Discovering Brazil’s Soul: A Journey Through Art and Culture

Brazil is a country known for its amazing weather and eye-grabbing landscapes. This beautiful country is famous as heaven on earth, offering pristine nature and access to the Amazon deep rainforest, different cultures, historic places, and lots of reasonable food hubs.

In addition, brazil is the best spot for tourists who want to party at a carnival or who are crazy to explore the adventurous world. Overall, the art and culture of Brazil are quite different from others but impressive.  Let’s discover the soul of Brazil and learn about art and culture in this post.

Historic Arts in Brazil

Historic Arts in Brazil

Art is all about the painting game. And, when it comes to your Brazilian art, it is the origin of the artist. In the 19th century the arrival of the “French Artist Mission” in 1816, brought a revolution in the country’s art department and introduced neoclassical arts for new artists.

The Most valuable and attractive art of Brazils are as follows:

Portraits

The Artist’s Studio

Gun Salute on a Gala Day at the Rio de Janeiro Bay

Dom Pedro II

Capuchin Monk

Peace and concord

Paulo Afonso Waterfall

River Scene with Boat on Dry Shore in ‘Ponte Grande

Beyond painting and Images Nature and the Weather of Brazil speak aloud to explore art

Nature

Brazil Nature

The world’s biggest “Amazon rainforest” is considered in Brazil as 60% part of the forest belongs to Brazil. With its incredibly rich biodiversity, Amazonia is home to half of the world’s living rainforests. The second-most important location in Brazil is the Iguazu Falls, which is public in Argentina and is the world’s largest waterfall that shows a unique art piece of nature.  Brazil has 72 national parks, including Iguazu Falls, many of which are the nation’s highest destinations for tourists.

Weather of Brazil

Visiting Brazil is a great idea for all. Why? The reason is that Brazil welcomes world tourists with friendly and perfect weather. Plus, if you want to escape the winter colds brazil is the best place to go. It has statistically, 300 sunny days in a year and extremely hot in summers.

Culture and Traditions of Brazil

Brazilian families are loving, warm welcoming, and caring for the tourist. In addition, they love to spend their time with each other rather than alone. Plus, in Brazilian culture men are allowed more freedom than women. Brazilian culture is not about freedom but it covers religion, language, celebration, cuisines, art, sport, family values, genders, social class & and customs, ethnicity, and music.

So, without wasting time let’s discover the culture of Brazil step by step

Religion of Brazil

Catholicism has been Brazil’s main religion since the 16th century. That is why, in the whole world country that has the largest number of Catholics is Brazil. According to a survey from 1500 to 1889, Catholicism was officially the state religion.

Language of Brazil

Portuguese is the primary language of Brazil. With a population of 203 million, almost 98% people of Brazil use it to communicate with each other. This language is used in government affairs, education, and almost every element of daily life.

Cuisine of Brazil

Cuisine of Brazil

When it comes to discovering Brazil, as a tourist if you haven’t tasted yet the special cuisine of Brazil your trip is going to be wasted. Yes, Amazing cuisine is a blend of various flavors, such as European, African, and Asian foods. Indeed, this special cuisine represents the tradition and taste of South American people. Brazil’s food traditions vary in different areas, So, find the best food in the Brazil area that you want to visit.

Festivals of Brazil

Brazil is the pivot of different festivals, people from diverse countries travel to Brazil before starting the festival season. Oktoberfest, New Year in Rio, Festa Junina, and Parintins Folklore Festival are the more popular festivals in Brazil. But, it is not enough! Rio Carnival is the major festival in Brazil that well-known all over the world.

Brazilian Carnival

The Carnival of Brazil is an annual festival that is held on Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday.  It celebrates the beginning of the season of Lent in the Christian religion.  Indeed, this festival invites thousands of people to Brazil and highlights the tradition, culture, customs, and history of carnivals.

In the meantime, you can also check the facts about Christ the Redeemer.

Sport in Brazil

Sport in Brazil

No doubt, football is the most popular sport in the country of Brazil. Also, the most active country that participated in the World Cup competition ever held. Simply, football is a part of Brazilian culture, it matters a lot for them even if they can skip their work for a football match.

Social Class

Social classes are efficient tools for separating the almost 200+ million Brazilians. There is a difference on the base of the cast, education, rich and poor which is the basic reason why social classes take place.  For instance, educational level is

Class A and B: this class is fixed for those who have completed higher education. Plus, the young generation tends to be fluent in different languages.

Class C: In this class, most people have finished high school or significant people who completed higher education.

Class D: Group of people who have not yet finished high school

Class E: The last class, “E” in this class those people who do not attend or finish elementary school, which means illiterate.

Ethnicity

Most people consider Latino but not Hispanic because 98% of Brazilians speak Portuguese. Brazilian societies are made up of diverse peoples like Portuguese and Africans. Moreover, Brazil is the 5th biggest country in the world that has both area populations in South America and Latin America. So, whenever you visit Brazil you will find both Brancos (White Brazilians) and Pretos (African Brazilians)

Melody of Music

Samba is a unique type of music in Brazil that has mixed Indian influence and African styles.  Most importantly, samba is the heartbeat of carnival. After all, choro, bossa nova, axe, and Brazilian pop music are famous music that is listened to and enjoyed by Brazilian people on any occasion, event, or national festival.

Final Words

Indeed, brazil is famous for its unique culture and arts. Annual festivals (carnivals) delicious and full of flavors invite visitors from all over the world.  Additionally, it is the best place to visit if you want to explore the beauty of nature and rainforests like the Amazon. Landscape, ethnicity, social classes, national sports, language, and religion are everything you need to discover about Brazil before starting the journey.

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Ferona Jose

Ferona Jose is a passionate travel writer and blogger at Travelistia. She has traveled throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. Her writing focuses on cheap travel destinations, travel experiences, cultural insights, and travel hacks.

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