Hangout Rio 2016: Join the live chat as four expats and a carioca unpick life in Rio
In Thursday´s Hangout, broadcast in English, our guests highlight the dos and don´ts of being a foreigner in the Marvellous City
An Englishman, a Frenchman and a German will gather on Thursday evening at 7.30pm for a special May edition of the 2016 Hangout (#HangoutRio2016). If this sounds like the start of a bad joke, fear not, there will be a Brazilian to keep the peace and another Brit to moderate. Together, these five fine folk will peel back the layers of what it is like to be an ex-pat in Rio de Janeiro.
With 300,000 foreign visitors expected to arrive in Brazil during June, our guests will chat about their experiences adapting to life in the city that will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup final. From understanding the joy of feijoada (or not) to discovering forró, via finding a game of futsal that foreigners can participate in, the first 2016 Hangout broadcast entirely in English is not to be missed.
Get your questions in to #HangoutRio2016 for all our guests, including a German judoka hoping to compete at Rio 2016, a journalist specialising in advising ex-pats on how to make the most of the Marvellous City and a UK foreign correspondent.
Follow the action live on Channel 2016 on You Tube and participate via Facebook, Twitter and Google+. #HangoutRio2016.
Meet the guests
Anne Lisewski – the 24-year-old former two-time German national judo champion is living and training in Rio de Janeiro. With a 55.6% win rate this year, Lisewski is hoping to compete in her adopted home come 2016.
Jonny Pringle – the Englishman discarded a corporate career to spread the word about Rio de Janeiro´s endless charms to foreign visitors. He wants to help them to avoid the clichés and discover the underbelly of this cool and complex city.
Pierre Leclerc – Rio 2016´s Retail Specialist has lived in five different countries and understands just what it is like to be a visitor in a foreign city. The Frenchman, who worked at London 2012, has lived in Rio de Janeiro since January 2013.
Simone Marrek – this is every foreign Rio 2016 employee´s go-to person. Simone, a Carioca, dedicates her working life to helping ex-pats settle into life in Rio – from visas to bank accounts via apartments and bills, she is a life-saver!
Donna Bowater – our moderator is a British foreign correspondent, who works with the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, among others. Based in Rio for more than 18 months, Donna reports on sport, business and news.
Service
Hangout 2016 – “A foreign view of Rio de Janeiro”
Date: Thursday 29 May 2014
Time: 7.30pm
Where to watch: https://www.youtube.com/rio2016
Get involved: #HangoutRio2016
