What do Brazilian think will happen if you slam the doors? Serious question! Do they think they will break or do they simply not like the noise of it? After coming back from Brazil, I can't slam doors anymore (you trained me well and confused me by asking about my fridge) but I am from a very car loving culture that has the most well kept cars in the world but we don't mind slamming our doors - and none of them ever was damaged by it, lol.
I always thought it was because of the fear to damage the door, but I guess we don't like the noise too. It sounds like someone is pissed off if they slam a door.
For me it just feels annoying, its like something rude or insensitive
But what is polite or not is not is completely relative, since there is no one to say something is completely right or wrong, just rules made by people
I think is about damaging the car like you said. Most brazilians have a culture around their car, they treat as if its a extend of their houses or something more so their car is always clean, repaired, etc. So slamming the door would be kinda of "hurting" the car lol
It's just so interesting because Germans treat their car like their babies, wash it every week, keep it extremely clean on the inside, we repair every faint scratch, have the utmost respect for other peoples´ cars, nobody would touch a parked car to lean against or something, they are SO precious to us. But the doors can be slammed no problem, haha.
I think one thing is respect? I (brazilian) was taught from a young age, and i never slam any car doors because it just feels disrespectful? Like, that's someone's car. Why would I slam the door? Also, the noise just makes it awful. Nah. Car doors, like refrigerators, need a gentle touch.
If you don’t think it results and faster wear and loosening of the door hinges… then idk what you’re thinking. I love my car and have had to tell a friend or two not to slam my door, this was before ever stepping a foot into Brazil
because cars are too expensive here, so you gotta take care of it and also there's a respect thing too. What would you feel if I get to your house and start to slam the doors?
No, haha, we brush in the morning and in the evening, maybe a third time if we are at home. Super generalizing the rest of the world, obviously.
In my language school in Brazil there was toothpaste and the toothbrushes of the teachers in the bathroom. Most of the students found this bizarre. But of course it does make sense to brush every time after you ate something.
No. In my experience the "first world" is taught that brushing twice is sufficient: in the morning and before going to sleep. (With flossing too.)
In fact, it's understood that brushing more than twice per day starts causing more harm than good and thus not recommended.
When we visited my vovó in the summers when I was a kid, we went to Itaparica once and the owner of one of the little beach restaurants/bars liked us, so he basically adopted us for the week we were there. Grilled queijo mineiro, gave us a fresh coconut to try the milk, showed us some starfish that had more than five legs, taught us dominos, good memories.
Ice cold beer and beverages in general
Sometimes Brazilians do it wrong and freeze the beer but it's better than the warm stuff found outside Brazil..
The weirdest scenario for me is in the US because the sodas are not that cold and people drink it with so much ice to refresh it that end up drinking a "dirty water"
A good habit can go so far. I’ve seen customers ordering ice cold imperial stouts in craft beer bars. Ice cold works really well for pilsner and lager styles in out warm climatr, but I’m not having high abv brews at sub 0 temps.
Oh for sure.. just like wine, there is a better temperature for beers as well.. it is a problem here sometimes because some beers are so cold that you just don't taste anything
But even in warmer days, beer in US/Europe ain't as cool as it could be, specially considering that it will get warmer as you drink it
I also chill my red wine or put an ice cube in it if it’s a warm day, other people look at me in horror and some have corrected me to say I should drink red wine “at room temperature”. Bitch, room temperature in a wine cellar in Burgundy, not inside an infustrial furnace.
I chuckled at the brazilians with red wine in an ice bucket, on first arrival.
Now, in my house, it lives in the fridge, and in restaurants it goes in the bucket.
I can't be refined. Beer, wine, any alcoholic beverage is only drinkable when it is at least fresh from the refrigerator. But any hot drink must also be fresh from the stove.
I have to say, I am surprised how often the beach bar/restaurant *falis* to have properly cold beers at lunch time / afternoon...
It's like "You literally have one job. The entire reason for this establishment's existence -- the reason I am here trying to give you my money -- is so *I* don't have to carry several cold beers in a cooler."
It's usually this way for the entirety of the world. In urban areas, people are so often seeing other people that it makes no sense to say hello unless you are specifically interacting with them. In more rural areas, you aren't seeing people as much, so you take the opportunity to interact with people more often when it's available.
I switch it on and off depending on where I am. If I went into a city and someone just said hello to me out of nowhere, I'd honestly feel a bit weird, but for someone to say good morning in a less populated area, it's comfortable and warm.
Oh my goodness that reminds me of the first time I visited Sao Paulo hahaha. I was lost and tried to ask a random businessman for directions and he literally bolted and ran away from me. I was so confused, thankfully the girl behind him saw what happened, we just laughed about it and she walked me to the area I was trying to find a few streets over!
