One thing that is really funny is that when someone talks about Brazil, 80% of the comment section becomes Brazilian people talking. (Yes I'm a Brazilian too)
sim meu amigo e é por isso que o brasil é visto como uma grande fazenda de clicks para influencers gringos, qualquer conteúdo que eles criam sobre o brasil terá muito mais visualização do que os conteúdos normais. existem estudos sobre isso e há um movimento crescendo pra conscientizar as pessoas que esse holofote na gente é mais um modelo de negócio do que interesse cultural
man, I'm Italian (some years older than you) and I live in Brazil, interior São Paulo, since 2007 with my Italian wife and son (plus my second son that was born here). You gave a really accurate description of how Brazil appears to a stranger. Nowadays I could not believe in the past I was different from that... endless parties and dinners, so many people, friends, beers, wine, etc. I now understand why sometimes strangers seems to be rude to the Brazilian people. Brazilians are so friendly, so cute, so wonderful that a stranger need some time to equalize. Brazil is a state of mind.
I am not Brazilian by birth - but my earliest memories are of Brazil because we moved there when I was 4. I live in the US now, but I miss so much the friendliness and extrovert culture of Brazil. Friends, family, fun. I still feel I connect better to Brazilian culture than to the one in the States. SAUDADES!!
My wife is Brazilian and I have been there six times. Her whole family, all the friends and even strangers welcomed me. The warmth is intoxicating as it is so opposite of the United States. Our plans call for a farm on a rolling hill in the Brazilian countryside.
I'm British and I've lived in Brazil for 13 years and what I really love is that you are not watched by CCTV and how the people just get on with each other and people really don't care what you do as long as you are nice
I am an American living here now too with my partner. I have heard 5 more minutes so many times LOL. this is very true. I live here now over 2 years. Best decision I ever made.
Lived in Brazil for a year when I was 25. Very gregarious friendly people. “Goste de voce” I heard all the time. So much I stopped taking it seriously, but it comes from just a love of life. I also love the way you say “Brazil is bumpy”, in stead of complaining about their road maintenance (which suffered from political corruption). Very diplomatic:). Anyway, yes, lovely people, lush and beautiful country!
@@Koryyd grew up in Brazil and felt the same as an introvert , happier outside Brazil now because I don’t have to kiss and hug everyone all the time lol. Just family and friends I’m close with
As a programmer with almost 20 years of experience, I have received many offers to work in the USA and Europe. I was always sure that I would never leave this country. Despite everything, this is still the best place in the world for me.
Brazilian here. His comment 5:13 about brazilian popular music is SOOO ON POINT! Many songs and artists from older decades are apreciated by all ages because their songs became popular classics. It's common to see even teenagers apreciating some songs that their parents and even grandparents used to hear. Like old sambas, forró, axé, sertanejo witch is a form of country music and etc. Even songs from the 19th century are still sung by people ocasionally. No joke. There are many "marchinhas de carnaval" (carnival march), old sambas and "modão sertanejos" (popular country music) that were commposed in the end of the 19th century that sometimes you hear at bars and partys. Also candoblé music (african religion that was brought by slaves) have influence over people of all ages to this day.
During the 70s and 80s Brazil went through a golden age of music. The best was as good as anything being produced anywhere else. There is a long list of stars who emerged and I apologise for any omissions: Tom Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Roberto Carlos, Elis Regina, Alcione, Emilio Santiago, Toquinho, Chico Buarque, Beth Carvalho, Rita Lee, Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, Ivan Lins, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Maria Bethania, Jorge Ben, Djavan, Marina Lima, Lulu Santos, Guilherme Arantes, Daniela Mercury, Maria Monte, Zizi Possi. The groups are not so strong, compared to the UK, but Boca Livre, Paralamas and Skank stand out.
O negócio é que a música dos anos 90 pra cá sofreu uma queda absurda de qualidade em relação à época de ouro, que foi principalmente entre o final dos anos 60 e a metade dos anos 80. A partir do final dos século XX, passamos pra idade das trevas na música, só lixo. Pouquíssima coisa presta.
