The first concept that strikes a European when he or she thinks about Brazil is far away. This country is well-liked by the vast majority of European citizens and yet their knowledge of Brazil is often times shallow and full of clichés –carnival, soccer, beaches, hot women, you name it. Below is a list of the things that shock Europeans who come to Brazil for the first time.
- Brazil is enormous. In acreage terms, to say “I am going to Brazil” is as vague as saying “I am going to Europe”. The territory of Brazil is about 8.5 million square kilometers, occupying almost half (47%)of Latin America. Brazil holds about 20% of the global biodiversity, and is the fifth most populous country in the world.
- A European who goes to Rio Grande do Sul is likely to be disappointed: it is very different from Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. Sao Paulo deserves its own footnote as the third largest city in the world after Mexico City and Tokyo. It has 2,578 skyscrapers very close to each other, and its streets are jammed by more than 6 million vehicles, and no other city in the world has as many helicopters. It does not reflect, indeed, the mental postcard image of a Brazilian town.
- Brazilians are extremely polite. Far more gentle than many Europeans and, without a doubt, infinitely sweeter and more courteous than you average foul-mouthed Spaniard. We find this very remarkable, and we truly appreciate it.
- Customs. There are customs and border police in state boundaries that carry out routine checks to road travelers. Customs with one country? We find this very shocking since Europeans can and travel across the borders of more than 20 countries without ever having to use our passport.
- Japanese Brazilians? Although this ethnic peculiarity is specific to Sao Paulo, few Spaniards know that this city has the largest Japanese population in the world outside of Japan. That is why there are literally hundreds of sushi bars in town.
- The variety of juices. In Spain the universal juice is orange juice. Consuming other types would be an oddity. Spaniards become astounded with the he variety of juices they find in Brazil –mango, pineapple, acai, cashew, acerola… the list never ends, they are all delicious and Spaniards love them (as long as they don’t go crazy with the sugar, which they sometimes do).
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