big company, I would highly not recommend it, as the cost of living is high, and many wouldn't be able to keep up with it.

[@nordicinvestor]

Totally agree - good infrastructure but high cost of living

[@ricardomaggiore5518]

Best places to invest are in the large luxury condos, just in the outskirts like the zones of Santana de Parnaiba, Barueri, Granja Viana, Cotia, Aldeia da Serra etc. you can still buy relatively low cost pieces of land inside a premium condo and build a dream mansion being 20 minutes of the main avenues of Sao Paulo. Perfect for families wishing to move there with the plus being near the industrial zones. Good for investors or business owners. Instead for singles or couples that wants to live inside the city and enjoy the cinemas, bars, theaters, university, concerts etc, an apartment is the best choice. Vila Madalena, Pinheiros, Moema, Perdizes are great zones. Relatively safe, and well covered with city services such as restaurants, markets, hospitals, easy public transport...

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info!

[@ricardomaggiore5518]

@nordicinvestor Italian here. I am moving there next year with the whole family. I have studied in detail about this city since 2021, it is a great city for those who are looking for an alternative to Europe. Wish me luck!

[@Kownter]

Granja Viana is the "condominium complex" and Cotia is the municipality itself. Same happens with Santana de Parnaíba and Barueri as two municipalities, and Alphaville being the complex itself (split between both cities) Not wanting to disrupt your plan, but if I were you I would move to the condos located in the outskirts of Vinhedo and Valinhos instead, in the interior of the state. much safer than Alphaville, for example, when you leave the walls.

[@ricardomaggiore5518]

@@Kownter thanks for the information. In fact these small cities around are touching Sao Paulo and it is quite confusing . I see on the map Valignos and Vinhedo and they look like nice cities indeed. They seem a bit far from Sao Paulo, around 1h by car not ideal for daily commute. In my case I need to be near the Sao Paulo city itself. It would be a good choice if you work in Campinas...

[@mrmanx89]

@@ricardomaggiore5518 I Am from Granja Vianna

[@tristinhoriquelme7303]

Very Nice vídeo. Best wishes from São Paulo

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks

[@2msvalkyrie529]

My favourite parts of Sao Paulo : Jaragua, Morro Doce , Pedra Branca......No overpaid European expats complaining about cost of living and crime ! Just Brazilians trying to get through life from one day to another and somehow they still keep their humanity and optimism .

[@camilasantos9176]

I'm brazilian and I live in Sao Paulo. Guy your video make sense, congratulations!

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks 👍

[@BrunoSantos-fy9un]

Nordic Investor Thank you so much! Obrigado por prestigiar a cidade de São Paulo. Minha cidade natal. Um lugar enorme, repleto de tudo, cidade de contrastes, onde ótimos parques,shoppings Centers,hotéis,estádios e literalmente quase tudo o que se encontra no mundo! Ótimo Canal!!! Valeu.👏👏👏🤜🤛🤝✌💕💗

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks!

[@BrunoSantos-fy9un]

@nordicinvestor 🤜🤛🤝✌🆒️🔝🖲

[@Gustavo-gk2dr]

Amazing content about Brazil, very nice my friend, good luck in your channel!!!😊

[@nordicinvestor]

Thank you very much!

[@navarrouk3487]

I am a paulistano (person who born in São Paulo capital), and I confirm everything that you said!

[@higorbastos8045]

Moro no Estado de são Paulo , esse ano voltei para a cidade de São Paulo pela segunda vez um lugar incrível mesmo sendo perigoso .

[@nordicinvestor]

Its a great city

[@tacocruiser4238]

Brazil is arguably the coolest country in the world. Everyone loves Brazil.

[@nordicinvestor]

Very true !

[@claytonkikugawa6657]

The income in São Paulo is proporsionaly higher as the expenditiures. The fuel is cheaper than Rio and Minas, the supermarket is same price, with the advantage of having better products, variety, quality of vegetebles, bakeries. São Paulo is much more esier and fast to solve the routine duties. The services are better. People is more educated and civilized. There are 39 cities in "Grande São Paulo" like Barueri, São Caetano do Sul, Guararema, São José dos Campos etc. Very safe and organized cities.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info👍

[@drvzky2757]

Thanks for the video! Great work.