Im english, my wife passed on,my son was teaching english in brasil, so i came here to live out my retirement,everything you say is spot on. 8 years for me
I am a Brazilian and I hate saying goodbye to everyone, and sometimes people do get hurt. So annoying. I once went to Germany and some German folks who met me had all their thoughts about Brazil blown up by me because I'm not into carnaval, or samba, or capoeira, or football, or F1. I like many things, but almost nothing that people think is what all Brazilians like. My culture is not the culture that is exported as the genuine Brazilian soul.
I am a Brazilian and my main client is from the US. It's funny that very often I get into meetings and hear American folks discuss soccer, many times mentioning Brazil directly and some other relatable things to Brazilian culture without being able to keep up or even engage in the conversation. They say I'm the weirdest Brazilian they ever met. Some things for me are unspeakable such as a certain ritual which happens every single year... Sometimes I get a bit upset for seeing my homeland notably known by so many sickening things, but once in a while someone like Sam makes so really spot on remarks about what goes beyond the bad (in my personal opinion) things.
I had a somewhat similar experience in the other direction. I’m American, and when I went to Brazil, I was a lot different than what they expected based on their presuppositions regarding Americans and other Americans they had met. While there certain general things one can say about cultures, people are different everywhere.
Brazilian here. As we all do: If we see "video about brazilians", we stop what we are doing and came here to check it. Loved and smiled a lot ! You really described real things here, like the way we say goodbye. Its exactly the way you said.
The houses are so close to each other because it was a legacy of European colonization, here there are many Portuguese, Italians, Spanish, there were also Dutch and then Japanese Germans, we are a great mix of races
Hey Sam! Your video popped on my screen suddenly, but it's was great. I have lived CT and FL for 35 years now, so I've become americanized in many ways, but one thing I can not and will never get used to is how careless many Americans can be when it comes to that. Often, I'm engaged in a conversation that seems everyone is enjoying it, and suddenly, they turn around and leave without even saying 'goodbye'. Otherwise, when Americans notice your warm reception, the majority will respond comparably. All they need is a little spark thown at them. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Brazil is an amazing, beautiful country, indeed, With lots of natural resources, landscapes, nice weather, tasteful food, beverages, and desserts, plus a plenty of diversity and social interactions at its best. Being brazilian, and based on my own experiences, can tell that, if you're a wealthy or at least a mid-class person, you'll find it here as funny, enjoyable and delightful as heaven. Otherwise, being poor, or having low income will not make it possible for you to enjoy Brazil at its most, (neither at its average, probably ) 'cause everything here is pretty expensive, but the basic livings and essential goods.
@@TheSamBeck I share the same expectations with you. Be sure you're welcome to our country whenever you want to come back again. And let's think that, in a near future, inequality will not be a major issue here as it's still today. 😉🫵🤗
I’m an American, married to a Brazilian. I’ve been speaking Portuguese for 45 years (we speak Portuguese at home). We live in the States, but visit her family every year. I’ve spent a couple of years in Brazil altogether. I found the list interesting. I can’t help but think about how Brazil has changed in 45 years, some things for the good and some not. That was an interesting list. I’ll mention some things I found interesting, which is food courts. If you go to a mall or shopping area in Brazil, there will be food courts, as in the U.S., only imo far superior to the U.S. where typically the food is really bad. In Brazil I often found great food at the food courts, and often inexpensive. Something I found funny was places like Burger King will be expensive, but really popular for Brazilians where they’d have buffets with rice and beans, lots of things to include, for like $5 (dollars), which seemed like preferring an expensive not so good thing to an inexpensive better thing, but it’s human nature everywhere to like things from elsewhere. Labor is inexpensive in Brazil, so you can come across things like a sandwich shop where they took like an hour to make the sandwich and it cost $7 or $8. I found this interesting in a couple ways, one being taking 45 minutes at least to make a sandwich, which is unbearably long for an American, and the other that they can make money doing this. This was in the interior of São Paulo. As I recall, they had an ice cream cone for dessert for $1, like you could find in the U.S. 50 years ago if you were lucky. Water parks there are far less expensive and not nearly so crowded. They’ll have huge selections of wine in supermarkets where the expensive bottles are $10. (you can also find specialty wins stores that have super expensive wine). I noticed at a coffee shop about the same size as one I frequented in the U.S., the U.S. one would have 3 or 4 people to run it whereas the Brazilian one had maybe a dozen people. Because the labor costs are so much lower, they could afford to have many more employees, so if you wanted something, there was someone right there for you. They’re far more socially connected there. It’s dangerous to over generalize, but there’s no comparison based on the circles I’m in.
