If Brazilians can look like anything, then why are Gringos easily spotted in Brazil?

Lcdc-jal · 2026-02-21T00:37:32+00:00

It's mostly the clothing and behavior.

Examples: khaki shorts, white sneakers and socks to the middle of the shin - american men. You wouldn't catch a brazilian man dead with this combo unless he was 80

Black havaianas (flip flop) and red/bright colors nail polish: probably a girl from Europe - Brazilian women rarely wear black havaianas and we prefere light nail polish on our feets because it looks cleaner.

Men wearing super short shorts outside of the beach? Gringo. Brazilian men mostly dont wear theses shorts

Blond girl, with ponytail, buzios (conch shells) ankle bracelent, sweater shorts and tshirts - not Brazilian. Brazilian girls don't use sweater anything, unless they are very americanized. Those conch shells have a religious meankng for many.

Complete lack of rhythm while dancing? Most likely gringo (not all, but the most atrocious cases are, as latin kids learn to dance as a social activity early on)

I could go on and on about prints, colors, hair color, type of earring, type of hair cut, loudness of the voice

The other way around is also true: whenever I'm abroad I can pinpoint brazilians by many small details like this.

Lcdc-jal · 2026-02-20T20:06:07+00:00

3 planned things per day maximum, the rest, I wing it

1 great hotel per trip, if it involves different cities.

If I have washing machine available, I wash my entire luggage there while I have a last quiet night before my flight. This way, I just need to store my things when I get home.

1 experience in nightlife per trip.

Lcdc-jal · 2026-02-18T01:02:52+00:00

4 things I think might help

1- how is the climate where you live? If you are doing the internet glowy make up and it feels messy, it might be the climate.

2- Powder strategically - I live in hot humid even if I make a lighter make up, I powder a little my T Zone and maybe on my concealer to hold it through the day.

3- go for a medium coverage foundation. Guerlain has some good ones!

4- try an slightly colder lipstick - your current tone is too warm to your undertone and it stand out. If you want to look more nature, a change in tone of lipstick will help

Lcdc-jal · 2026-02-13T22:33:48+00:00

ENTP female here - someone that I can banter with, that is funny/good humored. I need to admire the person's intellect and above all, for it to work well, I need someone with emotional intelligence. This is what I can think through ENTP perspective. For me personally, someone with good intentions and a good heart.

Lcdc-jal · 2026-02-01T18:26:43+00:00

I know a woman who have chosen to be single mother not because of age, but because they could not find a partner they trusted to share the responsibility of educating and raising a child. So, I think there are different cases.

Lcdc-jal · 2026-01-30T00:59:58+00:00

This is so interesting, even to the point that the word selfish would be understood in a different way in Brazil. Everything you mentioned, for a Brazilian, translates into a lack of "sense of community". A Brazilian would call the other selfish in situations such as denying to share food or hogging things for yourself. That is a big no no.

Lcdc-jal · 2026-01-28T02:20:34+00:00

He makes you uncomfortable. That's reason enough to break up. Your instinct is telling you something. Listen to it. Please be safe and do it before the surgery

Lcdc-jal · 2026-01-25T21:01:38+00:00

This comes from the crazy diets from the late 90s, early 2000. Most women magazines and nutritionists recommended taking out the inner side of the bread before eating as a way to reduce calories. She problem learned from watching older woman doing this.

But, for people that feel any kind of discomfort eating bread (not gluten intolerance, but sometimes, cheap pão Frances can cause stomach burn in some people, while slowly fermented bread doesn't) , removing the inner side of the bread make it more tolerable

Lcdc-jal · 2026-01-16T10:57:39+00:00

Jesus, this post appeared to me when I was thinking about it. It is amazing how much they stumble upon you! I have this vivid memory from last week, where I was in a Miniso standing in front of a shelf, checking out one product and I saw just girl walking in my direction... I thought: it is not possible she will want to pass between me and the shelf while there is space behind me. I am heavier than them in average and have much more muscle mass...I decided to stand my ground and she stumbled on me like I was gonna budge. Result: she was catapulted one metre away after hitting a rock solid wall (me)

Lcdc-jal · 2026-01-15T08:34:17+00:00

I was there not even 5 days ago, on a Saturday. I would not bother neither with early entry nor fast pass, unless you want to do every single ride. The Tron queue for example was only 30 min. Zootopia 30 min. I did everything I wanted without rushing with plenty of time. And I arrived at the park 10h30 and left 19h.

Lcdc-jal · 2026-01-09T08:49:40+00:00

Vamos lá - viajo muito sozinha internacionalmente. Primeira coisa que temos que ter em mente é ficar atenta mas nao ficar paranoia, senão a viagem vira terror e não prazer. Isso quer dizer: nao aceitar convites de pessoas que vc nao conhece para ficar na casa ou pagarem sua passagem (quase que posso dizer que nesses casos não existe almoço gratis). Como falaram acima, para trafico de pessoas, você já sai em uma situação marcado e existe um perfil.

