Brazil is a country in South America that occupies half the continent's landmass. But you probably already knew that. As helpful as facts can be, sometimes numbers aren't enough to paint a vivid picture. So we at Bored Panda decided to introduce you to this colorful corner of the earth through visuals, more specifically, the ones we found on r/ItHadToBeBrazil.
"Sometimes Brazil hits the front page [of Reddit] for the most random reasons, but we are way more than off-duty cops, flip-flops, and soccer," its moderators write in the subreddit's introduction. "We are funny, resilient, a bit ridiculous, a lot of fun, and kind of weird, we are also tons of beauty and wholesomeness."
And all of these things are evident in the content that goes through this online community. From keeping your phone cool with a mini straw hat to policemen patrolling the streets on actual buffalos, here's all you need to see to get a basic understanding of what goes on in this unique land!
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The Wooden Mast Had To Be Replaced By A Concrete Mast, But The Professionals Preserved The Tucano's House...
I love this. My whole mental image of Brazil just got changed for the better.
Ditto. I don't think Bolsonaro would approve, though.
Load More Replies...So el presidente is a raging nutjob but then there's these guys. There is hope.
"O presidente" is a psychopath nutjob, but we have to believe there is hope
Load More Replies...Aww! but in the first place perhaps that bird shouldn't make a house there- accident can happen.
Birds often use utility poles to roost and nest in. They are less likely to have accidents with power than squirrels or other larger mammals
Load More Replies...Last Month My Dog ran Away. It's Been A Week Since I Met Him And Brought Him Home. Today My Dog came Back And Now I Have Two Identical Ones
My neighbors (identical twins) rang my doorbell, holding a white cat. They said "we were going surfing and saw your cat on the next block. It was really REALLY hard to catch him. " I opened the door a little wider to show them my white cat. One twin looked at the other and said "OMG Phil, we just stole a cat!" They went back to where they got it and let it go.
Yeah, I was hoping that someone hadn't accidentally stole someone's pupper.
Load More Replies...Happened to me once with our black cat. Black cat came in with the dogs, didn't even look at it. Went back a few minutes later and another black cat on the porch. First one was a neighbor cat scamming a free dinner. Our cat was not pleased.
I wonder if the owner of the found one is going crazy looking for him.
We reached out to the subreddit's moderators and they were kind enough to have a friendly chat with us. "Unfortunately, Reddit does not provide demographic tools, but we estimate that our subscribers are 60% Brazilian and 40% foreign," a representative of r/ItHadToBeBrazil told Bored Panda.
"The great majority of the content that appears on the subreddit follows our community goals, which is showing foreign people some aspects of our lives and culture that are not usually seen in the media."
"As those who post on our sub could tell you, some of the recurring themes here are Brazilians' ingenuity in solving problems with little resources (gambiarra), the glass-half-full attitude, and thinking that anything can be a reason for a celebration."
A Lady Got Tired Of Getting Her Window Hit By Soccer Balls
Nope. I feel for the poor kids, but I also understand the one who installed this.
Load More Replies...To Serve And Protect
Yeah, not happy. If he owed that money to a dealer, he might not have survived the day.
"Poor fella" wasn't a drug dealer. He was going to buy drugs. It's not a huge amount of cash, just about 10-15 dollars.
Load More Replies...It's not the business of the police how much cash I have regardless of where I have it. This is a dystopian nightmare.
the look on his face shows less gratitude, more 'Now how the f**k am i meant to smoke 150 bread rolls?'
Hahaha maybe try crushing them up and snorting the crumbs?
Load More Replies...A helluva lot more clever than just shooting him—-yeah, an American calling out her own country’s police force, or should I say police EXCESSIVE force. Your motto is “Protect and Serve”, so back the f**k off and stop killing innocent people.
Mayor Banned Pub Tables On The Sidewalk, Thats The Outcome
Hey, in USA we have we have gambling halls on big boats in the river in certain states cause of similar laws
While the moderator thinks that the sub is an accurate representation of Brazil, they highlighted that the country has way, way more to offer.
