brazil culture & business etiquette
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Brazil Culture & Business Etiquette . Tamara Ninkovic, Anda Telman, Brendan Jones. Brazil. Located in South America Current population is over 200 million people Official language is Portuguese Latin American’s largest economy (7% GDP growth rate). Basic Cultural Values. Hierarchical: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Brazil Culture & Business Etiquette
Tamara Ninkovic, Anda Telman, Brendan Jones
Brazil
Located in South America Current population is over 200 million
people Official language is Portuguese Latin American’s largest economy (7%
GDP growth rate)
Basic Cultural Values
Hierarchical:Strict organizational hierarchy and chain of commandDecisions made at the most senior levelsPower and authority is not diffused Inequalities are accepted
Relationship-orientedSocial and family oriented
Basic Cultural Values
Uncertainty AvoidanceNeed for rules and structureAvoid uncertainty and risk
Ways of Thinking
Long-term OrientationGoals, plans, and decisions
Time OrientationFlexible
Acceptable and Unacceptable
Acceptable Unacceptable• Formal attire• Give the Thumbs Up• Use Senor and Senora• Physical contact• Close proximity• Be introduced• Talk about:
• Family and children• Weather • Travel • Soccer
• Give the O.K. sign• Using pushy or aggressive
selling techniques• Initiate confrontation• Don’t talk about:
• Argentina• Politics• Religion• Poverty• Rainforest• Brazil’s class system
Inconvenient Business Time
Brazilian CarnivalMonth of February
Christmas New Years July Summer Holiday
Entertaining and Gifts
EntertainingDining out (lunch and dinner)Drinking alcohol is acceptable
GiftingNot necessary during first
meetingAvoid black & purplePersonal gifts
Non-Task Sounding
Long courting process Informal meetings Proper business etiquette Intermediaries help bridge the gap
Information Exchange
Communicate directly with top executives
Limited information given
Explanations are given first than negotiations
Means of Persuasion
Aggressive and often impatient Openly emotional and
passionate Give reasonable feedback
about offer
Terms of Agreement
In-depth understanding about person and contract Don’t attempt to ‘rush-in’ or push signing Presence of a local legal expert
During the signingDuring gift exchange
The End
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