[@nordicinvestor]

Glad you liked it!

[@luizvinha]

Love Sao Paulo, and the best thing is easy to get around the world from there. I live in the U.S. and i just bought a condo at the northen coast of sao paulo for about 60k USD. its still under construction and i count not be more excited. Ilhabela is awesome

[@nordicinvestor]

Congrats, the northern coast of SP is very beautiful

[@moncheri509]

Wow congratulations 🥳 can i move in with you hhhhhhh

[@stevebiggavel2720]

Amazing video thanks for the detailed information. I love São Paulo but I never thought of investing there because it’s higher than other places.

[@nordicinvestor]

It is definitely expensive, but a great city!

[@stevebiggavel2720]

@ I made an investment In Porto algre. Fortaleza would be my ideal destination but I went with price, location, safety and also the development. In the future I hope to do more. Always a pleasure to see your videos. Thank you again

[@AirAtlantic-c6g]

Thanks a lot for the video and your analises. State of São Paulo is like a country and São Paulo City is a cosmopolitan city. We have problems too but we find problems in all bigs cities around the world. But SP is fantastic! Thank you!

[@nordicinvestor]

Its a great city!

[@myautisticsight4081]

Great video as always😊

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks!

[@klebervieira4234]

Very nice, thank you for posting

[@nordicinvestor]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Asad_.]

Beautiful World ❤

[@nicolasromano4746]

Tks so much for sharing sp! Definitely, SP is the best city to live in South America.

[@nordicinvestor]

Its a great city!

[@MarcioFrancomarciano]

Great Video

[@nordicinvestor]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheMDM1956]

Fair, balanced, and very accurate. Thank you!

[@nordicinvestor]

Glad you liked it!

[@RobJanDMZ]

Distance to the beach - it depends on WHERE you live in the São Paulo region. I lived in São Bernardo do Campo for over a year and we had about 45 - 60 minutes to the in-laws in Guarujá! We also did day trips to the beach along the coast. If I move to Brazil one day, it will be São Bernardo do Campo 😉. Close to the beach - Close to São Paulo city.

[@hugodehahaha]

Muito bom o vídeo, mostrou os dois lados da moeda com bastante isenção, mas passando o feeling da coisa.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks 👍

[@Jarlaxled-wg6wj]

One thing that I found out and confuses people a lot is that - as with New York - Sao Paulo is the name of the city and also the state. So when people say that Sao Paulo doesn't have any beaches, it means the city, since you can take a two hours trip and be in the coastline. And yeah the city itself is huge, with its metropolitan area having more than 20 million people. That's a batshit crazy number, only similar in metropolitan areas from China like Guangzhou and Beijing and of course Tokyo.

[@nordicinvestor]

I agree, its crazy how big SP is

[@paulacarolina6617]

O congestionamento é realmente terrível! Mas para sair do aeroporto de congonhas é na parte de baixo, onde ficam os táxis...

[@nordicinvestor]

I tried uber and taxis that day but it was all really busy. It was a Monday morning though which might explain it.

[@RimasMeleshyus]

Beautiful city , I like it very much,thanks for sharing

[@ruypapaleobianchini395]

Relato perfeito da cidade de São Paulo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks 👍

[@HomemBarbudo]

Good job. .Correct informations. I am a brazilian citizens. I live in Rio but i know São Paulo.

[@mariapaula793]

the best swedish guy I have ever seen

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks 😂

[@murua1234]

One thing that many people are not aware of is that until the 1970s, the state of São Paulo used to be part of Brazil's Southern region. It was the military junta, somewhat afraid of the separatist movement gaining traction, that decided to separate São Paulo from the Southern region, realigning it with the Brazilian cultural core of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. After this shift, a strong 'psy-ops' campaign was carried out, especially in academia and schools, to culturally distance São Paulo from the remaining Southern states. As a result, immigrant heritage began to be suppressed, labeled as 'foreign' or 'non-Brazilian.' This is one of the main reasons why, for instance, Italians in São Paulo are less connected to their heritage compared to those in the South, even in nearly 100% Italian towns in the state's interior.