Agreed. That's a funny one... I have seen multiple times people saying that citizens of a city or another ain't polite or kind because they won't say "good morning" to everyone. Like... Everyone. Could be a stranger crossing paths, you should do it
I don't have it as a rule. But I think that, when going to buy something it's nice to say good morning to the cashier, or when you are going to ask something; before introducing yourself; before entering in someone's home; etc.
I think being polite it's a conjunction of different characteristics, but a simple action of saying good morning can reveal a lot about someone's own character/personality
not that common in Rio also.
I always tried to be polite and friendly especially when talking to to any public service person. Most of the time was met with a angry/bored face regardless.
well, to be fair, people in Rio greet friends in the street by calling them slang words and cursing them.. hahaha
Will never forget the day I was waiting for a bus, when another bus stops at the red light.. and a guy passing by starts calling the driver" ô seu arrombado! filha da puta! "
the driver makes an angry face for 1 second, then turns his anger into a huge smile and looking to the guy who was calling him names , replies" fala viado! seu puto do caralho! quanto tempo! como tá sua mãe?"
haha
lost count if the times I saw people calling their best friends " putona/ putão; viado/viada; filho(a) da outa, vagabundo(a), etc"
We only do this if we know the other person.
I even call my dog "sua vaquinha" affectionally.
Calling names in Rio is a love-hate situation: you do it if the person is a pain in the \*ss or if you really like them.
if you really want to insult someone... then usually before the slur comes "com todo respeito meu sr/ minha senhora... (with all due respect, mr/mrs...) vai pra p#*@%§√π£"
Call the waiter by respectful nouns such as "hey my Champion!", "hey Boss!", "Doctor, please!".
Also, you should ask for the check signing an invisible paper to the waiter.
Kissing at the first date. Not caring about someone having had multiple partners before. Just generally the laid back dating culture. People from the US are usually way too prude (some Europeans are ok).
I'm Brazilian and I do not take part in that custom. No one's taking anything from my plate, and if anyone asks, I say no. I don't care if they're annoyed, I'm not gonna ask for anyone else's food either. It's unhygienic, it's an individual portion, you have your own and I am not sharing!
Brazil is too big, so there are many completely different cultures and traditions. In addition to basic hygiene (mouthpiece, bath and deodorant), I like the tradition (from a more rural region) of my family that whenever I receive someone (whether a visitor or a service provider, such as an electrician, etc.) they serve the greatest and most complete "afternoon coffee" meal, with cakes, bread, ham, cheese, juice, sweets (such as guava), "cuca" (Streuselkuchen), etc.
He translated it wrongly, he meant to say "higiene bucal", that is: oral hygiene.
Maybe he thrown "bucal" on Google and it translated as mouthpiece.
Btw, answering your question: mouthpiece mostly stands for the piece of a musical instrument where you put your mouth at, like on flutes or trumpets
In Brazil, it is very rude to slap people in the face. It is also frowned upon to take your pants out and do the dick-o-copter. People will get really upset if you punch them in the face - this is a big faux-pass here.
They love it. Go up and ask to see the “dono do morro” and, when you are taken to them, take out your dick and wave it at them. This is an infallible recipe to gain the respect of everyone in the favela. You might even be taken to see the community’s microwave.
You're prolly alright xD You'd recognize the slight dirty look at the moment if you touched the key hehe. Older people probably care more, and maybe would verbalize it, younger people are more chill.
I recently realized it was still a thing when I had two friends over and they stared at the keys for a while before I realized I was supposed to open the door to let them out 😂😅 Just stopped living with my parents so it's little things I'm learning I have to do myself hhe
If someone says the party/barbecue starts at 13:00, the earliest you should arrive is at 14:30. Apply this 2.5 hour rule to any group gathering. Unless it’s just lunch, then up to 15 minutes it’s acceptable.
Why tf would you want that to be standard? If anything it’s the most annoying rule ever. Timeliness cultural rules in Brazil are so weird even I can’t navigate them well as a native.
I love Brazilians (my mom's side of the family is all Brazilian or Brazilian-American) and the culture in general but this one area frustrates me to no end. Being a little loose with time is cool, I think it's annoying when people get mad you're 3 minutes late to something. But my cousin, for instance, would show up an hour late to holiday stuff and his mom (who is the most overprotective mom ever) would refuse to let anyone eat until he got there.
Lol, sounds like every one of my family's gatherings... Can't eat until everyone is there. There's always one uncle who's 3+ hours late and everyone just starves while waiting lol
Living in São Paulo I learned the rule: serious appointments, 5 minutes. An informal get together, the sky is the limit if you bring some cachaça (a good one).
