🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇺🇾 Uruguay
Side by side on the data that actually changes your life: prices, taxes, climate, air, safety. Every number has a source and a date.
Climate (capital)
Open-Meteo historical weather
Jan 22° · Jul 20° · Brasília
Jan 22° · Jul 10° · Montevideo
Big Mac price
The Economist Big Mac index
$4.45
$8.76
Special tax regimes
Official tax authorities, verified 2026-06
None curated
New-resident tax holiday
Inflation
World Bank
5.0% / yr (2025)
4.7% / yr (2025)
Messenger apps
OONI network measurements, 6-month window
All measured apps work
Facebook Messenger: interference
Foreign-born residents
World Bank migrant stock
0.7% of population (2024)
4.7% of population (2024)
Life expectancy
WHO
72 yrs
75 yrs
Currency
ISO 4217
BRL
UYU
Timezone (capital)
Open-Meteo
UTC-3
UTC-3
Climate, inflation and life expectancy verified 2026-07-07. Prices, taxes and air quality verified 2026-07-07. Sources shown per row.
Special tax regimes, verified
Regimes change often and many sites still advertise closed ones. We link the official source for each.
🇺🇾 Uruguay
Foreign dividends & interest tax-free for ~11 years (or 7% flat forever)
Verified 2026-06 · DGI (tax authority)
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