Top 10 Things I Hate about Brazil 🇧🇷 (I still love it, though...)

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Diving into the less talked-about side of Brazil, I’m sharing the top 10 struggles that come with living here. It’s not about hate-it’s about the realities that make Brazil a challenging place to live, despite my deep love for it.
We’ll cover the essentials: from the language barrier and the sky-high prices of imported electronics to the surprising cost of living. Brazil's stunning nature can't always compensate for the lack of winter sports, and city driving is an adventure of its own. Safety varies greatly across regions, bureaucracy can be overwhelming, and social issues like inequality and political instability are ever-present.
Environmental concerns also make the list, with the excessive use of plastic bags being a notable example. But, through all these challenges, Brazil's charm remains unbeatable.
Join me as I explore these aspects, offering a balanced view of life in Brazil. Your insights are welcome in the comments below!
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[@cinefreak2307]

Hello! I was fascinated by your channel. Got recommended by youtube and it was very interesting to see that some Europeans still decide to move to Brazil, despite our image and the condition of the country. As a geography teacher and a freak for statistics I would like to counter argue or fill in some gaps about some of the things you said. 1. Regarding the price of electronics, import taxes have been insane in Brazil since the 1930's due to a policy called "import replacement", where the government would give preferencial treatment for companies who would manufacture in Brazil. These policies had their ups and downs, with it's peak being during the 1970's economical boom. Nowadays, due to super high consume taxes, local industries have strong lobbies in congress against reducing import taxes, because they argue that they would pay more taxes than foreing companies, which is sadly true. 2. Living costs in the South of Brazil is considerably higher than in the Southeast, especially if compared to some regions of São Paulo state. What happens is the south is not particulary industrialized and therefore many goods need to be shipped from the Southeast, and since everything moves by truck here, prices go up really fast. The region of São Paulo state that I live in, Vale do Paraíba, probably has the lower price for goods in the country. It is situated between Rio and São Paulo city, and it's sorrounded by industries. So you can get better and cheaper goods here. Also, since you like mountains, you might want to visit my region. You see, the highest cities in Brazil are over here, with Campos do Jordão being at 1600 meters. It's a tourist trap city, and although it doesn't snow, it has lower average temperatures throughout the year. 3. Regarding crime, you are very mistaken regarding São Paulo (state and city). The state is the safest in the country, averaging 5,66 murders per 100,000. Paraná is around 30, and Curitiba is around 24. São Paulo city is around 7 or 8. I'm guessing your husband or other people told you São Paulo was violent because most of the media is based over there and the city gets over represented on TV. São Paulo used to be very violent in the 90's and early 2000's, but the state invested a lot in security and policing. 4. If you hate plastic bags, São Paulo is the city for you. It has a municipal law for many years now that prohibits distribution of free plastic bags. You can by a more recyclabe version or just use permanent cloth ones. 5. Political extremism in Brazil is, sadly, a reality. However, it was created indirectly by centrist politicians incompentence and corruption. People got fed up with them and moved to extreme ideas, on both sides. That's why the center is mostly unpopular these days. Sorry for the long commentary. I just couldn't hold my tongue. 😅 And I also love the German people. I lived in Germany back in 97 and always had good memories of my time there in Bavaria. Tschüss

[@TheBrazilVenture]

Thank you for sharing your insights and knowledge as a geography teacher. It's always fascinating to learn about different perspectives on Brazil.
Looks like Brazil's import taxes are playing hard to get with electronics, keeping the prices high! Maybe we should start a petition for tax breaks on cool gadgets!
It seems like Brazil's tax policies are giving a whole new meaning to "import replacement"! Who knew taxes could have such a dramatic impact on the prices of electronics?

[@TeacherV1tor]

Yes, about the crime I agree with you, I moved from SP to Paraná and started the university here because I was tired of the subway and crimes

[@TeacherV1tor]

About the taxes, it is because we have something called SUS, if you broke you arm you can go to the hospital and dont pay for it Sus stands for: sistema unico de saude

[@TheBrazilVenture]

I know! I love that!

[@AndreasZimmermann04]

Interesting video. I live in Curitiba too and I think it's pretty... unsafe, especially in the downtown area. I've noticed you saying that the south isn't as bad as the northernmost parts of the country in crime and inequality, I always thought the city and the state bought a lot of marketing to promote itself as better than the rest of the country... but is it really not that bad? Now, I'm curious if Paraná isn't so bad at all XD. How does Curitiba compare to the cities in your country, Germany, in your opinion?

[@TheBrazilVenture]

Hi there, I've never felt unsafe or in danger in any way in Curitiba (other than in SP, for example), nor have I ever heard from friends that they feel unsafe. But obviously, that is a very personal thing. And yeah, I guess so. The south is definitely richer than the northeast, so I guess that has something to do with it. I'd rather live in Curitiba than in Berlin, tbh ;) Thank you for your comment.

[@AndreasZimmermann04]

@@TheBrazilVenture Thanks a lot!