[@murua1234]

brasilescola.uol.com.br/brasil/divisao-regional-brasileira.htm#:~:text=Bahia%2C%20Minas%20Gerais%2C%20Espírito%20Santo,Janeiro%20formavam%20a%20região%20Leste

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info, I did not know that

[@murua1234]

No worries! Another cool historical fact is that during the colonial period, and later in imperial times, both Paraná and parts of Santa Catarina were part of the São Paulo imperial province.

[@ME-fy1il]

Exatamente! Mas o interior de São Paulo ainda é ligado culturalmente com o sul… Os sotaques são parecidos entre várias outras coisas, por isso São Paulo faz parte do cone sul

[@valdecimarquescordeiro]

Edição perfeita! qualidade dos videos. Congratulations ! parabéns!!!!

[@CassCassidy-qs3gx]

Great video thanks from Scotland

[@nordicinvestor]

Glad you liked it!

[@asifdevops90]

Thanks for some useful info about sp. would love to see n stay in sp. but its very hard to get a job there if not physically living there. even in IT, no positive sign of getting any job since long time.

[@rodrigodioniziodantas5917]

São Paulo is: almost 13 million inhabitants (center), +23 million (39 municipalities) and almost 35 million (extended metropolis of São Paulo) State of São Paulo: + 46.6 million inhabitants

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info!

[@Marco-x9d9w]

Numbers that make one's head spin

[@thiagomartins6973]

13 milhões e 300 mil já

[@mareminho]

Have you ever visited the countryside of São Paulo state? The indices for the interior of São Paulo, depending on the city, are usually similar to those of the countryside of Santa Catarina, both in terms of crime rates and cost of living and health. In fact, the cost of living and health services often tend to be better than in Santa Catarina, and crime rates are generally comparable. If you ever get the chance and remember, talk about this in your videos.

[@nordicinvestor]

I have visited a few cities in the state of SP and its very nice

[@ZFCaio]

There is no state in Brazil that even compares to Santa Catarina dude, it literally feels like first world

[@NapoleonOkugbe]

@@ZFCaiobut cities in São Paulo State like Sao Jose dos campos, Jundiai, Sao Jose do rio preto and Ribeiro Preto have better HDI than cities in Santa Catarina.

[@mauriciodossantos176]

​@@ZFCaioPercebemos que vc ama Santa Catarina mas vc já esteve em Londres? Ele não quer sair de Londres pra morar no Cool do mundo, Florianopolis, Balneario, Jaragua do Sul , Brusque si juntar todas essas cidades elas não tem 1 terço dos eventos, Museus, Shows, Teatros e Restaurante que a cidade de São Paulo tem, essa é a verdade e si ele quiser ficar proximo a Capital ele pode morar em São Caetano do Sul cidade do Brasil com o maior IDH e apenas á 15 minutos do centro de Sp

[@brunomisturinha]

Great video keep up with the good job❤ this is the problem of Brazil each state should be a country and not a dependant state. Sao paulo generates so much money 600 billion dollars a year, higher than Sweden s GDP and has so many people that it could be an independent country with much better life quality and infrastructure for its inhabitants

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks!

[@mihaidanielescu]

There are no parks bro, it's buildings everywhere. That Ibirapuera park (the only one worth mentioning in SP) it's not easy accessible

[@LucasFeijo]

Nice video! Congonhas is being expanded and it’s about to have twice as many gates

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info!

[@ClauRAR]

You shouldn't say not to visit the old city center of SP as there are a lot of cultural events and historic buildings with interesting attractions, you just are not aware. Of course, everyone should be cautious in all areas of the city.

[@nordicinvestor]

You are right, the old city centre has lots of nice things

[@MrFabiomaga]

Congonhas airport is going through a full renovation. They are creating a whole new terminal and the actual structure will handle disembarking only.

