a natural (read bold) sun-tanfrom any heritage, they have in common a well modeled body,famous abroad, maybe due to a healthy food based on rice and beans,fruits and vegies, italian pasta, lots of meat and plenty of goodwater. Obesity or hunger is very lowWomen use little or no make-up (pure and natural), move easily(barely nude on beaches or backlight ads). Dresses are colorful,soft and light (and cheap)Everyone is light and easy in every meaning. Smiling always.Quick and talkable. Above the good and the bad. One handshake - onegood friend. Totally anti-agressive (hate it). Friendly gathered,in bank rows, in big shows, in street corners, in huge footballstadiums. They like to chat and feel no lonelinessfestive everywhere every time. Festivities are huge. Nice(FR) orVenice(I) carnivals are smaller than 300th carnival we have (yes we have300 bigger carnivals). In New Year Eve, fireworks explode bythousands of beaches on the whole coast. Any football game is afully colored 100.000 human wave of shouts, bands and fireworks.Little rock shows have a 1.000 people and big exceed 250.000flag and anthem lovers. Anywhere in the world, when you see abrazilian, he is certainly carrying a big green and yellow flag,singing bravely its anthem. Not an obligation, just naturalreknowned mostly as footballers. Brazilians have won the majorityof World Team sports championships of any kind: volleyball, basketballand ... no one beats a brazilian in car-racing, skating, surf, rallyes etc.This makes Brazil a weak Olympics contender (1 team - 1 medal) and no onecares about it. Sporting is a very natural hobby with no obligationsand no government fundsCLIMATEJust good weather all the year round, everywhere. Some resortshave weather insurance for tourists (bad weather - no pay).Weather changes by surprise althrough the day in every placeso that even good weather-repporting doesn't mean anythingLANDSCAPESeen from a plane, green is really deep all over,from street groves till neverend forests. There is no country tocompare with. Flowers and fruits everywhere, of any kind in anyseason (3 blossoms a year). There are three main landscapes: big cities, untouchedgreenlands and cities in construction (many are always growing).Only 30% of the available growing lands are in use (not a few)FOODEvery kind from everywhere. Brazilians have become naturalgourmets due to vast and easy food availability. Enormous supermarketchains, fairs everywhere and big malls, spread all over the country,lead to a healthy consume of foods ranging from japanese toubiquitous italian. The typical brazilian restaurant of these daysis the "por kilo" (weighted food - R$10/kg) or "rodizio" (eat all the meat youcan - R$12/person), mainly for lunch, where you can find any kind offood (meat, seafood, vegies, fruit etc. always accompanied by rice andbeans, beef and french fries). Sao Paulo claims (no doubt) to be the biggestgourmet city in the world. Most important brazilian plates:Feijoada: White rice with black beans flavored with salted pork, lotsof pepper, sausage and steak. Served with oranges, stripped cabbage, tapiocaand caipirinha (see below). A must onWednesdays and SaturdaysChurrasco: Barbecue with lots of first quality meat and italiansausage, served with vinagrette, maionaise and beer. Typicallycolective on SundaysBobo de Camarao: A seafood mix based mostly onshrimps, with tapioca, dende oil