Here in Rolante, RS, Brazil, around 50% of local businesses accept Bitcoin directly as a form of payment, mainly via the Lightning Network and Liquid.

In practice, using Bitcoin in everyday life is a reality for us. We have virtually all essential services accepting Bitcoin — from hospitals and notary offices to supermarkets, pharmacies, restaurants (almost all of them), bakeries (almost all), wineries, hardware stores — everything.

In Rolante, Bitcoin flows naturally as a second currency.

To give you an idea of how real this is here, in Rolante you can buy land, register the property at the notary office, hire all the services and purchase all the materials needed to build your home — and have the entire process paid 100% in Bitcoin.

You really have to come here and see it for yourselves.