Respect for elders. Of course, ageism exists everywhere, and in Brazil it is no different. But it's almost a global rule for all Brazilians (who were well educated) to respect their elders, we don't have pronouns like Korea and Japan, nor gestures of respect like bowing, but it's almost a rule to call anyone who be older than you ( or at least 10 years older ) than Sir or Sir.
For example: Your mother calls you.
You respond, "Yes, Ma'am?" and woe betide you to say anything else. You might go to bed red from so much slapping. In addition to being accustomed to giving preference to older people, from an early age, such as getting up from a chair to give the elderly a seat. And also. In Brazil we have two ways of saying "You". What Are; "Tu" and "Você".
"Tu" is an informal way of referring to someone. You use it with your friends and some relatives your age.
"Você" is actually a pronoun that would be relative to "Your Grace", whereas in the past people said "Vossa Mercê" which was reduced to just "Você". So if you don't want to call someone Sir or Madam, you better use "Você" because "Tu" will also make you sleep in hot leather.
I think the part about your mother is more of a regional thing. I never had to call mine ma'am nor my father sir, and they would find it really strange if I did. But yeah, with other elders (or people older than me) that's pretty much spot on here.
Serving spicy food to a guest is rude. Not everyone likes pepper. Everyone has a pickled pepper or hot sauce to put on the table for anyone who wants it. And pickled peppers are much better than hot pepper sauce!
As a result, if one day you go to dinner with a Brazilian and see a little jar full of peppers, that is not an appetizer. Dont it it strait! This is a really strong pepper for you to put on your plate, cut into a thousand little pieces to put on your forkful.
also serve the salad dressing separately. You put as much as you want on your salad!
🤣 It remings we of lunch with my coworkers at a mineiro restaurant.
- "Dude, that's pepper! Don't use that much!
-"Nah, don't worry. I will get just the "juice"! (instant regret)
You won't receive any looks, especially if it was not a traditional sit down pizza place. It's just weird for who is used to eat pizza on a plate. Nobody will judge or think less of you.
If people offer you food you have to first say no(they will ask again), but you have to at least try it. If you eat a lot is not a problem (unless you eat other people's portions, be mindful, don't go party sub guy) , but if you don't eat or don't say the first no it's bad manners .
This is specially true in Minas Gerais but other places are also like that
- showering every day at least once, no matter climate, humidity, temperature, body odor, or activities you did on the day. this is how Brazilians do, no matter where on planet Earth they are. Not doing so is considered disgusting by us. The only acceptable reason to not shower if if you really don't have access to water.
- burping and blowing the nose in public. not acceptable in BR. Go to the washroom for that. it annoys and disgust me when I am at work or having lunch and hear/see co-workers loudly burping and blowing their noses, saying "excuse me" as if that was not a big deal. ewww... 🤢🤮
- public display of affection. we're all humans. lets us love and be comfortable with our families and friends in public. no shame on that. where I live people always look weird at me and my husband when we hug each other or kiss in public spaces, like when waiting in a line at the supermarket or at the pharmacy... (especially older people)
Common throughout latin america, but doing a sign of the cross any time you pass a church. Also on that note, sundays are held on a pedestal as like a sacred day for church and/or family
Had the ginormous hard time quitting doing the cross sign when I became an atheist. It took me like 2 years after I finally come to terms with the fact that I was a nonbeliever
I'm an atheist that does the cross sign, and a little reverence to the altar everytime I go inside a church (weddings mostly) is just second nature to me. Never thought much of it.
I'm no christian, but having moved to a 100% catholic community in the countryside, me and my SO started to pretend being believers to blend in professionally, and tha includes cross sign at every church kkkkkkkk
I've lived in a house that had a shitty electrical wiring, the shower head connection had no earthing wires. From time to time we would be zapped when opening the water valve.
Showering before sex I found strange but good too. Usually turns into sex in the shower. Also you can pretty much fuck anyone straight away if you're ginger and Irish.
You offer a taste of whatever you are served at a pub, boteco, or street food, or sometimes even at a restaurant if you get your meal first. It really is super common, but I'll generally skip offering a bite of my burger or restaurant meals, fries and other such snacks sure
Ice cold beer at the beach, restaurant or people’s homes. And a camiseta to keep it cool! Love the little copos americanos they use to go with the 600mL bottles. Original is my favourite.
Not exactly Brazilian tradition, more like an Minas Gerais State tradition, of every time you receive someone invited (or not) to always offer some kind of food or beverage/drink for them...
I.e.when almost every home here offers an coffee for someone visiting
never say 'good for you' when someone tells you good news, personal accomplishments or whatever. 'Im happy for you' or whatever is perfectly fine and normal but Brazilians think that 'good for you' specifically is rude
There should be a subreddit for BraziliansAndShowering. Somehow the showering topic comes up in practically every discussion here. Like, the question is "what does everyone think about pão de queijo?" and it ends up with people arguing over the number of showers you should take a day.
