doing the dishes in brazil ---there's no hot water at the sink. no garbage disposal. no dishwasher (unless you're wealthy or american). just one basin, cold water, and a squeegee you didn't know you needed.

in this episode: why i boil water every morning and keep it in a thermos. why brazilians clean constantly (it's not what you think). why there are no screens on the windows. the dish-washing method i saw on a telenovela and then watched my brazilian 'friend' do in real life. and why you're never going to find the dishwashing liquid you're used to unless you know where to look.

also: a fork, a spoon, and a knife walk into a pile. pick one. <<<--- but more on this later. kkkkk!

welcome to brazil behind closed doors. this is the stuff no one talks about when they're posting beach photos and sunset

MOVE TO BRAZIL PODCAST - https://rss.com/podcasts/move-to-brazil

👇 RESOURCES FOR YOUR MOVE TO BRAZIL 👇

• The Mothership: https://faafo.app
• All blogs, guides, and resources: https://foolaroundandfindout.com
• Join the Community Hub: https://oibahia.faafo.app

this episode is part cautionary tale, part accidental comedy, part origin story.

what started with me getting locked in a bathroom in salvador turned into something much bigger: the birth of oi bahia, a simple community hub built for people living in bahia, moving here, or trying to make sense of life here without needing ten apps, twenty whatsapp threads, and a small miracle.

NOTE; if you want more content about Bahia specifically you can find that podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/move-to-brazil

if you already live here, you will understand this episode on a spiritual level. if you are thinking about moving to brazil, this is one of those stories that says more than a polished relocation guide ever could. and if you are one of my friends back in the u.s., yes, this is very on brand. for my tech people and creators, there is also a thread in here about how real solutions get born, and why i believe in documenting the story behind the story before somebody else tries to recycle the idea like they invented electricity.

approximate chapter guide if you want to jump around:

• 00:00 part one begins
• 07:48 message to my friend
• 11:15 introduction to “oi bahia” and how this turned into a real solution
• 29:00 close

times are approximate.

oi bahia is not an app. there is nothing to download. it is a simple hub built to make life easier for people navigating bahia, especially solo folks, newcomers, and anyone who understands that sometimes what you need most is not more noise, just one place that makes sense.

check out: oibahia.faafo.app

this is brasil: behind closed doors. the stories are real. the timing is questionable. the lessons are expensive. the humor is free.

~ sis (aka courtney)

500 years of verified ancestry from a balcony in bahia.

her ancestor charged andrew jackson $75,000 to cross a river. another one organized an armed rebellion at 70 because the letters stopped working. her great-grandmother ran a boarding house, brewed illegal beer, and was the only bank in town.

this episode covers the full arc --- from hiding behind a pseudonym to claiming every ancestor by name with documentation. listen before someone else flattens it into a comeback story. it's not. it's a sovereignty claim.

read. learn. view. evidence. 500 years...

faafo.app --- the bloodline is waiting.

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clarification: the 2014 elle magazine piece referenced in this podcast was an interview --- elle featured courtney crosslin as a contributor. the pseudonym discussed in the article was used in the context of online dating and digital privacy, not as a pen name for her published work. the podcast hosts interpreted this as writing under a false identity, which is inaccurate. she has always published under her own name.