Stereotypes about Brazil

About Brazil there are several stereotypes of nationality, religion, ethnicity, etc. In this post I am going to talk about 4 of them.

The first stereotype is that every Brazilian is dark-skinned. This is false because the culture of Brazil is not completely of one race and is influenced by immigration from Germany, Japan, Africa, among many others.

The second stereotype is that Brazil is just jungle. This is not true because although in Brazil the forests are outstanding for their size and biodiversity, this country has more biomes such as the mata atlantica, cerrado, caatinga, pampa and pantanal. 

The third stereotype is that most of the Brazilian households are favelas. That is false because the percentage of people that lives in favelas are just the 6% of the population of Brazil although that percentage equates to approximately 11 million people.

The last stereotype is that all Brazilians are amazing at football. Despite the fact that soccer is a passion for a large part of the population, it cannot be said that this stereotype is true because in reality not all Brazilians practice or follow this sport.