a. Values, world view etc.
The world view of Brazilians is generally an optimistic one. They are a gregarious people, and enjoy company. Brazilians are out spoken, and this can sometimes give the impression that they are argumentative or short tempered, but this isn’t the case. Brazilians tend to be polychronic, preferring to “go with the flow” than stress about punctuality (excepting Sao Paulo). Politeness is an important part of the culture, as pushing and shoving is considered bad form. However, leering and catcalling is commonplace, and namely ignored. Brazilians are comfortable around each other, and see very little need for much personal space. They don’t mind crowds, and see nothing wrong with incidental touching of strangers in public …show more content…
Yet Brazilian have a special attraction to the US, and for American visitors, and seem predisposed to like them unless given a reason not to. This stems from the fact that Brazilians have access to a lot of American film and television. This gives them a topical familiarity with American culture, causing them to feel that they “know” American culture. While this is of course untrue, what they do know of American culture, they appreciate, seeing America and it’s people as daring and innovative. There is of course some suspicion of Americans as well, especially in Copacabana and Rio. This may stem from the prevalence of American men as sexual tourist in Brazil, and as a BRICS country, some will defiantly claim more affinity to Russia or China, citing American foreign policy or consumerism as the root of distrust/hatred.
2) Economic environment
a. GDP/capita, economic growth macro-economics/micro-economics factors etc. The Brazilian GDP was recorded ate 2346.12 billion USD in 2014, adjusted for the purchasing power parity. It has since been predicted to grow of -2.6% each year. This GDP is approximated at about 87% of the universal average. Per capita, the number is more like 12335 USD on average, but saw an all-time high in 2013 of about 15518.50 …show more content…
The minimum wage in Brazil is $335 USD, which seems to contradict the above figure. Though Brazil is credited for lowering its poverty rates and improving its position in the Gini index (54.7), it still shows a highly unequal distribution of the family income. The number of favelas is on the rise, and even with the burgeoning opportunities for Brazil and it’s ever rising GDP, these benefits are least felt by the Negro Jovene (Black Youth) living within. Approximately 16% of the Brazilian population lives below the poverty line, while almost 6% are
The world view of Brazilians is generally an optimistic one. They are a gregarious people, and enjoy company. Brazilians are out spoken, and this can sometimes give the impression that they are argumentative or short tempered, but this isn’t the case. Brazilians tend to be polychronic, preferring to “go with the flow” than stress about punctuality (excepting Sao Paulo). Politeness is an important part of the culture, as pushing and shoving is considered bad form. However, leering and catcalling is commonplace, and namely ignored. Brazilians are comfortable around each other, and see very little need for much personal space. They don’t mind crowds, and see nothing wrong with incidental touching of strangers in public …show more content…
Yet Brazilian have a special attraction to the US, and for American visitors, and seem predisposed to like them unless given a reason not to. This stems from the fact that Brazilians have access to a lot of American film and television. This gives them a topical familiarity with American culture, causing them to feel that they “know” American culture. While this is of course untrue, what they do know of American culture, they appreciate, seeing America and it’s people as daring and innovative. There is of course some suspicion of Americans as well, especially in Copacabana and Rio. This may stem from the prevalence of American men as sexual tourist in Brazil, and as a BRICS country, some will defiantly claim more affinity to Russia or China, citing American foreign policy or consumerism as the root of distrust/hatred.
2) Economic environment
a. GDP/capita, economic growth macro-economics/micro-economics factors etc. The Brazilian GDP was recorded ate 2346.12 billion USD in 2014, adjusted for the purchasing power parity. It has since been predicted to grow of -2.6% each year. This GDP is approximated at about 87% of the universal average. Per capita, the number is more like 12335 USD on average, but saw an all-time high in 2013 of about 15518.50 …show more content…
The minimum wage in Brazil is $335 USD, which seems to contradict the above figure. Though Brazil is credited for lowering its poverty rates and improving its position in the Gini index (54.7), it still shows a highly unequal distribution of the family income. The number of favelas is on the rise, and even with the burgeoning opportunities for Brazil and it’s ever rising GDP, these benefits are least felt by the Negro Jovene (Black Youth) living within. Approximately 16% of the Brazilian population lives below the poverty line, while almost 6% are