Do you want to know what are the best cities to live in Brazil according to the UN?? The cities listed in the ranking below were considered the best in the areas of education, income and life expectancy, according to UN indexes.
These municipalities are part of the select group of cities with a degree of development considered “very high” in the Municipal Human Development Index (HDIM), released today by UNDP, a United Nations agency, in partnership with the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea) and the João Pinheiro Foundation.
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Best Cities to Live in Brazil
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Best cities to live: HDI higher than Brazil
At best cities in Brazil to live they have IDHM higher than 0.8; and the average in Brazil today is 0.727, considered high (but not very high, as in these municipalities). The indicator, which ranges from 0 to 1 – and the closer to 1, the better – is similar to the famous HDI calculated for the countries of the world, but some national methodological adaptations were made.
Therefore, according to UNDP, it is not possible to compare the numbers of entire countries to Brazilian cities with this survey.
Best cities in Brazil to live in have good life expectancy
The IDHM is not exactly an indicator of quality of life, but keep in mind that these cities have high levels of education, long life expectancy and high income, that is, they are excellent places to live.
Evaluating only the result of the Brazilian capitals Florianópolis (SC) was the best, Florianópolis (SC).

Brazilian cities with quality of life (Photo: Disclosure)
Best cities to live in Brazil according to the UN
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1st São Caetano do Sul (SP) – HDI 0.862
2nd Águas de São Pedro (SP) – HDI 0.854
3rd Florianópolis (SC) – HDI 0.847
4th Victory (ES) – IDHM 0.845
5th Balneário Camboriú (SC) – HDI 0.845
6th Santos (SP) – IDHM 0.840
7th Niterói (RJ) – IDHM 0.837
8th Joaçaba (SC) – IDHM 0.827
9th Brasília (DF) – IDHM 0.824
10th Curitiba (PR) – HDI 0.823
11th Jundiaí (SP) – HDI 0.822
12th Valinhos (SP) – IDHM 0.819
13th Vineyard (SP) – IDHM 0.817
14th Araraquara (SP) – HDI 0.815
15th Santo André (SP) – HDI 0.815
16th Santana de Parnaíba (SP) – HDI 0.814
17th Nova Lima (MG) – HDI 0.813
18th Single Island (SP) – HDI 0.812
19th Americana (SP) – IDHM 0.811
20th Belo Horizonte (MG) – HDI 0.810
What did you think of this list? Which of these cities would you like to live in? Leave it in the comments.