1 of 42

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Problem Solving: Brazil

Published on Dec 22, 2015

Created with Haiku Deck

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PROBLEM SOLVING: BRAZIL

PRESENTED BY JOHN DEAN, JANEL LOWRY, HAROLD REED, AND ADAM PARKS

FORMAL AND INFORMAL ASPECTS OF BRAZILIAN CULTURE

Photo by Andre Maceira

CULTURE LARGELY INFLUENCED BY CHRISTIANITY

PREDOMINATELY CATHOLICISM
Photo by jenniferphoon

FIRST TIME MEETINGS ARE FORMAL

Photo by Alan Cleaver

SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS ARE RELAXED AND INFORMAL

Photo by eekim

BRAZIL AND WOMEN IN THE WORK PLACE

Photo by EU Social

PUNCTUALITY AND BRAZIL

Photo by Andre Maceira

SHOW UP ONTIME

BE WILLING TO WAIT

VERBAL DIFFERENCES

Photo by Andre Maceira

BOA TARDE

PORTUGUESE
Photo by hique

INTERJECT

IT IS NO CUSTOMARY TO TAKE TURNS WHEN SPEAKING

MRS. DILMA

NOT MRS. ROUSSEFF

"NO" MEANS "MAYBE"

Photo by Ben Heine

PROJECT

DAILY CONVERSATION IS CONDUCTED IN A LOUDER VOICE
Photo by lovestruck.

NONVERBAL DIFFERENCES

Photo by Andre Maceira

GESTURES

BRAZILIAN COMMUNICATION IS OFTEN VIEWED AS THEATRICAL
Photo by theqspeaks

GENERAL APPERENCE

Photo by WarzauWynn

BODY LANGUAGE

GREETINGS

Photo by Andre Maceira

HANDSHAKE

KISS

Photo by NYCArthur

HUGS

Photo by owenstache

GIFT GIVING

CULTURAL NORMS
Photo by Andre Maceira

FLOWERS OR SMALL GIFT

WHEN INVITED TO SOMEONE'S HOME

ORCHIDS

GIFTS ARE OPENED WHEN RECIEVED

DRESS

CULTURAL NORMS
Photo by Andre Maceira

WELL DRESSED

DRESS

MANICURE

Photo by dianaschnuth

MEETINGS

CULTURAL NORMS
Photo by Andre Maceira

APPOINTMENT REQUIRED

Photo by SylviaSchade

R.S.V.P.

CONFIRM MEETING IN WRITING
Photo by TerryJohnston

SMILE!

DO NOT APPEAR IMPATIENT IF KEPT WAITING
Photo by zilverbat.

PEACE

AVOID CONFRONTATION
Photo by Roving I

KEEP YOUR COOL

DO NOT DISPLAY FRUSTRATION
Photo by Cubmundo

PROBLEM

HOW WE AS A COMPANY OVERCOME CULTURAL DIFFERENCES WHEN CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN BRAZIL.

RECOGNIZE

WE MUST FIRST DETERMINE WHAT DIFFERENCES WILL EFFECT OUR BUSINESS
Photo by made in U.A.E

CONCLUSION

QUESTION

Photo by Great Beyond

Untitled Slide