[@nordicinvestor]

👍

[@marcoz9497]

Good info, mostly of your perception is right and precise, some need extra info. For instance, the local Congonhas airport is under a huge renovation, part of the problems you had there were because of that, also you were embarking in the area without fingers for direct access to planes, that area will disappear on the renovation, that also includes a new metro line connected direct in the airport, the whole renovation will doubled Congonhas size. Also the cultural side of the city was barely spoken of, there are huge amounts of good theatres, museums, classical music (best orchestras in the country, best Opera, etc), dance companies, all kinds of Festivals of all that, but specially a great music scene, from huge Arena pop shows to small perfomance bars. This and the night life (and shopping) are the major reasons tourists from the rest of the country packs São Paulo.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the extra info and clarification 👍

[@mrmanx89]

@@marcoz9497 exactly! He didn't stay long enoughh there to have an opinion about it, although he still made a video with the most negative impressions I have heard. Has he forgot, we are the Comercial, Cutural, and Academic (the 8th best university in the world) , cultural, polo in the whole Latin America? Has he ever mentioned, Sao Paulo is the place where the coffee beans exportations started to the world and the leader ? Where the best factory and production in the world of aeroplanes ✈️ is from, EMBRAER?

[@rodrigoreboucas8388]

Great video! I love São Paulo... it's a place with so many options for things to do, lots of bars, restaurants, vibrant culture, national and international shows, and people from all over Brazil and the world. If you want, you can do something every day of the week. I don’t really like the traffic and the crime... but the crime is okay. There are other capitals in Brazil that are worse. Here in São Paulo, you can live peacefully despite the crime rate-it’s not something that will directly and constantly affect you.

[@nordicinvestor]

I felt pretty safe walking around SP too

[@giovannicarreoncota6210]

hola, where is located that crystal shop! I always go to a small one by SE ... but its very limited

[@nordicinvestor]

It's called Legep Mineração

[@vincitvidi]

I agree with you, Congonhas is chaotic and I would never dare to take a flight from there, I know how it is, I never did. However, speaking in favour of Guarulhos, now there's no need to drive or take a taxi there, they now have the station right in front of the airport. The train leaves from central station Luz, and the service is great, you get there super quick, and the shuttle bus takes like 7 minutes to drop you off at the airport. I've stayed in a uber for likez 2 hours, from the airport to where my mother leaves, near Pinheiros, and by train/underground, this same trip it takes maximum 50 minutes.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the tip about the train 👍

[@ericomello9483]

Great video! The problem about that rent map you showed is that its probably not considering the average or minimum wage in each country. It showed that a single person has to make about 7k reais a month (when including rent) but the average income per month is like 2k reais...

[@nordicinvestor]

Yeah, its not very realistic I agree

[@MrSillyFun]

My family and I just moved to Sao Paulo. We live in Pinheiros, which is lively, gay, and full of nice bars and restaurants. I love the people but hate the graffiti, mosquitos, and delivery motorbikes (which make it impossible to have a conversation or sleep)!

[@nordicinvestor]

São Paulo is great but has it's issues

[@Braycegheisar]

I Love Sao Paulo. 😍

[@nordicinvestor]

Its a great city 👍

[@MariaAlmeida-u8l]

For Crystals and gems you should go to the towns of Soledade or Ametista do Sul, both in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info. I will try to visit them soon

[@krulesrc]

They are expanding the Congonhas airport terminal. It is on its early development, but it started already.

[@nordicinvestor]

That's great

[@lucas__franca8228]

Conhonhas Airport will double in size, works have already started, there will be a terminal just for arrivals and this one for boarding will improve a lot

[@agreatleblanc1118]

Hello, my friend Could you please give me some information about the neighborhoobs in sao paulo? Which is the safest, the poorest, where is the quality of living good enough. Also, I'd like to get a quick look onto the prices themselves, because I'm from Greece and I don;t have a single clue how will be the life there If a Greek moves there.

[@nordicinvestor]

Vila Madelena, Pinheiros, Itaim Bibi, Vila Olímpia are nice neighbourhoods, Vivareal and imoveisweb are good real estate websites

[@dangelofh]

São Paulo has around 590,000 empty private properties, a value almost 20 times greater than the number of homeless individuals. But every time a mayoral candidate talks about reversing this, they call it communism and is not elected

[@nordicinvestor]

👍

[@ErnaBjørn]

As a Norwegian desperate to find videos talking about other sides of Brazil, I got tired of seeing Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro😂

[@nordicinvestor]

😂

[@axxessmundi]

Sao Paulo City is the other New York City of the south. The music, the art, the underground, the diversity of cultures and cuisines.

[@nordicinvestor]

Its a great city!

