Brazil
Digital Nomad Visa · Brasília
A low-bar, beach-and-music base on US time zones — easy to enter and cheap to live, though the nomad visa itself is a temporary permit that doesn't move you toward a passport.
R$8,333/mo
15–45 days
1 year
48/100
150 Mbps
Low
Tropical to subtropical
UTC-3
Model your move to Brazil
Set who's coming and what you earn. We'll handle eligibility, taxes, contributions, living costs and what you'd have left — and compare it to home.
Staying more than ~183 days?
Affects tax residency for territorial & exempt regimes.
Your monthly life in Brazil
Pre-filled with typical costs in Florianópolis. Drag or type to match your life.
A nice place in a popular area
Power, water, gas
Home fibre + data
Food at home
Transit, rideshare, fuel
Private cover nomads usually need
Eating out, coffee, going out
Shopping, gym, subscriptions, misc.
You meet the income requirement
Needs $1,500/mo · plus ~$18,000 savings.
Your qualifying income
$6,000
$4,513
$1,607
$2,906
Tax in Brazil
Effective rate
24.8%
- Income tax / mo
- $1,487
- Social security / mo
- Not charged
- Total deductions / mo
- $1,487
- Take-home / mo
- $4,513
Typically covered by your home country under a totalization agreement, so €0 locally.
Private health insurance isn't required for this visa, but most nomads carry it — it's already counted in your living costs above.
Worldwide income becomes taxable once you pass 183 days and are deemed resident. The 2026 reform fully exempts monthly income up to R$5,000 and tapers relief to R$7,350.
vs. United States
Tax
22.8% at home → 24.8% here
Same lifestyle costs
$3,920 at home → $1,607 here
Money left over
$714 at home → $2,906 here
Estimates for planning only — actual tax depends on treaties, your residency and personal circumstances. Confirm with official sources and a qualified advisor before you move.
What it takes to qualify
Income & savings
- Monthly income (single)
- R$8,333
- Basis
- $1,500/month income or $18,000 in savings
- Savings required
- R$100,000
- Combine two incomes?
- Yes
A low, flexible bar — income or savings will do.
The visa
- Program
- Digital Nomad Visa (Visto para Nômades Digitais)
- Introduced
- 2022
- Duration
- 1 year, renewable
- Max total stay
- 2 years
- Fees
- $230 (approx)
- Who can apply
- Employees, Freelancers, Business owners
- Bring family?
- Yes
Visa plus federal-police registration fees. One-year visa, renewable once for a second year.
What you'll actually pay
Income tax
- Treatment
- Foreign income can be taxed
- Headline rate
- 28%
- Tax residency at
- 183 days
- Employee social
- Usually home-covered
Worldwide income becomes taxable once you pass 183 days and are deemed resident. The 2026 reform fully exempts monthly income up to R$5,000 and tapers relief to R$7,350.
Resident tax bands
Reviewed Source: Brazil immigration (PF)
Path to residency & citizenship
This is a lifestyle visa: great for living here now, but time on it doesn't count toward permanent residency or a passport.
The DNV is a temporary visa: its time does NOT count toward permanent residence or the 4-year naturalisation clock (only indefinite/permanent residence counts). You must first convert to a permanent-residence category; the 1-year reduction for a Brazilian spouse/child applies only once you hold permanent residence.
Reviewed Source: Brazil immigration (PF)
Typical costs in Florianópolis
Rent (1-bed)
$700
Rent (family)
$1,150
Groceries / person
$280
Utilities
$90
Internet
$25
Transport / person
$30
Health insurance
$80
Dining / person
$230
Cost index 41/100 vs New York · prices are about 45% of US levels (PPP). Monthly figures shown in USD.
Highlights & watch-outs
What makes it great
- Low income bar of $1,500/month (or $18,000 in savings).
- Same business hours as US clients, plus a fast, cheap fibre scene.
- Beaches, energy and a growing tech scene.
What to watch
- Worldwide tax after 183 days.
- Safety and Portuguese-language barriers.
- DNV time doesn't count toward residency or citizenship.
Reviewed Source: Brazil immigration (PF)
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