remote town
[rɪˈmoʊt taʊn]
nounpl: remote towns
cidade remota / vila remota / localidade isolada
1. A town or settlement located far away from major cities or centers of population, typically difficult to access and characterized by isolation
They decided to move to a remote town in the mountains to escape city life.
Eles decidiram se mudar para uma cidade remota nas montanhas para escapar da vida urbana.
2. A sparsely populated municipality situated in a geographically distant or inaccessible area
The remote town had no reliable internet connection until recently.
A cidade remota não tinha conexão de internet confiável até recentemente.
In Brazil, 'remote towns' are often associated with frontier regions, Amazon communities, or interior northeastern settlements. They represent both romantic notions of escape and practical challenges of infrastructure and access. The concept is relevant to discussions about Brazilian internal migration and rural development. In Portugal and Portugal-influenced regions, remoteness is often tied to mountain villages or island communities.
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