alt Hacker Newsoh please, get over it. I supported a local old lady who airbnb'd out her guest house. I shopped at the local grocery store. and I left.
you would drop that buzzword 'colonial', as though Brazil isn't a former European colony, just like the US. And they... gasp... used slaves for much longer.
I was in the southern cone of the country, first world lifestyles there. Brazilians are proud, they'd be insulted by your savior attitude.
> I was in the southern cone of the country
Even in São Paulo the average household income is around $550/mo [0]. That said, I assume you live in Florianopolis but even then the average household income is around $520/mo [1].
> you would drop that buzzword 'colonial', as though Brazil isn't a former European colony, just like the US. And they... gasp... used slaves for much longer
I know. And clearly you're a bit thick in the head if you don't realize the ongoing political and social fissures in Brazil as a result of this.
There's a reason Lula retains such a cult following.
> I supported a local old lady who airbnb'd out her guest house
To even own a house that is Airbnb-able in a digital nomad hub in the south cone means they were better off socially and economically during the dictatorship and the messy transition back to democracy.
Nothing wrong with that, but assuming you are living a normal life there and not recognizing that your lifestyle is much better off than most people is douchey.
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Alternatively, don't complain [2] when it's people like us or our parents who left, succeeded in the West, and are blamed for making life expensive for your types in America or Germany ;)
Being anti-immigrant yet being on an immigrant visa yourself (yes, a digital nomad is an immigrant), and while Brazilians are barred from getting a visa to the US.
Talk about hypocrisy.
[0] - https://www.metropoles.com/negocios/sp-tem-2a-maior-renda-do...
[1] - https://estado.sc.gov.br/noticias/renda-das-familias-de-sant...
[2] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45158497