CULTURE
There are many cultural aspects that are unique to Brazil. The first, and most obvious, is the difference in proxemics. Brazilians tend to stand and sit very close to one another both when speaking to each other and in social environments. While it may be off-putting to someone from another culture, it would be considered vary rude to make a big deal of it and offend or embarrass locals.
Brazilian life revolves around family. The parentela is made up of all family members on both the maternal and paternal side as well as all in-laws. Most Brazilians will live at home until marriage. Even after marriage, many sons and daughters will purchase homes very near to their family's home.
Brazilians still value traditional marriages over spiritual marriages and same sex marriages. Brazil embraces traditional roles between sexes. Women are generally considered subservient to men and very few hold higher level positions outside of the home. It was only in the 1960s that women were granted individual freedoms and the right to vote. Until that time, women were required to ask permission from their husbands or their fathers for activities as simple as opening a bank account.
Sources:
Every Culture. (2014). Countries and their cultures: Brazil. Retrieved from http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Brazil.html
There are many cultural aspects that are unique to Brazil. The first, and most obvious, is the difference in proxemics. Brazilians tend to stand and sit very close to one another both when speaking to each other and in social environments. While it may be off-putting to someone from another culture, it would be considered vary rude to make a big deal of it and offend or embarrass locals.
Brazilian life revolves around family. The parentela is made up of all family members on both the maternal and paternal side as well as all in-laws. Most Brazilians will live at home until marriage. Even after marriage, many sons and daughters will purchase homes very near to their family's home.
Brazilians still value traditional marriages over spiritual marriages and same sex marriages. Brazil embraces traditional roles between sexes. Women are generally considered subservient to men and very few hold higher level positions outside of the home. It was only in the 1960s that women were granted individual freedoms and the right to vote. Until that time, women were required to ask permission from their husbands or their fathers for activities as simple as opening a bank account.
Sources:
Every Culture. (2014). Countries and their cultures: Brazil. Retrieved from http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Brazil.html