I lived in Brno for 6 months and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It's a small city with nothing to do for expats. There are a few cafés and some nice bars but nothing really special plus. I really don't mean to be rude but Czech people are no fun. It's just...boring and dull. Generally speaking people here even millennials, don't speak English. I found it very hard to do basic stuff like go to stores in the supermarket because nobody speaks English. There are waaaay better places to go to as an expat, Prague is one of those.
Pros and Cons of Living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Pros of Living in Rio de Janeiro
Lots of fun stuff to do
Warm now
Warm all year round
Good air quality on average
Nomad List members liked going here a lot
Many Nomad List members here all year round
Easy to make friends
High quality of education
Great hospitals
Democratic
Safe for women
Family friendly
Very friendly to LGBTQ+
Not many people smoke tobacco
Cons of Living in Rio de Janeiro
Freedom of speech is weak
Not safe at all
Very slow internet
Feels crowded
Difficult to do business
Roads can be dangerous
People don't speak English well
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I was here for a month. Rio is a beautiful and vibrant city. There's a lot of icons to see. There's great food and the beach is right there. In my experience the pandemic hasn't impacted the city much. Bars and clubs are still open. I usually go out to Leblon, Ipanema, Lapa, and Barra da Tijuca. However, it can definitely be a dangerous city if you're being careless. About 10% of the people I've met had an incident there. I was mugged once walking home one night after the clubs in Ipanema, an affluent area. During the daytime, it's fine, but it's not a city where you can walk alone at night even in the affluent areas or at the beach for 5 - 10 minutes. It's one of the most fun places in the world with the warmest people, but just be careful. As far as coworking, I just used Regus's lounge membership. It's not social, but it was quiet with fast enough for leading meetings. If I had to do it again, I would stay in Rio for a couple of weeks to see everything and move to Barra da Tijuca for a long-term stay.
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Rio is a fantastic city if u love the outdoors. it is great to be a nomad but u need to be streetsmart and learn the language basics at least to enrich ur ex.
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Stunning city! The beach + mountains + buildings combination is extremely unique. The most beautiful big city I have ever visited! Brazilians are also very friendly and Brazil's culture is one of a kind. I loved everything about the trip and even learned some potuguese, which is a beautiful language
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