[@filipebarbosa599]

About the bureaucracy, do you think that it is worse in Brazil than it is in Germany? I am a Brazilian living in Sweden, but I have been to Germany sometimes. And one thing that surprised me was the total lack of digitalization and the amount of extra steps that one has to go through to get a simple task done. Many things are still done on paper, and you send letters and stamp stuff. Of course, it's not perfect in Brazil, but I have the impression that we are doing a better job in simplifying unnecessary bureaucracy than Germany. PS. I know that the video is about the things you dislike in Brazil and not a comparison of which is better. But I would like to see some perspective about that comparison.

[@TheBrazilVenture]

I agree. I think that Germany has overall less bureaucracy (but people working there seem less solution-orientated in it than in Brazil) Here, you have a ton of formal rules, but you'll always find ways to make things possible (even if they are unnecessarily complicated). In Germany, you're just running against walls sometimes.

[@tonyburton1508]

When it comes to the sanitation system, is it true that you cannot flush toiletries down the toilet? That would be a little difficult to get used to.

[@TheBrazilVenture]

Yeah, that's definitely something I needed to get used to as well :D

[@youtubewatcher2006]

What's your country of origin? I can hear a German accent.

[@TheBrazilVenture]

Exactly, I’m from Germany 🇩🇪

[@realidadedobrasilrebra310]

I've lived in Brazil for over 10 years, and I have a terrible experience. I've been robbed more than 3 times, my family has been kidnapped (they only stole money and didn't get hurt, luckily). There was a time when my colleague didn't return money I lent, and when I asked them about it, they got angry. What's worse is that many criminals use their money to buy drugs. I've heard of a case where an elderly man lost all his belongings, including documents, because of a robbery and is now living on the street. I became a KZbinr to show the reality of Brazil to poor immigrants who are arriving here

[@TheBrazilVenture]

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I love living in Brazil, but I guess that's also because of my location here in Curitiba. Hope you're doing better now!

[@jeancanestri5572]

Well.... come to Minas Gerais if you like elevation I guess. They are not technically mountains, but who cares about technicalities. If it looks like a mountain it is a mountain. No snow though

[@TheBrazilVenture]

I agree! I've been to Minas Gerais and I loved it! Amazing food!

[@TeacherV1tor]

I'm looking for a partner for some language exchange, if you're interesting in get some help in portuguese let me know, let's make some lessons

[@TheBrazilVenture]

Thanks 🙏

[@andreybiz4789]

As a gay guy I would like to understand what disagreements you have with brazilian left

[@TheBrazilVenture]

For sure! I really don't agree with calling Venezuela a democracy and supporting Maduro, I really don't agree with supporting Putin's narrative in Ukraine, I really don't enjoy talking about wanting to fight climate change on the one hand and then supporting Petrobras on all of their plans regarding the equatorial margin. The list goes on... Still better than the far right, though ;)

[@andreybiz4789]

@@TheBrazilVenture I agree in most of your topics. I wish Marina Silva had more protagonism, I hate putin and maduro too, both homophobes, but otan and US aren't the good guys too. The bolsonarism is close to nazi. Fear

[@andreybiz4789]

By the way, have you seen or met a person with Biz as a last name in Germany or Austria? Thanks

[@TheBrazilVenture]

Nice. No, unfortunately not, but it sounds pretty german :)

[@andreybiz4789]

​@@TheBrazilVenture thanks for replying! My family is not sure about it, it may come from Pilz a profession surname, but no idea

[@TeacherV1tor]

There's no need and there's no MONEY for brazilians to learn English, people don't believe they can learn by themselves and the english schools are something built to some especific public... its sad, but please look at the applied linguistics studies that talk about english teaching in Brazil, will give you some insights

[@TheBrazilVenture]

I 100% agree with that. There are not a lot of insensitives for Brazilians to learn English. And learning English is still something only for the upper class.

[@marciooliveira5451]

It's amazing how people from the USA think that the world is forced to speak English to serve them. I think it's absurd to go to the United States and they have no knowledge of any other language. But here the food is much cheaper. Real food, which in Emisferio Norte is absurd, that's why they live on fast food. I love seeing foreigners complaining about Brazilian bureaucracy, because they don't know how their country works for foreigners. In fact, our healthcare is free.

[@TheBrazilVenture]

I feel like that’s really missing the point of the video. But thank you for your comment. Enjoy your day!

[@franciscodavi1323]

Brazilians health is the worst

[@USA2Brazil]

Like it or not English is the international language so low English proficiency only hurts Brazil in the global marketplace. The USA makes life much easier for foreigners ( Too easy in my opinion ), as many government documents and driver's exams are given in their native languages at tax payer expense. Try that in Brazil.

[@TheBrazilVenture]

I'm not sure if I agree. SUS works pretty well here and private health insurance is (somewhat) affordable.

[@TheBrazilVenture]

Yes! 100% agree!