Foods
Breakfast is a simple affair in Brazil: coffee, milk, bread and jam, sometimes cheese and ham, with fresh fruit. Very much like the US. The most favorable fruit is papaya. A lot of people I interviewed said they like papaya. Brazilians drink small cups of coffee all day long, at coffee shops or at juice bars. Brazilians are never in a hurry they sit down and enjoy there meals. One person I interviewed asked me if us Americans are always in a hurry. I said yes.
Lunch & Dinner are very similar. Whether at home or in a restaurant, meals are sacred: a time to eat, but also to share precious moments with family and friends. A decent, sit-down for lunch and dinner, depending on the location, Brazilians have wonderful, inexpensive restaurants where home-style meals are sold buffet-style. Brazilians eat the same types of lunches we have here sandwiches, pizza, but instead of being mobile. Most lunches would look like our dinners. They eat plates with meat, side of corn, rice, or beans. Brazilians will usually use a fork and knife for pizza.Recreation
Beaches are the most visited places in Brazil. Brazilians love to go to the beach. Brazil is home of some of the most beautiful beaches. Every person I interviewed said the love to go to the beach. Most of their reasons for going is cause of all the beautiful people there. Others go with friends to relax, swim, and even for surfing. A lot of the locals love to surf at their beaches. One of the person who I interviewed said that his life revolves around the beach. He said he would go everyday, depending on the weather.
Soccer is a national sport in Brazil. Brazilians are fanatics of their national team. Soccer is played virtually everywhere by young and old people. One of the persons I interviewed said that every Thursday he would get together with some friends and challenge other groups in there neighborhood in a game of soccer. And he also told me he is a huge fan of the Brazil team.Arts
Carnivals are an events that happen once every year. Four days and nights of carnival nonstop in Rio de Janeiro is considered Brazil biggest party. They are the result of year-long planning organizing
practicing and fantasies - basically a lot of hard work! That's why I would categorize it as an art instead of recreation. The Carnivals are one of Brazil's main attraction but unfortunately none of the people I interviewed has gone to one.
Music plays a huge part in the Brazilian culture. Brazil's rich cultural tradition extends to its music styles which include samba, bossa nova, forró, frevo and many others. I asked two of the three people who I interviewed all males, they said that they like to listen to Rock music. I asked them which artists they like, one of them said Coldplay and Ritma and another one said they like Runic. I don't know who they are. I didn't ask them because they were rude the whole time.Commerce
Money in Brazil is called a real. One Brazil real is equivalent to half a US Dollar. So that 100 bill you see below is worth 50 US Dollars
Markets are where most of the locals go to shop for there necessities. When they would need some meat to getting a simple movie or a CD. Every town has its own market place for the locals to go shop. Most of the time you would find them in the downtown area. Here the locals bargain to get the most reasonable price on the products people sell here. If you are a tourist your most likely going to get ripped off. If you in a tourist area your better of going to a regular store.