[@ninja11zoo]

Sou paulistano, qdo vou ao centro, Paulista,vou de carro pra estação de metrô mais próximo deixo o carro no estacionamento e vou de metrô..

[@nordicinvestor]

Thats a good way of doing it

[@thythyli]

Congonhas was concessioned to a spanish company. They are building a new terminal to be concluded in 2028.

[@nordicinvestor]

That's great news

[@george_1977]

Awesome analises from São Paulo.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thank you!

[@jeffinphoenix]

Awesome video. I have always wondered about it. Is English spoke more heavily there?

[@nordicinvestor]

Yes you will find a bit more people who can speak English in SP but it is still not a high % of the population

[@thaynansereno4744]

São Paulo is amazing!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@pipp972]

Last I heard (study from this year) the price of the square meter in SP had surpassed Florianópolis. I'm unsure which list is more up to date.

[@nordicinvestor]

I'm also not sure, I think it depends on which source you use. I think the key point is that both SP and Floripa are very expensive!

[@joaov.m.oliveira9903]

12:00 Sao Paulo State, not the city, right?

[@nordicinvestor]

Good point

[@brunoalc5422]

You'll be happy to know that Congonhas airport is going through renovations and they plan to double its size, it'll be much more modern and better. But of course this can take several years to finish.

[@nordicinvestor]

That's great news

[@juninh0pqp750]

Congonhas is under renovation it will be a bit better (u can find videos for the new project on youtube). But Congonhas was a farm far far away from the city, but the city grew towards it then becomes this caos for space.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info, I had no idea

[@nicolasromano4746]

Just one note: Congonhas airport have been privatized for a spanish group and will double in size in the coming years

[@nordicinvestor]

That's good

[@arrav3566]

I am from São José do Rio Preto, which appears on the map at the 13 or so minutes mark. It is considered the second best city in Brazil! Far interior of the São Paulo State.

[@nordicinvestor]

That's a very nice city

[@casbarbosa37]

Hey there! 2 good News regarding the local AirPort! In 2 years from now it Will be served by a modern monorail line, and the whole AirPort Will be renovated

[@casbarbosa37]

Other litle correction, 3 million people lives in favelas in São Paulo Estate, not just in the city and the State has 45 million people

[@casbarbosa37]

The other thing u Did not mentioned and I believe is negative is how paranoid people from São Paulo is regarding violence…. The Sense of danger is way higher then the actual danger u can get there

[@nordicinvestor]

That's good to know

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the correction!

[@luizgust.avo_]

Take a look on Santos, Bertioga (Riviera), Ubatuba and Ilha Comprida.

[@nordicinvestor]

I will try to do a video in the future about these

[@Marcelo-Caruccio]

Actually, Sao Paulo´s subway system is REALLY small. Pekin has 815Km , London 400Km, Istambul 243Km. São Paulo only 104Km...

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info. The thing that impressed me the most was that the SP subway had air conditioning.

[@RenatoMolinaro-gn1zz]

+ 270km of metropolitan trains, it is an integrated network of more than 370km, 13 lines with 2 more under construction and 2 being expanded.

[@Marcelo-Caruccio]

@@RenatoMolinaro-gn1zz I´m talking only about SUBWAYs, not metropolitan trains.

[@RenatoMolinaro-gn1zz]

@@Marcelo-Caruccio But I'm saying this because they are integrated systems (just look at the map) like many cities in the world and it confuses a lot of people who are not from São Paulo. Only those who are from here know that we have 2 rail systems! Bye

[@valjobusp1063]

São Paulo is not for the weak. But it offers the best of Latin America and has the greatest human diversity on the planet. For someone who has lived here for a long time, probably wouldn't talk about 8 minutes of positive points in a video that is almost 22 minutes long. In other words, 14 minutes of complaining. As I said, São Paulo is not for the weak...

[@nordicinvestor]

👍

[@eliomarlacerda6943]

Have you lived in Fortaleza? Great video by the way. Be save.

[@DonnieChoi]

Só tem a orla né, o resto .....