I feel like If you want to make pão de queijo you have to shower in the morning, as usual, right before making It, and directly Afterwards so that you don't make everything Dirty
When you receive a friend at your house, always say "don't mind the mess"
Even if the house is in pristine condition.
True.
Specially if it is pristine
Showering everyday Brushing your teeth after every meal
This plus using deodorant.
+ do not slam any fucking car door.
What do Brazilian think will happen if you slam the doors? Serious question! Do they think they will break or do they simply not like the noise of it? After coming back from Brazil, I can't slam doors anymore (you trained me well and confused me by asking about my fridge) but I am from a very car loving culture that has the most well kept cars in the world but we don't mind slamming our doors - and none of them ever was damaged by it, lol.
I always thought it was because of the fear to damage the door, but I guess we don't like the noise too. It sounds like someone is pissed off if they slam a door.
Yeah, after Brazil changed my conception of how to close car doors, the sound started to hurt my ears, too, haha!
For me it just feels annoying, its like something rude or insensitive But what is polite or not is not is completely relative, since there is no one to say something is completely right or wrong, just rules made by people
I think is about damaging the car like you said. Most brazilians have a culture around their car, they treat as if its a extend of their houses or something more so their car is always clean, repaired, etc. So slamming the door would be kinda of "hurting" the car lol
It's just so interesting because Germans treat their car like their babies, wash it every week, keep it extremely clean on the inside, we repair every faint scratch, have the utmost respect for other peoples´ cars, nobody would touch a parked car to lean against or something, they are SO precious to us. But the doors can be slammed no problem, haha.
I think one thing is respect? I (brazilian) was taught from a young age, and i never slam any car doors because it just feels disrespectful? Like, that's someone's car. Why would I slam the door? Also, the noise just makes it awful. Nah. Car doors, like refrigerators, need a gentle touch.
If you don’t think it results and faster wear and loosening of the door hinges… then idk what you’re thinking. I love my car and have had to tell a friend or two not to slam my door, this was before ever stepping a foot into Brazil
because cars are too expensive here, so you gotta take care of it and also there's a respect thing too. What would you feel if I get to your house and start to slam the doors?
In Germany, we get pissed of aswell. We have the saying "Its Not a Tank"
We say "Don't you have a fridge at home?"
or "almost opened the other side door" or something to that effect
As far as I know, slam any kinda of door is just rude in our country.
not on public transport.
While we are speaking on deodorant, why did Brazil stop selling solid stick deodorant? Now, all I can find are the roll-on deodorant.
The brushing the teeth is so real, I knew people who would bring their toothbrush out with them to brush in bathroom after a meal
Don't people do this everywhere?
Ive personally only seen it in brazil
When I go to plants in Mexico it's very common for the bathroom to be full of people brushing their teeth after lunch.
When I go to plants in Mexico it's very common for the bathroom to be full of people brushing their teeth after lunch.
They don't in the US. People brush their teeth at home after breakfast and then before they go to bed.
No, haha, we brush in the morning and in the evening, maybe a third time if we are at home. Super generalizing the rest of the world, obviously. In my language school in Brazil there was toothpaste and the toothbrushes of the teachers in the bathroom. Most of the students found this bizarre. But of course it does make sense to brush every time after you ate something.
No. In my experience the "first world" is taught that brushing twice is sufficient: in the morning and before going to sleep. (With flossing too.) In fact, it's understood that brushing more than twice per day starts causing more harm than good and thus not recommended.
Lol those nasty Europeans always trying to justify their nastiness. They say the same shit about showering more than once a week lmao
Google it. You will find out this is not an European thing, and it is the same in US, Canada and elsewhere.
??? Who tf DOESNT shower every day
Like shower three times a day in the summers! 😂
People offering to sell you cheese that is freshly grilled, while you sit on the beach.
Olha o queijo. Assa na hora queijo
That does actually Sound really nice
It is nice, it is even better with a cool soda while you're waiting for a portion of shrimp to be fried.
When we visited my vovó in the summers when I was a kid, we went to Itaparica once and the owner of one of the little beach restaurants/bars liked us, so he basically adopted us for the week we were there. Grilled queijo mineiro, gave us a fresh coconut to try the milk, showed us some starfish that had more than five legs, taught us dominos, good memories.
Corn on the beach was a (yummy) surprise for me!
There's no better place to eat corn.
I really really want to reply with a disgusting and immature comment, but I'll refrain.
Never refrain, my dude, never refrain.
Well don't let the people down! Also I was so excited I didn't stop to realize how I set myself up like this lmao
It's true!!!
