Can Brazil’s remote workers thrive outside big cities?
By Raphael Tsavkko Garcia22nd January 2021
The pandemic has led many to swap urban living and working for more rural environments. But what happens when you try to do it in a developing nation?
L
Leonardo de Azevedo decided to move to the countryside with his wife and two small children in May. The family ended up in a rural area, Lumiar, near the city of Nova Friburgo, about 150km (93mi) from the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where Azevedo works in the public prosecutor’s office. The idea was to get closer to nature, allow the children more freedom and seek greater security against the pandemic.