[@nordicinvestor]

I have visited Fortaleza but not lived there. I really liked it

[@eliomarlacerda6943]

@@DonnieChoi sem comentários

[@DonnieChoi]

My tenant pays only $2400 including common charges to live in the city center of São Paulo. I'm a good landlord. But then again, it's a tiny studio apartment. 😅

[@nordicinvestor]

😂

[@aar8808]

Numbeo is a good site. But there's no site like visiting in person. São Paulo as a state though has one of the lowest homicide rates, but again, feeling is important.

[@nordicinvestor]

Very true

[@ZFCaio]

"Lowest homicide rates" isso é uma ilusão São Paulo é gigante, só a população da cidade de SP é maior que o país Portugal E esses índices de homicídios são por cada 100 pessoas Estou lendo um livro "Como Mentir com Estatística" Isso me remete muito ao livro Mas eu acredito que no interior de São Paulo tenham cidades boas Já conversei com um Irlandês que morava no interior de SP e ele me falou bem Não lembro o nome da cidade mas era bem pequena, relativamente perto de Campinas que é uma cidade grande

[@aar8808]

@@ZFCaio Lowest homicide RATE. Not lowest NUMBERS of homicide. Porcentagem da população.

[@ajtm30]

O que muitos não comentam é que São Paulo é muito mais que diversao, a cidade se consolidou como referência em saude e medicina, com os melhores e maiores hospitais. O melhor na em medicina São Paulo tem.

[@nordicinvestor]

Very true👍

[@JPindanga]

Actually u can go to beauty beaches in Guaruja just 70km from SP City Downtown. Northshore is way far and yes has awesome beachs like Maresias and Cambury but Southshore beaches are lit as well l

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info!

[@JPindanga]

@nordicinvestor dont miss Guarujá bro. Especially Praia do Tombo, Enseada, Praia Branca, Praia de Pernambuco, Praia de São Pedro. Guarujá is a natural resort just 70km bro. Born and raised in São Paulo City and State!

[@mikaelpetersen3331]

This was great! Will we get one about Rio as well?

[@nordicinvestor]

I will do a video about Rio as well 👍

[@tomaslattesromeiro8728]

My wife is from são paulo, pretty good video, you got a very good overall view of the city. But as a Brazilian who has lived abroad and has travelled to europe, what bothers me most about são paulo and brazilian cities in general, is how poorly kept they are, side walks, streets, hanging whires, there is very little harmony between the buildings, the city is very disorganised, also the violence makes people take precautions that make the citie even uglier.

[@RogeCarboni]

The Congonhas Airport (in centre) will be refurbished in 2025 (finishing in 2026) to a new and technology place, with best logistics and with double spaces, gates, planes, shops and others and with direct connection to air train.

[@nordicinvestor]

That's good, thanks for the info!

[@michelle6471]

The Best São Paulo! Loveeee . And food so Amazing, picanha, Pastel, Churrasco. I really appreciate that 🇧🇷👌

[@nordicinvestor]

👍

[@meruthie]

I lived in São Paulo for 13 years and I dislike this place… Unfortunately I was forced to stay longer due to studies and work. You can have a good quality of life there if you live in expensive neighborhoods, but the traffic is chaotic and the city is so polluted. There is only one thing that I miss, the great variety of restaurants with excellent food. My home state is Bahia. In my opinion, the Northeast of Brazil is much more beautiful and affordable. I am now in Dahab, Egypt, can’t wait to go back to Brazil and have my açai and água de coco 🌴

[@nordicinvestor]

Northeast of Brazil is very nice

[@thiagomartins6973]

Nordeste não é mais bonito que o litoral de São Paulo nunca , lugar mais violento do mundo nordeste povo feio , as grandes cidades da Bahia sao metade favela !

[@josephpanzarella1417]

You mention waiting for an hour at the airport for a taxi. But you don't mention Uber, the more popular option. I've never waited more than five minutes for an Uber at either of São Paulo's airports.

[@nordicinvestor]

I tried to get an uber but it was impossible. The app could not find a driver

[@josephpanzarella1417]

@nordicinvestor I've arrived at both airports around five times each. I never had a problem. An Uber driver was there each time within five minutes.

[@willsh5282]

You don't need to go to São Sebastião to find good beaches. Guarujá, which is just 1 hour from SP has some amazing beaches.

[@nordicinvestor]

Thanks for the info!