"Brazil is a country of continental proportions and every one of the 27 states has its characteristics. Climate, nature, culture, habits, you name it, we really are much more than soccer, samba, forests, and wild animals," they said.
Patroling On Some Water Buffalo
That seems very cruel, actually. The rope literally is going through their nostrils! 😢
Welcome to Earth, thanks here humans abuse and murder animals without a second thought.
Load More Replies...This makes me angry. Leave the animals to live their lives as they are supposed to.
Do you oppose police on horse too? What about police or service dogs? Do you eat meat?
Load More Replies...I wonder how often people start playing Bob Marley when they come by.
Load More Replies..."Hey, Does Your Dog Bite?" "Oh No, He Throws Bricks!"
Ears and tails croppings (as all other cosmetic amputations) are now forbidden in Brazil. That pic must be some years old or illegal made.
Load More Replies...i saw the news report on this the owner trained his dog to drop bricks on people
"Learn How To Make Bread In The Shape Of Capybara"
The subreddit was created fairly recently, in January 2018. "In the beginning, it used to be harder [for us moderators] but as the community grew, people started to understand that everything has the right time and place. Most of the 'policing' we have to do now is keeping the community family-friendly."
"Sometimes someone shows up trying to start political discussions, posting sensitive content, or being disrespectful to others. That's when we act."
That means you can send a link to this article to everyone in your family chat!
Cotton Candy Sellers On The Beach
This is how they prepare to squirt cotton candy from their web shooters.
A Brazilian Banana Tree
I was about to correct you, in my self-assured-rightness, and then I zoomed in on the picture! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Load More Replies...They don’t look like any unripe bananas I have ever seen. I would guess zucchini.
This Uber Driver Put A Straw Hat On His Smartphone
Makes perfect sense. Ever try and hold a blazing hot steering wheel? No doubt that phone gets hot sitting under the windshield
Shade from the hat probably makes the screen easier to read too.
Load More Replies...In Taiwan, food delivery is by motorcycle. The riders put little umbrellas on the cellphone so they can see it in sunlight.
This Is Ibere Thenório, A Brazilian Youtuber Who Created His Own Submarine!
I could not even manage to get in that framework let alone go underwater in that thing. The pics give me anxiety.
NO WAY! I’d have a panic attack in that tiny thing which could become your tomb. But, super duper cool!
This Cow Was Standing In Front Of The Federal Police Station This Morning, Not Letting Anyone In
My Grandma Knitted A Little Mat To Support My Uncle's Bike's Pedal
She got tired of the dirt and/or scratches on her immaculate floor.
A Man Rescues A Lion Tamarin Pup And Returns It To Its Mother
I always appreciate a correction because it gives me information I clearly hadn’t absorbed properly.
Load More Replies...Uh that looks like a marmoset. But cool that he saved the lil guy non the less
Sidewalk In São Paulo, Brazil, Completely Ruined By Roots That Grew Overtime
i would take that sidewalk anytime, instead of the gray and depressing normal ones ^^.. Just a pity it's not that "wheelchair" friendly though :)
Not so good for blind people too! On the other hand it's good that cars cannot park over the pavement here
Load More Replies...That's so normal, most sidewalks are like that. While it's a huge trip hazard at least there are trees around
Gives the sidewalk character and proves what we already know. Nature will defeat us. Eventually. As well she should.
No Matter The Place, There's Always A Way To Barbecue
At least you're still alive and can learn from your mistakes :) we regularly have deaths after that in Germany.
Load More Replies...The neighbors can't watch the footy, but I'll bet those are some crackin' kebabs.
can you please explain what those words mean? simplest terms, im an idiot
Load More Replies...Brazilian Vice President Giving An Interview
I sure hope Bolsinaro and his crew get gone, and soon. Hopefully before he turns the entire rain forest into a f*****g desert.
The best part is that the captions say “president in exercise” and he was exercising that day
It looks like the reporter stopped him for questions while the man was out jogging.
