Originally Posted by curiousdog

Probably in some Amazon village.

President Lula has secretly raised the minimum wage by at least 5% per year, above inflation. Mr Bush has helped to f.ck up the exchange rate. Brazilian minimum wage was 20-40 dollars in the 80ies to early 90ies. Now it is 250 dollars! So you are talking below miserable minimum wage.

The only cheap thing are the $ 5 a pop brothels. And they are a little on the dirty side, so you might want to invest at least 50 dollars per pop.

But, to be serious, 500 dollars is a low low middle class income in Rio, and you will not live like a king at all.

To llive cheaply, check out Asia. I am tempted to leave Brazil. But Rio has its good sides. Climate, soccer, sex, carnival ..........