The Cultural Values Of The Brazilian Culture

The transatlantic slave trade was a primary structuring force of brazilian society. When Brazil became independent in 1822 from portugal, the slave trade was perceived as a dominant activity in the country's economy because it involved so much formation and investments. Slavery played a significant role in the structure of Brazil considering that the system of involuntary labor was the biggest and most extended of all the slave societies in the Atlantic world. This molded Brazilian ways of life including jobs, transportation, economic concerns, political factors and culture in many ways.

Music is a form of expression used in everyone's everyday life. It expresses and shows the type of person you are. Not only does music express emotion and ideas but it also expresses your culture and where you come from. Being Brazilian, there are many forms of music that we listen to that truly represent our culture in a unique way. Through the different examples of forro, samba, and dance, the representation of the Brazilian culture through music will be proven and analyzed.

Perhaps many people may argue that both the US and Brazil have similar collections of ethnic and racial groups, that is a big minority of indigenous individuals, such as blacks and immigrants from Germany, Italy, and Asia. The presence of the minority groups in both nations was led by activities such as slavery and colonization during the19th-century (Wade, 2017). Chinese predominate the United States while Japanese predominate Brazil. Globalization and the rapid advancement in technology have demonstrated that technological revolution hasn't done much in altering the way of life and the belief of many people (Moran, 2014). With this in mind, I propose research on the differences in culture between Brazilians and Americans. This is because culture is social hence it is not an individual occurrence, it is a product of society, and it grows from social interaction. Culture is differentiable to us by comparison. Thus we should compare different cultures.

Brazilians and Americans are on completely opposite sides of the spectrum when it deals with relationships. So, if you are an American planning to visit or move to Brazil be aware that Brazilians customs are very different when it comes to relationships. If you are considered an outsider, in which you do not have any connections to the family, you may find a hard time finding a social life. This is because in the Brazilian culture family is everything. Therefore, Brazilians do not have the time, nor do they need to put an effort into new relationships.

The first thing we’re going to discuss is the way people act in both countries. Brazil prefers collectivism, whereas the United States prefers individualism. This means that, in Brazil, they support group interaction and think it’s really important. The United States differs from this, because they are a lot more individualistic, and believe that people shouldn't worry about the group very much, but just themselves and family. By the way, we can notice that Brazilians are more casual, while Americans are more

The U.S. has a huge influence in the Brazilian culture. This is due to the fact that economical strings tie us, so we are attached whether we like it or not. We buy CDs from America, we listen to the same music, we have MTV, and we wear the same clothes. We also incorporated to our vocabulary a lot of English words such as "Shopping Center" or "Sale". This is a sign that the Brazilian culture has become "Americanized" to a certain extend.

Most cultural values in Haitian and Chinese communities are observed as a sense of pride, identity, and respect to their cultures vital. In some instances however it is key to take a step back and evaluate how the respective cultures influence their general well-being. As it is important for the people to have peace of mind, and mundane that they be of great health. Some cultural practices observed in the Chinese culture such as

The origin of Afro Brazilian religions is traced back to the Atlantic slave trade that took place in the 16th century . Portuguese people captured individuals from Bantu tribes and the other West African communities. The slave trade involved the transfer of these people to Brazil, where they were sold as slaves. The interaction of slaves from different cultural and religious backgrounds led to the development of the Afro Brazilian religions that consequently spread all over Brazil. The religions did not; however, develop at once since they faced opposition from the then government that recognized the Roman Catholic as the only religion in Brazil. Attempts by Africans to worship in their own culture were counteracted until in 1824 when the

The concept of aesthetics describes what people of certain cultures tend to consider to be popular or in good taste (Wild & Wild, 2014). To this extent, despite being mostly unified by a single language, Brazil represents such a diverse culture that regional aesthetic variances could almost seem like they were different countries altogether (Castano, Goossens, Terlouw, and Vliet, n.d.). According to Encyclopedia Britannica, of all the cultures that make up the Brazilian way of life, the Portuguese culture is the dominant influence and provides the main language, religion, and many customs. Indigenous Indians and African influences are also apparent in some forms, especially in certain parts of the country.

