By far the largest Portuguese-language channel about Russia: 674,000 subscribers, built by a Brazilian who learned the language on his own and then went to use it. He bought a Lada, drove into the provinces, walked into villages unannounced and filmed how people received him — including the uncomfortable moments about being Black in the Russian countryside.
One honest caveat: he is not a permanent resident with a flat and a job in Moscow. He works between Brazil and long stretches inside Russia, and we label him that way rather than pretending otherwise. For Portuguese speakers he is still the single best window into the country, because the footage is from places tourists never reach.
What this channel shows better than anyone
- The Russian provinces by car, filmed in Portuguese and in Russian conversation.
- Learning Russian as an adult — the actual method, not motivational talk.
- How strangers in small towns react to a foreigner who speaks their language.
A second opinion
Where we would add a number or a correction — not a complaint.
“The channel is often taken as "a Brazilian who lives in Russia".”
He travels for long periods rather than holding permanent residence, so his footage answers "what is it like to be there" better than "what is it like to settle there". For the settling part, the visa and cost guides are the place to look.