Values
In Brazil, it is believed that inequalities between people and groups are normal and are accepted. Not everyone is considered equal to each other, and this is ok. Brazilians also believe strongly in respecting ones elders. Children are expected to care for their parents when they get older. Family is cherished and thought of as one of the top priorities in life.
In business, it is important to build relationships first and establish an element of trustworthiness, so it’s common for people to make small-talk and get to know each other before conducting any actual business.
The Brazilian feels comfortable with a complex legal system and rules. They value laws as it makes them feel more relaxed in life. Social opportunities are important to them and they are comfortable with expressing emotion. They tend to enjoy life and place a high value on having fun and leisure time. Brazilians are also on average more optimistic than many cultures.
In business, it is important to build relationships first and establish an element of trustworthiness, so it’s common for people to make small-talk and get to know each other before conducting any actual business.
The Brazilian feels comfortable with a complex legal system and rules. They value laws as it makes them feel more relaxed in life. Social opportunities are important to them and they are comfortable with expressing emotion. They tend to enjoy life and place a high value on having fun and leisure time. Brazilians are also on average more optimistic than many cultures.
Rituals
Carnaval
• Festival of decadence before Lent begins
• Parades
• Performers
• Two weeks before festival, local bands will play throughout Rio’s neighborhoods
• Fancy balls take place at upscale venues
• Major streets will close to accommodate celebrations in the street
New Year’s Celebrations
• Reveillon: special buffet lunches on New Years Eve day
• Fireworks
• Those who practice the relition Candomble, they will wear all-white, light candles, and set small boats filled with small trinkets into the ocean.
Bumba-meu-boi and Regional Festivals
• Townspeople act out folk story involved the killing and resurrection of a bull (Bumba-meu-boi festival in Sao Luis)
• In Salvador, people ceremoniously wash the steps of the Bonfim Church at the end of January. Hundreds of thousands people come to watch.
National Traditions
• Capoeira (martial art) which now resembles dancing as much as fighting
• Incredible enthusiasm for soccer
• Many rituals draw from predominant religions like Catholicism and Candomble.
• Bossa Nova and other Brazilian music
• Festival of decadence before Lent begins
• Parades
• Performers
• Two weeks before festival, local bands will play throughout Rio’s neighborhoods
• Fancy balls take place at upscale venues
• Major streets will close to accommodate celebrations in the street
New Year’s Celebrations
• Reveillon: special buffet lunches on New Years Eve day
• Fireworks
• Those who practice the relition Candomble, they will wear all-white, light candles, and set small boats filled with small trinkets into the ocean.
Bumba-meu-boi and Regional Festivals
• Townspeople act out folk story involved the killing and resurrection of a bull (Bumba-meu-boi festival in Sao Luis)
• In Salvador, people ceremoniously wash the steps of the Bonfim Church at the end of January. Hundreds of thousands people come to watch.
National Traditions
• Capoeira (martial art) which now resembles dancing as much as fighting
• Incredible enthusiasm for soccer
• Many rituals draw from predominant religions like Catholicism and Candomble.
• Bossa Nova and other Brazilian music