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Brazil: Conversation

When you travel to Brazil:

Expect a lot of noise in restaurants and other public places. Conversations get quite loud and the Brazilians use many gestures while talking.
You don’t have to raise your voice but if you feel compelled, don’t worry about it.
Maintain good eye contact.
Good topics are futebol (national obsession), positive subjects, intellectual subjects like travel, art, music, books.
Bad topics are anything to do with Argentina and/or politics