/r/Brazil
A subreddit for the international community to discuss all things Brazil!
The sub for the international community to discuss all things Brazil in English!
Head over to /r/Brasil for the Portuguese sibling to this subreddit!
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/r/Brazil
Hello, I'm Brazilian. Can someone recommend me good food stores in São Paulo, maybe supermarket or related, to buy food for my foreign friends? I'm going to travel abroad and I want to bring them some interesting brazilian snacks.
Hi, I'm a diabetic American living in Brasil. I have no clue how to get diabetes supplies here, not even the first place to start. Could anyone help me out from step #1 or point me towards somewhere to get this information?
Hi! I’ll be in rio next week for New Years and the top of my list is to catch a ride on one of the carreta furacaos. It’s seems like most of them run in smaller cities.
Does any one know of any that will be in Rio during the time I’m there? Greatly appreciate any help!
Apparently there was a failed school shooting attempt in Natal by a 19 year old woman named Lyedja Yasmin. As a Brazilian, what do you think of this?
Hey everyone, leaving for Rio in February and had some questions about accommodations. Currently looking at airbnbs to stay in for about two weeks from mid February till the end. I’m trying to decide on the type of accommodation I should choose. I’ll be staying in Ipanema so my understanding is that everywhere should be fairly safe. The place I’m looking at is a ground floor studio inside of a villa. Just wondering if it’s substantially more safe to stay in an apartment with door man etc. From my understanding most of the crime in Rio outside of favelas is pretty crime like muggings/robberies. Are home invasions and burglaries also fairly common or is that something I shouldn’t worry about. Also worth message apparently this villa has a concierge/door man that lives on site. However I’m the only one going to be living inside of the studio so I’m not sure how that works. Are these villas something common to Brazil/Rio?
I’m English and looking to go to São Paulo game when in Brazil in February, any advice on how/where to get tickets?
Hello everyone!
I am a studying cultural anthropology student and I am doing a project on the Portuguese language, specifically how the different dialects are seen and how speakers of those dialects interact with each other.
I would appreciate if any Portuguese speakers (any dialect) could take the time to fill out my survey!
Any Indian in or around Vila Olímpia, São Paulo?
I got a job in Pura Vida Hostel Rio for two months (May, June 2025).
Rio has always been my dream location.However I am worried that I wont meet any english speakers around my age (21 F Irish) and will feel lonely.
The easier option would be for me to go somewhere in Europe(thinking barcelona) instead but Rio really fascinates me.
Will it still be worth going at my age?
These slick dudes apparently put me on a monthly sub even though the rep spoke english and explicitly agreed to only a month. I tried canceling and getting a new card but apparently American Express notifies all merchants of your new card details lmao. I keep googling contact information but I don’t have a CPF to do it online nor can I call local numbers from the US let alone speak enough Portuguese to explain what I need. The whatsapp service seems to only be for purchasing even more. At a loss here and I only found info on alternatives and what not to do next time. Any help is appreciated
This may be a tad off topic here, I'm making my coworker a quilt for secret santa and the biggest thing she talks about is going home to visit her family in Brazil. Looking for inspiration for colors/patterns to include in the quilt that will remind her of home. 😅
Hello everyone Did anybody recently went to costa rica from rio da janerio if yes then did they ask u for yellow fever vaccination card I got mine but it is not administered for 10 days it mean when i travel to costa rica from rio de janerio which i will be here for few days It will be only 6 days after the shot Is it still possible for me to not get denied ?
Hello, we are some Italian university students and we are currently doing a project about a PV power plant in Brazil. To do this project we need the data about the cost of electricity in your country on hourly base throughout the year. We are having problems finding this data due to linguistic barriers. If someone is kind enough to send us some links where we can download this data it would be immensly grateful.
Question for the foreigners who used to live in Brazil permanently but decided to live, eventually. What made you leave Brazil and where have you moved to? Where did you live here in Brazil?
IMDb says they are reality tv shows, but https://www.oranchodomaia.online/ says you have to follow to watch. Is there an actual show, or is it just a bunch of Instagram stories? Are they the same show? I am very confused...
