Over the two years while I lived in Brasil, I started to notice some of the things that you only see being done in Brasil, so a freind and I got together and made up this little list of things that we had both seen. It is not meant to be rude in any way, I love Brasil and it's people with all of my heart, its just every where you go in the world there will be these little things that people do that are different to you, and this was just my way of remembering these funny little things that I thought were different.

Desfrute!

You Might Be Brasilian If...

1. You get mad at people when they spell Brasil "Brazil"


2. You still wear speedos to the beach or pool.


3. You like Guarana more than Coke.


4. Someone tells you to be at a certain place at 1:00 pm, you don’t show up until 2:30 or 3:00 p.m.


5. You find yourself constantly watering the sidewalk, or sweeping the dirt.


6. You leave your house spotless when you have people coming over.


7. You can dance.


8. You go to a birthday party,and you can’t leave until you take that piece of cake home.


9. You eat rice and beans at least 7 days a week.


10. You know someone that lives in Boston.


11. You use the T.V. as you main source of light to save on the energy bill.


12. Your family is enormous because you don't have a T.V...


13. Your entire family goes to grandma’s house on Sundays for a big family get together….even when you guys see each other everyday.


14. You got a Brazilian flag hanging from your car’s rearview mirror.


15. You try to economize on the water bill by not flushing the toilet.


16. You are the loudest person in the room.


17. You understand Spanish, but when you say a word in Portuguese no one understands you.


18. Your breakfast consists of milk (leite com toddy) and coffee, bread with butter,and a piece of cake.


19. You have to ask your pastor if it's okay to visit another church.


20. You take soccer too seriously.


21. Your sense of commitment doesn't last more than 10 minutes.


22. The only English you knew as a kind was "What ez my namee?" or "What Time ez itch?"


23. You travel to Brazil and instead of taking a suitcase with all your stuff, you take presents for the entire family, the dog, the neighbor, not to mention the old/used clothes that you take just in case someone needs it.


24. You constantly find yourself mixing up the nationalities & Languages of other people such as "Hey German, Speak English!!!"


25. You know who Xuxa and Pele are.


26. You know how to play dominoes and cards.


27. You use terra cotta bricks to build stairs up to your house.


28. You use terra cotta bricks to build your house.


29. Before the age of 3 you can successfully make and fly your own kite. (pipa/papagaio)


30. To avoid becoming sensually overwhelmed you are required to stare at your feet while walking.


31. Your system in your car is worth 3 times the car itself.


32. You breast-feed in public.


33. You are so used to corruption that nothing surprises you anymore.


34. Your dog isn't neutered.


35. You need a treasure map to find your house.


36. You go to a bar and ask for salgadinhos with guarana.


37. You know what Capoeira is.


38. You mix up the pastors sermon with the karaoke machine at the neighboring bar.


39. You can do heavy construction, go to work, play sports, and lounge around the house all wearing the same pare of sandals.


40. You dont care about race or color. And once you come to the US, you realize what racism means.


41. You can name at least 30 soap operas and 10000 actors/actresses.


42. In front of your house there are 2 or more dry cement stains.


43. You know how to play volleyball and handball.


44. You play Piteca with a line on the road instead of a net.


45. You know who Os Trapalhoes, Turma da Monica, Zico, Caetano Veloso, Tom Jobim, Elis Regina, Ronaldinho, Jo Soares, Cazuza, Gilberto Gil, Silvio Santos, Roberto Carlos, Ayrton Senna, amd Carmem Miranda are.


46. BBQ means steak, sausage, chicken wings, pork, rice, farofa, molho and cerveja (or Guaraná).


47. You are driving down a hill and you put your car in neutral, and turn it off to save on gas.


48. Your toilet doesn't have a seat.


49. Your 16 year-old girlfriend has more hair on her body than you do.


50. Dressing up involves your best soccer jersey.


51. A "Moving Truck" consists of a wheelbarrow and bicycle tubes.


52. You use your agenda as a notebook, just to make yourself look important.


53. You give directions to a place you have never been to.


54. Everyone thinks you’re everything but Brazilian.


55. You think you know more about the U.S.A. than the people that live there.


56. You your thumb and index finger are slightly toasted from sucking the last drop out of your cigarettes.


57. Repentance is a necessary step after getting off the public bus.


58. You are too friendly.


59. You wear slippers... a lot!


60. Your idea of a "Hot Ride" is a 2.5 cylinder Fiat!


61. You know what it’s like to buy liquor without an ID.


62. You think you could run the U.S. better than the current president.


63. You know a lot about Samba and Pagode.


64. You confuse the trash can with the toilet!


65. You can get drunk off your own sweat.


66. You know what feijoada and pavé are.


67. You’re proud to be Brazilian.


68. People make comments about the way uoi spell Brasil.


69. Any holiday…being it official or not, is an excuse to stay home from work and take a week vacation.


70. You can successfully put your family on one bike and ride across town.


71. The children's greatest fear is your havianas (sandals).