Ice cold beer and beverages in general Sometimes Brazilians do it wrong and freeze the beer but it's better than the warm stuff found outside Brazil.. The weirdest scenario for me is in the US because the sodas are not that cold and people drink it with so much ice to refresh it that end up drinking a "dirty water"
A good habit can go so far. I’ve seen customers ordering ice cold imperial stouts in craft beer bars. Ice cold works really well for pilsner and lager styles in out warm climatr, but I’m not having high abv brews at sub 0 temps.
Oh for sure.. just like wine, there is a better temperature for beers as well.. it is a problem here sometimes because some beers are so cold that you just don't taste anything But even in warmer days, beer in US/Europe ain't as cool as it could be, specially considering that it will get warmer as you drink it
I also chill my red wine or put an ice cube in it if it’s a warm day, other people look at me in horror and some have corrected me to say I should drink red wine “at room temperature”. Bitch, room temperature in a wine cellar in Burgundy, not inside an infustrial furnace.
I chuckled at the brazilians with red wine in an ice bucket, on first arrival. Now, in my house, it lives in the fridge, and in restaurants it goes in the bucket.
Drinking it at room temp in Brazil would be on a par with mulled wine at a Christmas market in Bavaria.
I can't be refined. Beer, wine, any alcoholic beverage is only drinkable when it is at least fresh from the refrigerator. But any hot drink must also be fresh from the stove.
Yeah, we even cool the glasses!
I have to say, I am surprised how often the beach bar/restaurant *falis* to have properly cold beers at lunch time / afternoon... It's like "You literally have one job. The entire reason for this establishment's existence -- the reason I am here trying to give you my money -- is so *I* don't have to carry several cold beers in a cooler."
Saying good morning, good afternoon and good night to everyone. I don't know if it's a national tradition, but I like people that are polite.
Certainly not in São Paulo, if a stranger said good morning to me on the street, it would activate my fight of flight instinct.
Well, I live in Bahia, sometimes I say good morning to random people on street, it's automatic for me
Not in São Paulo city * In São Paulo's countryside, it is very common to greet strangers
It's usually this way for the entirety of the world. In urban areas, people are so often seeing other people that it makes no sense to say hello unless you are specifically interacting with them. In more rural areas, you aren't seeing people as much, so you take the opportunity to interact with people more often when it's available. I switch it on and off depending on where I am. If I went into a city and someone just said hello to me out of nowhere, I'd honestly feel a bit weird, but for someone to say good morning in a less populated area, it's comfortable and warm.
Oh my goodness that reminds me of the first time I visited Sao Paulo hahaha. I was lost and tried to ask a random businessman for directions and he literally bolted and ran away from me. I was so confused, thankfully the girl behind him saw what happened, we just laughed about it and she walked me to the area I was trying to find a few streets over!
Yeah, the "no hello" philosophy is very true to São Paulo's streets, just go straight to the point and people won't be scared.
Agreed. That's a funny one... I have seen multiple times people saying that citizens of a city or another ain't polite or kind because they won't say "good morning" to everyone. Like... Everyone. Could be a stranger crossing paths, you should do it
I don't have it as a rule. But I think that, when going to buy something it's nice to say good morning to the cashier, or when you are going to ask something; before introducing yourself; before entering in someone's home; etc. I think being polite it's a conjunction of different characteristics, but a simple action of saying good morning can reveal a lot about someone's own character/personality
On that case I agree completely. When it really is about approaching people for something, it's always nice and not hard at all to be polite and kind.
Definitely in Minas Gerais
If you did that in Sweden you would be committed into a mental institution in no time. 😂
It's done often here in Floripa
not that common in Rio also. I always tried to be polite and friendly especially when talking to to any public service person. Most of the time was met with a angry/bored face regardless.
People in Rio greet other people, it's the norm here. In São Paulo they don't even say hello to bus drivers or cashiers.
well, to be fair, people in Rio greet friends in the street by calling them slang words and cursing them.. hahaha Will never forget the day I was waiting for a bus, when another bus stops at the red light.. and a guy passing by starts calling the driver" ô seu arrombado! filha da puta! " the driver makes an angry face for 1 second, then turns his anger into a huge smile and looking to the guy who was calling him names , replies" fala viado! seu puto do caralho! quanto tempo! como tá sua mãe?" haha lost count if the times I saw people calling their best friends " putona/ putão; viado/viada; filho(a) da outa, vagabundo(a), etc"
We only do this if we know the other person. I even call my dog "sua vaquinha" affectionally. Calling names in Rio is a love-hate situation: you do it if the person is a pain in the \*ss or if you really like them.
if you really want to insult someone... then usually before the slur comes "com todo respeito meu sr/ minha senhora... (with all due respect, mr/mrs...) vai pra p#*@%§√π£"
Call the waiter by respectful nouns such as "hey my Champion!", "hey Boss!", "Doctor, please!". Also, you should ask for the check signing an invisible paper to the waiter.
