Brazil Local Customs

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Beach   Rio de Janeiro

Beach, Rio de Janeiro

 33 Reviews  When you are in Rio you quickly realize that we all love the beach, no matter if the weather is fine or not, but we always find any reason to be close by the sea. Even when the sea is flat you will... 

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Portuguese needed... or not?   São Paulo

Portuguese needed... or not?, São Paulo

 6 Reviews  it's difficult to travel here without knowing some rudimentary Portuguese (even Spanish helps a lot! for some reason most Brasilian/Portuguese people can understand Spanish, but not the other way... 

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Bahian dress   Salvador da Bahia

Bahian dress, Salvador da Bahia

 4 Reviews   When you enter Pelourinho in Salvador you’ll be met by baiana women wearing traditional Bahian dresses. The outfit of a baiana woman is turban, starched skirts of colourful pattern, shawl over the... 

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Thumbs Up! Speak Portuguese   Manaus

Thumbs Up! Speak Portuguese, Manaus

 4 Reviews  Brazil is not a bilingual country and, in Manaus, as well as the rest of Brazil, most people are not fluent in English or any foreign language. In shops and turistic points you' ll probably find... 

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Cachaça and Caipirinha   Rio de Janeiro

Cachaça and Caipirinha, Rio de Janeiro

 4 Reviews  Cachaca is a spirit native to Brazil and is distilled from fresh sugarcane juice. Considered a member of the rum family, it is lighter than other rums which are molasses based. Cachaca has a light,... 

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Good food !   São Paulo

Good food !, São Paulo

 3 Reviews  The city's Italian community is large and vibrant, and much of their culture has found its way into the daily lives of every paulista (i.e. someone from São Paulo). However, the Italian influence is... 

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Bahian Food   Salvador da Bahia

Bahian Food, Salvador da Bahia

 7 Reviews  Bahian cuisine has the influence of Portuguese, African and Indian cultures with a predominance of local exotic ingredients. Is characterized by the generous use of malagueta chili peppers and dende... 

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local people   Manaus

local people, Manaus

 4 Reviews  from the Manaus Region, have become very much aware of their Heritage and try to preserve their way of life and culture. much of their land has been confiscated, burned and left the tribes on a knifes... 

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Fitas   Salvador da Bahia

Fitas, Salvador da Bahia

 5 Reviews  I went to Salvador in 2007 and had my wrist covered in these beautiful Bahia Wish Bracelets. Long story short, I long ago forgot about them and the story behind them until I recently came across them... 

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fishing   Manaus

fishing, Manaus

 1 Review  fishermen at the port of Belem...the main income source for many in the 70s, has been still is I suppose, a spectaculare pasttime for tourist, when the Fishermen brought their catch home in the late... 

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Berimbau   Salvador da Bahia

Berimbau, Salvador da Bahia

 3 Reviews  The Brazilian berimbau is a single-string percussion instrument, braced musical bow or African origin. It consists of a wooden bow (traditionally made from biribi wood) about 1,2 - 1,5 m long, with a... 

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Capoeira   Salvador da Bahia

Capoeira, Salvador da Bahia

 5 Reviews  Capoeira is a unique Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dance, music and acrobatics. But capoiera is much more; it is a ritual and a philosophy, a cultural tradition and a... 

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Acaraje   Salvador da Bahia

Acaraje, Salvador da Bahia

 2 Reviews  Acareje is street food eaten at any time as a snack. It consists of a patty, made from mashed feijao fradinho (black-eyed beans). The mash is deep-fried in dende oil (derived from a nut found on the... 

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Carnaval   Salvador da Bahia

Carnaval, Salvador da Bahia

 2 Reviews  New info on the last 2005 Salvador Carnaval in my new Travelogue. Carnaval is Locura Total : for 6 day and 6 night million of people dancing, singing and drinking. The old carnival consisted of big... 

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Cafezinho   Salvador da Bahia

Cafezinho, Salvador da Bahia

 2 Reviews  At any time of the day you will see these little coffee-cars with with decorations beyond imagination especially in the city center. Some are very basic, but lots of them are equipped with fantastic... 

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Dance   Salvador da Bahia

Dance, Salvador da Bahia

 2 Reviews  I stayed in Bahia from 16th until 25th June (S. Joao). Everywhere you could hear "forro", and in the night there are forro bands all over. You´ll have to learn and dance it (and very close one each... 

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More presents for brazilians....

by mangueirense

If you know that the people likes very much of electronical things likecomputers, video cameras, etc. you could also buy something like this, becauseelectronical pieces (photocamera, digital video camera, pieces for computers,etc.) are very very expensive there in Brazil, usually double the price from USor Europe!We have also given some other things for weddings, some of the best things wecould bring from Europe (if it is a high quality) is ..(uhhhh, I do not know the exact word for it in english...) in german is "Bestecke" .....in english it means something about "cutlery" or"silverware" ...here a photo where you can see what I mean:Usually I bought it in a little suitcase with about 6-12 pieces of "cutlery"...and the brazilians liked it very much, I uess they can't get high quality for low prices there.

