What does Brazil and its people look like??

Question

I am just curious, pls let me know about your country...

I heard that you dont need a passport when you go in Brazil for 90 days! So i hope that i am gonna visit there soon!

Godspeed!

Nie

Answer 1

I am Brazilian and what changchunsciencemonito... said is right. Some are darker , I am not so dark. Our color is like fingerprint, every Brazilian has a color with a history. Almost always we are nice. Some like meet "international people", some speak English.

Answer 2

usually the people in the north and northeast have european(usually portugese), indian, and african in them, there's also a large african population in the northeast. In the southeast(aka. rio, sao paulo) you find european brazilians who generally have lighter skin and more european looks and bodies, brazilians from the north and northeast, africans,  asians usually japanese or chiense, and middle easterns usally lebanese

In the south there is a large european population (german, italian, dutch)

but rember that brazil has been a multiracial country for many years and its not uncommon to find someone in brazil that is european, african, indian, asian, and middle eastern all together

usually people are a mix of some or all of the minorties present in brazil

Answer 3

Brazilians are generally a melting pot of Europeans, Africans and a small number of Asians. Also there are indigenous tribes up in the Amazon but seldom any would make it to the south where the population is highly concentrated. Just like anywhere in the Americas, you have the indigenous people then the immigrants from Europe, Africa and Asia. Predominantly the Europeans settlers in Brazil are mostly of Portuguese, Spanish and Italian descents. Then you have the mixed race, mulato very exotic people and some of the most beautiful in the world.

Being an Asian (not Far Easterner), I lived in Brazil and passed for a local (a mulato) due to my features of dark curly hair, brown eyes and tanned skin. Besides, I speak Portuguese which is important if you want to integrate with the locals.

Japanese community has existed in Brazil a long time. The history is that they ran away from Japan to avoid an obligation to an Emperor ( I think about going to war or something) about 150 years and crossed the Pacific Ocean to land in Mexico, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. Unlike in Asia, Japanese or the Nikkeis in Brazil are not "highly regarded". They came as farmers and rubber tappers in the Amazon and culturally they are not respected as they would be in Asia generally. This is just a norm and I don't mean to offend any of my Brazilian friend. Now the Japanese government give aid and jobs to the Nikkeis who would want to work in Japan and learn the language and culture of their forefathers. I used to come across them in planes when I go back home via Japan from Brazil.

Same as the Chinese community, which is strewn all over Latin America can also be found in Brazil. Some are newcomers like those from Taiwan. The newcomers bring in investment. But those who are there for generations work in laundry business, restaurants and some sundry stores.

Koreans are also present there lately as they are in Argentina.

As for Filipinos, I never came across any except a man who used to work with a multinational company and was an expatriate in Sao Paulo. and probably a group of seamen at the port of Santos.

Whether they would accept a Filipino? Mostly likely they would think you are from the state of Amazonas, if you look like the stereotype Filipino (no offence). And they would be bewildered to know you would speak English. Only selected people (especially the whites) in Brazil would know English.

Bem vindo ao Brasil! O gran pais do mundo.

Answer 4

you absolutely need a passport. well brazil is huge, it is almost as the same size as europe so it's impossible to describe how brazilian people are, since there are so many people. i am brazilian and i am a mix of german,  caribean and indian. my skin is dark, my eyes are hazel and my hair is extremely straight. you'll find many people like that because of the mix of races.

Answer 5

I've only been to Rio de Janiero for a couple weeks, but I really enjoyed it.  You did have to have a visa (at least when I went in '99) and passport.  Most of the people there are really young (30's or younger), darker skin, dark brown or black hair, dark eyes.  The boys play soccer (football) quite a bit and everyone I met was very friendly.  We were there in the winter and even then it was pretty warm.  We ate a lot of red beans and rice, and drank a lot of guarana.  We also went to a restaurant where you eat 18 courses (it takes a few hours) and walked along the beach.  Sugar Loaf and Corcovado give great views of the city and surrounding ocean area.  I wasn't there long, but I really enjoyed it.

Answer 6

Well Nie, People in Brazil looks just like everybody else. lol !! We are a really beautiful mixture of everyone, some are darker (MULATOS), some are totally white, some are black , some look like Indians (Brazilian Indians), you are going to find blue and green-eyed darker people, lots of Japanese speaking Portuguese ( in São Paulo) Some people in my state (Espírito Santo) don`t even speak Portuguese, they kept their German language and stile . Well,  We speak Portuguese that sound different from Portugal`s language. You do need a passport and a Visa to go to Brazil.

I guess the first place you want to go is Rio de Janeiro, the most famous city, and a beautiful one, it`s really exciting being there. São  Paulo is like a New York. If you want to go to a calm and beautiful place, you should visit Vitoria and Guarapari ( Espírito Santo). Salvador(Bahia) is a place to dance and have lots of fun, followed by Porto Seguro, Arraial d`ajuda, Prado, Ilhéus.. Up North there`s the big Forest Amazonia (witch has hotels and lots of places to visit as well) Fortaleza, Belém, Paraíba, Aracaju, these places have a great storie to tell , from when everything started in Brazil.

