Santos: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 62Santos gets warm, proud comments from locals and fans of its beaches, history and affordability, but limited detail on real living costs, safety or daily hassles keeps the verdict cautiously mixed.
- beaches and seaside vibe
- history and architecture
- coffee and Pelé museums
- affordable living costs
- friendly locals and pride in the city
- port city feel less touristy
- humidity and rain
- safety reputation of Brazil
- thin info on daily life
- Santos feels like a historic city with a great beach
- Living there looks affordable compared with big capitals
- Brazil's crime reputation gives some viewers pause
- Humidity and rain are noted as downsides
- Locals strongly defend their city against outsider framing
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
🇧🇷 SANTOS! | BRAZIL'S BEST Lesser-known BEACH City? | Coffee, PELÉ and SCOTTISH streetcars!
David Ostrowski · 34K views · 2022
What viewers said
“I really don´t know why Brazil is not a touristic power.. they have amazing colonial towns like ouro preto, amazing beaches , huge territory, the amazonas, the most diverse population in Latín américa therefore culture. I actually find thie”
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“A historic city with a beach. Thant's a great combination. I enjoyed the viewpoint.”
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“Da hora vc está na minha cidade uhuuuuuuuuu welcome to my city”
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“Your videos are awesome and you deserve to have more audience in Brazil! What can we do for you?”
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“Hi David It's great that you went down to Santos and took a look around and showed us some interesting things. But you didn't actually do your homework. Santos, as you said, is a port city. The most important in Brazil, maybe in Latin Ameri”
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“"Coffee" can never be an overused word. Thanks for taking us through the Pele museum.”
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“I’m very impressed by the architecture! Thanks for taking us all with you, it’s great to see these beautiful places.”
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“Greetings 🖖 my friend!!! Great 👍 video”
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“mit FFP2- Maske bei 90% Luftfeuchtigkeit, das ist bestimmt eine prima Idee.”
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“Brazil should have 100 million tourists per year.”
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-08; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.