São Paulo
City for business and arts São Paulo is the living proof that both can co-exist in a city, business and arts. It is a bustling metropolis with (almost) skyscrapers (they’re tall but not as tall as the typical skyscraper), a business hub, and also a place to
Surfing in Florianópolis
One week in Barra da Lagoa To say that Charlie had been to Florianópolis (or Floripa as everybody calls it) would be incorrect. She flew into the airport of Floripa, took an Uber to her hostel and explored 4 of the 42 beaches on the island. There
A weekend in Paraty
Colonial heritage meets nature When Charlie was browsing the internet for day trips from Rio de Janeiro, a jeep tour to some waterfalls caught her attention. At first, it looked as if Paraty was close to the city. At the second view, Charlie realized that she would
Baía Formosa
Day trip to the home of a surf world champion Charlie spent an entire month in Pipa and the surfing there was amazing. There was really no need to drive anywhere else to surf, unless… it’s a world-famous break that is also the homebreak of a surf
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