Brazilian customs

The Federal Republic of Brazil is referred to as "Brazil". Brazil is located in eastern South America. It borders Guyane française, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia in the north, Peru, Bolivia in the west, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay in the south, and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. The name "Brazil" comes from the name of a famous local "redwood". On April 22, 1500, two Portugal people named Dre? When Alvarez Cabral arrived in South America on voyage, he discovered this nameless continent. He erected a cross engraved with the emblem of the Portugal royal family and named it the "Saint's Word", while the Indian cloth belonged to Portugal. While living here, they discovered a tree with fine grains, strong and durable, and bright colors. It can be used as both furniture and dye. It is similar to Oriental rosewood. People named it "Brazil". In Portugal, it means "mahogany". Therefore, the word "Brazil" gradually replaced the name "Land of the Holy Cross", and later it became the country name. Declared as the "Federal Republic of Brazil" on October 30, 1969.

Brazil covers an area of 8.511,965 million square kilometers. The population is 141.3 million, mainly composed of the vast majority of Brazilians and a very small number of Indians and immigrants. Brazil has 24 states, 3 regions and 1 Federal District. The capital city of Brasilia. The currency is "New Cruzado". The official language is grape language.

The customs and habits in Brazil are similar to those in Europe. Brazilians are very simple, have a straightforward personality and are good at talking; they are kind and upright, humorous and not rude; they are frank, bold and lively and are born to be good at singing and dancing; they are addicted to football and everyone loves and pays attention to them; they are friendly and sincere, warm and polite to the world.

Brazilians are sometimes more formal and sometimes very easy-going. When they first met, people shook hands as a courtesy, but relatives and friends greeted each other and were accustomed to hugging and kissing on the cheek. Not only that, you can also hug and kiss strangers you don't know at all. The cheek kiss of "social" etiquette is to kiss each cheek. Men and women greet each other on the cheek, and women are used to this. However, in most social circles, blacks do not like each other. Instead, they are used to shaking hands and tapping each other on the shoulder with their left hand. Men who are closer are used to hugging each other and slapping each other heavily on the back. However, due to the high and low social status, there are subtle differences in who should kiss whom. Brazilian men generally like to joke and are used to chatting with others in a pat-and-shoot manner. They believe that this can show their closeness and friendliness to each other.

When they accept gifts from others, they always open the gift bag in front of the giver and express their gratitude. If they go somewhere to buy a gift, they must first cut off a little of the original wrapping paper. Because they think that wrapping paper is about luck and don't take other people's luck away.

In Brazil, everyone, men, women and children, loves football. I'm afraid people who don't know who government officials are can be seen everywhere. It's extremely difficult to find people who don't know who their country's famous football stars are. Brazilians also like to spend weekends with relatives and friends. Every leisure day, you can see Brazilians sitting around bars, swimming pools, and on the beach, eating barbecues and boiling beans, drinking beer, chatting and singing all day and night long. Brazilians are lively by nature and like singing and dancing. At various concerts held in Brazil, the audience will never sit upright and listen breathlessly. As long as the music starts, the audience will follow the rhythm of the music and sing and dance wildly with the actors 'singing. Samba, country music, and rock music are all Brazilians 'favorite music.

There is a strange etiquette popular in Brazilian Indian areas. The first thing a guest does when visiting is to ask them to take a bath. The longer the guest takes the bath, the more respect they show to the owner. If the host has something urgent to discuss, the host will compensate the guest for the bath and talk while washing.

They welcomed guests from civilized society with a strange ceremony. First, the same wizard blew on the guest's face, which they believed could dispel the diseases brought by civilized people; then, the tribal men delivered a speech with tears streaming down their faces, which they believed was a welcome to the messenger of peace; finally, the woman used saliva and leaves to mix pigments and paint the guest's cheeks red or black to express their friendship. Indians in Brazil's equatorial forests have a unique custom of not telling their names to strangers. They believe that saying their names will cause them harm.

Brazilians attach great importance to autographs. Whether you write a letter, note, etc., you must solemnly sign your name to show respect and courtesy. They especially love children. I especially like others to boast about their children during conversation. They also cherish orchids very much and respect them as national flowers. They believe that the supply of orchids is a symbol of all valuable qualities of the nation. They regard the large and beautiful flower shapes as symbols of foresight, the solid petals as symbols of perseverance and strength, and the changeable colors as symbols of progress despite difficulties and perseverance. They prefer butterflies. He believes that butterflies have a beautiful image and are an auspicious thing.

Women in the Nagensti region of Brazil are accustomed to wearing hats to express their emotions. They put their hats on the right side to indicate they are married; on the left side to indicate they are unmarried; on the forehead, they indicate they are depressed because they have encountered an unfortunate event. The Chenis people in northwest Brazil have the custom of "putting the female surname first". There, men must obey their wives absolutely and must not have the intention of disobeying them. Like most Latin Americans, Brazilians are very casual about their time and work. In fact, it is usually 10 or 15 minutes late than the appointed time. Never discuss business matters at the beginning unless your host starts.

The majority of Brazilians are Catholic, while a small number of people believe in Protestantism, Judaism and other religions. They taboo the number "13". They generally believe that "13" is an ominous number and a number that will bring bad luck or disaster to people. Therefore, people are taboo to see and hear "13". While chatting with guests, he was reluctant to discuss political issues related to Argentina. They do not understand the practice of others signing on their behalf or using seals instead of signing in writing or correspondence, and even think this is a sign of disrespect for the other party. They taboo purple, believing that purple is the color of sadness; taboo crimson red flowers because this flower is mainly used at funerals; They also compare the death of a person to the falling of yellow leaves, so the brownish yellow becomes the color of a cruel funeral, which is very taboo for people. Avoid using your thumb and index finger to form a circle, and raising the other three points to form an "OK" hand pad. Think this is a very uncivilized expression. It is extremely annoying to people who have private houses without permission. Only gangsters who think they have bad intentions like to do this. Gifts are taboo to give handkerchiefs. They think giving handkerchiefs will cause quarrels and unpleasantness. Brazilians avoid oddly shaped aquatic products and dishes made with amphibian meat; they also don't like snacks made with butter.

