2. Greetings
• Men shake hands when greeting one another, while maintaining
steady eye contact.
• If a woman wishes to shake hands with a man, she should extend
her hand first.
• A standard greeting for women in Brazil is the two/three peck on the
cheek, starting from their right. These are generally no more than air
kisses. A left-handed pat on the back accompanied with a firm right
handshake is the standard among men.

3. Travel
• You must obtain a Brazilian travel visa from the Brazilian Embassy
prior to arriving in Brazil
• The U.S. government cannot assist you if you arrive in Brazil without
proper documentation
• Dual nationals cannot get a Brazilian Visa, they are required to have
a Brazilian passport

4. Appearance
• Brazilians pride themselves on dressing well.
• Men should wear conservative, dark colored business suits. Three-
piece suits typically indicate that someone is an executive.
• Women should wear suits or dresses that are elegant and
feminine with good quality accessories. Manicures are
expected.

5. • In the urban areas of
Brazil, most people prefer
modern clothing.
• Young men wear jeans and
T-shirts. Short skirts and
dresses are very popular
among women.
• Jeans are the most common
staple in the Brazilian
wardrobes. Jeans made for
women are tight-fitting and
loosely tapering near the
feet. Brazilian jeans come in
a wide variety of
designs, styles and textures.
• Due to abundance of
beautiful
beaches, beachwear is a
very popular clothing in
Brazil.

6. Traditional Foods
• Brazilian cuisine was developed from
indigenous, European, and African
influences
• The Jaca fruit, also known as the Jack
fruit, is larger than the average watermelon
and could cause severe head trauma if it
fell on someone's head. This fruit grows off
the trunks of trees in Brazil, falling off the
tree when ripe. The edible portion of the
fruit features a fleshy, off-white pulp.
• A traditional stew, Moqueca includes a
variety of Brazilian flavors.
Fish, garlic, cilantro, boiled eggs and a
melting pot of other ingredients mingle
together in this Brazilian classic, creating a
filling and delicious one-pot meal.
• The national beverage
is coffee and cachaça is Brazil's
native liquor. Cachaça is distilled
from sugar cane and is the main ingredient
in the national cocktail, Caipirinha.

7. Attitudes & Values
To the extent possible, direct personal confrontation is avoided.
Though they are cordial and magnanimous at the interpersonal
level, Brazilians as a whole are exploitative with regard to the
environment.
Brazilians are known for their informality, good nature, and charm
(simpatia ), as well as their desire not to be thought unpleasant or
boorish (chato ). They place high value on warmth, spontaneity, and
lack of pomp and ceremony.
Another significant character of Brazilians is that they are outwardly
expressive people.

8. Religion
• Roman Catholic is the main religion in Brazil
• Brazil has the largest number of Catholics in the world.
• Brazil religion and practices are extremely diverse and
span several different belief systems and religious
traditions. Brazilians enjoy complete freedom to practice
their personally held religious beliefs

9. Population
• As of July 2012, Brazil’s population is 199,321,413

10. Religious Holidays
• The Brazilian Carnival is an annual festival held for 4
days before Easter
• Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil
• The country stops completely for almost a week and
festivities are intense, day and night, mostly in coastal
cities

11. Political Holidays
The three main Brazilian civic holidays are :
• Tiradentes Day (April 21): Tiradentes Day
celebrates national hero Joaquim José da Silva
Xavier, a lieutenant known
as Tiradentes because he also worked as a
tooth-extractor. He was martyred together with
other conspirators that tried to overthrow the
Portuguese colonizers, in 1792.
• Independence Day (September 7)
• Republic Declaration Day (November 15).
• The two latter are self-explainable – they refer to
the day of the rupture with the Portuguese
colonizers, in 1822, and to the day the country
substituted the Monarchy by the Republican
system, in 1889.

12. Language
• Nearly all Brazilians speak Portuguese, a Romance
language, belonging to the Indo-European language family. The
Portuguese language was introduced to Brazil by the Portuguese in
the early sixteenth century.
• The way that they speak the Portuguese language can be so
sensually rhythmic and tonal, thus leaving you with the desire to
speak some of it yourself, so that you can better appreciate these fun
and outgoing Brazilian folks.
• Brazil is the one of a few countries in Latin America that
does not speak the Spanish language.

