Brazilian exchange student coming!?
Soon, a Brazilian exchange student (15-yr-old boy) will be staying at my home for 4 weeks. What are typical foods eaten in Brazil for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Oh, and snacks and beverages?
Ethnic Cuisine - 8 Answers
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Can't help you but how exciting. Hope you have fun.
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Breakfast: milk, bread with butter Lunch: orange juice, beef, rice, beans and french fries Dinner: lasagna or soap or chicken pie or etc, with soda. And other variations, of course. Edit Someone said nacho in your other question, ignore, nacho is not eaten in Brazil.
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biscuits, tea, cookies, muffins
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Alot of white rice (cooked with salt and garlic), black beans, and fruit. Part of his experience here will be discovering what American foods he will like. Hopefully he speaks a little English or you a little Portuguese, so you can ask him what he likes. I would recommend not to turn your home into Brazil, but let him learn as much as possible about your way of life. That's what the experience is about. I'm sure it will be a great learning experience for all of you. How exciting! And remember, you can instantly translate any phrase on Babelfish.com. Good luck!
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I agree with the above answer, that he is probably excited to eat a lot of western food. If you are intent on serving Brazilian food, just stick to rice, and lot of meat. Brazilians love BBQ! It would be great to host a BBQ in his honor. Other than that, Brazilians typically eat lunch as the largest meal of the day. They usually eat beans, rice, meat and farofa (a toasted flour) or pao de caiju (little cheese buns.) Dinner is usually not more than a snack in Brazil. Typical is some different fruits (mango, banana, papaya, guava) and cashews.
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Other contributers are correct-students usually like American food (as crappy and bland as it is...). At least our Japanese students did. Be prepared to make more rice/less potatoes, more beef/less chicken. Or just ask what he prefers. In fact a good technique is to let the student prepare a dinner meal each week that represents his home country. Plan the meal and shopping with him/her, and help in the kitchen. Make plenty extra so that there will be plenty leftovers for after school. PS-sign him up for the high school soccer team. Chances are he'll run circles around the Varsity players.
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He can get Brazilian food at home. Cook him some grits, sausage and gravy!
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Chicken, white rice, black beans.... this is basic for him to feel a bit comfortable. You should have him try some of your local favourites too. The reason for being an exchange student is to learn new customs from your host family
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Saturday, September 28, 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013
What happens if you stay in a country where your visa has expired?
What happens if you stay in a country where your visa has expired?
I am from Brazil, and went to Spain as a student. I ended up meeting many friends, and I stayed longer than I was supposed to.. My visa has expired. What can I do now? What happens if I go home? Would I be able to come back? Can I make a new visa? Can I do it in Spain?
Immigration - 3 Answers
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That means you are illegally in Spain. You're supposed to go back to Brazil as soon as the visa expires. You should go back as soon as possible. You may or may not be able to go back, depends on Spain's immigration policy.
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You are now an illegal immigrant
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
What happens if you stay in country where your visa has expired?
What happens if you stay in country where your visa has expired?
I am from Brazil, and went to Spain as a student. I ended up meeting many friends, and I stayed longer than I was supposed to.. My visa has expired. What can I do now? What happens if I go home? Would I be able to come back? Can I make a new visa? Can I do it in Spain?
Other - Destinations - 2 Answers
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what you have done i think is illegal and the authority's could have a warrant out for you, don't worry about it go to the local police station and explain.
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If you try to just go home, they'll find out at the airport that you have overstayed. You'll be banned from entry to all 26 Schengen states. Go to your embassy or to the spanish immigration office. There may be a chance to change your status from student to visitor, since on your Brazilian passport you could travel visa-free as tourist for 90 days. But do that in advance of your departure, or you will risk an entry deny in most of the European states.
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Sunday, September 1, 2013
Is there anything necessarily wrong with multiculturalism?
Is there anything necessarily wrong with multiculturalism?
I can understand that young children should grow up with a good sense of patriotism instilled in them, but what is wrong with admiring others' cultures as well? If I were a Hispanic student and knew a lot about Brazil or Mexico, I wouldn't mind my teacher's taking a little time out one day of the year to allow me to discuss life in Brazil with my classmates. I haven't gone into detail about this issue, but I was wondering what other people think. Thanks!
Other - Cultures & Groups - 9 Answers
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Yes.
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I really wish there were more cultured people in the U.S. Some people are so naive about the rest of the world they make me think of them as borderline retards.
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I personally think that it would be really nice to share your life about Brazil, but it depends what the subject is in school. For example, if you are in a Spanish class and they are talking about different countries that would be a great idea.
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You are going to get a lot of stupid answers for this question, mostly from racist and trolls and i am going to get thumbed down but look there is nothing wrong with it. Its actually a good thing mixing races is a beautiful thing and people should respect it
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yep.
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Nothing wrong with it, there has never been a society with no multiculturalism. The problems are in how do you manage it. If you treat them as you treat the existing population then the people don't like it, if you treat them as you think they require then the people don't like it. If you let them do what you like then the people don't like it. This is why politicians were not the correct people to implement it in modern time.You have to let the people do it themselves and give them a chance to work and adjust.
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Acceptance and tolerance of the people around u is a good thing .keeping yourself while keeping an open mind is a wonderful and hard to come by trait .
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No, there is nothing wrong with multiculturalism per se. Every society is diverse and ever changing. I think there are some valid complaints about educators overly romanticizing other cultures, but that comes with the territory. For instance, years ago I taught history in one of the most backward, reactionary areas in the US and my section on Islam was about as generous and open minded as possible. I spent a lot of time trying to calm students fears and I made a point of mentioning the accomplishments of early Islamic scholars in math and science. Today I believe I was simply being naive, but if I taught the same material again (I have taught in a about a decade) I would still lean towards being very generous towards Islam, because frankly all they have to do hear the other view is to turn on talk radio or Fox News. I would try to be honest, but not bigoted. Given the way I have been personally affected by the post 9-11 world that would be a challenge. The point is that it is extremely difficult to be multicultural without romanticizing the culture you are studying and it is hard to be critical of a cultural or religious group without being called a bigot. Someone will always be offended by the truth.
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FYI: Brazilians are not Hispanic. We do not speak Spanish.
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