When invited to a home, they generally arrive several minutes late because of their casual attitude toward time. If one is invited to dinner, it is common to bring a small gift, such as flowers or wine. It is rude to ask personal questions, such as someone's age or salary. The People Brazilians tend to view time more as a sequence of events than hours and minutes. For this reason, they appear to have an extremely casual attitude about time in most regions of the nation.
People are polite in crowds and shoving is considered discourteous.
In the cities Brazilians prefer to wear European fashions, especially Italian and French. The people are very fashion conscious. In rural regions people tend to wear more traditional clothing. Family life is very important to Brazilians. Traditional families are large and many include the extended family.