we listen all types of music... we respect the history, and love a new music too.. Brazil bro, is a misture of all people the world.. European people in migration years ago, africa people, japan people, that is why we have diversity here
It's SO good to watch another impressions-about-us video that does NOT utter the words "samba" or "bossa nova", especially when you got the opportunity to talk about our genres!
😂 happy you enjoyed it brother! Thank you for watching!
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About the number three (the "bumpy" issue), it's about temperature (and costs). As asphalt gets hotter, it starts to be more flexible. If you joint that with overloaded trucks/buses, then you mess with the streets. Second, as it rains A LOT here, the rain plumb system is also overloaded, that meaning more maintenances, and those maintenances means more openings at the streets. About the number four (how close houses are), it's a portuguese heritage. As a colonial heritage, Brazil first wasn't for rich people. The first habitants here (besides the indigenous people) was portuguese convicts, pirates (most british, but also dutch), portuguese settlers, so there wasn't rich people. The Brazil's republic started just in 1889, so Brazil's as a democratic country exists only by 135 years (USA have 248 years since independence). Our democracy isn't a good democracy. As a huge country, with bad politicians, you know what that lead to, right? You can say "people, do your job and choose the right politicians", but as you already noticed, the climate and the nature here are awesome, so people just chill, (unhappily) not bothering about politics.
It has nothing to do with temperature. The USA is way hotter on the summer and the asphalt there doesnt get that way. It's just bad asphalt quality, it's as simple as that. A 3rd world issue.
Sorry is notbjust "about asfalt".. first of all, the base is poorly executed, then infrastructure ( Sewage, etc ), are extremely bad done , and last, not least, the quality of the asfalt...
as a Brazilian I will never understand how people can leave without saying bye, its so cold... Like "it's time to go i'm just leaving and that's it", like WHAAAT?
I liked your point of view about us, brazilians. I live in United States and I really miss the way we are when I’m there (I am in Campinas now).I hope you enjoy Brasil and have a verygood time and make good memories
Sam, your perception of Brazil is very interesting because it is normal that, out of ignorance, people tend towards clichés and prejudice. This also happens in the opposite direction with Brazilians in relation to the USA. But there are two elements to this, the Country and the Nation. There is nothing to discuss about the first one, Brazil, like the USA, is a gigantic country and the amount of beauty is almost countless, probably impossible to see in one lifetime! The nation, the Brazilians, their culture and civilization have high points and low points, like anywhere in the world. The most important thing is to be open to understanding this. Congratulations.
I'm brazilian and When I say goodbye I don't do it individually... I say it out loud and I say BYE EVERYONE I'M LEAVING with a big smile ... just that... imagine spending 20 mins hugging and kissing everyone... not all brazilians do that LOL
Voce ta certo mulher, princ. se a pessoa for timida. Quando eu era mais novo eu uma vez cheguei numa casa onde tava rolando tipo uma reuniao social. E eu por ser timido nao cumprimentei todo mundo. O engracado eh que aquilo ofendeu algumas pessoas, so que eu so descobri aquilo bem mais tarde. Quanta ingenuidade a minha.
Another Brazilian here. Regarding what you said about the terrain being rugged, this is especially characteristic of cities like Rio or São Paulo and Brazil is extremely diverse in terms of relief. I live in the interior of the central-west region in a plateau region and we here, depending on where and where we go, can spend up to hours seeing not a single climb or descent.
