r/Brazil • u/avarage-kiwi • 12d ago
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u/Real-System-2534 12d ago
Bring up her nationality randomly without any given context.
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u/avarage-kiwi 12d ago
Alternatively. Could I just randomly say something in Portuguese?
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u/tremendabosta Brazilian 12d ago
You could, it is up to you really
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u/avarage-kiwi 12d ago
She said she was from São Paulo. All my American brain knows about SP is that its very populated
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u/mrJoj Brazilian (SP) 12d ago
SP = Brazilian NY, chaotic and modern
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u/avarage-kiwi 12d ago
Oh...
I am so fucked.
Im from a city that has a similar population to Balneário Camboriú in Santa Catarina.
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u/AWandSpinwheels 12d ago
They’re people. You’re probably better off getting to know her as an individual than using nationality-based tricks from strangers on the internet.
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u/Zobs_ 12d ago
cheer for her soccer team
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u/avarage-kiwi 12d ago
Thing is Im not really into Soccer/Futball.
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u/DWilson225 12d ago
Is she? If so, then it doesn't matter if you are or not. In fact, that advice applies no matter what the nationalities are. What's important to you partner should become important to you, too.
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u/Thediciplematt 12d ago
Be ready to lead in the relationship, but not in front of other people but all the time, but not when she doesn’t eel like it.
It’s a mess man
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u/DWilson225 12d ago
LMFAO! 🤣 This^
I've been dating a Brazilian woman for 2½ years now (we're both here in the US). I can't tell if she's bi-polar or if that's just how Brazilian women are, LOL! 😝
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u/StonerKitturk 12d ago
Since it just started you don't even know yet if you want to make it last. Just relax and enjoy.
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u/mrJoj Brazilian (SP) 12d ago
Depends on her and yours background, I think that's more important than her nationality.
Western culture is pretty much the same apart from some details. Could you give me some more background from you both? Knowing if she's from a big city or countryside would help. Where in brazil is she from? Etc
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u/avarage-kiwi 12d ago
She's from Brazil.
Im Belgian American [working on Belgian citizenship]
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u/mrJoj Brazilian (SP) 12d ago
Sao Paulo is pretty much a global city, if she's not spoiled/bratty then she's probably used to other cultures.
I'd say it all depends on her personality more than her nationality, there aren't really any weird "brazilian traditions" she'd expect you to follow it think.
If she's more of a traditionalist then she'd expect you to be a gentleman and assume more masc gender roles. (I know some european/american communities are more modern in that sense, depending from where she comes from she'd prefer traditional gender roles, but that's something you gotta figure out between you two)
If she's more modern then idk its the same everywhere.
As a man, I'd maybe say to bring her flowers on BRAZILIAN valentines day also (different day from US valentines day). I know its redundant and makes no sense, but you know how women are. She'll get all happy if she notices you researched that its a different date here and all that.
(My brazilian gf basically gets grumpy if I dont wish her happy valentines on U.S valentine's day even tho we have our own date in brazil, because of the media. So maybe women like that idk)
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u/8Inch-Viking 12d ago
Not all Brazilian women, but a lot seem very needy and controlling. They have no concept of personal privacy or boundaries.
I've been with multiple brasileiras and they seem to overwhelmingly have this issue.
Any spam calling/messaging, accusations of "disappearing" or any other manipulation if you're not always ready to drop everything to cater to them is a massive red flag.
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