Living In Brazil As A Gringo Is Not For Rookies

Watch on youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=N5uK2nuj9n0&feature=youtu.be Stephen Storey (x @StephenStorey) is an American entrepreneur from Alabama who helps professionals productize their expertise into scalable businesses like courses and memberships. He left the US around 2018, lived briefly in Canada, then moved to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil in early 2019. He spent ~7.5 years there, learned Portuguese, and embraced the beach lifestyle in Salvador Bay. In older posts he encouraged young men to move to Brazil for a better life. However, he has been candid about the downsides, highlighting safety, theft, and crime issues—such as not being able to leave things outside and comparing rural Alabama favorably to Salvador. He has advised against long-term stays in places like Rio due to violent crime and scams. In June 2026 he returned to the US, noting he was happy to be home while clarifying he hadn’t “officially moved back” yet; around the same time he described himself as an American traveling in Brazil. While living in Brazil he built his business from a simple 2018 one-page plan: live there, teach 5,000+ people, and hit $20k/month online. He succeeded via digital courses on becoming an independent insurance adjuster and productizing expertise. He taught 5k–8k+ students, earned hundreds of thousands in revenue, and scaled to $52k/month. He focuses on systems, content, funnels, email, and pre-sales. He shares practical advice on X and YouTube. Best Esim For Travelers: $27 a month, unlimited data, 100+ countries = pangia pass Use my link for 10% off: https://pangiapass.com/a/bold Find Me Here: https://linktr.ee/bold.perceptions Travel / Lifestyle Consultation, DM Me On Instagram: bold_perceptions keywords: living in Brazil as a foreigner, moving to Brazil, expat life in Brazil, Brazil expat, living in Brazil full time, American living in Brazil, gringo in Brazil, foreigners in Brazil, life in Brazil, cost of living in Brazil, Brazil residency, Brazil permanent residency, Brazil visa, digital nomad Brazil, retiring in Brazil, working in Brazil, buying property in Brazil, renting in Brazil, healthcare in Brazil, safety in Brazil, Brazilian culture, culture shock Brazil, dating in Brazil, learning Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, pros and cons of living in Brazil, is Brazil safe, best cities in Brazil, Curitiba Brazil, São Paulo Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, João Pessoa Brazil, Florianópolis Brazil, northeast Brazil, living abroad, expat vlog, Brazil immigration, moving abroad, life as a gringo, foreigner reacts to Brazil, why move to Brazil, challenges of living in Brazil, Brazil taxes for foreigners, daily life in Brazil, Brazil 2026, expat advice Brazil, what nobody tells you about Brazil #travel #nomad #podcast #travelpodcast #brazil #brasil