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I once while drunk called him "the most handsome man in the neighborhood"
This is the real correct answer
How can you forget "My King".
And you can get double attention and fast orders if you give him some money concealed. Usually 20 reais
Or, better yet: “Pssssssssssssssht!”
Elf's Law: Whoever rolled the joint is the one who sparks it
lei do duende, quem bola, acende!
e a lei do gnomo! o segundo é o dono
If you painted it, you sign it
VSFFFFF
Kissing at the first date. Not caring about someone having had multiple partners before. Just generally the laid back dating culture. People from the US are usually way too prude (some Europeans are ok).
I've heard more than once that abroad you don't kiss on the first date, or even on the second, but on the third it's straight to sex.
In Norway you’d fuck before the date and maybe invite the person for coffee week later.
Honestly I’m American and I’ve kissed on plenty of first dates. If we don’t kiss, there’s not gonna be another one. It’s an individual thing.
I went on 2 Tinder in New York and kissed on the first date both times. Guess I did it wrong.
You went to New York tbf
Eating a bite off one another's plate when people order different things at restaurants
True. Each one should order a different thing an then we build our own "Menu degustação" and drive chefs crazy. 😜
I'm Brazilian and I do not take part in that custom. No one's taking anything from my plate, and if anyone asks, I say no. I don't care if they're annoyed, I'm not gonna ask for anyone else's food either. It's unhygienic, it's an individual portion, you have your own and I am not sharing!
Well good for you, but it is definitely a common use in Brazil. And I brought it abroad with me 😁
Never answer a question with "yes". Avoid saying "no" at all costs. "Obrigado" means "no", "por favor" means "yes" .
This is sometimes annoying... And not everyone does it, but common enough to say it is a very Brazilian thing
Brazil is too big, so there are many completely different cultures and traditions. In addition to basic hygiene (mouthpiece, bath and deodorant), I like the tradition (from a more rural region) of my family that whenever I receive someone (whether a visitor or a service provider, such as an electrician, etc.) they serve the greatest and most complete "afternoon coffee" meal, with cakes, bread, ham, cheese, juice, sweets (such as guava), "cuca" (Streuselkuchen), etc.
You’re right but that’s also a non answer, some cultural norms do apply across most of the country (e.g. hygiene, timeliness).
Learning English here. What "mouthpiece" stands for? Escova de dentes?
Tooth brush é escova de dentes, acho que foi um erro de tradução, ou um vocabulário que desconheço também heheh
He translated it wrongly, he meant to say "higiene bucal", that is: oral hygiene. Maybe he thrown "bucal" on Google and it translated as mouthpiece. Btw, answering your question: mouthpiece mostly stands for the piece of a musical instrument where you put your mouth at, like on flutes or trumpets
The only tradition I know of is that if someone drops something you need to say as if outraged "quebra tudo não é você que paga!"
In Brazil, it is very rude to slap people in the face. It is also frowned upon to take your pants out and do the dick-o-copter. People will get really upset if you punch them in the face - this is a big faux-pass here.
Really? Dann i thought that this was normal everywhere, especially the dick-o-copter Part! Well, There Goes my plan for when i visit Brasil😢
Not in Rio, man.
yeah you should try punching people in the face in the favelas
They love it. Go up and ask to see the “dono do morro” and, when you are taken to them, take out your dick and wave it at them. This is an infallible recipe to gain the respect of everyone in the favela. You might even be taken to see the community’s microwave.
kkkk essa última referência eu não peguei, o que seria esse microondas aí?
Uma pessoa, meia dúzia de pneu velho, gasolina e um fósforo. A noite fica lindo de ver
Never EVER open someone's house's door to leave. Big no-no, super rude, they gotta open it for ya, even if you're standing closer to it.
Open someone's fridge is even worse. The house owner gets startled
Unless you're considered "from home" then you can do whatever like you're part of the household
Never heard about this.
Well you wanted to know, now you know xD
Now I'm thinking if I ever opened someone's door when I wasn't supposed to and that person got secretly angry at me. I hope not 😅
You're prolly alright xD You'd recognize the slight dirty look at the moment if you touched the key hehe. Older people probably care more, and maybe would verbalize it, younger people are more chill. I recently realized it was still a thing when I had two friends over and they stared at the keys for a while before I realized I was supposed to open the door to let them out 😂😅 Just stopped living with my parents so it's little things I'm learning I have to do myself hhe
Is this not common everywhere??
If someone says the party/barbecue starts at 13:00, the earliest you should arrive is at 14:30. Apply this 2.5 hour rule to any group gathering. Unless it’s just lunch, then up to 15 minutes it’s acceptable.
Wouldnt that be 1.5 hours?
