●Brazil
■BraziliayandCulture
◆Braziliay
◇Brazilisamixtureofradethnicities,whigsaboutrichdiversity。
◇ManyinalPuesesettlersgotmarriedwithnativewomen,whichbroughtaoexisteizos”。“Mulattoes”aredestsueseandAfrislaves。
◇Slaverywasabolishediinginafurtherblurringofraesovertime。
◇UherLatinAmeritrieswherethereisadistinpopulation,BraziliaermarriedtotheextentthatitsometimesseemsthatalmosteveryonehasamixtureofEuropean,Afridigery。
◆BrazilianFamilyValues
◇Thefamilyisthebasisofthesocialstrudformsthefoundationofstabilityformostpeople。
◇Familiesareusuallylarge(althoughfamilyhasbeeredusizeiyears)aendedfamilyisquiteclose。
◇Theindividualgetsasoetintimesofhefamily。
&ismisregardedasapositivethiiemployingpeopleoneknowsandtrustsisofprimaryimportance。
◆TheBrazilianClassSystem
◇IhemixtureofethhereisaclasssysteminBrazil。
◇FewBrazilianscardedasracist,althoughsocialprejudicebaseduponskincolorisveryon。
◇Ingehdarkerbrowadisadvaheidsocially。
◇Themiddleandupperclassesoftetleiionwiththelowerclasses—usuallymaids,drivers,etc。
◇Eicstatusandskiermineclass。
◇Thereisagreatdiswagedifferentials—andthereforelifestyleandsocialambitions—amongthedifferentclasses。
◇Althoughwomenstitute40%oftheBrazilianworkforce,theytypicallytakelowerpaidjobssuchasteag,admi,andnursing。
◇The1988stitutionforbidsprejudistwomeilliheonlyplacewherewomeedequallyisi。
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◇Theamongmenishandshakeapaeadyeyetaenusuallykisseachinningwiththeleftaingcheeks。
◇ThesamongBrazilianfriendsareembradbag。
◇Ifawomaoshakehandswithaman,sheshouldofferherhandfirst。
◆GiftGivie
◇IfyouareioaBraziliaakeflowersorasmallgifttothehostess。
◇httift,butavoidpurpleones。
◇Avoidgivinganythingpurpleorblackastheseareusedinm。
◇Handkerchiefsarealsorelatedwithfunerals,soodchifts。
◇Giftsareopenedwhenreceived。
◆Die
IfioaBrazilian’shouse:
◇Arriveatleast30mieifyouareinvitedfordinner。
&oanhourlateforapartyathering。
◇Braziliahaflairahersontheirappearance。Casualdressismoreformalthaninmaries。Alwaysdressgradisalwaysbetterthanunder-dressing。