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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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Nightlife: Joao Pessoa has a small number of pubs and nightclubs, but the existing ones are characterized by a high-quality level of service and reasonable prices.
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Level of happiness: More people satisfied with their daily activities and lives.
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Fits for families: Unfortunately, Joao Pessoa does not provide the necessary infrastructure for families with children. There are no children’s entertainment centers, mini-clubs, children’s pools, etc.
- Safety: The crime rate is low, but this does not mean that you need to stop being vigilant at night.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Joao Pessoa is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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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.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Joao Pessoa has very low salaries as low as $700 a month.
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LGBTQ friendly: It has been established that the majority of Joao Pessoa citizens have an excellent attitude towards the LGBT community.
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Entertainment: Unfortunately, Joao Pessoa does not have a lot of cafes and restaurants, places to relax and to have some entertainment.
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Workspaces: provides many places to work from such as coworkings or cafes.
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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 Joao Pessoa.
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Walkability: The area of Joao Pessoa is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Joao Pessoa directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic is extremely difficult.
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Free WiFi: Free wi-fi is available in almost all hotels, but its speed raises many questions. In cafes and restaurants, you sometimes have to pay for an Internet connection.
- Internet: The Internet speed is fine.
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Quality of life: Joao Pessoa 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.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1900.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