13. Family
• Families tend to be large and extended family is quite close.
• Women play an equal role in Brazilian family and society.
• Brazilians are very dependent on family and friends. Children in
Brazil will almost always live with their parents up until the day they
marry. And if that said marriage doesn’t make out good, then the
kids move back in with the parents until who knows when, usually
with the grandchildren in tow.
• Brazilian parents are very physically affectionate with their children.
It stands to reason that these children will continue to have this need
for affection to be filled from their future mates as well.

14. • Many of the jobs in Brazil are
within the oil and gas industry
such as piping, engineering, and
Work
transportation. There are also
many tourism jobs available such
as working in hotels or
restaurants.
• Unemployment in Brazil is at
historic lows, hovering around
6%, and qualified labor is often
hard to come by.
• Prospects for graduates without
experience are more limited
though and it is advisable to
seek an employment posting in
Brazil by joining an international
company with offices there.

15. Marriage
• Groomsmen carry or are pinned with small Brazilian flags instead of
flowers. Matching tuxedos may be hard to come by in Brides tend not
to purchase a wedding dress for the ceremony. Instead, they go to
bridal shops and rent a dress for one-time use.
• Bridesmaids and groomsmen are chosen at the time of the wedding.
Those selected consist of couples paired off at the altar, usually three
men and three women.
• Brazilian wedding ceremonies follow Christian traditions closely. A
traditional Brazilian song or the Brazilian national anthem is sung.
During the ceremony, the wedding ring should not be dropped. If it
is, superstition states the marriage will be short-lived. Once the
marriage is confirmed, the bride and groom sign their wedding license.
Similar to the Western superstition, grooms carry brides over the
threshold of their home or hotel room. The first step across the
threshold must be taken with his right foot for luck.

16. • The most popular sport in Brazil
is football. The Brazilian national
football team is ranked among the
best in the world according to the FIFA
World Rankings, and has won
the World Cup tournament a record
five times.
• Rio de Janeiro was selected to host
the 2016 Olympic Games and 2016
Paralympic Games, the first to be held
in South America and second in Latin
America after Mexico City.
• People in Brazil often spend time at
the beach, as Brazil often has
pleasant weather and is in a coastal
region. Because of the interesting sea
life and clarity of the water, tourists
often go snorkeling or diving.
Brazilians are in love with American
soccer, and spend a lot of time playing
the sport and watching matches on
television.
Recreation and Sports

17. • Brazil has a large
transport
network, though not
diverse due to the
lack of railroads and
canals. Roads are
the primary carriers
of freight and
passenger traffic.
• There are about
2,500 airports in
Brazil, including
landing fields: the
second largest
number in the
world, after the
United States.
• The São Paulo
Metro was the first
underground transit
system in Brazil.

18. Social & Economic Levels
• Poverty in Brazil is most visually represented by the various slums in the
country's metropolitan areas and remote upcountry regions that suffer with
economic underdevelopment and below-par standards of living.
• While racial divisions in Brazil are not clearly defined, class lines are.
• There are the very wealthy, the middle class, and the very poor. And in
Brazil the very poor make up a large percentage of the population.
• You see them on the streets trying to sell food and trinkets when you stop at
a traffic light; they descend on you when you park your car, offering
'protection' for a price (and, if you don't pay, your car will not be protected);
and, you see them along the highways in miserable shacks trying to sell all
sorts of things to drivers speeding by.

19. Brazilian Architecture
• Brazil is a center of world
festivals, music and bright life.
Brazilian architecture is as wild
and extravagant as its
festivals.
• Brazilian architecture of
colonial period was formed
under the influence of
Portuguese culture but was
adopted for hot, tropical
climate. It can be seen in
churches and cathedrals of
ancient cities such as Ouro-
Preto, the first capital of Minas
Gerais.
• The architecture of the city is
so amazing that the
government decided to make it
a national asset, and recently
it have been added to the
World Heritage UNESCO.

