Since I've arrived in Brazil, I've noticed a few things that seem to be very popular here. This is the beginning of what I'm sure will end up being a very long list.
1. Wearing high heels….all the time.
2. American music rerecorded in Portuguese.
3. American movies dubbed in Portuguese.
4. Lady Gaga.
5. American style hamburgers.
6. Hamburgers in general.
7. Meat in general.
8. Rice, every single day.
9. Women
10. Havianas (which they sell everywhere, even the supermarket, for dirt cheap)
11. Tropical juices from fruits no one in the United States has ever heard of.
12. Soccer (but that’s kinda a given).
13. Volleyball (called “volei”).
14. Soap operas, which are on all hours of the day, everyday.
15. Bikinis, very very tiny bikinis.
16. Coffee that is as strong as American espresso, brewed with sugar.
17. Pão de queijo, (bread rolls baked with cheese inside the dough) which they eat almost as much as rice.
18. Motorcycles.
19. American swear words.
20. Having ingenious ways of getting rid of mosquitoes.
21. Neon nail polish.
22. Parties.
23. Painting their houses crazy vibrant colors.
24. Antique VW bugs.
25. Everybody Hates Chris
Some of your notes are specifically the place you are, not very common in other states. Like heels... I noticed the same, women in GO try to be always well dressed and using the last fashion patern (like nails in vibrant colors). Coffe we really make it, but here ( SP) we use paper Coador (filter-not fabric coador).Its very characteristic from Goiás and Minas Gerais.
ReplyDeletePão de queijo you can eat all over the country, but nothing like MG and GO... people do it in their houses always. Im sorry if you hink Im an intruder, but like your aunt told you... the life experience is what its about... if I can help you, you can count on me!!