Hello, I am moving to São Paulo in January and will be living there for at least 6 months. I speak Portuguese pretty well, nearly fluently so I won't have many problems figuring my way around language barriers. I am looking for advice on finding an apartment to rent and for things to do/watch out for. Events to attend and must-see things. Also wondered how much I will be spending each month on essentials, the the university I will be going to is fgveasp so I will want to live in a neighbourhood close by.
Thank you in advance:)
Hi everyone! I’ll be visiting Brazil for three weeks starting mid-January, and I’d love some recommendations to make the most of my trip.
Here’s my plan: I’ll be in São Paulo with a friend (he’s a São Paulo native) for the first week, in Rio de Janeiro with him for the second week, and then back in São Paulo on my own for the third week.
We’re both pretty outdoorsy, love food, love music, fitness, the beach, sunshine, and surfing. I’m also a huge fan of art, so any suggestions that align with these interests would be amazing! For some random context, we originally met in Los Angeles while he was there studying English, and now I’m visiting Brazil to see his country. I speak pretty minimal Portuguese, and he speaks some basic English.
During the first two weeks, we’ll be getting around São Paulo and Rio by either his car or motorcycle. We’ll also be driving from São Paulo to Rio and back, so if there are any interesting places to stop along the way, I’d love suggestions for that too!
I’d especially love tips for exploring São Paulo solo as a female traveler during my third week—any safe and fun activities or places I shouldn’t miss? Also, for my third week while I’m solo, any recommendations on hotel locations near whatever I should be visiting would be very helpful. I won’t have a car and will be getting around on my own.
Thanks so much for your help! I’m super excited to experience Brazil!
ADDITIONAL EDIT: When we stay in Rio de Janeiro, my friend is suggesting we stay in Barra da Tijuca. I understand that's a distance away from the major touristic things, but I think that's the point, for us to just relax for some of it. We'll drive into town when we want to see other stuff. Thoughts on that area?
Is 2000BRL enough to sustain myself for one month in Vila Olimpia, São Paulo? Can i manage accommodation and food with this?
Sometimes official crime rates are meaningless. For example, I am a US citizen with permanent residence in Mexico. According to the US state department, I live in the most dangerous state in Mexico. I have lived here since 2017 and have never seen or experienced any type of crime, and the only crime I have heard of from people I know is a carjacking three years ago. So these statistics are pretty much meaningless to the average person. Supposedly, Brazil has a very high crime rate, but my friends in São Paulo tell me that there is a high crime rate, but it is heavily concentrated in specific areas and is not the general rule in Brazil. My friend told me that theft of cell phones seems to be one of the major crimes committed, but in the past couple years there has been less of that as well. Opinions?
Looking to travel to Parnaiba, Piaui from the US in May 2025.
What should I know? Expect? Costs? Buy a bicycle there kkkk?
Just applied for the VFS EVISA
My Brazilian friends keep saying i should go down there specifically because of the exchange rate and its apparent advantages, but then have no idea what thing’s actually cost because they’re basically americans now and never go back.
What does this mean for Americans traveling there? Obviously 6.1/1, but as someone who doesnt travel much what does this $1usd buy you? Can i live like a king if i decided to go to ES with $1000?
New Year's Eve is just around the corner, and wherever in Brazil you're planning to spend your first moments of the coming year, there are some things you ought to do if you wanna celebrate like a local!
Brazilian New Years are full of tradition, most of them tied to Afro-Brazilian religions, and some tied to traditions brought by the great amount of immigrants from all over the world that moved to this diverse country.
I'll be listing here some of the most known and followed traditions + some others that I've seen or partook in throughout my life as a Brazilian. I also hope other Brazilians will share any traditions I might not know/forget to list here
Wearing white : If you don't wanna stand out like sore thumb, you have to wear white. Wearing white during New Years celebrations is one of the traditions that came from Afro-Brazilian religions, and while followers of these religions are a minority in the overall population, the majority of Brazilians will wear white clothes. If you wanna follow this tradition to a T, your look should be brand new clothes (as in never worn) and fully white, but just your good old white shirt should suffice.