Brazilians are used to eating mainly European Western food, and they are also happy to taste China dishes. "Black beans" are an indispensable staple food for Brazilians every day and are used to make black bean rice. Brazil's national dish,"gowou", is made with pig's trotters, chop suey and black beans as raw materials and stewed together in a casserole. "Barbecue" is also one of Brazilians 'favorite flavors. It is also a first-class national dish and a popular dish. As a result, many Brazilians have ovens in their homes for banquets or enjoyment at home. Brazilians like tenderloin best; most people like spicy dishes. Brazil is known as the "Coffee Kingdom". They like to drink coffee most. Every day, just like China people drink tea, they drink enough coffee one cup after another.

Brazilians have the following characteristics in their eating habits: pay attention to the small quantity and quality of dishes, and pay attention to the nutritional components of dishes; generally do not like too salty and love spicy taste; the main staple food is black bean rice; the non-staple food likes to eat fish, beef and mutton, pig meat, chicken and various aquatic products; like tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes, onions and other vegetables; favorite palm oil, pepper, paprika powder, etc.; preference for steaming, stir-frying, roasting, and roasting; He is the most admired for Chinese Sichuan cuisine; he appreciates assorted platters, dry-roasted fish, diced chicken with chili sauce, fish-flavored kidney, soft fried shrimp balls, sweet and sour mandarin fish, fried tenderloin, cucumber tenderloin soup and other flavor dishes; He likes to drink coffee most; he is also happy to taste black tea; they like to drink wine, champagne, osmanthus aged wine, and also like to taste China's Moutai wine, but generally they do not have a large amount of alcohol; he likes pineapples, bananas, citrus, grapes, apples, etc. among the fruits; likes cashew nuts, almonds and other dried fruits.

Brazilians are hardworking, serious, serious, confident, full of pride and optimism. People's moral concepts are being strengthened day by day. They despise bad behaviors such as anarchism, laziness, and stealing. Everyone hopes to abide by discipline and build an orderly society. For most Brazilians, family remains the best and most precious thing in life. However, with the improvement of people's independence and the improvement of women's status, families are no longer the bonds in the past. Women move into society and their independence is enhanced. In the past, people lived on interest and took pride in finding a well-paid idle job in a relative's company or any other department. Middle-class housewives also believed it was best not to go out to work.

But now, sociologist Maria says: "Work has become a moral issue. Not working will be considered a scandal." Nowadays, people advocate relying on their own hard work and hard work to make a fortune, and the Catholic Church, which praises poverty, is constantly losing believers. Hard-working and kind Brazilians know that life is not easy, but they are full of confidence and optimism about the future and believe that Brazil will become a world power and power in the near future.

Like other Latin American countries, young Brazilian men and women have full freedom to choose a spouse. With the development of society, Brazilians 'views on love and marriage have undergone great changes. They no longer attach less importance to formal "combination", but value the emotional consistency between the two parties. "If it is good, it will be good, and if it is not good, it will be scattered" is the common creed of most young Brazilian men and women. They would rather be in love for a long time than marry hastily. The proportion of people living together without performing marriage formalities is rising, and many people who have lived together for many years announce their separation. As a result, the number of children born out of wedlock is also increasing, bringing many troubles to families and society.

Many young women live with children born out of wedlock, which is very difficult. Of course, there are also many couples who go through marriage procedures after living together for several years and become legal couples. Many Brazilians still have a strong sense of family origin. There are many cases where two families married belong to the same class, in order to strengthen the strength of their respective families.

Brazilians attach great importance to the innocence of young girls, which is very different from the sexual openness of Western countries. Girls are strictly controlled at home and are married out as soon as they reach adulthood. Some girls were sent to convents to avoid deviant behavior. Young men and women must attend a two-week pre-marital education before marriage. The main contents of education include post-marriage behavioral norms, principles for treating people and doing things, marital morality, and sexual hygiene. Those who pass the assessment after study will receive a certificate of qualification, and only with the certificate can they register for marriage. If people marry without obtaining a certificate, their children will not be recognized by law and may have problems in going to school and inheriting inheritance.

According to traditional customs, the woman is most responsible for all the expenses of marriage and all matters related to holding the wedding. Some wealthy women's families, in addition to preparing a generous dowry, also provide new houses. The groom is leisurely and just needs to prepare a pair of rings and go to the church to attend the wedding. After the woman marries into a man's family, she often lives with her parents and is responsible for supporting her. Some men become sons-in-law and live in the woman's house after marriage. In poor and remote areas, the man only uses sugarcane wine as a betrothal gift, and the wedding is simple. The vast majority of people in Brazil are Catholic. The church scorns at divorcees and prohibits divorcees from participating in sacraments, so couples divorce is rare. If both parties insist on a divorce, it will have to wait until the court's decision takes effect three years later. Moreover, Brazilians can only divorce once in their lives, and no second time is allowed. Many Brazilians have strong family values, and it is common for generations to live together in rural and remote areas.

Brazil's unique immigration process and immigrant intermarriage have created Brazil's unique culture. Brazilian culture has both the simplicity of indigenous Indians, the enthusiasm of Africans, and the solemnity of Europeans. However, it is not a simple replica of European culture, African culture or Indian culture. It is an open culture that gradually forms its own unique culture in the process of eclectic integration of multiple cultures.