[darkwraithcov]

There are cities in Brazil that are relatively utopian compared to a lot of US cities. It’s not all Rio, but some people think it is.

[rpozarickij]

I'm curious what do you mean by "utopian" and could you give some examples?

[darkwraithcov]

Check out Curitiba. It’s a beautiful clean city with very low crime and great public transportation. It’s more like Mountain View or Ann Arbor than Chicago or New Orleans. Compared to a city like Memphis or St Louis, it’s relatively utopian. It’s a .856 on the Human Development Index, which puts many US cities to shame.