Cafes to work from in Pipa
Laptop-friendly Pipa The town of Pipa in the northeast of Brazil, an area where you find the summer all year round, has been host to several digital nomad pop-up villages in recent years. As such, the town itself has become digital nomad friendly, and you easily find
Pipa
Brazilian surf paradise through the lens of a digital nomad Pipa is so small that not even Brazilians in other parts of the country know about it. Whenever Charlie said that she would travel to Pipa, she only got faces with question marks. When she mentioned Natal,
Natal
Starting point to explore the Northeast of Brazil When Charlie was in Florianopolis, it was the start of the autumn there. The days got cooler (it was still hot!) and it rained quite a bit. Her final stop in Brazil would be the exact opposite. She would
Carnival in Rio
Behind the scenes of the biggest carnival in the world When Charlie booked her stay in Rio de Janeiro, she chose the dates wisely. She wanted to see the carnival in Rio and she wanted to experience it in a safe way. She booked a Portuguese course
Learning Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro
Cultural immersion for digital nomads Up to this point, Charlie has been mostly nomading in countries where she already spoke the language. Only Portugal had always been a bit tricky. Due to her knowledge of Spanish, she was able to understand most of what she heard. However,
Phoneless in the city
An unplanned self-experiment in Rio de Janeiro The first thing everybody warns you about when travelling to Brazil are phone robberies. Charlie’s phone didn’t get stolen. She merely took some precautions that led to an interesting self-experiment. Prevention techniques The biggest problem with your phone getting stolen isn’t the
Visiting a favela in Rio
Touring the favela Vidigal They’re an integral part of Rio de Janeiro but also have extremely negative connotations. The media generally portrays them as a form of slum where violence and poverty are constant. Charlie had prejudices and wasn’t sure if she should go and visit a
Cristo Redentor
A visit to the Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro It is probably the most visited tourist attraction in Rio de Janeiro and one of the first things that come to mind when thinking of Brazil: The statue of Christ that overlooks the city. If you want to
Visiting the Sugar Loaf
The most famous mountain of Rio de Janeiro It is one of the symbols of Rio de Janeiro and well-visible from many places around the city. The Sugar Loaf is one of the things you don’t want to miss when in Rio. It is a tourist attraction
Cactus Coliving La Gomera
Community, living and working in San Sebastian de la Gomera La Gomera as a destination had been on Charlie’s list ever since she stayed in the room by that name in The Roof in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The picture on the wall made her want