Before you go Culture advice
The difference between visiting and being welcome
You do not need to speak Portuguese to have a good trip here. You do need about twenty words, some idea of how people greet each other, and enough confidence to walk into a per-kilo place and eat lunch like everybody else. That is most of what this is.
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Portuguese: what you need and what you do not
The twenty words that carry you, and why Spanish will not.
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Etiquette: what Americans get wrong
Greetings, punctuality, splitting the bill, and the small things people notice.
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Food and drink basics
How a per-kilo place works, what to order, and what to try before you leave.
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