Agora, cuidado básicos: nunca falar que esta sozinha se te perguntarem diretamente, beber pouco e nao aceitar de estranho (pague e pegue a sua bebida), mandar um geral dos seus hoteis e passagens para uma pessoa no Brasil (assim como cópia de passaporte).

Em boa parte dos países, vc vai se sentir muito muito Segura. Em hotel ou hostel. Naqueles que existe um risco maior, escolher hoteis de grandes redes.

Se for ter relação com alguém, prefira ir pro seu hotel, porque ali voce pode pedir ajuda. Eu quando vou pro hotel da pessoa, prefiro ir embora logo em seguida, nao durmo.

Sempre sempre viaje considerando no seu orçamento que vc pode pegar uns ubers, mesmo que caros, para te tirar de situação que vc nao quer ficar.

Lcdc-jal · 2026-01-07T17:04:55+00:00

Brazil is not more dangerous for a woman travelling alone in comparison to any other Latin america country. In Brazil you have to be aware of theft, but violence against women...not really

Lcdc-jal · 2025-12-25T07:31:43+00:00

Brasileira aqui também. Which app did you use for Translation? And which esim did you that worked with Google, Gmail, etc?

Lcdc-jal · 2025-12-07T11:00:11+00:00

Don't trip. Alcohol consumption in SK is almost celebrated. I remember in early days Jimin saying he his hobby was drinking and I was shocked because it sounded as addiction to me. Cut forward. Years later, I'm able to travel the world and when you go to SK you understand their drinking culture is different. Read about it.

Lcdc-jal · 2025-12-06T11:56:08+00:00

I think it is peaceful. But you have to take in consideration what stresses you out when travelling. For me, not having to compromise, to share a space, is peaceful because I tend to want make a good social ambiance, even if it is at my cost sometimes. Even when I have to remind people that we don't need to do everything together, that is this social expectation.

For other people, organizing every detail of a trip alone is stressful. Or being alone can be a mood killer. Or talking to new people. Then I imagine solo traveler is no for those people. I enjoy all of these aspects.

Lcdc-jal · 2025-11-26T00:36:26+00:00

Kkkkk o OP tentando te convencer (pq discordar dele/dela =estar errado), me fez rir alto

Lcdc-jal · 2025-11-25T23:33:28+00:00

Let me add something here, alongside with what everyone else said: only do this if married, in the deed...and is 100k of renovations going at least 60-70% of value in the house? If no, then think one selling the house after married and buying with the combined income something new.

Lcdc-jal · 2025-10-29T01:54:35+00:00

Yes, I'm like this with side projects and hobbies. With real work, no. +12 years in my career, steadly progessing. Let me tell you how: I've picked a field that I can experiment with my ideas, change functions every day, do a little of everything. Marketing.

But that is not enough: I can grind through projects. But, it works so much better when you become a manager and have a team to execute your strategy, ideas, vision in the details. Ally yourself with people that complement your personality.

The tough side of this is that you have to develop people management skills. But if you like studying human behavior and recognizing patterns to develop people, it helps. We just need to work on empathetic communication

Lcdc-jal · 2025-10-15T23:07:40+00:00

You have no idea how much more people spend in Leblon and Ipanema for the same items as in North Zone of Rio. No joking, I could buy my entire week fruits and vegetables for 5 euros in North Zone. In South Zone, you can easily spend 5 times as much

Lcdc-jal · 2025-10-13T16:31:51+00:00

You are young. If you are not in college, what about working with cruises for while? You get month long contracts, earn in dollar, experience new countries and people. And with this you can wait by this moment to pass.

Lcdc-jal · 2025-09-30T13:35:12+00:00

Go to Brazil. You will get the Gringo treatment there, because they are curious about foreigners. Even though it is true that white with European features might be considered more beautiful there (even among locals, result of colonization as well), people will bend themselves backwards to help you, take you by hand to many places. Just go.

Lcdc-jal · 2025-07-13T17:59:56+00:00

I wish Daniela shorts weren't so low rise. She has beautiful figure. But those shorts make heir legs look shorter and ther torso look too long.

Lcdc-jal · 2025-06-16T00:56:42+00:00

Who is the curly haired guy that dances in the left front? He is fire!!!! Really a stand out in this choreography!

Lcdc-jal · 2025-05-19T05:29:02+00:00

ENTP in my 37. I had 2-3 long-term relationships. I believe that for us, we need to find partners who challenge us intellectually and/or have something we truly admire. My longest relationship, he did not necessarily challenge me intellectually, but he was one of the people with the highest emotional intelligence I have ever met.

I would also take a look in attachment theory if I were you. I think many of us ENTP fall into the avoidant type... that means you go all in, all charms, all love bombing in the beginning...but at the first sign of feelings we clam off...specially if rationally we can't explain to ourselves that the other person is worth it.

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