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 Eye conatact will give you a
smile back by cachaseiro
A lot of people will think that you don't like them or that you are not interested in talking to them if you avoid eye contact.
This is unlike some other cultures in other parts of the world where staring at people is rude, but in Brazil they like when you look straight at them.
If you don't look people in the eyes when you say cheers you get 7 years of bad sex according to some brazilian friends of mine so you better do it :O). Leave a Comment
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 Capoeira, in Porto Seguro,
Bahia by perfectly_zen
Itīs really something you canīt miss....Capoeira looks like a sincronized dance, since the fighters jump in the air, move their arms, clap hands and sing, but itīs actually a fight....
This strange "dance" was created by the slaves during colonization. When they wanted to fight for some reason, they used to pretend to be dancing so that they wouldnīt be punished later...
There is usually the background music during the fight, with the sound of "berimbau", a musical instrument that consists in an iron string attached to a long piece of wood and a ceramic pot, making metalic sounds...
Youīll find much of this in the state of Bahia, Ceará but itīs actually in all parts of the country.... Leave a Comment
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I'd recommend just going to a nice outdoor cafe along a beautiful beach and ordering a "chopp" which is simply a draft beer. The prices are cheap and the beer is served cold. Leave a Comment
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 Fishing boats by perfectly_zen
Apart from the fishermen....most of the people in Brazil loves to spend a day or weekend in the beach...even those who live away (like me ohhhh =( ) manage to escape to the coast during the hollidays...
Many even have a second house near the beach....simple or luxurious, it does not matter, they all want the same thing!!!
Either for way of living, either for entertainement, the sea is in the heart of every brazilian. =D Leave a Comment
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 Chilling out while sitting on
the bar by cachaseiro
Forget about gucci and rolex and put on your shorts and your thongs (your tanga if you are a girl).
The only thing that is compulsory is a positive attitude.
Be proud of who you are and smile.
That way you are a sure hit in brazil. Leave a Comment
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 A jangada by cachaseiro
It's a very important boat in the history of the north east and you will hear it mentioned in many songs and in many brazilian novels.
It's used for fishing and you see it all over the northern coastline.
The jangada fishermen are some of the people that has played a big part in creating the spirit of Brazil. Leave a Comment
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