Discussion Post 5

[Nile Harris]

One thing that interests me about my target culture of Brazil is the lifestyle in the favelas. Favela life is a completely different world from the city life. The people who live in the city typically have a lot more money than the people who live in the favelas. Favelas are made up of the lower class people. I can say, from outside looking in, it seems that the favelas have a much greater since of community and typically the people look out for each others well-being. Another part of Brazilian culture that I would like to explore is the martial arts. Brazil has some of the most world-renowned martial artists and has some martial art forms native to Brazil. These are capoeira and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I do not believe there is any type of special vocabulary or linguistic knowledge necessary other than knowing Portuguese.