press rank #92 · ~$1,100/mo

Can you live unwatched in Brazil?

Pix makes every payment traceable even as cash persists informally; heavy facial-recognition rollout in policing.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance2/5
Facial recognition2/5
No national ID3/5
Data-protection law4/5
Encryption3/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy3/5
Free expression3/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy2/5
Crypto freedom4/5
Easy to stay3/5
Off-grid living5/5
15 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #92 ~$1,100/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

Compulsory since the 1990 Statute of the Child, and the vaccination card is asked for at school and for the Bolsa Familia.

If you skip them: A fine, a negligence charge in theory, and family benefits withheld.

Exemptions: The law names none.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

Crypto capital gains are taxed

Capital gains tax, exempt only below a small monthly sale threshold.

4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

111 real places in Brazil

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Sao Paulo

~$1,350/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Rio de Janeiro

~$1,150/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Brasilia

~$1,250/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Salvador

~$1,200/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Fortaleza

~$1,000/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Belo Horizonte

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Manaus

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Curitiba

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Belém

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Goiania

~$1,150/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Campinas

~$1,200/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

São Luís

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.