Eduardo Stefani

The Brazilian is a noble people, suffering and persistent. Despite so many abuses of his sovereignty and psychological state, they are still strong to continue fighting. Perhaps such abuses may lead to a emotional deprivation, insecurity or even an inferiority complex, because with little analysis we can observe that the Brazilian people have a big wish to be loved and missed by everybody and get horrified when this does not happen.

In the beginning we need to analyze the Brazilian people's relationship with the rest of the world. There is a desire that all citizens of the world admire the national football team, samba, beaches, weather and sympathy. Also, the Brazilian wishes to be fluent in every languages and sometimes, they wish to mix with other citizens, almost as a waiver of their own nationality. Then we see a traumatic conflict. On one hand, they are arrogant and merciless in making their football national team and on the other hand, they are completely subservient, giving up their fantastic and sophisticated language.

When traveling abroad they expect everybody to be shocked in their presence and they think they are charming, sensual and conquering. It is funny the myth of sexual power and hot people, as if the talents of procreation were the previlege of one single nation.

I wish I was a psychologist, then I would write an effective analysis about what happens in a Brazilians mind when they have to relate to another culture.

The problem is that normally all expectation of brazilian people are filled, especially when they invade Europe and North America for sightseeing. As the trips are expensive, only a small portion of the people can experince this privilege and inevitably they are always honored by the football, beaches and their sexual myth.

Actually, it sounds like a gift of the gods or a big reward when they stay for some days abroad for sightseeing or working. The arrogance and inferiority complex mix together. Simultaneously they wear the national football teams shirts and feel themselves to be the best in the world, however they get impressed whith a lamp post when it is cleaned every day by a town hall employee. They show themselves to the nordic women with steamy sexuality and get suprised by the pedestrian crossing filmed and controlled by the metropolitan police where the yellon ball is blinking all the time.

It is an unprecedented conflict. It is an inferiority complex, mixed with insecurity and finally with a lot of grace. Something is missing in the soul of the brazilian people for them to have a confidente look and to show other arguments that are not sexuality, beach and football. Everybody knows, except them, there are no lack of arguments and reasons for a brazilian to feel pride abroad.

The other face appears when a brazilian travels to the poorest areas in the planet, including to the poorest areas inside his own country. The main example is his neighbours, who's admiration for the football, beaches and sexuality is relative and invariably the brazilian feels the sensation of not being welcome.

They get horrified when they go to South America and are not loved. They seek revenge when restrictions are put on their companies, especially the energy companies.

When they are opposed, they immediately want retaliation, revenge, penalties or any action which can renew the ego. They are untouchable lords and desire respect, however the next moment, they are obedient like slaves. Everything depends on the audience. If they are in a poor area, they will be stars, but if they are in a rich area, they will be bastards.

The honourable brazilian neighbour is the most perfect example of opposition and I think the brazilians have a lot to learn from the argentinians. The argentinians criticize them, make jokes and they think they are the best without mercy. Sometimes they think the brazilians are imperialists and other times they think they are false. I have heard from argentinian friends that brazilians have the desire to dominate the world.

They have the tendency to compare themselves to others. The interesting point is the megalomaniac sense in the comparasion, because the first problem they face, they make a parallel with the reality in Switzerland, Denmark, Norway or any country with a high quality of life. They never try to make a comparasion with countries on the same cultural level as themselves or with less prosperous areas in rich coutries. It could cause serious depressions, because many brazilian public squares are dirtier than Geneva's public squares, but, many public squares in the world may be in the same condition.

The brazilian is a sweet and kindly people and I know they will have a noble place in the history of western civilization, however they need to mature as a nation and understand that they are the owner of their history,

Unfortunately the brazilians make the same mistake I made during this text. The country and the people always refer to themselves in the third person.

[], Eduardo Stefani – 25/10/2007