Federative Republic of Brazil or simply Brazil is one of the world’s largest countries, in land mass and with a population of about 205,053,000 people. (Britannica) Brazil’s capital used to be Rio de Janeiro, but was switched to Brasilia in April of 1960, because of the size and wealth of the city. Brazil or as the Portuguese spell it Brasil, runs on a democratic system, and currently has a female President in office. It has in the past been a predominately male-oriented society, which has through the years morphed into a more equal society. The Brasilian history begins with the founder Pedro Cabrel, who sailed from Portugal; he believed he had landed on a small Island naming it “Ilha Cruz, Island of the True Cross”. (Countries and their
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Many may attribute this to their living in such a tropical climate where the lowest the temperature ever drops is 40 degrees. They like many people of Latin American culture kiss one another on each cheek when saying hello, and when it is someone closer they add a hug. It is also common to shake hands upon arrival and departure with someone. When introducing themselves to another person in a social situation they may use their title followed by their first name instead of their last. In the case of eye contact, a person who is social class wise below you will make little to no eye contact with you as a sign of social class standing. It is also socially acceptable to interrupt one another in conversation. People tend to be open to nudity (mostly on the beaches), and personal space is less of an issue with people, the more you know a person the less personal space you are likely to have when around that person. When meeting someone whether they are a business associate or a friend it is encouraged and key to be punctual. Lastly they are not a terribly confrontational group of people. Social class structure is based on economics, so your class is determined by your wealth in Brasil. The social class you fit into is determined by ones economic …show more content…
Unlike the United States though, Brasil has ten political groups instead of only two. Because of so many different parties, citizens are more politically divided. Voting is permitted to people of the ages 18 to 70, and anyone who can read and write. They run their elections much like the United States does. Back in 1937 the country fell from Democracy to Dictatorship until 1945 when President Vargas was removed from office, and the first election was held by the military. President Dutra won that election by a million votes. Problems unfortunately arose again when Vargas was voted back into office in 1950. He later committed suicide leaving only is influence behind. Catholicism stands as the primary religion of Brasil, although they have no official religion. People of Brasil have followed the Catholic faith since the beginning, mostly likely due to the countries discoverers from Portugal. Portugal being a Spanish country would have been a Catholic faith influenced country leading Brasil to follow in the same
Many may attribute this to their living in such a tropical climate where the lowest the temperature ever drops is 40 degrees. They like many people of Latin American culture kiss one another on each cheek when saying hello, and when it is someone closer they add a hug. It is also common to shake hands upon arrival and departure with someone. When introducing themselves to another person in a social situation they may use their title followed by their first name instead of their last. In the case of eye contact, a person who is social class wise below you will make little to no eye contact with you as a sign of social class standing. It is also socially acceptable to interrupt one another in conversation. People tend to be open to nudity (mostly on the beaches), and personal space is less of an issue with people, the more you know a person the less personal space you are likely to have when around that person. When meeting someone whether they are a business associate or a friend it is encouraged and key to be punctual. Lastly they are not a terribly confrontational group of people. Social class structure is based on economics, so your class is determined by your wealth in Brasil. The social class you fit into is determined by ones economic …show more content…
Unlike the United States though, Brasil has ten political groups instead of only two. Because of so many different parties, citizens are more politically divided. Voting is permitted to people of the ages 18 to 70, and anyone who can read and write. They run their elections much like the United States does. Back in 1937 the country fell from Democracy to Dictatorship until 1945 when President Vargas was removed from office, and the first election was held by the military. President Dutra won that election by a million votes. Problems unfortunately arose again when Vargas was voted back into office in 1950. He later committed suicide leaving only is influence behind. Catholicism stands as the primary religion of Brasil, although they have no official religion. People of Brasil have followed the Catholic faith since the beginning, mostly likely due to the countries discoverers from Portugal. Portugal being a Spanish country would have been a Catholic faith influenced country leading Brasil to follow in the same