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Balneário Camboriú: the vibe

Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.

The verdict

Mixed · 55Very little firsthand content about living in Balneário Camboriú; most comments are video praise or tourism, with mixed signals on safety and transport.

People praise
  • scenery and beaches
  • nature around the region
  • cultural mix
  • settled long-term residents' attachment
People warn about
  • visible drug addiction and homelessness
  • transport on the island
  • limited content on daily life
  • Region's beauty draws admiration but locals say it's more than tourist spots
  • Some residents plan to stay long-term and feel attached
  • Urban drug problems are mentioned as a real concern
  • Transport logistics are a recurring frustration for residents
  • Commenters express interest in visiting, not clear living feedback

Read from 4 videos, 25 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.

Now playing

The EUROPE of BRAZIL 🇧🇷 (Florianópolis, Balneário Camboriú & Blumenau)

STAY CLASSY VLOG · 113K views · 2022

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What viewers said

  • “Would you travel to Brazil JUST to shop clothing and things?”

    ♥ 69 likes

  • “Finalmente um gringo que vem para o Brasil e não pensa que Brasil é só Rio de Janeiro”

    ♥ 120 likes

  • “Brazil also has the highest community of Japanese, outside of Japan.”

    ♥ 127 likes

  • “I am Spanish but I had a Brazilian girlfriend for almost nine years and I visited that country three times but only around Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. I am not only going to visit that part of the South but I am even considering to live t”

    ♥ 157 likes

  • “I would love to visit Florianópolis……that is the one part of Brazil that I have really wanted to visit and you guys just made it seem even better.”

    ♥ 75 likes

  • “Sou de São Paulo, morei no Rio de Janeiro e a 15 anos moro em Florianópolis. Daqui eu não pretendo sair. Tenho um caso de amor com essa ilha.”

    ♥ 67 likes

  • “homeless people are there, not because they have no family or home, but because of their drug addiction. It is a problem that unfortunately affects many cities in Brazil, drug addiction and alcoholism. It's like Skid Row and heroin addicts,”

    ♥ 19 likes

  • “Santa Catarina is a beautiful mix of Portugal, Germany and Italy. Its awesome, the coast where we have cities like Florianópolis, Balneário Camboriú, Itajaí and Itapema is a region of Portuguese Colonization and then you reach inland Santa ”

    ♥ 76 likes

  • “I am from Florianopolis. Born and raised. The only big issue of Floripa for me it is transportation. Its an island it could be totally connected by boats, because 90%of the island commerce and industry is near the Beaches. I was just there ”

    ♥ 23 likes

  • “I'm amazed by the quality of your videos, congratulations. Glad to see you guys enjoying Santa Catarina!”

    ♥ 19 likes

Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.

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