Put him next to Bolsonaro, and you see your point isn't relevant...
Load More Replies...A Retired Man Proves He Is Alive In 2020, But The Bank Requires Proof That He Was Alive In 2019
Bureaucracy is very needed here. There's scammers everywhere, from all ages
I feel rather confident saying if he is alive in 2020, he was alive in 2019.
You Didn't Specify What Mask
Ryan, u might be getting downvotes because lapses in grammar are automatically forgiven as English is their second language. If I tried speaking Portuguese, I dread to think how incorrectly I'd be using past tense, etc
Ryan is being downvoted for being a d**k, as usual. Nobody would naturally say "did not" in this instance, they just missed the apostrophe and it's BP so not surprising grammar isn't 100%)
Load More Replies...Marcelo's House, Danger Marcelo Don't Like Visits, Go Away
Fine by me, I had to ask my sister to regime her cockatiel, he was taunting the cats, taunting the dog and when I found him walking around in my bowl of oatmeal one morning after getting up to answer the phone (landline days), that was it.
Just giving his feets an oatmeal mask, does wonders for the skin
Load More Replies...Interestingly, the Welsh word for danger is "perygl", which isn't dissimilar to "perido" so I looked it up: both have the same Latin route. Not too many Welsh words come from Latin, so that interested me.
Marcelo has a right to his privacy. I’m antisocial, I understand. You go, Marcelo, defend your little house with all you’ve got!
Always depressing to see Australian Native Birds as pets overseas. But yes they are cranky little beggars especially the females
How is it depressing? As long as they're taken care of and not taken from the wild?
Load More Replies...We have Waldo, who bit me today when I reached into his cage to give him food. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you Waldo! He is lucky he is adorable.
They're very territorial, and prey animals. So they can be defensive by instinct. If you have trouble getting them out of the cage, try putting a dowel (instead of hand) in for them to hop up on instead. (Or a jar for hamsters (etc) to ride in.) Most animals are fine after they're out of the cage, it's a "Hotspot" for them. Good luck 😺
Load More Replies...News Reporter Interviewing A Dog
Oh no no no, that's bad. Woof bork arf arf is much better!
Load More Replies...Wendy realized that perhaps bringing a meat microphone that day was a mistake.
"And What About Me When I Went To Take A Picture With The Mico* And He Did A " (*mico Is A Monkey Subspecies)
heeheehee lil thumb... And despite the duckface, she still looks beautiful
Public Transport In Brazil
I like that there's no reaction from the other passengers. It's just another day.
Just that one guy on the left, a few rows back!
Load More Replies...This happens anywhere in the world where people vacation and get drunk. I lived and worked in Ocean City, MD for a few years. There would always be some drunk doing something stupid, like leading a make believe parade down the straight while naked as a jaybird—-or surfing a city bus. Yes, crawling on top of a bus, not sure if they do it from inside or outside, and making believe it’s a surfboard. Always some kind of boneheaded drunken stunt, and usually a VERY drunk twenty something guy, except for the naked drum major. He was in town for the Firemen’s Muster, and was a fire chief, if I’m not mistaken. Not sure if he continued to be after that stunt, though.
I live in Ocean City!!! Been here most my life, hell 6 weeks ago a 350 pound man locked himself out of his hotel room naked... I didn't even bat an eyelash being in the hospitality industry I could write a book...where else can you go grocery shopping in your bathing suit and fit right in!@
Load More Replies...So you don't have to worry only about armpit smell but about foot smell too?🙄
Brazilians tend to be obsessed about not having any body odor, so probably you shouldn't worry about either
Load More Replies...Is this a double decker bus? If you look at the gaps around them, the look like they are still inside, not outside.
Never saw this happening.. In São Paulo, at least.. The bus driver would ask them to go down.
Lan House Vibes
Tell me you're in a bad neighborhood without telling me you're in a bad neighborhood...
