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[edit] Mulato
I changed the text about the "mulata" being the tipical brazilian. It is true that the tipical brazilian is multi-ethincal, but "mulato" is a term used only for half-black, half-white people.
[edit] Carmen Miranda
Added the information that Carmen Miranda was, in fact, portuguese, not brazilian.
16:20, 25 May 2005 (UTC)eduardo.krk
[edit] Coffe and water
I removed the bit about coffee being like tea for the Brits, because it means nothing without some cultural context. If coffee is important, say it's important. If drinking coffee is an important daily ritual, or a rite of manhood or a spiritual experience, then say that. Tuf-Kat
That's fine. It actually does have some significance considering that most Brazilians drink coffee for breakfast everday. In fact, the word for "breakfast" means "coffee in the morning" (cafe da manha) in Portuguese. Because much of the world was colonized by the British ppl assume the world at large drinks tea. This was my point to differentiate Brazil's culture from others. Coffee was probably consumed early on because the water was so dirty anyway they thought of a manner to make it more presentable. So I guess it might be considered a daily ritual. What do you think? Nhishands4ever
- All that would be good to put in -- I just thought the original was so vague (at least for me) as to be meaningless. Tuf-Kat 03:17, Sep 4, 2003 (UTC)
- The water in brazil is very sanitary... and in much cases it is mineral natural water, in some rural places, water can have some color, but this is minimal. i dont know what is this font of information, but it is wrong Suns
- We drink our coffe with milk, smart guy. Did you know that is a common fact that some airport guards have to stop some tourist from embarking back to their home country because they thought things like that about our water and did not bath for their whole stay (some weeks) in brazil? I think I should add how bath is sacred on the article.--Alexandre Van de Sande 22:45, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] South
I like the article, but I think the comment the south is the second richest in terms of culture" may be potentially problematic. There may be things from South which may make their 'cultural richness' more bovious to a Brazilian person (especially the influence of immigrant populations which may stand out to a Brazilian, who may take other less foreing manifestations of culture in other regions for granted)... but that is not to say theat they are in fact culturally richer than another state. I left it there, but would like to raise the point (and hopefully have the comment removed/ fixed.). --> I have also changed the order of two sentences around in the 'day-to-day' bit, so that the ethnicity comment contrasts with the 'instead' of the social class comment (otherwise, it was unclear what the 'instead' refered too). Thanks guys. AnandaLima 00:53, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Ethnic
another quick note: I am still not sure that it is good idea to say 'instead' there (day-to-day section comment on social class), as it may misleading in suggesting that there is no ethnicity classification (e.g. racism) in Brazil. (while it is true that social class seems to be very important, there is still some consideration of ethnicity and racism. I only edited for clarity and have not changed the idea expressed by the original writer, but perhaps it is better to take the 'instead' part of the comment and simply add the social class comment without implying that it replaces ethnicity considerations. What do you think? AnandaLima 00:58, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Spam filter
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I can't add those links on the article. our spam filter thinks nice guy dibbel is a spammer. How do I fix it?--Alexandre Van de Sande 22:45, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Bad English
The article must be revised by someone. It contains some mistakes. For instance, there is no such word as "ufanistic"... Manuel Mendes de Carvalho 15:00, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Religions in Brazil
While the autor has been very fortunate in hi sexemplification of Brazil largely multi-cultural background, he made a grave mistake by saying that "brazilian catholics have adopted some elements of Buddism, Hinduism..."(and so on).
The brazilian Catholic Church is one solid institution, and the official religion to the vast majority (85% +) of the brazilian people. In certain areas (like the NorthEast) elements of african religions were incorporated by the slaves into catholicism so that they could still worship their deities without being persecuted, and not the other way around, as the article puts it.
Also, there are no elements of Buddism, Xantoism, Hinduism or any other eastern religious linked to Catholicism in Brazil. Nevertheless, religious freedom is a deep and respected quality of Brazil.
- According to the official 2000 census, Roman Catholics account for only 75 % of the Brazilian population (NOT 85 % + as you have suggested). Moreover, Brazil has not had an official religion since the establishment of the republican regime in 1889. Like France or the United States, the Brazilian Republic is strictly secular.