You've got your Brazil experience down pat. Neverending social gatherings (not so good for us introverts), açaí, strogonoff, lovely nature, less than perfect roads (I'm always amazed at the silky roads and highways in the US)... but you still need to taste the amazing food from Minas Gerais. Mineira food. Nothing compares to that
You are very right. I am a very introverted Brazilian but growing up in Brazil I still met lots of people. After I moved to cold Canada, where everybody is so cold and reserved, and then New York, which is just like Canada plus the mess and less the cleanliness, I became very isolated. Yes, if you're an introvert in a place where people are outgoing, you will fare better than being an introvert in a place of introverts. PS Na America não tem essas comidas e padarias maravilhosas do BR não. Eh deprimente pensar no que eu estou perdendo Rsrs Por sorte eu ganho din din e eu posso me dar ao luxo de matar minha saudade das padarias de SP de tempos em tempos. Antes eu ia a cada 6 meses, agora eh so a cada 2 anos. Mas, uma coisa eu digo, comida no BR eh 1 milhão de vezes melhor do que nos EUA.
I don't know about that, I think that's probably a case by case thing, I certainly don't fare better, I spend all my social energy working and then I spent all of the remaining time completely alone to recharge.
When i moved out of Brazil i got in a similar situation, but i got lucky that one of my coworkers here in Japan is very "alternative", for japanese standards, so it made easier for me. PS... Eu choro para conseguir comprar fruta agora... malditos japoneses com seus preços pra fruta...com o preço de 5 laranjas aqui eu comprava um saco daqueles de tela q vendiam nos sacolão.
I still live in brazil, but as someone who has a lot of contact with outsiders regularly, you can tell there is a clear difference...it is kinda sad lol Aliás, devo dizer que eu não trocaria padarias brasileiras (ou pelo menos a comida delas) por nenhum outro tipo!
I love how you express everything in a very gentle and polite way, probably because you know that we are very defensive about gringos commenting about our country! hahah
Speaking of older Brazilian music, we have a 9-ish minute long song from the late 80's that tells the story of an urban gunslinger called Faroeste Caboclo. It goes hard and pretty much everyone knows it by heart. The plot of the song is more compelling and entertaining than a lot of TV series I've watched. Give it a listen.
I live in Sao Paulo since I was born and I am a brasilian travel blogger. I really loves see reacts and the impression of people from another countrys about Brazil. I already subscribe. Sao Paulo is very out of the box in relation a another citys in Brasil. Sao paulo is so big. the houses are very close in the larger part of the city because we no have space and land here is very expensive. So some people sell parts of his land a low price. and the house is very close one of other. Where the riches live here , the houses is not so close one each other. And in the interior we have a lot of space.
I am brazilian, 46, and I love old music from here, but I have noticed with a bit of surprise that young people also like old music, although, obviously, streaming tries to promote new music at all costs, especially for young people. Acredito que não seja papo de velho quando dizemos que a música antiga que era boa. De fato, a música brasileira decaiu muito.
Sim, é papo de velho. Toda geração vai achar a música da nova geração chata e não entender o hype. Isso aconteceu sempre, e sempre vaia acontecer. O fato de músicas novas serem "menos construídas" não tiram o fato de serem boas, pq o fim a música serve pra representar um contexto histórico e é esse o contexto que a geração nova está vivendo. Não sou fã de muitas das músicas novas também e em geral prefiro as de gerações anteriores a mim. Porém não tira o fato de as novas músicas serem muito ouvidas e curtidas pela geração Z
Não acho. Hoje em dia temos tantas músicas boas como antigamente. A questão é que as músicas que estão sempre em alta são aquelas que seguem a tendência (pop, funk, sertanejo). Mas se vc procurar um pouco mais, vai ver que o cenário de músicas independentes no Brasil também é excelente. Posso citar Liniker, Carne Doce, Obirin Trio, Cordel do fogo encantado...
I am Brazilian and I just got back from a trip to Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro with my wife and mother in law, They are US citizens and they loved. We are planning to go again next year.
I have 0 clue of who you are, what is this channel about, but I see "Brazil" in the tittle and I click it. Lots of love to you from we her in Rio de Janeiro.
A música brasileira do passado é excelente . Mais nos últimos anos não está fácil, é difícil eu gostar de alguma música brasileira dos últimos 10 anos.
