When you arrive in Brazil, be ready to spend roughly an
hour going through immigration and customs. Again, be patient. They’ll get to
you.
Soccer is like a fever in Brazil. If your trip allows,
try to attend a soccer game. There are rarely problems for travelers in the big
soccer stadiums of Brazil, and you will be amazed by the passion. Just make
sure you are rooting for the correct team and try to avoid matches that are big
rivalries. That’s where things can get out of hand, but still, very rarely.
The food: Meat eaters and vegetarians alike will find
the food in Brazil, not just acceptable, but fantastic. Beef, pork, chicken and
fish are all staples of Brazilian cuisine and the fruits are various and
magnificent. Trust me, eat a mango in Brazil, they tend to be gloriously
delicious.
Don’t consume water from the tap.
Brazil was colonized by Portugal, therefore, they speak
Portuguese, not Spanish. Still, travelers will be impressed with the number of Brazilians
they will come in contact with that can speak English to some degree.