[edit] Family
I appreciate the dedication to do this topic about brazilian culture but i think this is a stereotype for brazilian family that i don't believe shows the reality of Brasil, this "curiosity" should show the fonts that have guided to this statement. I laughed a lot when he said that was common in Brasil people leave their work for a couple of hours to lunch together, I am sorry but this Brasil that he describes belong to what century ? XVII ?
[edit] family
I read one readers note about this issue saying that people in Brazil don't have the habits of having lunch together and resting before returning to work, also that this is an old image of another century.. well, that's not correct. Maybe it doesn't apply to every family to have habits such as these but in Recife and Sao Paulo, it was always very common to see that. My family has always had these habits and also my friends' families.
[edit] Beach Culture
Look at Brazilian beach culture. If that contribution is invalid in "Culture of Brazil," then you may as well say that Brazil isn't a soccer country.
If you want to claim vanity or point of view, I would suggest visiting modern-day Brazil and examining the beaches as if an anthropologist, interested in sexual mores. What I say is certifiable fact.
There is no vanity. Brazil is a culture that is known to fetishize the female backside as opposed to the slightly more common "frontal fetishism" in North America. I think it is worth noting.
Culture is not culture without sexuality, period.
Please do not erase my contribution.
- It needs to be sourced. Find published newspaper or TV sources that will back up what you say. You can really say what you said about Brazilian women about any nationality of women, and any nationality of men. Your wording wasn't very NPOV either. Mike H. That's hot 07:52, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
I see where the NPOV was at fault in my contribution. If I was to remove point-of-view, however, I think my contribution would be worth keeping. Perhaps agreed? Onto sources:
As you spoke of sources.. I have found several Internet articles of reputable stature that support my statement, and in acceptable detail. I don't know about published newspapers, but from what I've seen, read, heard about Brazilian beach culture, my comments still seem undeniably solid, perhaps even noble. Also, worthwhile of this cultural article.. minus the NPOV or vanity of my last entry.
I'd like to give it another go 'round.
- Then go ahead. If it's sourced and in a more neutral light, I don't see why it can't be in the article. :) Mike H. That's hot 09:44, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] This article is really bad
I am sorry to say, but that is probably one of the worst articles I've seen on the Wikipedia so far. It is just a useless collection of clichés and stereotypes with plenty of factually inaccurate information. As a matter of fact, I wonder if an article on "Brazilian culture" should even exist considering that Brazil is actually a big, diverse, multicultural country where culture properly shows great variation depending on one's regional, ethnic/racial or social background. I suggest that this article be officially considered as a candidate for deletion.200.177.0.128 03:29, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Article not well written
I read the article and it is a transliteration of Brazilian Portuguese into English. For example, "Culture of Brazil"(Cultura do Brasil) should be Brazilian Culture (which is more English like). I will edit and expand the Brazilian Culture article. - —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Designium (talk • contribs).
- The tone on this page is still very problematic including all sorts of weird statements like "While the ideal image of some cultures is the idea of a white Protestant living next to an African-background person or a Jew..." What culture? What does this have to do with anything? There are a lot of "some people" referred to in this article and it doesn't sound encyclopedaeic at all. Moreover - what is meant by "Curiosities"? I'll try to clean this up more - AKeen 16:25, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- I just removed the section previously titled "curiosities," which read more like a "quirks of Brazilians" guide. The same stereotypes about "always being late," "having a big, happy family over for a meal", etc are not applicable to all Brazilians, and can be similarly used to describe almost any other culture on the planet. They had no place being in an article about the culture of Brazil. - AKeen 21:28, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Added Cuisine and Religion sections
I removed the vandalism and other minor things. (somebody has put that Cows flys in Brazil!) I added the cuisine part and I separated the original introductory paragraph into a section on its own. Further additions will be made. - —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Designium (talk • contribs).
- Designium is on the right track. Following this lead, I'm creating a new outline for the page. Instead of concentrating mostly on idiosyncrasies and "a typical Brazilian...." - the article needs to include sections on:
- Carnival
- Cuisine (Already here)
- Cinema
- Literature
- Music
- Sports
- Religion (Already here)
-AKeen 16:46, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