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Presents for your brazilan friends or relatives...

by mangueirense

As many of the travellers asked me during my advices about Brazil what they shall bring for brazilian friends or relatives (maybe also to a wedding they have been invited or just as a normal present) from Europe/US etc... I will try here to give those of you some ideas of what you could bring! First of all it is very difficult to answer, because I do not know the persons.But I have been to some weddings in Brazil and I guess if the family is fairly big (usually it is) a good present would be simplysome money, because in Brazil (at my family it was always like this) thepresents for a wedding are usually the same, so it is common that the people getdouble or triple pieces of the same....and as I guess that this is very boringfor them (who needs 3 or 4 coffe-canns???? ;-)) I guess I would bring some money ...so they can buy something from after they saw all the presents and can see what...

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OLODUM & THE BRAZILIAN WAY

by Adelia

Olodum is the name of this fantastic afro-artists group from Bahia and other organizations created by them. They have travelled around the world playing afro-descendent songs, full of rhythm and exotic dance. They're Bahia's most famous performers. Once in Bahia, don't forget to buy a shirt written 'OLODUM'. Website: www.uol.com.br/olodum THE BRAZILIAN WAYwww.maria-brazil.org (great website)-Brazilian people are very warm, friendly and talkative. So, we're used to touching people while we talk, giving 2 kisses on each other's cheeks when we're introduced to somebody or when we meet a friend. If he's a close friend, a hug may also be used, but if it's a business occasion, we just shake hands.-Brazilian people talk very loud at restaurants and sometimes at cinemas and theatres.-Brazilian young people love Carnival all year round. That's what MICARETAS (Carnival that happens montly in...

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Freska-ra

by cwest03

My quest to collect toothpaste from every country that I visit continues in Brazil with the addition of Freska-ra to my collection. This is a nice minty toothpaste. Nothing out of the ordinary here. You'll have to check my China page for the strange stuff. Happy Bruching!

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It is fairly difficult to...

by Globtrotter

It is fairly difficult to communicate in Brazil if you don't speak portuguese. I speak fluent french, english, polish, know some spanish and am used to being understood everywhere... this time I had a tough time!Brazilian are a bit like French people - very proud =) They do not necessarily understand why someone doesn't speak portuguese. Usually, if you say you don't understand, they will repeat the same thing slowly! In one store, a clerk didn't want to believe I didn't know her language ;)In any case, spanish is your best bet in Brazil.

Coxinha de frango

by Elainehead

A deep-fried dough with chicken filling that can be found in almost every snack bar and bakeries. I love my mother-in-law's "coxinhas"!INGREDIENTS:- 3 boneless chicken breast- ½ chopped onion- 2 chopped cloves of garlic- 6 tablespoon margarine- 2 cubes beef bouillon- salt- ground pepper- 3 cups all-purpose flour- 1 (8oz) cream cheese- 2 eggs- Bread crumbPREPARE:Combine chicken breast, chopped onion, garlic, beef bouillon, salt, ground pepper, margarine and 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker. Place the pressure cooker in medium-heat. Chicken is ready 10 minutes after the regulator starts to blow steam.(If you don’t have a pressure cooker, cut chicken breast into 2-inch cubes and cook with the same ingredients in a saucepan over medium-heat for about 30 minutes or until done.)Remove chicken breast from broth. Finely chop chicken breast to make the coxinha filling.You can increment the...

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Guaraná Flavored Soft Drink

by Elainehead

In the USA, the "fight" is between Coca-Cola x Pepsi, here it's gonna be Coca-Cola x Guaraná Antárctica. There are other Guaraná flavored soft drinks brands, but Antárctica is the best!!!!Curious about this non-alcoholic beverage?http://www.ambev.com.br/english/produtos/refrigerantes/antarctica/0001

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Farofa

by Elainehead

Farofa is a simple cassava flour (manioc flour) mixed with butter to make it moist and crunchy, or completely transformed when mixed with eggs or dried spicy sausage, torresmo (crisp pork fat), shredded cabbage or hundreds of other options. It should be eaten whilst fresh, either hot or at room temperature. It is the most widely-used accompaniment to Brazilian food and is also used to stuff poultry, such as roast chicken and turkey.

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A Feijoada

by Elainehead

This traditional Brazilian dish consists of black beans boiled with some pork (ear, tail, feet, etc.) with side orders of green kale fried with oil and garlic, white rice, 'farofa" (manioc flour), peeled orange and pepper sauce.

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Pão francês

by Elainehead

Portuguese for "French Bread", the most common bread found in any "padaria" (bakery).Sandwich loaves are used for sandwiches and canapés and is available in various types.The bakeries also sell other types of sweet and savoury bread, twists, plaits and small French rolls.P.S.: In the south of Brazil, they call it "cacetinho", but don't try saying that elsewhere because "cacetinho" is also a nickname for the male equipment...

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Aram Yami Hotel  Salvador da Bahia

 1 Review and 96 Opinions  I did not stay at the hotel, but my good friends did and I visited them there, hung out in the... 

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