Brazil

Guides from Brazil

• Music Memories in Brazil
• Sujeito De Sorte

Olá! Hello, from the beach to the forest.

BRASIL · BRAZIL

Lembranças · Souvenirs

Emblems of Brazil

• Wonderful City: Christ the Redeemer
• Boto Cor-De-Rosa: Meeting of Waters
• Iguazu Falls: Foz do Iguaçu
• Ponte Hercílio Luz: Hercílio Luz Bridge

Passaportes · Passports

Collect Brazil

• Florianópolis Passport: 5 Emblems in 5 places

Brasil em um minuto · Brazil in a minute

One word, no translation

• Saudade: The longing for someone or somewhere you love and miss. Brazilians say no other language has a word for it.
• Flag of Brazil: The sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889, with a star for each state and the Federal District, crossed by the motto Ordem e Progresso.
• Coat of arms of Brazil: A green and yellow star with the Southern Cross at its heart, on a sword, between branches of coffee and tobacco. Its ribbon names the republic and its first day, 15 November 1889.

Fale como local

Say it like a local

• Olá (hello)
• Tudo bem? (all good?)
• Obrigado · Obrigada (thanks)
• Valeu! (thanks, casual)

Comida · Food

Taste & celebrate

• Feijoada: Black beans slow-cooked with pork, served with rice and farofa.
• Picanha: The prized cap of the beef rump, grilled on skewers at a churrasco.
• Pão de queijo: Chewy cheese bread rolls made with cassava starch.
• Brigadeiro: Sweets of condensed milk and cocoa, rolled in chocolate sprinkles.
• Caipirinha: Cachaça with lime, sugar and ice: the national cocktail.
• Cafezinho: A small, strong, sweet coffee, offered as a welcome.

Festas · Festivals

Carnival: 47 days before Easter

Independence Day: National holiday