I liked seen a documentary about those stereotypes about Brazilian culture. For me, it is not a bad documentary, but she could have developed a little more. It lacks a consistent point of view. I mean that as Brazilian guy, cause I couldn't see where she wanted to get with this 70min of interviewing people without a strict point. If it was to prove that they have a misconstructed image of Brazil, OK... she got that, but wasn't it her prerogative in first place? I understand her state of mind and feelings of I GOT ENOUGH OF THAT. It's OK when you associate Germany with sausage, its just a food, or Ireland with whiskey... just a typical drink.
But what she is concerned is that the Brazilians are associated with PIÑA COLADA (not a Brazilian drink), monkeys on the beach (there never was such thing), BANANA HATS, COCONUT BIKINIS (if women were supposed to used them, cause the stereotypes are HOT TOPLESS AMAZON LADIES lying on the sand), CHACHACHA (come on!!!) It's like BRAZIL and Mexico are the same thing... Or Bolivia and Argentina as pretty much the same as Cuba. She is concerned on undoing this false image that everyone has about Brazil. She is not worried about people recognizing us with our colorful sexy Carnival or good soccer... she is trying to show people where they go wrong.
She is trying to show a more realistic view of this HUGE country that is not only CAIPIRINHA, SAND AND HOT WEATHER. And also trying to make people distinguish the HUGE variety between the countries that form SOUTH America. We are HERMANOS... but we don't even speak the same language.
For me she should have been a little more critical on her work, it lacks a better closing (or opening) to the topic.
But what she is concerned is that the Brazilians are associated with PIÑA COLADA (not a Brazilian drink), monkeys on the beach (there never was such thing), BANANA HATS, COCONUT BIKINIS (if women were supposed to used them, cause the stereotypes are HOT TOPLESS AMAZON LADIES lying on the sand), CHACHACHA (come on!!!) It's like BRAZIL and Mexico are the same thing... Or Bolivia and Argentina as pretty much the same as Cuba. She is concerned on undoing this false image that everyone has about Brazil. She is not worried about people recognizing us with our colorful sexy Carnival or good soccer... she is trying to show people where they go wrong.
She is trying to show a more realistic view of this HUGE country that is not only CAIPIRINHA, SAND AND HOT WEATHER. And also trying to make people distinguish the HUGE variety between the countries that form SOUTH America. We are HERMANOS... but we don't even speak the same language.
For me she should have been a little more critical on her work, it lacks a better closing (or opening) to the topic.