Ask a Brazilian

[Solon_Mega]

So, I was here a while ago and I notived a "Ask a Jew" Topic. There seems to be a "Ask a Pakistanese" as well. So I though "What the hell, I can do this". Since I guess most people outside this contry don't know much about it.

Questions will be answered to the fullest extent of my knowlege (living here for all these years and all that).

Ask away. What do you want to know?

 

[Anarchemitis]

Why is your currency pronounced "Rizz" when it looks like it should be pronounced "Rice"?

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

Were you shooting at me whilst I was trying to find Rojas in MW2?

 

[Luke5515]

How would you dance too Relexa senao nao encaixa?

 

[Solon_Mega]

Why is your currency pronounced "Rizz" when it looks like it should be pronounced "Rice"?

Its acctualy pronounced Réal (With an enfasis on the "Re") In english it means exactly what it seams: Real. It was suposed to be a currency with "real" value when it was invented, being worth 1:1 dollar at the time.

 

[similar.squirrel]

How do you feel about the ridiculous amount of poverty? I mean, seeing those Favelas dotteda round Rio is plain weird. Do the rich just ignore the poor?

 

[Solon_Mega]

Were you shooting at me whilst I was trying to find Rojas in MW2?

Sorry wrong number...

^_^

 

[Solon_Mega]

How would you dance too Relexa senao nao encaixa?

It's easy. First you must get really, really drunk. Then lose some sanity. The rest comes naturaly.

 

[Luke5515]

How would you dance too Relexa senao nao encaixa?

It's easy. First you must get really, really drunk. Then lose some sanity. The rest comes naturaly.

Thanks, I just heard it somewhere and it sounded really cool. What are the lyrics like?

 

[FirMothoth]

How many is a brazilian?

 

[w@rew0lf]

As in the people or the wax?

 

[DefunctTheory]

How would you dance too Relexa senao nao encaixa?

It's easy. First you must get really, really drunk. Then lose some sanity. The rest comes naturaly.

So it's just like making love to a woman?

ZING!

 

[Vitor Goncalves]

Do you notice difference on the lifestyle of Brazilians over the last decade (since Lula claims his policies allowed 20% of the population to jump from below poverty line into the middle class).

Also, Brazil is a huge country full of culture and natural wonders. What is your favourite part of the country (apart from wherever you are from).

 

[Solon_Mega]

How do you feel about the ridiculous amount of poverty? I mean, seeing those Favelas dotteda round Rio is plain weird. Do the rich just ignore the poor?

It's really not that different from anywere else. We all live in a class based system. Here It just is a bit harder to hide.

I myself live in a favela (funny to see foreneirs using this word). Of course, nothing like the Slums (Favelas) In Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil is a Country with imense social problems. And I do not blame foreing powers for most of that.

We live in a dumb democracy, where corruption is not an exception, but a dangerous rule. Some people try to do whats best, but are met with fierce resistence.

As a rule of thumb, wherever there is poverty. Here, in Africa or in the US, there is ALWAYS someone profting from it.

Edit: My favorite part is the city of Sao Paulo. The HUGE cauldron of culture and experiences. You could experience almost ALL of brazil and them some more, just in this one city. (Sorry I'm not much of a "Nature guy". But yes we have natural wonders that are just shoking. We here dont tend to preserve them as they should (then again others wouldn't either, not an excuse tough)

 

[Solon_Mega]

How many is a brazilian?

Last time they counted there were 190 Mi. But this was the official count of only people living here. Hundreds of thousants live in the USA, in Japan, Europe or elsewhere.

 

[Solon_Mega]

As in the people or the wax?

Well, the wax was invented by brasilian Women so, its kinda related. Funny how people out there seem to like mostly hairy women. A nice waxing is very higenic (if a tiny painfull they say)

 

[BENZOOKA]

Is football (still) immensely huge in Brazil?

 

[ten.to.ten]

Have you ever been to Sao Paulo? What's it like?

How many is a brazilian?

I lolled!

 

[Solon_Mega]

Do you notice difference on the lifestyle of Brazilians over the last decade (since Lula claims his policies allowed 20% of the population to jump from below poverty line into the middle class).

Also, Brazil is a huge country full of culture and natural wonders. What is your favourite part of the country (apart from wherever you are from).

There is a noticeble change in lifestyle. Yes. But it is not just becouse of Lula (whatever he may claim) but a change in how Brazil is perceived by foreign investors. Brazil is now a major consumer market in south america (the most stable and with the biggest population) Of course we had to increase the amout of people in the midle class (since they are responsible for rougthly 80% of any market)

So like I said. It always goes towards what is proftable. But yes, to SOME life has become easier to some extend. Rich will aways be Rich tough

 

[Danzaivar]

How do you feel that your nationality is synonymous with a styling for pubic hair?

How do you feel about the idea that people probably associate the word brazilian with that more?

Does it make up for living with such beautiful weather?!