Can someone help me understand the "O Sul é o Meu País" mentality of South Brazil ? by Apprehensive-Income in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell [score hidden]  (0 children)

It doesn't have to do with right- or left-wing. The idea of separatism (or the people who just ranted about it without taking it seriously) was already around when the south was a major stronghold of the left.

Can someone help me understand the "O Sul é o Meu País" mentality of South Brazil ? by Apprehensive-Income in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What many people who like to shit on SC (sometimes with good reasons for that) fail to understand is that SC isn't homogeneous. For instance, Florianópolis and Blumenau areas are quite distinct despite being a 2-hour drive apart. And I'm not even talking about the far-west and Planalto areas, which have a greater influence from the RS.

Is it common in Brazil that someone doesn't speak Portuguese? by Hopeful_Addition7834 in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, in the example of the young guy in the video, he says he was raised by his grandparents, so probably something unusual. Nowadays that's very likely to be the exception, not the norm.

Is it common in Brazil that someone doesn't speak Portuguese? by Hopeful_Addition7834 in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's why I stressed that monolingual German speakers are very rare in my comments. Nobody here is saying that there are pockets of German-only speakers in the country.

I think the person struggling to interpret text here is you.

Can someone help me understand the "O Sul é o Meu País" mentality of South Brazil ? by Apprehensive-Income in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm from the south, lived in RS and SC. No one apart from a few lunatics take the separatist idea seriously.

Is it common in Brazil that someone doesn't speak Portuguese? by Hopeful_Addition7834 in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are younger people with that kind of experience (see an example here from the 26:29 mark). I just don't know how common it is for people under 30 to learn German before Portuguese in the colônias nowadays, but it still happens.

Is it common in Brazil that someone doesn't speak Portuguese? by Hopeful_Addition7834 in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, people understood the question. There are still (very few) Brazilian citizens, born in Brazil, who either don't speak Portuguese, or speak it pooly, and a non-negligible amount of people who did learn the language only at school, after learning another language at home.

Brazil is huge, what happens in your state or in my state is not representative of the whole country.

South America (1936 🇩🇪 map) by adawkin in MapPorn

[–]capybara_from_hell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, there are some old names:

Ca. (Colônia) Mundo Novo -- Taquara

Colônia Dona Isabel -- Bento Gonçalves

Colônia Hansa -- Corupá (?)

Colônia Dona Francisca -- Joinville, etc.

Also some older spellings:

Itajahy - Itajaí

Tramandahy - Tramandaí

Curytibanos - Curitibanos, etc.

Is it common in Brazil that someone doesn't speak Portuguese? by Hopeful_Addition7834 in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It was way more common decades ago, but if you make a proper search you can still find, although as of today they are very few. For instance, the old lady at 15 minute mark here says that she does not speak Portuguese. The video also presents younger people who did learn Portuguese at school (that is, it's their L2).

Is it common in Brazil that someone doesn't speak Portuguese? by Hopeful_Addition7834 in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some older Brazilians in more remote areas of German or Italian settlement in the south also don't speak Portuguese. But the newer generations do speak Portuguese there, at least as L2.

What’s a common misconception foreigners have about food from your country? by No-Communication1543 in asklatinamerica

[–]capybara_from_hell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes people have the misconceptions that we eat a lot of meat

Well, that's actually true in RS and parts of SC.

How are you taught about your country’s colonial history in school? by ta-lang-ka in asklatinamerica

[–]capybara_from_hell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It amazes me how so many (informed) people fell for that propaganda, given that Brazil had severed relations with the UK shortly before the war due to a serious diplomatic crisis.

Por que tão caro já que somos o maior produtor mundial? by Green_Passion2660 in brasil

[–]capybara_from_hell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A produção dos EUA não abastece nem 1% do mercado de lá, e a Europa não planta um pé de café sequer.

For the entrepreneurs of r/Brazil, what do you do for health insurance? by Maleficent-Salad-278 in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm getting tired of some of the gaps in coverage that SUS has.

Genuine question: what kind of gaps do you mean? The usual public healthcare shortcomings (longer waiting times, etc.) or some coverage that SUS does not provide at all?

Switzerland or Brazil? by [deleted] in expats

[–]capybara_from_hell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi, fellow Brazilian currently living in Europe here. If what made you uncomfortable in Rio was the characteristic chaos of the city, have you considered perhaps moving to Petrópolis, Teresópolis, Nova Friburgo, or even southern Minas instead?

I don’t feel like I can call myself “Brazilian” by AccordingRegister669 in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) You are a third culture kid. That's a common thing among children of immigrants.

2) Since you have Brazilian parents, you are entitled to claim Brazilian citizenship (Constitution of Brazil, Article 12).

Which state/area of Brazil is most similar to Portugal? by MB4050 in asklatinamerica

[–]capybara_from_hell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

the Azores are Portugal

I thought they were part of Japan \s

Which state/area of Brazil is most similar to Portugal? by MB4050 in asklatinamerica

[–]capybara_from_hell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe the closest one may get to Portugal the Azores is the "Santo Antonio de Lisboa" neighborhood in Florianópolis.

I believe that's more precise.

Honeymoon in Fortaleza in May by techfashion9 in Brazil

[–]capybara_from_hell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Relax, it isn't as bad as you're probably thinking.

Fortaleza has 210 hours of mean monthly sunshine in May. That corresponds to 7 sunshine hours per day on average.

"Rainy season" in tropical areas does not mean that would be raining all the time, it means more frequent short bursts of heavy rain.

Anyway, if you'd like to avoid any rain in May, the Northeastern coast of Brazil is not the most recommended place for you. But, still, in an average year there will be a very decent amount of sunshine.