4 Bizarre Facts About Brazilians
Reflections on one of the world’s quirkiest nationalities
The internet has plenty of articles containing crazy facts about Brazil — most of which are actually full of well-known generic info like the Amazon rainforest being big, or the national football team being quite good.
I used to live in Brazil, and often heard the phrase O Melhor do Brasil é o Brasileiro: “the best of Brazil is the Brazilian”.
It’s completely true, so I thought I’d throw together an article explaining some fascinating quirks of these hilarious and misunderstood people.
Brazilians are obsessed with hygiene: Brazilians probably take more showers than any other country in the world, with the average person taking 12 per week, compared to only 5 in the UK, China, or Japan.
This is partly explained by the country’s hot sticky climate, but not entirely. People only take 8 in Mexico, Australia and the Middle East, and fewer still in India, Indonesia or Spain.
Some believe that Brazil’s love of showering comes from indigenous customs that stayed strong when Europeans arrived and colonized…
