Specially the meal times, they eat rice, beans, beef and salads at lunch and in the breakfast use to eat bread with cheese and milk or coffee and fruits too.

They do a lot celebrations, Christmas, new years, carnival, june´s fest and  october´s fest. In the Christmas time they use take a gift for each other, in new years you can go out and drink some beers and drinks in the street without worrys about the police. Carnival is a most popular party in Brazil, they go out with fantasy and have fun with musics and dances, and the party finish after 4 days, sometimes in some regions like Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador could be a week party!

Finally, brazilians are friendly, they will treat you like family. When you introduce in some family or friends they use give a hugs and kisses, so don´t be afraid! They aren´t so pontual, so don´t be disappoint when a friend come late to your meeting.

When you experience our day-to-day life, you will notice that most of the people do like listening to samba, but not all the time and not just it. In a matter o fact, Brazil have many differents musical genres like pagode (reminds samba), sertanejo (kind of a brazilian country) or MPB (brazilian popular music), in which the preference varies depending in the region.

The famous "churrasco" is more of a way to get together with friends or family than a recurring meal. On our daily routine, expects usually three meals: a breakfast mainly composed by bread (with something like butter) and coffe; and a lunch and a dinner with rice, beans, some kind of meat and vegetable.

Lastly, pay attention to the overall receptiveness of the people, especially on the big cities. Overall we are hosts, but people in the street or traffic would often be stressed or in a hurry. So be aware of how you talk or approach them, otherwise you might learn some -not so kind- new words in portuguese.

I live in the countryside of Brazil, in the south region. Here and in my family, It's more usual to ask for blessings from your old relatives every time you see them and also refer to them more politely. It's a matter of respect to them but some families don't have this custom.

Besides that one It's extremely important to eat meals together, especially on sundays. In this lunch the family gathers and talks about the things. The food is very important too. On these weekends family meetings is very common to make a brazilian barbecue.This barbecue has different preparations than the US one and is very typical from here. It's important that you try it. Even if the delicious chicken heart seems a little too much.

And finally make sure to have fun checking the Festivals. They are also a big thing here in Brazil. In the countryside we love the June and July festivals. The food is amazing and has a lot of influences from the northeast region. 

First of all, you need to know about the Brazilian food, it’s kind of different from the rest of the planet, and the Brazian peoples, expected you know and like that. You probably need to like rice and beans, in some families all the meals have this. 

 Another thing is the celebration. In Brazil, some celebrations are very important, like christmas, new year, carnival, so, enjoy it with your family or, if you don’t believe, respect their culture these days. To celebrate it and other things, the Brazilian normally do a barbecue, it’s a very important costum, mostly in the south part.

One different tip, for your survival, is take care with your money, mainly in the tourist cities, because there are too many steals. So be careful and don’t carry too much money in the streets.

Finally, two more tips, the first one is  that in Brazil Sunday is sacred for most families, and they usually enjoy it with their family. And the second is to remember  you to be  a sociable person, and polite with the older ones. So do the half term, and you will be great there.