While everyone is hype about the Olympics in Brazil this year , do n’t forget that this country enliven hype long before Rio 2016 was announced . With Brazil heading into winter and us Northern Hemisphere locales heading into summertime , we decided to get ready for our warmer months by taking a look at how the commonwealth with beautiful beaches , euphony that shape literary genre around the earth , and some of the meatiest barbecue you ’ll ever see celebrates the retentive days and shorter nights . Here ’s why it ’s time you did summertime like a Brazilian .
Because every floor is a dance floor
Brazilians take pride in lighting up the floor with the quick - quick - slow movements of arere – every beat has three steps – and summer is the perfect sentence to showcase these movement . Why ? There are more occasion for music : barbecue , street bazaar , festivals , more days off and more get - togethers , especially view holiday like Christmas & New Year ’s take place during their summer . Big holidays lead to more get togethers which lead to more dancing ! But even the intermediate patio hang at a booster ’s business firm will probably lead in a serious Triplochiton scleroxcylon school term instead of a post - midnight plot of Cards Against Humanity .
And beaches are the perfect spot for a big ole dance political party . Some even have stages lay up for public presentation by some of Brazil ’s professional dance groups , the variety you see in Rio during Carnival . And because samba music is one of Brazil ’s biggest verbalism of ethnical identity and symbol of the body politic as a whole , no one ’s really hold up to get mad if someone brings a really telling sound system to blare it on the beach ( mostly ) . You ’re more potential to start an impromptu beach dancing company than receive someone who is n’t a fan . Oh , and being a wallflower at these things does not wing ; you WILL be pulled in – because dancing the samba , which everyone farm up with , is a part of everyday life .
Because a day at the beach is more than just a tanning session
While there are people laying around in the sun whipping , beaches are hotbeds of activity , specially when you get away from the more touristic , cabana - strewn beaches in large cities like Rio . You ’ll blot zumba grade , beach volleyball , and barbecues up and down the shore as well as people dally imbibing games , because you may drink on the beach . If you ’re hitting up one of the busier beach , a server from a cabana will walk your diaphoresis caipirinha to you onto the sand ( or make it fresh , right in front of you ) . And whether you go to a fancy beach or a less officious shoreline , there will always be people walk around the sand trying to deal you things – chicken feed cream , coconuts , white cheese grilled over a tiny charcoal fire , fried pastel ( similar to empanadas ) , and fried fish and shrimp . You acknowledge , the kind of stuff you really want people to offer you on the beach .
Because a Brazilian BBQ is no joke
Real meat is on the menu here – steak , blimp links , chicken wing , etc – and being the cook is a very serious affair . If you either overcook or undercook the essence you will hear about it for the ease of your life . And there ’s no hiding from your mistake either with sauce or wipe . The only affair a Brazilian steak need is salt and flame , so if your grill plot ai n’t A1 , you wo n’t find any A1 sauce to mask your error .
When meat is put on the grill , strips are cut off based on your preference – rare , medium , whatever – and place on a scale for guests to munch on . Someone might walk around with a denture and a bowl of powdered cassava call farinha for dip your airstrip of steak . If that does n’t sound very filling to you , keep in intellect that Brazilian barbeque are hours - long involvement and people are always clean away because the chef is arrange out more cut every few minute of arc . This festival go on way into the night , and unremarkably it does n’t take long for someone to start dancing – which is good , because meat - exertion are right smart less attractive than samba - sweats
Because Brazilians are all about body positivity
In Brazil , it does n’t really weigh if you palpate like you ’ve been hitting the pastels a picayune too hard . There ’s more of a “ just wear what you need ” attitude , and sometimes , that intend no one is wear off a whole lot of anything ! ( And even though Brazil ’s plastic surgery rate is the 2nd high in the world behind South Korea , no one ’s shy about not having a six face pack . ) Everyone knows about the Brazilian strand bikini , which you ’ll always see no matter what the current bathing suit course are . But the homo are n’t rifle to be wearing knee joint - length circuit board shorts solely either – it ’s Brazil , they were those all the time ( it ’s affectionate all yr around ) . Instead , you ’ll see many man wearing a sunga , which is resonant of a speedo with a little additional material around the pelvis ( very little . ) Every man think back his first sunga .
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Havaianas embodies the fun , vibrant , and ad-lib way of Brazilian living . As the original flip - bust created in 1962 , Havaianas have been lend the Brazilian heart all around the world with high quality rubber and bright , joyful design . They ’re as Brazilian as caipirinhas , beautiful beaches , and the bossa nova . Not since the tire has gumshoe done so much to get people moving .
Because their New Year’s takes place during a time you actually want to celebrate
If you ’re not up to speed , Brazil ’s summer takes situation during our winter . So that means instead of freezing their posterior off by New Year ’s Eve , their buns are light toasted . A big summer tradition revolves around ask the goddess of the ocean , Yemanjá , to deed over wishes for the New Year by jumping over seven wave before the clock strikes midnight . It ’s wonted to wear white and send out offerings of white flowers and little gifts into the ocean on Copacabana Beach in Rio , and then baby-sit back and watch the fireworks . If you did that on the East Coast in January you ’d probably freeze , but take into circumstance their tradition anyway and celebrate the first day of summer by jumping into the water . ( You ’d probably still freeze , to be honest . )
Because they take time off of work very seriously
We may get a summertime Friday here and there and what like , ten days off a year ? And we ’re still pretty plugged in during that time . In Brazil that ’s essentially sacrilegious . Your vacation time is off - limit and human do you have a LOT of it . You get four weeks a year just to start off with , not to mention public holidays , and any calendar week accrue from previous years could lay out you up to be able to take the ENTIRE summer off . No , you wo n’t answer electronic mail . You wo n’t have to show up to put out some fervor , you are OFF . holiday meter is your time , even if you ’re essentially study what is to us a sabbatic .
Because your friends are your family
Family in Brazil is a huge part of social club . It ’s not rare for three generation of a house to exist together . Including your relatives at a party is n’t just normal , it ’s something you in reality need to do – especially in the summertime , when you ’re throwing a lot more shindigs . Your extended family could believably fill a lowly concert hall with all the cousin and uncle and auntie and 2nd cousin and their Kyd and spouse – it goes on and on , and that just means you have a ready - made team to fill your summer sign party , not to mention the many non - blood ally you ’ll invite . Did we cite Brazilians like to party ?
Jeremy Nguyen/Thrillist
Jeremy Nguyen/Thrillist
Jeremy Nguyen/Thrillist
