Move to Brazil

this video was filmed in 2024. i was living in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. small beach town. quiet. beautiful in a way that sneaks up on you. and i had no idea that less than a year later i would be on the other side of the Atlantic. at the time i filmed this, i thought i was leaving to go back to New York. Brooklyn specifically. where i had lived before. where the plan made sense on paper. but whe...

This one is for the people romanticizing Brazil a little too hard and for the people quietly wondering, “Wait... who actually helped you get settled?” Because that part matters. I talk about why Brazil is not for beginners, why some relocation advice is missing key details, and why your personality type matters more than people want to admit. Some people can land, pivot, and figure it out. Some pe...

In this episode, I get into something that does not get talked about enough: who is actually telling the truth about moving to Brazil. A lot of people make this place sound smoother, simpler, and more beginner-friendly than it really is. Some of that is optimism. Some of it is ego. Some of it is because they had a whole support system behind the scenes and forgot to mention that part. I did not co...

in this episode, i’m reintroducing myself the way i should have from the start. i talk about why i’m back on youtube even though i’ve never been a real youtube fangirl, why i’ve been podcasting and creating online for way longer than people realize, and why platforms do not know what to do with people like me who are not built to stay in one neat little box forever. i also get into something deepe...

i moved to salvador, bahia, brazil with my first passport. no international experience. no guide. no plan. just nerve.this channel is what i wish someone had made before i got on the plane. CHAPTERS 0:00 - intro: who is sisi in brasil? 1:51 - why black americans move to brazil (and why many don't) 6:09 - infrastructure reality: sidewalks, dogs, foot traffic, rats 11:00 - being a black woman here:...