Mexico is a country located in North America. It borders the North Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Mexico has two mountain ranges that are extensions of the Rocky Mountains from northern North America. Mexico has a federal republic and a free market economy where the prices of good and services are determined in a free price system. They are quite easy to do business with in the world, being 47th out of 188 countries. Mexico has a population of over 129 million people and the growth rate in 2017 is 1.27%, which is actually 50% lower than it was in 1980. With so many people being born each year, more and more areas are becoming populated, and there is no room to really grow. This was a factor of why my friend Emilio Yepez moved from Mexico. Him and his family knew that there could be a better life in the United States rather than staying and living in Mexico due to the socio-economic gap that is very wide, and the fact that rural areas are often neglected in Mexico. There is also thousands of people who die due to gang related violence. There are powerful cartels that control the drug trafficking in South America to the US. Mexico has rampant gang violence, corruption within the government and it is also a weak state with little authority. The Hofstede’s Cultural Values are very interesting to compare to the United States. The power distance in Mexico is two times better than the United States’s; however, the United States is three times greater in the

A meticulous analysis of the HCC’s hymns could also show that old traditional hymns can also work as a form to combat heretical doctrines in the church as occurred in the early Christian church where they preserved the Orthodox Christian Theology in congregational singing. One could interpret that those people with this sort of ancient Christian philosophy of worship are against the new contemporary songs, which is not true. Nevertheless, it is necessary to accept the old tradition and the new tradition, in spite of its cultural influences and divergences. The idea is to develop a solid congregational singing that welcomes the old and the new forms of worship, but do not neglect the Gospel message and its theology as observed in the HCC.

Within a historical context all countries, regardless of size, have endured strife and conflict that have shaped the country. As people are pitted against each other in the contexts of war, slavery, or immigration; discrimination and prejudice increase and segregation divides. Brazil is no different in this respect. The fight for independence that spanned from 1822 to 1824, the arrival of the Portuguese Court, the importation of Africans that led to the rise and fall of slavery, and the revolt against modernization are just a few examples of the challenges that shaped the country. Yet, throughout these struggles, Brazil has maintained the idea of a "racial democracy." Coined originally by Gilberto Freyre in 1933, this term encompasses the idea that Brazil is a country free from racism and discrimination based on ethnic origin. Brazil is, in a term, a cultural mosaic. African importation, European immigration, movement in indigenous groups, and

The Brazilian family is a distinctive culture with a strong focus on values and family structure. In this paper we will discuss the geographical setting, birthing practices, the family structure and family functions and mate selection and marriage Practices of the Brazilian family. In addition, the paper will also emphasize the Brazilian families strengths.

Establishing a new business in Brazil would take some time. Brazilian welcomes foreigner and believes a good relationship should be establish first before any task and their laws are constantly changing. The manager that would take on this task would need to learn all about the Brazilian culture, starting with more than half of the Brazilian people think of themselves as white mainly descendants of Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, and Polish , Japanese, and Lebanese. Less than 10% think of themselves as black and less than 40% of the population is mixed, black and white. Degree. The manager would utilize the geocentric mindset to find the best managers and personnel regardless of race, gender, age, and sexual orientation and promote

The country of Brazil is located in the South American continent, it has the largest country is South America and is bordered by many countries such as Argentina and Paraguay to the southwest and Bolivia and Peru to the west there is Uruguay to the south and Venezuela to the north. It shares a boarder with every South American country except for Ecuador and the country of Chile. The country is so big that it shares a boarder with Peru and I mention Peru because it is located on the western coast of the continent. Peru’s coastline is the Pacific Ocean and Brazils is the Atlantic that in its self speaks volumes for the shear mass of Brazil. This nation has vast climate changes depending where in the country one is located for example the