Brazil culture and customs

Brazil's culture and customs is the product of dozens of ethnicities coming together over a period of five hundred years. From the remaining Amerindian tribes which continue to inhabit traditional lands to the German farming settlements in Santa Catarina, Brazil is a melting pot of cultures, customs and people from across the globe.

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Arts and crafts
Festivals

Brazil culture and customs: 4 highlights
Carnaval Brazil is famous for its unbelievably colourful carnavals.	Ceramics Mestre Vitalino's ceramic models depicted everyday life.
Indigenous peoples Brazil's indigenous peoples constitutes 0.4% of the population.	Musical instruments The berimbau has its origins in traditional African music.