ALL neighborhoods are like this here. Walls and fences every home is the usual
Load More Replies...I don't understand what I am looking at. I he trying to prevent the theft of the bike and use the computer at the same time?
Except they're blocking the doorway for other people.
Load More Replies...Seems he is holding it tomprotect it from burglars. But he doesnt have a chance, if someone pulled it with foece
A Normal Day In Amazonas
This is super sad. Drug smugglers have been known to surgically fill dogs full of drugs in order to smuggle the drugs. As one can imagine the health of the dog is not considered
I was looking for a comment that said this. LOL Omgoodness. I had to take like a triple look cuz I was sure I was seeing something else haha
Load More Replies...It wasn't me.. i swear. It was my twin brother... i demand an official investigation. My social standing is at stake
Why would u arrest a dog? They can't sell it to people they probably just gave it to the humans (now I read that he was released because he couldnt answer for his crimes lol)
They didn't. News being news. Dog probably belongs to one of those fine gentlemen and decided to hop on the police car. Cops to avoid trouble or bites just went with it and called animal services later on the station.
Load More Replies...All I can see is a Dog talking in a Scooby Doo voice, I would have got away with it if it wasn’t for these pesky kids
Gas Station In The River, Brazil
Same at every lake and large river in the midwest of America. Gotta get fuel for the boats
Came to say the same. Floating marinas aren't that rare.
Load More Replies...Yup, got these here in Minnesota USA along the rivers. They up charge at least $1 per gal over street gas station prices, but it is a convenience for sure when your up sht creek without a paddle (see what I did just there).
Reminds me of TaleSpin's in the air gas stations. They just don't make cartoons like that anymore. Sorry for drifting away off topic.
No I think that is totally on topic! I miss Talespin!
Load More Replies...Safety First
I laughed entirely more than I should have😂😂
Load More Replies..."modern problems require modern solutions"
Brazilian Pet
Cute, but they pop no-stop, everywhere. In the pic with an Australian Black Swan called "snuggle." snuggle-61...3dfd38.jpg
Meat Is Now Being Sold With Anti-Theft Alarm..
They do that here too on things like steak, although ours is metal film under the price tag.
It’s a sad commentary on the state of things when people have to steal FOOD to survive. 😢
Meat has be tagged for at least 10 years in the uk. Along with nappies (diapers), baby formula and condoms. All the most stolen items.
Steel Cable To Make Sure They Don’t Take Even The Surveillance Camera
Last month someone broke into the apartment below and even took the copper tubing and wiring from the AC of the bank behind the building. Police even bothered to ask the night camera from the bank...
Police Finds Weed Inside Anti-Drugs Mascot
The DARE program in America was stopped when police learned they were actually teaching kids how to recognize certain drugs and how to use them - whoops
nonono,, he didn't take them.. he just hides them? for later... i mean for safety.
Basically Sloth Steals A Motorcycle In Brazil
Yes. Pretty sure poor Slothy is extremely stressed by all the handling. Let wildlife stay wild. Unless they’re in distress (hit by a car, burned in a wildfire) Leave. Them. The. F**k. ALONE!!!
Load More Replies...Actually, it looks stressed. Anthropomorphism of Animals is dangerous, Google it if you don't believe me.
Load More Replies...But was apprehended .000000000000001 cm from the crime scene soon after.
Protected From Head To Toe Against Covid-19
Not a native English speaker: Marinês de França Carneiro's mother was terrified that she could get covid so last year, in 2020, when PPE's where scarce, she sewed a few PPE to help her daughter (she works with public health care)
Have you ever done Peep jousting? It’s a hoot!
Load More Replies...After 15 long minutes, Jim finally had donned his protective suit only to realize he really needed to pee.
The Army Build That Thing In My City
You just set "Help me Rhonda" on my mind's playlist :)
Load More Replies...There is a huge robot with gatling guns floating in the air.
Load More Replies...Man's Best Friend, Always At Your Side
A while ago, I met a guy who was out enjoying the sun in the park, with his pet iguana on his shoulder. This was in San Francisco.