Brazil is very lovely, i live in a medium cityt, 2h away from São Paulo, and in family days like christmas, its very cool, the whole family goes to it, and theres rice, we get some chicken and just start talking, i hope ur experience in Brazil gets better and Better :)
I’m Brazilian but I’m introvert. From my point of view, for an introvert, it’s more challenging to live in an extrovert society, we strugle more for the fact that we don’t fit the majority.
Brazilian here and I agree with everything pointed in the video. About the music, you forgot to mention MPB :) haha Next time you come, if you want to get really amazed by nature, go to Chapada do Veadeiros in Goiás. I’m super shure you won’t regreat, and BAHIAAA
Yeah very true, but be careful not to let your guard down like that with everyone you meet. É uma pena que não todo mundo quer te fazer bem, principalmente lá.
I was born in Brazil and moved to the US when I was 3. Dad was a diplomat and one day he returned, I stayed, after all I grew up in the US. I’m so grateful that my home was Brazilian. Food, music, culture. And I even had the Carioca accent 🥰 So for many yrs I was torn between being one or the other. In my 30s I decided to be Brazilian. Yes, I’m a US citizen but Brazilian at heart. Everything about being Brazilian is wayyy better than being “American”. Now, there are issues, in both places. But I’ve learned not to look at them. It’s the culture, the people, the empathy, politeness for ME is what I really like. When I retire Rio will be home. I love 🇧🇷 and I also love 🇺🇸 but I choose Brazil.
Very well said. It´s so nice to hear your positive experience. I have come back to live in Btazil, my home land, after 14 years, and I am redescovering the culture, and I am equally postively surprised.
We're Brazilian, of course we- 🎶keep a little dirt under the pillow for the dirt-man! 🎶 🎶in case he comes to town🎶 🎶keep a little dirt under the pillow for the dirt-man🎶 🎶so he won't take me downnnnnnnnnn....🎶 🎶 to his LAAAIIIRRRR🎶 🎶DEEP UNDER THE MOUNTAINS🎶 🎶UNDERGROUND...... 🎶 🎶 THAT'S WHERE HE KEEPS HIS DIRT!🎶
Thanks dude. You guy are very welcome over here in Balneário Camboriú SC to have a nice and real Brazilian BBQ with an expert man. Thanks for coming over here and having a look at our wonderful county with your own eyes. It's a truly precious land! God Bless you all. Have a nice one man.
Hey! I'm another brazillian who instantly lazer focused the random video with "Brazil" in it's title on my feed and came to comment. Anyways, speaking from the perspective on an introvert born and raised here, it's interesting how it's so natural to me to announce that I'm leaving that I don't even relate to it being introverted or extroverted at all. I usually avoid big social gatherings in general most of the time, but when I go to one I often don't interact with anyone other than who came with me, and me automatically saying "Eu tô indo embora agora, tchau gente, até mais!" towards my back when I leave is probably the only thing most people hear of me. I'll point out too, in an event like a birthday party or something else dedicated towards a specific person, you can usually just give farewells to that person specifically when you leave and it won't be seen as rude. Especially if it's an event with a lot of people you don't know.
Brazilian here. Leaving a place without at least saying 'goodbye' to the people present implies you haven't enjoyed those people's companionship. Unfortunately, that'll be our first thought to it. Perhaps, some people might also think you are a snob if don't say goodbye before leaving, which is not good at all because eventually they'll cut you out of their fun [and by fun I do really mean it] activities. Funny thing is, Brazil is a 200+ million people country larger in territory than the contiguous USA, so, culture as well as the way the Portuguese language is spoken vary a lot through this nation. Native Brazilians themselves have cultural and language barriers sometimes within this country, but they'll always find an instant way to integrate, that's usually done with a kind compliment on a person's ability with something such as a foreign language they speak or a sport they practice and excel at - usually their abilities, not their looks - although complimenting someone's hairdo or makeup followed by a smile may sound friendly [be extra careful while complimenting girls, though]. Also, be willing to listen to people's stories and get to learn a thing or two from their experiences shared with you, they'll praise you highly for mentioning you learned something about our culture from them. All in all, I think we Brazilians just want to have a good time with the people we're with and build some fond memories we can sit around on a gloomy day and reminisce about to lift our spirits. Brazil in a nutshell: Be kind, keep it respectful, simple and nice. If a situation gets uncomfortable, just leave before it gets out of hand - apologize one or two days later if you feel you should. Follow these simple guidelines and you'll make a lot of friends in no time.
