Culture Smart ! Brazil Summary

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The book Culture Smart! Brazil is a small book of 168 pages that you buy in the US for $9.95 dollars. The authors of the book are Sandra Branco and Rob Williams, Sandra is from Brazil and graduated from the Sao Paulo University in the communication field. in the other side, according to the book, Brazil Rob Williams " is a principal lecture in the department of Modern Language and Cultures at the University of Westminster in London, where he runs an MA program in International Liaison and Communication" (Culture Smart! Brazil). The credibility of the authors is important, is the way to notice that the book is written by educated people that they should had put effort on it. On the hand, the book is compound of 9 chapters some of this chapters …show more content…
Brazil is to inform the world and their own people about their country, also it tends to invite people to visit the country. An important section of the book is about their religion, customs and traditions, where they share a lot about their country. According to the book Culture Smart! "Brazil god is Brazilian, is undeniably true that God is everywhere in Brazil. Brazilians are a deeply religious people and there are many different faiths practiced within the country" (Branco, Williams 70). This part about the book seems to be just sharing about the their religious, but on the other hand is pretending to emotional convince religious people to visit the country. Another way of using pathos to emotional convince people is their football (Soccer) they share that the only country that has won 5 World Cups is Brazil. And tell me what fanatic would not what wants to go to Brazil to watch a great game of Soccer, they may become fanatics of the Brazilian …show more content…
Brazil was made for different audiences, travelers, lovers of reading, Brazilians, etc. The book was made for travelers because it has all the information about the greater things in Brazil. Example, the book tells about the tropical climates in the different regions, which are North, Northeast, Central West, South and Southeast. Each of the regions has a great place to meet such as the statue of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Southeast, The Amazonas in the North, and the better beaches and climate in the Northeast. Who would not want to visit Brazil after reading all the great and beautiful places that it has. Furthermore, it was for lovers of reading too, I like to read and while I was reading this book I enjoyed it. I enjoyed learning about their culture, climate, history, and how the country has evolved. After reading this book I would like to go to Brazil, to the Amazonas, where there still exist tribes and a lot of tropical species. Adding, the new generation should read this book and learn about their history, the past, their traditions and much

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