Colourful underwear : no, I'm not joking. Colourful underwear is a big part of Brazilian New Years traditions, so much so that at the end of the year you'll find shops selling packs of underwear with all the colours of the rainbow. The colour of underwear you choose to wear represents what you want the most for the coming year, yellow for money, red for passion, pink for love, blue for health, green for luck etc. The underwear should be brand new as well, but don't worry, the underwear police isn't too strict
The sea (and other bodies of water): you got your white clothes and colourful underwear on, and what is the best fit for this combo? If you thought was "it couldn't possibly be water", well, think again. Yemanjá, known to many religions as the orixá of water, is quite celebrated during Brazilian New Years. After midnight, people go to the sea shore to jump 7 waves, while making 7 wishes for the coming year, the number 7 representing the Orixá Exú. After that they will have a dip in the water, clothes and all, to "wash away" the previous year and come out renewed.
Flowers for Yemanjá : you might spot people around buying and selling white flowers before New Year's Eve. The white flowers are thrown to the sea as an offering to Yemanjá, as a way to pay your respects and ask for protection for the coming year.
Eating lentils : brought in by the massive amount of Italian immigrants that moved to Brazil, you may find lentils as a dish served in a New Year's Eve dinner. Eating lentils on New Year's Eve is said to bring good fortune and prosperity for the coming year.
Pomegranate seeds : if you are really aiming for a prosperous New Year, here's a bit of labour for you (specially if you're already drunk): get a pomegranate, take out 9 seeds, suck the little bit of flesh from each seed (one by one), when they are finally clean put them in your wallet and keep them there throughout the whole year.
Bathing in salt and herbs : if there's some truly brazilian it is showering, people here will shower at least once a day. With that in mind, a tradition that involves washing yourself shouldn't come as a surprise. While there are many ways to follow this tradition, the one I was taught goes like this: boil about 2 pitchers of water, divide it between 2 containers, the first one you will add coarse salt and the second herbs. Wait for the boiling water to cool down to a temperature you feel comfortable with, take these containers to the shower with you, first ladle the water + coarse salt over yourself as to cleanse yourself from all you endured this year, when you're done with that mix laddle yourself with the water + herbs mix, to bring good energies.
The usual suspects : you might have just arrived to the end of this list overwhelmed and lost, thinking that your usual New Year's holiday trip turned out to be something completely alien to you, but don't worry, typical New Years' traditions we see all around the globe are also done here. We also drink and party, watch the fireworks, kiss and pop the champagne at midnight, just like everyone else.
I'll end this list saying: don't feel obligated to follow all of these traditions, choose as many as you want and follow them as strictly or as loosely as you would like. Sure, you can just not follow any of these, but where would be the fun in that? I've wrote these down as I feel that spending your New Year in Brazil without doing any of these rituals is missing out on really unique experiences, for many people this is a once in a lifetime trip, so make the most of it.
Hello! My partner and I are going to Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro for his birthday, Christmas and New Years Eve. Its gonna be packed and we are trying to have a good variety of how to split up the main attractions during our stay. So I really need help planning the day, Im really struggling planning his birthday abroad and make it different to the other days. I have a smaller budget than him but I want to make it amazing as he has done the same for me in the past.
I only know that I want to take him to Fogo De Chao and that will be the big budget item. Im thinking during sunset on the water will be nice. Besides that Im at a loss finding activities besides hiking, beach time and other restaurants/ bars. Im thinking a nightclub towards the end of the night but not sure which one.
Please please, recommendations or suggestions would be highly appreciated.
I came across various sources some that claim that because of it poverty fell by a whopping 41% and others that claim that it was nothing more then a political maneuver to secure lower class votes. So I was wondering how is it remembered today, if at all?
I’m travelling into Brazil from the USA Ina few weeks and I’m wondering if I can bring zyns into the country without getting stopped. They are small nicotine patches that go on ur upper lip.