@@debitibusI think that's a carioca thing, we probably don't care about this as much, I'm that way too, culture and customs vary a lot by region and state.
I have learned with my American daughter-in-law that we, Brazilians, like to talk in details the conversations with one another. We go round and round…. So interesting!
Hi Sam. Greetings from Belém. As to the music issue, it's very true. Here in Belém, besides local popular music -MPB-PA. You can hear on the streets outdoor fairs, in the bus radio, and in the houses when you pass by a window, in english songs from 70's and specially 80's classics lol. That's really part of a culture people aren't aware of . you put it right ! Tchau! tchau!
You should check/visit the Northeastern part of Brazil, if you enjoyed São Paulo and Rio you will have the time of your life, Northeast Brazil takes all the parts you loved about Brazil and makes it 100 times nicer.
As a Brazilian, I gotta say Saying goodbye to everyone is such pain sometimes. But anyways. Your portuguese is really good, damn. The best I've seen a gringo (foreigner) speak to date
Good trick on parties: say bye to the people you really like first and give them your attention, and then start to rush as you go to groups that you like less and then say your goodbyes really fast as if you're rushing 😂😂😂
Man, REAL. You got it all, this is a perfect depiction of what someone from outside could and should expect from Brazil, and yeah we pride ourselves from having roads to everywhere and anywhere, but they are ALL bumpy rides, sorry we are just used to it by this point....public management am I right 😅
I never thought of how bumpy my country is until you mentioned! Hahaha good video, nice to see other people's perspective of the country. It sure has a lot of problems, but I commend my people for being so warm despite all of our daily struggles
Fun fact: we have a slang for leaving without saying goodbye or telling anyone you're leaving - and having a good reason for - and it is "sair à francesa" or "taking a french leave"
Haha yes - I learned about that phrase and I love it. It was definitely new for me to learn but I appreciate that Brazilians care to recognize everyone in the group!
@@TheSamBeckactually I heard once from a literary source that maybe this slang is derived from the ancient rivalry between British and French people. So in this literary source the character says “let’s leave by the French mode as the British say, or by the British mode as the French say”.
@@RogerioLupoArteCientifica As a brazilian, I can say you got the origin of this slang right... though elaborating on it makes it actually funnier... It happens that when Napoleon, emperor of France, declared the Continential Blockade (or whatever it's called), D. João VI, king of Portugal, escaped to Brazil with help from the English... He helped develop Colonial Brazil at that time, called something like the "Joanin Period" in english ("Período Joanino", in portuguese)... however, he kinda got the reputation of a coward because of it... after all, he made a little "french escape" you know... 😂
Hey thanks for your kindness describing your experience in brasil. I must say you are the most kind and open minded person I've seen in a long time. You're an exception. You were able to admire and enjoy your experience in São Paulo. That takes a ton of effort. I respect you for that. (Zero sarcasm) I swear. Seriously!
You are too young and cute to know everything about Brazil! As a Brazilian man living in New York City I can understand very well your experience in Brazil.... lol, I experience the opposite here and yet there are wonderful things we have here that we do not have in Brazil. So I love the USA and this country here also has provided me with wonderful experiences. Thank you for loving my culture and I do love yours.
Brazilian living in America here. It is been hard guys, it is super difficult to enter a group of friends, make meaningful friendships and as a extrovert have to lower myself down just makes me feel that I’m not myself anymore plus the feeling of being observed around them and the sense that I’ll be a forever outsider. It is being thought and I’m jealous of the gringos that moved to Brazil.
Wow I didn't really think how difficult that must be doing the reverse. Hopefully you're able to find some things you genuinely enjoy about the USA - but it's hard to compare to beautiful Brasil
@@TheSamBeck right now I just need to find out about the social life and how to became part of the community. There is a lot of good things here, like the outdoors and it is a beautiful country when it comes to nature, also so diverse. Thank you for the good wishes.
