Brazil
Brazilian etiquette runs warm and physical — a handshake gives way to a cheek kiss once you know someone, personal space runs closer than most Western visitors expect, and showing up exactly on time to a dinner can actually catch your host off guard (hora brasileira). Gift-giving carries real symbolic weight too: purple reads as funeral colors, and anything sharp suggests you want to cut the relationship off.
5 rules.
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Rules in Brazil
Print a Portuguese translation on your business card, and don't step back
BrazilBusiness
Keep the fork in your left hand, knife in your right — even for pizza
BrazilDining
Skip purple wrapping and sharp objects when giving a gift
BrazilGifts
Show up around 20 minutes late — showing up on time can catch your host off guard
BrazilHome
Let them lead the cheek kiss, and match the local count
BrazilSocial