{"id":60270,"date":"2016-10-17T22:41:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T00:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/?p=60270"},"modified":"2026-01-24T01:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T01:35:59","slug":"the-ways-of-a-brazilian-from-the-eyes-of-a-half-gringo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/the-ways-of-a-brazilian-from-the-eyes-of-a-half-gringo\/","title":{"rendered":"The ways of a Brazilian from the eyes of a Half Gringo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having graced the Brazilian shores a number of times and being half Brazilian myself, you would have thought that I\u2019d know the Brazilian way of living pretty well. Even though I am already familiar with the fact (thanks to my beautiful mother) that Brazilians love a good boogie, a big meat-filled churrasco<\/em> (bbq) and have no problem letting people know what they think, meu deus, <\/em>was there more to learn about this stunning place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since this is the first time I have graced this culture rich and ever so vibrant country all on my own, I\u2019ve been able to observe the very unique specimen that Brazilian culture is with a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As many of my nearest and dearest would already assume, I had no hesitation in diving straight into the world of Brazilian gastronomy. To be honest with you, I was always happy with the arroz<\/em>, feij\u00e3o<\/em> and farofa<\/em> (rice, black beans and toasted cassava flour) that I grew up eating, but that was before I discovered Brazil\u2019s obsession with sweet food. Even if you are more of a savoury tooth like myself, you will be converted. Just make sure your health insurance covers dental work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will never see a padaria<\/em> (bakery) without an extensive section of bolos<\/em> (cakes). The irresistible smorgasbord of Bolo de Fub\u00e1<\/em>, Bolo de Cenoura<\/em> and Bolo de Milho<\/em> to name a few, does not end as that\u2019s just skimming the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t even get me started on my grandmother\u2019s homemade cuscuz<\/em> (a sweet tapioca dessert originating from the Brazilian state of Bahia) because it is actually that much better than Christmas and Birthday parties put together. Anyway, if I came to realise anything about Brazilian food culture, it is that the immense diversity of the Brazilian food reflects the immense diversity of the Brazilian culture \u2013 almost every region has it\u2019s own gastronomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I walk around the streets of Rio everyday, a saying that my mother used to tell us, \u201cA happy belly makes a happy soul\u201d <\/em>constantly runs through my head as I see the abundance of big smiles plastered on Brazilian faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why is that? Why do Brazilians have such great personalities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not very often that you\u2019d be able to bump up casual conversation with fellow commuters on your daily commute to work in Australia, so why does it happen to me so often here? Perhaps there\u2019s a lot to talk about or maybe they just feel sorry for me, but for whatever reason, chatty people in mundane places is a great way to measure happiness levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In saying that, when I have been happily caught up in these mid-metro ride conversations, I couldn\u2019t help but notice the abundance of \u201cMeu deus!\u201d<\/em>, \u201cNossa!\u201d,<\/em> \u201cMeu pai amado!\u201d <\/em>and \u201cPoxa!\u201d<\/em>. You\u2019d be blind to not see that Brazilians are probably one of the most emotive and passionate cultural groups. This however, is nothing new to my ears, as I am very much used to my mother\u2019s choices of Portuguese vocabulary when she gets cut-off at a roundabout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what makes Brazilians Brazilian. Even though these displays of passion don\u2019t normally mesh well with more conservative cultures, at the end of the day, being fiery and outrageous is the Brazilian\u2019s mechanism of survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a bit of (totally not fake) dialogue to give you an idea of the Brazilian sass levels that I have encountered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruna: Hey Nathalia, I\u2019m really sorry that I\u2019m telling you 5 minutes before the movie, but I can\u2019t go anymore. I forgot to wash my dog.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beij\u00e3o (big kiss), Bruna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nathalia: \u201cQue isso Bruna! Meu pai amado! Pelo amor de deus! Meu deus, de novo hein?! Esquenta n\u00e3o, at\u00e9 logo.\u201d (Oh my god Bruna, you\u2019re seriously doing this to me again! Don\u2019t worry about it, see you soon!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijinhos (kisses), Nathalia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So as you can see, they might not make much sense and may give you a serious grilling, but at the end of the day they are lovers not fighters. It doesn\u2019t matter how flaky a friend you are who bails on all your friends at the last minute and then has to face an earful, because that\u2019s just the Brazilian way. Also, as I\u2019ve learned the hard way, don\u2019t take it to heart if your Brazilian mate can\u2019t make your coffee-date last minute due to some \u201cunforseen\u201d circumstance. They still love you, it\u2019s probably just because they are feeling a little pregui\u00e7oso<\/em> (lazy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another thing that I still quite can\u2019t get my head around is the Brazilian obsession of always looking immaculate. I\u2019ve actually lost count of the amount of times I have been told off for leaving the house with unironed board shorts you better not even think about wearing those converse sneakers due to that dirt smudge on your shoelace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not only the Brazilian fashion police making my life hard, but my neck is also in a world of hurt from the amount of whipping around it has had to do in order to keep up with the perfect bodies that invade my field of vision on a daily bases on the beachside cal\u00e7adas<\/em> (footpath). As picante<\/em> (spicy) as it may seem, It\u2019s something that unsurprisingly catches a lot of gringos off-guard. Where else in the world would you go on your morning run on the beachside cal\u00e7ada<\/em>, alongside bronzed and chiselled gods\/goddesses dressed in nothing but a bikini\/sunga <\/em>and running shoes. It\u2019s a tough life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, before things get a little too quente <\/em>(hot), the one characteristic that will never cease to impress is the Brazilian ability to \u201cdar um jeito\u201d<\/em> or \u201cjeitinho\u201d<\/em> (find their way around an issue).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Say, if you are struggling to pay for your electricity bills, get yourself into contact with a sneaky Brazilian, fazer gato<\/em> and you\u2019ll never have to stress again. Just a little bit of a nipping and tucking of the wiring and voila, free electricity! One of the most Brazilian and hilariously intelligent cases of dando um jeito<\/em> (finding a way) that I came across was in relation to Brazil\u2019s \u201clei seca\u201d<\/em> (a Brazilian piece of legislation that aims to reduce the amount of alcohol and drug related car accidents). You would think that this law would deter any kind of law bending after a night out in Lapa hitting the caipirinhas<\/em>, but whom are we kidding when we are talking about the Brazilians?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, Brazilians have banded together in resilience to the \u201cBrazilian Fun Police\u201d and are giving each other a heads-up via Twitter<\/em> about whereabouts the \u201clei seca\u201d<\/em> or breathalysing checkpoints are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So after discovering that Brazil is not just all about samba and beaches, there is only one more thing to say to my beautiful Brazil from my half gringo heart,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Te amo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Nick McLennan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would love to learn more interesting things about Brazilian culture or would simply just like to learn the language, visit us at: http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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