10 Important facts you didn't know about Brazil

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BOTECOS

If you want to have a drink in Brazil, you will not find a bar similar to other countries. To drink and talk with friends for an affordable price you will have to go to sites known as 'boteco' (also 'buteco' or 'botequim'). It is a type of food store where different snacks such as chips, nuts, sandwiches and bottled beers are sold cheaply. They usually have a small space with plastic tables and chairs outside the premises.

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Open people

Brazilians are known for being open, and their personal space away from other people is not so wide. Therefore, some people may feel some discomfort when a Brazilian comes too close to talk. At the same time, he greets with one or two kisses (and sometimes three), depending on the region of the country.

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Do not touch the food

Eating sandwiches, hamburgers, pizza or fried chicken with your hands is rude in Brazil. It is necessary to take that type of food with a napkin in hand, or sometimes using a knife and fork.

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Noise everywhere

The streets of Brazil are not a quiet place. In addition to people singing, whistling or talking, you hear all kinds of noise produced by cars, street vendors and happy people. But "don't complain and just enjoy," advises the portal.

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The ¨inho/a¨

The diminutive suffix "-inho / inha" is often used after Portuguese names or words to express more affection: bonitinha (pretty), obrigadinho (thanks), Ronaldinho (Ronaldo).

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Thumb up

Showing the thumb up in most of the world is a sign of approval, but in Brazil it is used more frequently, to express "yes", "well" or "thank you", for example.

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DPA (Public Affection Demonstration)

Brazilians are very affectionate when it comes to showing their feelings towards their partner. You can see lovers kissing in the middle of the street, in the subway, in the park or in any other public place, since they "have their own little world".

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A sweet avocado

Brazilians do not use avocados to prepare guacamole, or cut them and use them in a salad or sandwich. In the largest country in Latin America, avocado is not a vegetable but a fruit. Therefore, do not be surprised to see smoothies, ice cream or avocado candy.

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Napkins

Foreigners visiting Brazil often have "problems" with napkins in the country's restaurants. These are similar to waxed paper and do not help much to clean the lips or fingers. But if you reread the third point of this article, you will understand that they are useful to cover your fingers to have a pizza or sandwich.

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Brazil Brazil?

If we rely on the Portuguese language, the name of the country must be written with an 's': Brazil. The confusion began when in 1897, the newly founded Brazilian Academy of Letters issued a rule on spelling that urged the use of the 'z' for the name of the country until in 1945 Portugal and Brazil signed a new spelling agreement. However, people were used to writing 'Brazil' and in the Anglo-Saxon world, the country is written that way, which still creates confusion.

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