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The Perfect Dating App for Brazilians — Meet People Around You!
Discover how location-based matching and the MAP feature can enhance your dating experience
Recently, I came across a popular dating app in Brazil called Happn, and after using it for a few days, I wanted to share my experience.
This app is quite different from Tinder, Bumble, or Hinge because it matches you based on real-life proximity, allowing you to reconnect with people you’ve crossed paths with in your daily life.
Currently, Happn has about 1.2 million users in Brazil, with most of them concentrated in big cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Below, I’ll share what I liked (and didn’t like) about my experience so far.
Advantages:
• Precise Location Matching — No More Long-Distance Matches!
Unlike Tinder and Bumble, where you often match with people far away, Happn solves this issue by connecting you with people nearby.
You might match with someone you saw at the mall, a coffee shop, or even while walking down the street. It essentially acts like a “social map,” helping you find potential dates that you might have already encountered in real…