The hot climate allows them to spend a great deal of time outdoors, often just chatting with friends or watching people. Brazilians can be very opinionated, and the vigor with which they argue for their convictions often leads foreigners to believe that they are angry. Visitors should not be offended by such behavior. Brazilians tend to view time more as a sequence of events rather than hours, minutes, and seconds. For this reason they may appear to have an extremely casual attitude about time.
Brazil has a developing economy.
Facilities for tourism are good in the major cities, but vary in quality in remote areas. A passport and visa are required. Brazilian visas must be obtained in advance. Immigration authorities will not allow entry into Brazil without a valid visa. This authorization must be notarized, authenticated by the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate, and translated into Portuguese.