Listen to ExPats Karl Schieneman and Felix Broden discuss how to get money to pay for things in Brazil. We will discuss credit cards, wiring funds, ATM withdrawals and the famous and wildly successful PIX system which has become the most widely accepted form of payment in Brazil in only a few years. This is a follow up show to where we talked about how inexpensive many common things like food, housing and entertainment are in Brazil. But if you can't pay for it, it isn't so inexpensive. That is the topic for this podcast.

A special edition of ExpatBytes where we will record our reactions to some of the different products from Belem which we transported from the Amazon in refrigerated coolers two days ago. Hear our reactions to the products and also listen to the background of each item provided to us from our expert in the Amazon, Diego Sampaio who will join us live from Belem, Brazil and listen to us sample food items from his hometown.

A unique show which is part of our "deep dive" into Brazil series. A deep dive is the opportunity an ExPat has to explore a country beyond the top few tourist destinations. We recently visited Belem, Brazil at the entrance of the Amazon and noticed how prevalent Acai is in this city. On this show we interview Diego Sampaio a native of Belem who works in the Acai industry on what makes Acai so important to Belem and popular among health enthusiasts. We will also touch on efforts being taken to export this miracle fruit some consider the fountain of youth outside of Brazil. Exporting Acai importantly is a sustainable business model for the Amazon because it acts to protect the rainforest at the same time creating better health and protecting the environment at the same time.

Listen to ExPats Felix Broden and Karl Schieneman talk about many of the lower costs we encounter on a daily basis from living as ExPats or Expatriots in Buzios, Brazil instead of Sweden or the United States. This show comes addresses one of the Why questions of being an ExPat and also a What you will encounter question. All based on our personal experiences living in Buzios, Brazil where we both own separate small hotels, and run other businesses found on our website Expatbytes.com.

Listen to ExPat Karl Schieneman talk to his father Gary Schieneman about 3 different generations of ExPats in the Schieneman family. We will look at how our experiences have changed over time and test my hypothesis that there has never been a better time to be an ExPat. Karl Schieneman is an ExPat living in Buzios, Brazil where he owns a hotel and AirBnb in Rio de Janeiro with his Brazilian wife.

Listen to Karl Schieneman and Felix Broden discuss what they enjoy the most about living in Buzios, Brazil as ExPats. If you are going to be an ExPat or Expatriot, you might as well pick a wonderful place to live and explore. We will take our listeners through the many areas we like to explore in Buzios, Brazil as we have built our new lives away from our birth homes in the United States and Sweden.

Listen to ExPats Karl Schieneman and Felix Borden discuss aspects of life in Brazil which they enjoy from their American and Swedish perspectives living in Brazil.

Felix Broden and Karl Schieneman launch their ExPat podcast by providing an overview of their journey leaving Sweden and the United States to live in Buzios, Brazil as expatriots or "ExPat" for short. This specific show is a more general podcast covering a range of experiences and issues and an overview of our respective journeys to get to Buzios, Brazil. Future shows will focus more deeply on specific topics related to being an Expatriot.