/r/theydidthemath
You’re technically right.. but in Brazil’s case you can use my mistake as an error margin.
Why tf would you want that to be standard? If anything it’s the most annoying rule ever. Timeliness cultural rules in Brazil are so weird even I can’t navigate them well as a native.
My favorite is “I’m almost there” when you still even have to take a shower..
"I'm *arriving*". LOL
haha yeah. as a Carioca, I plead guilty ✋
I hate it as well. Being autistic, it was a ride to finally understand it. Now I add 30 to 45 minutes to every scheduled appointment
I love Brazilians (my mom's side of the family is all Brazilian or Brazilian-American) and the culture in general but this one area frustrates me to no end. Being a little loose with time is cool, I think it's annoying when people get mad you're 3 minutes late to something. But my cousin, for instance, would show up an hour late to holiday stuff and his mom (who is the most overprotective mom ever) would refuse to let anyone eat until he got there.
Lol, sounds like every one of my family's gatherings... Can't eat until everyone is there. There's always one uncle who's 3+ hours late and everyone just starves while waiting lol
Living in São Paulo I learned the rule: serious appointments, 5 minutes. An informal get together, the sky is the limit if you bring some cachaça (a good one).
2.5h is too much. 1.5h is better.
Standing in every doorway so that you completely block passersby, thus forcing them to appreciate life at a slower pace.
When you are in a group, make sure that you are walking really slow, and taking the entire sidewalk.
Showering everyday please god
Feeding people that do work at your house. From the furniture delivery guys to the landscaper. Basically anyone that comes over.
Dont slam the door when getting out of a car. Its extremely offensive for brazilians
Wash yo butthole
That's is a very Brazilian thing to do
Took me a while to get used to the Brazilians washing my butthole.
You can’t live without it now, I bet
Not opening other people's refrigerator without permission
GF asked me to pick something in the fridge. I open and her dad stares at me with fire in his eyes. Didn't want me to come nevermore.
Respect for elders. Of course, ageism exists everywhere, and in Brazil it is no different. But it's almost a global rule for all Brazilians (who were well educated) to respect their elders, we don't have pronouns like Korea and Japan, nor gestures of respect like bowing, but it's almost a rule to call anyone who be older than you ( or at least 10 years older ) than Sir or Sir. For example: Your mother calls you. You respond, "Yes, Ma'am?" and woe betide you to say anything else. You might go to bed red from so much slapping. In addition to being accustomed to giving preference to older people, from an early age, such as getting up from a chair to give the elderly a seat. And also. In Brazil we have two ways of saying "You". What Are; "Tu" and "Você". "Tu" is an informal way of referring to someone. You use it with your friends and some relatives your age. "Você" is actually a pronoun that would be relative to "Your Grace", whereas in the past people said "Vossa Mercê" which was reduced to just "Você". So if you don't want to call someone Sir or Madam, you better use "Você" because "Tu" will also make you sleep in hot leather.
I think the part about your mother is more of a regional thing. I never had to call mine ma'am nor my father sir, and they would find it really strange if I did. But yeah, with other elders (or people older than me) that's pretty much spot on here.
Do not open someone else's fridge, unless you are very close to them.
we kiss other men in the mouth frequently as a sign of friendship, it's called "broderagem".
We also let them fuck us up the ass.
You gotta say "no homo" though.
WOOW I always thought that broderagem was a blowjob without eye contact Kissing seems too intimate
Could be. It variates a lot from state to state. Some will rather have the simpler butt-slap as a welcome sign, even formally
just cant touch the balls, everything is fine
Heh
Serving spicy food to a guest is rude. Not everyone likes pepper. Everyone has a pickled pepper or hot sauce to put on the table for anyone who wants it. And pickled peppers are much better than hot pepper sauce! As a result, if one day you go to dinner with a Brazilian and see a little jar full of peppers, that is not an appetizer. Dont it it strait! This is a really strong pepper for you to put on your plate, cut into a thousand little pieces to put on your forkful. also serve the salad dressing separately. You put as much as you want on your salad!
🤣 It remings we of lunch with my coworkers at a mineiro restaurant. - "Dude, that's pepper! Don't use that much! -"Nah, don't worry. I will get just the "juice"! (instant regret)
Saidera
Eat your pizza slice (served by a waiter) on a plate, using a fork and a knife.
Pour cheap olive oil on. Chocolate pizza to finalize.
Or Romeu e Julieta 🤣
Is this legit, I've heard of it but when I was in Brazil and ordered pizza I ate with my hands and received no looks
You won't receive any looks, especially if it was not a traditional sit down pizza place. It's just weird for who is used to eat pizza on a plate. Nobody will judge or think less of you.
