Brazil / Sandra Branco.
by
Branco, Sandra, 1965-
ISBN
:
9781857336894
Title
:
Brazil / Sandra Branco.
Author
:
Branco, Sandra, 1965-
Personal Author
:
Branco, Sandra, 1965-
Edition
:
Revised and updated.
Series
:
Culture Smart!
General Note
:
"The essential guide to customs and culture" -- Cover.
Contents
:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Land and People -- The Regions -- Population -- A Brief History -- Brazil in the World Today -- Government -- ch. 2 Values and Attitudes -- National Identity: Size Matters -- Novelas and Favelas -- The Country of Tomorrow -- Focus on Relationships -- Jeitinho Brasileiro -- Family Ties -- Knowing Your Place -- Formal or Informal? -- Looking Good -- Ageism -- Squeaky Clean -- Better Late Than Never -- Saudade -- Green and Yellow -- Pride and Prejudice -- Happy To Be Brazilians -- What's New? -- ch. 3 Religion, Customs, and Traditions -- God Is Everywhere -- The Catholic Church and the State -- African and Native Influenced Religions -- Kardecism (Spiritualism) -- Protestants -- Third-Millennium Religions -- Superstitions -- Football: The Unifying Religion -- The Festive Calendar -- Local Festivals -- ch. 4 Making Friends -- Meeting People -- Socializing with Work Colleagues -- Socializing with the Opposite Sex -- Invitations Home --
Contents note continued: Foreign Fascination -- Friendship the Brazilian Way -- ch. 5 Brazilians at Home -- Who's Family? -- Marriage -- Macho Men -- Children -- Education -- Employment -- Health Services -- Housing -- Shopping -- Daily Life and Routine -- ch. 6 Time Out -- Eating Out and Eating In -- Drinking -- What to Wear -- Where Brazilians Meet Up -- Sports and Exercise -- Cultural Life -- ch. 7 Travel, Health, and Safety -- General Information -- Getting Around -- Health and Safety -- ch. 8 Business Briefing -- Business Hours -- Status and Hierarchy -- Women at Work -- Dress Code -- Making Contact -- Meetings -- Presentation Style -- Negotiations -- Contracts -- Gifts -- Business Entertaining -- Keeping in Touch -- ch. 9 Communicating -- Language -- Body Language -- Hellos and Good-byes -- Conversation Style -- Humor -- The Media -- Postal and Electronic Communication -- Computers -- Conclusion.
Geographic Term
:
Brazil -- Guidebooks.
Brazil -- Social life and customs.
Format
:
Books
Publication Date
:
2014
Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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918.104 BRA | Book | 1 | Standard shelving location | Standard shelving location |