You are going to find a good temperature going south,  Rio Grande do sul, Paraná, Santa Catarina, the weather there is not too hot, and sometimes it gets a little snow, but just sometimes..lol!  

There are so many things to see and do in Brazil, you have to stay there at least a month!!lol! Every state has it`s beauty . Each dish has its own magic.

Please call your travel agent, a good one,  to enjoy every step of the way!!!!

Good Luck!!!

Answer 7

U will need a passport if u arent from mercosul

Some good places to visit in Brasil are:

Estrada Real(Minas Gerais)(a good touristic route to know more about our culture)

Rio de Janeiro(a very beaultiful city)

Foz do Iguaçú(Nature!)

São Luiz do Maranhão

Ouro preto

Salvador

Recife and Olinda(Two closer citys with beutiful beaches and a rich culture)

All the brasilian coast from São Luiz to Santos(this is the better area)

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Answer 8

You need a passport to go to Brazil and also a visa if you are an US citizen (I believe it's $140 for the visa). once you obtain the visa, u can stay up to 90 days there. I would recommend you to check the Brazilian consulate website to find out if you need a visa (I don't know your citizenship).

As far as the people in Brazil, you will find good and bad people in all countries depending of the region and situation.  If you travel to Rio de Janeiro, I would definitely recommend you to travel through a tour, since Rio is a very dangerous city and you could easily become a target. Other states are less violent. check out Porto Seguro, Bahia or Natal, or Fortaleza...beautiful white sand beaches, good food and entertainment. Overall, the country is beautiful and the people are very nice. just be aware that despite of it's beauty, Brazil is a country with a very  high crime rate, so be careful and don't bring any jewerly or nice stuff.

I hope this response is helpful.

Answer 9

Unlike changchunsciencemonitor said, Brazil is a multiracial country with people with lots of different skins, hair-colour and eye-colour. Only because the dark-skinned are the majority it does not mean that they are the only ones.

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Well, there aren't many Japaneses in Brazil, there are a lot of Brazilian of Japanese ancestry (right?). About 1 or 2% of the Brazilian population is of Asian ancestry. At one point in the beggining of the XXth century some of them decided to migrate to here. I'm not sure why, I think it was lack of land in Japan.

Answer 10

Nie,

I really would like to know who told you you don't need a passport to enter in Brazil!?

If you are going to go there, check some of this web pages about it.

One more tip. If you want to make friends before going, you could join the most popular social networking service (by google) called orkut.

I tell you, everyone in Brazil is in ORKUT.

www.orkut.com

take care,

Patricia

Answer 11

Off course you need a passport, unless you are from Mercosul countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and something else), in wich case you can use an ID.

People from other countries need a passport, and some times a visa. If your country asks a Visa from Brazilians, then you need a Visa to come here. EU countries dont need a Visa. US and Canada NEED a visa. You have to apply at the Brazilian consulate near you, in the US they are in NY, LA, SF, Boston, Miami and DC.

Brazilian people are pretty much mixed, Caucasian, Black, native Brazilians, huge Japanese colony, as well as Italian, German, Polish and off course Portuguese and Spanish.

Enjoy

Answer 12

Well, Brazilians are nice and friendly in general.

If you have not a friend, you make a friend, very easy in Brazil.

In terms of appearance, a Brazilian may look like an european, oriental, african, indian (from India), and mixed.

We are from different origins: portuguese, italian, german, jewish, arab, greek, russian, ukranian, polish, dutch among other europeans.

Some of us, have japanese, korean or chinese origins. A few are native indigenous, and a lot are their descendants.

Blacks and mixed black-white (mulatos), black-indian, white-indian, etc are the other  brazilian etnic groups.

According the Brazilian Institute of Statistics (IBGE), we are:

* 53.7% white

* 38.5% mixed race

* 6.2% black

* 0.5% Asian

* 0.4% Amerindian

* 0.7% unspecified

Moreover, of these 53.7 % whites, most are portuguese, too many are italians, a lot are germans, other are jews and arabs, some russian, polishes or ukranian, besides the armenians, serbians, croatians, dutches, spanishes and a few other etnias. Many others, are mixed european-european whites.

The best way to find brazilian people and see as we are is ORKUT, it is similar to myspace.com.

Get a Google ID, visit the communities and see brazilians like we are, not, like the CNN tell you that we are...

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Answer 13

Brazilians are amazing people. Nice and good looking as well. Brazilian people is the result of different cultures mix.

For example, I was born in Brasil but my grandparents on my mother's side were from Germany and Italy. from my  father's side from Spain and Portugal. My Husband's mother is from Bulgary, and his father is from the northeast coast of Brasil. He has amazing blue eyes product of Holland's invasion.

I believe that the Brazilians got very nice traits from each culture. Besides political, social and economical weakness, the Brazilian people smile, dance and welcome visitors best than anybody in the world.

You should go there to see by yourself!

yes you do need a valid passaport and a Visa to go to Brasil.

Go to this web site for detailed information on how to get a visa to Brasil: http://www.brol.com/visa.asp

This web site will also provide the best air fares: www.brol.com

Have a great time there!