This is quite common here in Florida. People walk around with all kinds of birds, lizards and snakes on their shoulders. I even met a guy carrying around a baby alligator. I think it's a tropics thing...but now we have iguanas falling out of trees when the temperatures drop, and pythons invading the ecosystem.
Load More Replies...Oh, does Brazil have a National Talk Like a Pirate Day, too? (Just in case you're wondering, 19 September here in the US)
UHm, what's funny about this? My father takes his bird to work, to coffee, and even to get ice cream. In the US.
Because it's not normal or necessary, plus it's a health code violation if he takes it into a business. And NO!!! It's NOT a Service Animal or an ESA, either.
Load More Replies...It won't be your friend anymore when it screams your code out loud.
This Guy Ia A Genius
If making something really easy to steal makes you a genius in Brazil, the bar is set very low.
The guy with the cap has his phone in the back of his cap...
Load More Replies...Cold Weather In Brazil Be Like
actually these horse onesies are to keep them clean, they're not for cold weather :)
And they're Probably going to roll and rip it up any moment now... grass stains and mussed braids, the bane of the groom
Load More Replies...The Wonderful World Of Disney
You NEVER EVER would like to enter one. It's a living nightmare. Entered a dozen times in my life... but not the big ones in São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro...
Load More Replies...Learned about this place because Bruno Fernandes de Souza, and one Crime in Sports podcast
I´ve seen the favelas around Sao Paulo. Def not a pretty sight, but kinda sad that the government doesn´t strive to ensure those people have better lives. Would not enter one though (safety reasons).
Brazilian Home Starter Pack
In Brazil most houses don't have piped gas. It's changing but the majority still relies on tanks for cooking (and electricity for hot showers)
What's with the shower head thingy? And what is the thing in the lower left corner?
Lower left corner is a cover for a gas cylinder, I guess. The shower thingy is indeed quite weird. But what is the tap used for?
Load More Replies...I grew up in the Caribbean. Those window bars (rejas) were everywhere. For good reason.
We also have those window bars on my house in Tucson. They're common in many parts of southern Arizona, and I believe parts of Mexico. They're necessary for safety, sadly, to protect against home invasions.
Load More Replies...Just A Regular Summer Day In Paraíba
Because fighting evil is not a proper job. They don't get paid for that, you know.
Load More Replies...People are hungry or thirsty. Suddenly here comes batman/super man/place your super hero here
Brazillian TV Without Context
I don’t know why, but Sega Genesis is still really big there. They call it Mega Drive and it is reproduced by Tec Toys.
Probably news talking about that movie. They did the same thing in France about "how to train your dragon" and some other movies. It is not "that" special.
Fibonacci Sequence In A Normal Day In Brazil
Its also not a Fibonacci sequence. Either way, someone is getting some bad take-out.
Load More Replies...Why was I downvoted? It's true. Google that s**t. The visual is the golden ratio which is predicated by the Fibonacci sequence.
Load More Replies...From investopedia.com: "The golden ratio describes predictable patterns on everything from atoms to huge stars in the sky. The ratio is derived from something called the Fibonacci sequence, named after its Italian founder, Leonardo Fibonacci. Nature uses this ratio to maintain balance, and the financial markets seem to as well."
Why 3 Lights If You Can Use Only One
Not for light. They pour the cement then break the bulb and have a hole to run wires through later.
Hope they're wearing super good masks bc there's mercury in them there bulbs.
Load More Replies...Creative, but the should have at least cut a couple of plastic bottles into tubes for the concrete so that it's easier to replace the light when it burns out.
Some things aren't really meant to be functional, just aesthetically pleasing like this
Did you say that backwards? This is super functional, not very aesthetic.
Load More Replies...This should be much, much higher only because I am in the midst of replacing the ballast in my lighting fixture right now.
No, because the wiring is OUTSIDE, there’s no ballast, and the thing is LITERALLY CEMENTED IN PLACE… 🤦🏽♀️
Load More Replies...It's-A Me, Lario!
