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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Itapema directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
- Internet: The Internet speed is fine.
- Expenses: Average prices for both goods and services, and for the purchase / rental of housing. Usual monthly spendings are around $2600.
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Quality of life: Itapema performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.
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Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.
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Walkability: The area of Itapema is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic in Itapema is extremely difficult.
- Safety: Unfortunately, the situation in Itapema is not calm, the level of security is extremely low.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Itapema is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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LGBTQ friendly: It has been established that the majority of Itapema citizens have an excellent attitude towards the LGBT community.
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Level of happiness: More people satisfied with their daily activities and lives.
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Freedom of speech: People have full access to free media for accurate information and analysis. Journalists in most cases do their jobs without fear of detention or restraints.
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Healthcare: The average level of medical care is sufficient. In some clinics, there is a lack of modern equipment and personnel.
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Workspaces: There are plenty of places to work from in Itapema.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Itapema.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is often open and friendly, but not overly intrusive.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Itapema has very low salaries as low as $700 a month.
