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Brazilian Customs
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Brazilian customs and traditions are different, like the country has its own traditions and customs. Some of them may be completely different, or even incomprehensible to foreigners. So, let’s get to know the culture, traditions and customs of the Brazilian people! Ready?
As everyone knows, the Brazilian people are very attached to football. Brazilians are natural in the game and addicted to watching the games. During the World Cup, employers install TV screens in the workplace to try to keep workers at work.
The enthusiasm about football in Brazil can only be next to a religion! People can get emotional about their teams and sometimes become violent around this sport.
In Brazil, vacations are usually long and frequent holidays. Hooray! Many holidays easily turn into long weekends. It’s common for Brazilian workers to get 30 days of paid leave and 11 days of official holidays. This goes to tell you holidays are sacred in Brazil.
Many Brazilians prefer to take their holidays between December and February, when it’s the summer in the country.
While talking, Brazilian body language is definitely something that many foreigners find it difficult to understand. Especially because some Brazilian hand gestures are not used in other countries, and maybe mean something else outside of Brazil.
For example, a thumbs up (which means in the American culture agree) is an obscene gesture in Brazil. So if you have a Brazilian friend, ask him to help you learn the gestures that Brazilians use all the time, in order to avoid problems and awkward moments!
Because the country is the largest coffee producer in the world, the typical breakfast consists of a cup of coffee with milk (likely hot milk and coffee mixture), and a piece of French bread.
Brazilian children drink a mixture of coffee and milk at breakfast. Breakfast also consists of fresh fruits, jam, cakes, cookies and more. Usually served around 7 AM. One of the customs of Brazilians is not to touch food with their hands.
So, the next time you are in a bar or restaurant in Brazil, keep in mind that Brazilians do not eat with their bare hands! They use a knife and fork for everything, even food that isn’t meant to have a fork and knife. If you eat with your hands in front of the Brazilians, be ready to criticize.
During your studies in Brazil, you’d know that Brazilians take a shower seriously. Good thing! The average Brazilian bathing time is at least twice a day. The weather is vicious, causing the Brazilians to bathe once in the morning and again at night.
In a humid summer, some Brazilians may bathe four times in a day. The Brazilians take a toothbrush with them, so they can brush their teeth up to four times a day. The typical Brazilian often brushes his teeth four times a day. This is associated with bathing activities. Brazilians have a craze to keep their teeth clean, which isn’t bad at all!
Along with football, samba, festivals and capoeira, the other most representative element of the Brazilian society is its family traditions. In fact, family is of utmost importance in Brazil, to the point that grown up children don’t leave their parents’ house until they get married.
Extended families remain close to one another and oftentimes, one of the children looks after their elderly parents.
Lag or being late is part of the culture of Brazilians. For example, if a date is set at two in the afternoon, expect their arrival four or five in the evening. If you are planning something with a Brazilian person, expect them to not come on time. But don’t stress over it – it isn’t because they don’t care, but it’s because they are comfortable and don’t really notice how time flies!
Also, If you go to a party hosted by a Brazilian and want to leave, you will always find the host asking you to “stay a little longer” and that it is “too early to go.” You should expect this often and explain the reason for your leaving the party, it’s part of the cultures.
In addition to this, you have to say goodbye to all the guests at the party before you leave. That’s one of the basic Brazilian customs and traditions!
Brazilian people are very caring and thoughtful, because the Brazilian culture is built on friendship and trust. They usually like to talk and hear from others, and most importantly, if you have a Brazilian friend, you have a friend for life.
Now that you are all set with the Brazilian customs and traditions. Here’s my top 10 tips to success in Brazil, to ensure a successful and safe study trip. Get to know them, and my other article like:
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Home > Blog > Brazilian Customs: How to Speed Up the Clearing Process
Bianca Lopez
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Brazilian digital consumers are very keen on purchasing from international websites. In fact, nearly half of them have purchased at least once from a foreign website and 22% are regular buyers. However, when it comes to receiving physical goods shipped from another country, local consumers might experience frustrating delays. We have already mentioned the challenges merchants face with the cross border sales of physical goods to Brazil, including the need to train customer support staff to deal with complaints regarding the delays.
Nevertheless, the merchant is not at fault in this situation. In reality, the buyer holds the power to try and speed up the clearing process by presenting their complaint to the right element of the chain, frequently the Receita Federal, the Brazilian customs.
Reclame AQUI , the popular internet portal where consumers can complain about businesses, has thousands and thousands of complaints registered against Brazilian customs. The vast majority of them refer to the delays in the clearing process. However, as the Receita Federal is a public entity, the complaints must be registered on the official channel of the Treasury Department (Ministério da Fazenda).
In many cases, the lack of personnel and the huge amount of international parcels to be processed manually on a daily basis – over 200,000 – means consumers often have to wait up to 40 days to receive their purchases. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for delays to happen. When the buyer tracks the parcel and sees details that it is sitting at the Brazilian customs waiting for inspection, there is a way to present a complaint in the hopes of speeding up the clearing process. This is how it can be done (the instructions are also available in Portuguese, so feel free to share them whenever a buyer contacts your store regarding delivery delays):
On the same page from step 2, it is possible to choose the option “Consulte sua mensagem” to verify the status of your complaint. The answers can be received in less than 24 hours. However, bear in mind that the main intent of the complaint is to notify the public entity of the poor conditions of the services provided. It might speed up the clearing process. But if it does not, it will still help towards the implementation of a better and more agile service on the Receita Federal side.
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Hi!
Do you know if this also would help if the package you shipped has to be sent backed to sender and is now stuck at customs via DHL ?
Hi. In theory, it should work regardless of the shipping method. Let me know how your experience goes so we can update the article! Good luck!
I’m still waiting on a response as to why my package still in customs it’s there from sept 12 2020 it was supposed to be delivered oct 14 2020 what’s the hold up please let me know I’m waiting on my refund
I sent a package through US Priority mail, and i believe it is being held up for a fee. Is there a number I can contact in order to verify?
Hey Bianca, pretty nice post, thank tou so much.
I’m on na similar situation, once my pack sent from USA to Brazil by UPS service which just arrived in Brazil in 18 April is until now in a delay of update and proccesing.
I hope the Brazilian custom service wich are processing my pack received from USA UPS get be improved.
Hey Bianca, very good post, thank you very much.
I’m in a similar situation as my package shipped from the US to Brazil via UPS service that just arrived in Brazil on April 18 is delayed in updating and processing.
I hope the Brazilian customs service that is processing my package received from US UPS will be improved.
Meu produto está mais de um mês e ainda n chegou o que eu faço
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