This is his side kick Luigi.....Mario is fatter and has an "M" on his hat~
It's a good idea to read the comments before posting, you'll get less downvotes.
Load More Replies...This Guy Sells Ice Cream In The Ocean Near The Coral Reefs Of Maragogi, Brazil
You can barely see the right side of his face in the shade below the umbrella post.
Yeah, I’m way too scared to try and zoom in on this picture
Load More Replies...Hopefully, there isn't packaging on the cone because you know where that's going
For The Stoners That Didn't Die In Christmas
He is suing whoever uses this picture commercially
Load More Replies...I don't understand the caption. I get the 420 weed reference, just not the "died at Christmas" part.
There's is a police show host in Brazil that said "you stoner are gonna be dead by Christmas"
Load More Replies...those are fabulous. I once bought a weird shirt at a thrift store that said "pop star" and had some asian singer on it. Had it for years and one day wore it to work when our Chinese intern was there and asked why I had an Andy Lau shirt on.
A Truck Carrying A Wooden House - Brazil - Ribeirão Do Sul
I've seen smaller wooden houses on the beds of pickup trucks in the US.
This Store In Brazil Still Sells Sega's Mega Drive
NES clones to be correct. We had the Phantom System, Top Game, Turbo Game... Mega Drive and Master System were the usual SEGA's and some spin-offs from the licensed company
Load More Replies...You should search for "Polystation 3" on Google images.
Load More Replies...Just A Classic Image Of Brazilian Students
Not only did we have almost the same tables in Germany when I was a teen, we also did the same stupid things. Teeth were lost.
Stupid. And just because he's bigger doesn't mean the kid on the bottom can bear an injury. Typical.
This doesn't completely fix the problem, but at least he's smiling...? :D
Load More Replies...I wonder how Thomson is doing? Last I heard of him he ate a pizza out of a trash can for $1
Load More Replies...This Represents Brazil More Than Soccer And Samba
The type of cakes, but specially the brigadeiro!! And as others also pointed out, the leftovers after-party to-go "plating".
Load More Replies...Hmm, could it be the "infamous Brazilian to-go dessert plate(?)", or is it a demonstration of how to keep flies off your food?
it's how you make a "package" out of birthday plates to take home a slice of cake and brigadeiros
Load More Replies..."Whatswater - Potable Water"
Would have been nicer without people constantly correcting grammar. When Anglophone people are also fluent in Portuguese, *then* they can criticise grammar
Would have been nicer if there had been some better captions and, in some cases, explanation of what we are looking at.
Sometimes there's no explanation, it's a Brazilian thing that doesn't make sense even for Brazilians 🤣
Load More Replies...Proves that the world is still a divers place with local customs and and unique way of life. It is good that there are still local customs and globalization has not penetrated everywhere.
More please. I enjoy seeing we're all pretty much the same. They too get harmed by their politicians.
I love that bit in Captain Marvel where Gemma Chan's character (Minerva?)is asked if she's ever been to Earth. Her reply? "Yeah, it's a real s***hole" Every country has its s***holes, buddy, some more (and worse) than others. The US has plenty of it's own.
Load More Replies...Would have been nicer without people constantly correcting grammar. When Anglophone people are also fluent in Portuguese, *then* they can criticise grammar
Would have been nicer if there had been some better captions and, in some cases, explanation of what we are looking at.
Sometimes there's no explanation, it's a Brazilian thing that doesn't make sense even for Brazilians 🤣
Load More Replies...Proves that the world is still a divers place with local customs and and unique way of life. It is good that there are still local customs and globalization has not penetrated everywhere.
More please. I enjoy seeing we're all pretty much the same. They too get harmed by their politicians.
I love that bit in Captain Marvel where Gemma Chan's character (Minerva?)is asked if she's ever been to Earth. Her reply? "Yeah, it's a real s***hole" Every country has its s***holes, buddy, some more (and worse) than others. The US has plenty of it's own.
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