20. Government
• The President of Brazil is Dilma Rousseff.
• She was elected democratically for the period of
1/01/2011 to 12/31/2014
• The Federal Constitution is the supreme law of
Brazil. It is the foundation and source of the legal
authority underlying the existence of Brazil and the
federal government.
• It provides the framework for the organization of the
Brazilian government and for the relationship of the
federal government to the states, to citizens, and to
all people within Brazil.
• Brazil’s official name is Federative Republic of
Brazil

21. Educational System
• Education in Brazil is regulated by the Federal Government through the Ministry of
Education which defines the guiding principles for the organization of education programs.
Local governments are responsible for establishing state and education programs following
the guidelines and using the funding supplied by the federal government.
• (Educação Infantil)Pre-school education is entirely optional, and exists to aid in the
development of children under 6
• (Ensino Médio)Secondary Education takes 3 years. The minimum is 2,200 hours of
teaching over 3 years. Students must have finished their Fundamental education before
they are allowed to enroll in Ensino Médio.
• Higher Education (Ensino Superior)As is the case in many nations, higher education in
Brazil can be divided into undergraduate and graduate work. In addition to providing
education, Universities promote research and provide separate classes to the community.
• Secondary education is mandatory for those wishing to pursue higher education. In
addition, students must pass a competitive entrance examination (known as vestibular) for
their specific course of study.

22. San-Paulo University
• The most famous university in Brazil is
located in a fine city San-Paulo. San-
Paulo University is considered to be the
best one in the country. It consists of 9
campuses 4 of which are situated in
San-Paulo.
• The main campus is called Armando do
san Oliveira. University takes part in all
spheres of scientific programs and was
named the best academic institution in
Latin America.
• It has enormous territory which includes
numerous libraries, cafes and party
centers. It also has one of the top Brazil
museums like museum of Modern
Art, Historical museum and historical
museum of san-Paulo.

23. Culture
Some aspects of Brazilian culture were influenced by the contributions
of Italian, German and other European as well Japanese and Arab immigrants
who arrived in large numbers in the South and Southeast of Brazil
The core culture of Brazil is derived from Portuguese culture, because of its
strong colonial ties with the Portuguese empire. Among other influences, the
Portuguese introduced the Portuguese language, Roman
Catholicism and colonial architectural styles. The culture was, however, also
strongly influenced by African, indigenous and non-Portuguese European
cultures and traditions.

24. Health
• Brazil has long had a public health system, but like other social programs
that primarily serve the poor, it is vastly underfunded.
• Many of the poor either self-medicate or get whatever remedies they can
from local pharmacists who are the only health care providers in some rural
areas.
• For those who can afford it at the other end of the social spectrum, Brazil
has world class health care in modern medical centers, particularly in the
prosperous Southeast and South.
• The Brazilian public health system, the National Health System is managed
and provided by all levels of government. The public health services are
universal and available to all citizens of the country for free. However, 45.5
million Brazilians have contracted a private health plan.

25. Land & Climate
• The climate ranges
from tropical to
temperate in southern
Regions
• It rains on average 43”
every year
• Home to the Amazon
Jungle

26. • Amazonia or Amazon rainforest
covers more than half of Brazil
and it's the world's largest tropical
rainforest.
• The Amazon River is the second
longest river (Only to the Nile), in
the world and the longest and
largest river of South America.
• More than 20 % of the Amazon
rain forest is disappearing
because of people cutting down
trees for ; furniture and paper.
• 20% of the oxygen that we
breathe comes from this
rainforest.
• 50% of the 9 feet of rain it
receives each year is released to
the atmosphere by the foliage of
the trees. Deforestation is severely
affecting this statistic.

27. Animals of the Amazon
• Anaconda
• Toucan
• Jaguar
• Poison Arrow Frog
• Spider Monkey
• Scarlet Macaw

28. Economy
• It is a major producer of such agricultural products
as
sugarcane, soybeans, oranges, coffee, cocoa, rice,
wheat, and cotton. It is also a major supplier of beef
with vast cattle ranches primarily in the southern and
western regions of the country.
• Because of the tremendous growth of
industry, agriculture accounts for only 13 percent of
the nation' gross domestic product.
• Brazil’s economy is the largest in South America and
the country boasts well developed
agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and service
sectors. in recent years, Brazil has improved its
macroeconomic stability, built foreign
reserves, reduced debt, kept inflation rates under
control and committed to fiscal responsibilities.

29. Music
Brazilian music is full of excitement, joy, passion and energy.
Something like you’ve never seen before, a really particular type of
music. Brazilian music is the result of a long simmering mix of
heritage from Portuguese, African and Amerindian influence. If you
are going to Brazil, you’ll be surrounded by magical and mystical
music, everywhere you go in Brazil there is music.