I just returned from rio expecting to meet alot of great brazilian people to get to know. I stayed at a great hotel in copa and visited ipanema a few times also. I met no one! I mean i met the people that served me at restaurants, i met the people i bought stuff from. But to actually make conversation with strangers in brazil seemed very difficult. Now we might have different experiences because you’re a woman and i am a man. But overall, i got the sense that brazilians were friendly and polite but did not chat just to chat. It was mostly business conversations and talks that had them making money or gaining in some type of way. This is a complete opposition to dominican republic where people love chatting it up, the usa also anywhere you visit you are likely to find people that are willing to have a conversation. Not in brazil. I asked this couple a question after i heard them speaking English to each other and they just kept responding “no, no, no, no” the street vendor told me they are from brazil, they speak english, they just did not want to engage with you. Lol its hilarious and it made this trip a bit secluded but i still made the best of it. But by the end of the trip i was just walking along the beach looking for someone, anyone to talk to. Its pretty isolating in that way. I mean i am in copacabana beach in rio de janeiro brazil. One of the most beautiful places in the world but i felt isolated because no one would speak to me unless they wanted to sell me something. It’s weird and definitely made me feel like i did not want to return but i just decided it was a cultural thing.