Brazil Culture

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The culture of Brazil is mostly based on Portuguese culture due to Brazil being a part of the Portuguese Empire for over 300 years. Portuguese is also the official language and when written it uses the standard roman alphabet of 26 letters like the United States. Much like the U.S. Brazil also entails more than one culture from other European nations such as Italy, Spain, and Germany. Brazilian’s have a deep interest in their appearance and plastic surgery is very common. In fact, it has the most surgeons per capita in the world. Although Brazilians style of clothing are vibrant and show off their bodies the business wear of the culture is like the western world such as suits and ties for men and dresses and suits for women. Brazilians are naturally open and friendly. Physical contact, proximity, and good eye contact are a part of their culture as well. Family is also a significant part of the culture. If one were to invite you over for dinner it would be customary to bring a gift and send a gift the next day to show your appreciation. …show more content…

It is also important to dress to impress with shiny shoes or expensive jewelry. With Business meetings, it would be wise to schedule them ahead of time and to avoid planning meetings first thing in the morning or during the hottest time of the day. Brazilians express a lot of interest in people and relationships and when beginning a business meeting it is expected to have a lot of small talk. If interrupted to soon it is viewed as a discourtesy. The business people of this culture do not care for being rushed into a major

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