Brazil has diverse regional styles of traditional clothing depending on local culture and climate. In southern ranching areas, gaucho-style clothing like baggy pants and cowboy hats is common, while indigenous groups in the Amazon wear tunics and use body paint and unique hairstyles. Those in northeastern Bahia, influenced by Africa, prefer long skirts, headscarves, and shawls. Brazilian cuisine features foods like beef, black beans, fruits and vegetables. A national dish is feijoada, a stew of meats and beans. Brazil derives from Portuguese culture but has diverse ethnic influences, and is majority Catholic though practices vary regionally. Family is very important, and social discrimination based on skin color is common

1. Brazil
Dressing Style
Brazil is a true melting pot, and as such there's not one particular type of traditional clothing. In
general, Brazilians wear clothing that's comfortable yet richly colored and sophisticated.
However, there are some preferred clothing types depending on region.
Those living in the southern plains, a ranching area, wear gaucho-type clothing: baggy pants,
cowboy hats and cowboy boots. The indigenous Amerindians in the Amazon region wear tunics
and face paint and also love beads, body paint and unique hairstyles. People in the country's
northeastern Bahia region, which is heavily influenced by African culture, don long skirts, head
scarves and shawls.
Brazilian clothing is country attire versus city attire. Those who live in the country tend to wear
shirts, jeans or dresses crafted from an inexpensive cotton material. Women who reside in the
city often like to wear short skirts and dresses. Due to its many beaches, Bermuda shorts and
bikinis are popular, the latter with women of all ages and shapes, thanks to Brazil's relaxed
attitude about the body.
Food
Brazilians eat beef frequently as cattle are raised in several regions of Brazil. A favorite dish in
southern Brazil is churrasco, long skewers full of grilled meats of all kinds. In America, restaurants
serving Brazilian-style grilled meats called churrascarias have lately become quite fashionable.
Other basic Brazilian foods include rice, black beans, fresh fruits and vegetables.
Brazil's national dish is feijoada, a stew of beef, pork, sausage, and black beans. Native Brazilians
brought many types of native fish and wild animals, sweet potatoes, corn porridge, hearts of
palm, and manioc.

2. Culture of Brazil
The culture of Brazil is primarily Western and is derived from European Portuguese culture, but
presents a very diverse nature showing that an ethnic and cultural mixing occurred in the colonial
period involving mostly Indigenous people of the coastal and most accessible riverine areas.
Brazil is predominantly a Roman Catholic country with an estimated 65% of the population
affiliated to the religion. Catholicism’s beliefs and practices tend to vary throughout this vast
country particularly in rural areas where the Saints of the Church are honored with a vow of
pilgrimage. Family is of paramount importance to the Brazilian people and grown up children
often remain with parents until they marry.
Social discrimination on the basis of skin color is a common occurrence and, in general, people
with darker brown skin are economically and socially disadvantaged. he middle and upper classes
often have only brief interaction with the lower classes – who are typically made up of maids,
drivers, etc. As one of the largest countries in the world, child rearing in Brazil is very much
dependent upon class, cultural and racial diversity and socio-economic differences throughout the
country.
Brazil has a historically rich tapestry of folk traditions, music, dance, art and literature emanating
from the varied mix of cultures introduced over centuries.
Brazilians are renowned for their love of dance and music with regular festivals taking place; the
most famous being the Brazil festival held in Rio de Janeiro each year with revelry taking place
over a period of five days. Brazil is also known for those beloved of dances that appeal to all ages,
the bossa nova and the samba.