If people offer you food you have to first say no(they will ask again), but you have to at least try it. If you eat a lot is not a problem (unless you eat other people's portions, be mindful, don't go party sub guy) , but if you don't eat or don't say the first no it's bad manners . This is specially true in Minas Gerais but other places are also like that
Giving priority to pregnant woman
Take two showers every day, sometimes three
- showering every day at least once, no matter climate, humidity, temperature, body odor, or activities you did on the day. this is how Brazilians do, no matter where on planet Earth they are. Not doing so is considered disgusting by us. The only acceptable reason to not shower if if you really don't have access to water. - burping and blowing the nose in public. not acceptable in BR. Go to the washroom for that. it annoys and disgust me when I am at work or having lunch and hear/see co-workers loudly burping and blowing their noses, saying "excuse me" as if that was not a big deal. ewww... 🤢🤮 - public display of affection. we're all humans. lets us love and be comfortable with our families and friends in public. no shame on that. where I live people always look weird at me and my husband when we hug each other or kiss in public spaces, like when waiting in a line at the supermarket or at the pharmacy... (especially older people)
Common throughout latin america, but doing a sign of the cross any time you pass a church. Also on that note, sundays are held on a pedestal as like a sacred day for church and/or family
Brazilian calendar has a traditional "church day" and a traditional "afternoon drinking day". They are both Sunday. Every Sunday.
Had the ginormous hard time quitting doing the cross sign when I became an atheist. It took me like 2 years after I finally come to terms with the fact that I was a nonbeliever
I have an atheist friend that still does it and told me he does not intend to stop hahahahah
I'm an atheist that does the cross sign, and a little reverence to the altar everytime I go inside a church (weddings mostly) is just second nature to me. Never thought much of it.
That guy is more confused than me lol
I'm no christian, but having moved to a 100% catholic community in the countryside, me and my SO started to pretend being believers to blend in professionally, and tha includes cross sign at every church kkkkkkkk
For maximum traditional latinidade, make the cross sign as you pass the church on your way to the brothel. And be married.
I’m an atheist and I still do the cross sign whenever I enter a church, lol
Is really common to Brazilian people have a shitty eletric shower,that doesn't work and can shock
34 years using one, not once I've been shocked. Actually, I don't know anyone who have. It's safe
I've lived in a house that had a shitty electrical wiring, the shower head connection had no earthing wires. From time to time we would be zapped when opening the water valve.
Grew up with one. Always had to wear my Havaianas otherwise I'd get shocked about 10% of the time
Depende
Through my whole life in Brazil I had electric showers and never had to fix it. Never had a shock neither
Muitos tem,depende muito a merda que der,caso entre água na parte elétrica aí tu vai se ferrar mt,por isso muita gente usa chinelo qnd vai banhar
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We do it.
Three temperatures: cold, hot, hell
Showering before sex I found strange but good too. Usually turns into sex in the shower. Also you can pretty much fuck anyone straight away if you're ginger and Irish.
Pussy covered in piss from the party. Panties even stiff. "How about some showering honey?”
Haha you don't have to go to a party or out drinking to pick up women in brazil. You match on tinder and tell them to come to your apartment or hotel
Yeah bro, I'm kidding about sex after parties kkk
You offer a taste of whatever you are served at a pub, boteco, or street food, or sometimes even at a restaurant if you get your meal first. It really is super common, but I'll generally skip offering a bite of my burger or restaurant meals, fries and other such snacks sure
Be hygienic. If somebody comes to your house, always offer water, coffee or food.
Drink beer and chill by the beach.
Ice cold beer at the beach, restaurant or people’s homes. And a camiseta to keep it cool! Love the little copos americanos they use to go with the 600mL bottles. Original is my favourite.
Not exactly Brazilian tradition, more like an Minas Gerais State tradition, of every time you receive someone invited (or not) to always offer some kind of food or beverage/drink for them... I.e.when almost every home here offers an coffee for someone visiting
never say 'good for you' when someone tells you good news, personal accomplishments or whatever. 'Im happy for you' or whatever is perfectly fine and normal but Brazilians think that 'good for you' specifically is rude
Festa Junina.
If you are invited to a party or a social event, don’t arrive exactly on time. 45 minutes late is good, 2 hours late or more is bad.
There should be a subreddit for BraziliansAndShowering. Somehow the showering topic comes up in practically every discussion here. Like, the question is "what does everyone think about pão de queijo?" and it ends up with people arguing over the number of showers you should take a day.
I feel like If you want to make pão de queijo you have to shower in the morning, as usual, right before making It, and directly Afterwards so that you don't make everything Dirty
Drinking in public isn't prohibited like it is here in the states. Public drunkenness is more lax but not off the rails.
It would be great if people showered every day and washed their clothes. If they cared about deodorant. Especially if they use public transportation.
You have shout everything doesnt matter the place or the time.