How to Blend in As a Tourist in Brazil
If you walk down the street, even if you are lost, walk confidently and purposefully, look forward, don't show that you are hesitating., When you are sightseeing, don't stare at the map in the middle of the street., Do not flash your camera or other...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: If you walk down the street
If someone follows you or makes a comment, do not even look at them, pretend not to notice them.
Go into the first store, restaurant, wherever there are other people. -
Step 2: even if you are lost
Go into a grocery store or any store and take your time there, if you are lost, ask someone to show you where you are, ask for directions.
Phone calls, texting, checking Facebook should be done at a restaurant or a coffee shop. , Keep them in your pocket or in your bag.
If you want to ask someone to take a picture of you, make a conscious choice of who you are going to ask, don't just ask the first person who passes by. , Showing off your wealth is almost unethical in poorer areas.
If you have the means, buy a couple of nice handmade jewelry from the local artisan shop or beach vendors
- you support the local micro economy this way.
These things also make an excellent present to your friends at home. , Do not leave your purse in the restaurant at the table, do not put your bag down on the ground. , Buy a simple outfit from a local vendor. , If you really want to help them, buy them an ice cream instead.
Do not let anyone read your palm or do magic tricks with you. , Lock the original in your hotel's safe. , Do not simply hand this over to the driver, because it would be very rude, but if you notice that he is taking you for a ride, ask him why, and show him your map.
In the taxi put your purse, laptop bag, etc., to your foot, not onto the seat next to you. , Be careful.
In poor areas tourists are automatically taken for rich people. -
Step 3: walk confidently and purposefully
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Step 4: look forward
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Step 5: don't show that you are hesitating.
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Step 6: When you are sightseeing
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Step 7: don't stare at the map in the middle of the street.
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Step 8: Do not flash your camera or other gadgets.
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Step 9: Leave expensive jewelry
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Step 10: designer sunglasses
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Step 11: baseball caps
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Step 12: what have you
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Step 13: at home.
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Step 14: Always carry your purse under your arm
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Step 15: not on your arm
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Step 16: in your hand or on your back.
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Step 17: Look around
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Step 18: see how the locals dress.
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Step 19: Never give money to begging children
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Step 20: their parents spend it on drugs.
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Step 21: Make a photocopy of your passport
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Step 22: keep it with you at all times.
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Step 23: If you go by taxi
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Step 24: print off your itinerary from google maps.
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Step 25: Do not blindly trust the locals.
Detailed Guide
If someone follows you or makes a comment, do not even look at them, pretend not to notice them.
Go into the first store, restaurant, wherever there are other people.
Go into a grocery store or any store and take your time there, if you are lost, ask someone to show you where you are, ask for directions.
Phone calls, texting, checking Facebook should be done at a restaurant or a coffee shop. , Keep them in your pocket or in your bag.
If you want to ask someone to take a picture of you, make a conscious choice of who you are going to ask, don't just ask the first person who passes by. , Showing off your wealth is almost unethical in poorer areas.
If you have the means, buy a couple of nice handmade jewelry from the local artisan shop or beach vendors
- you support the local micro economy this way.
These things also make an excellent present to your friends at home. , Do not leave your purse in the restaurant at the table, do not put your bag down on the ground. , Buy a simple outfit from a local vendor. , If you really want to help them, buy them an ice cream instead.
Do not let anyone read your palm or do magic tricks with you. , Lock the original in your hotel's safe. , Do not simply hand this over to the driver, because it would be very rude, but if you notice that he is taking you for a ride, ask him why, and show him your map.
In the taxi put your purse, laptop bag, etc., to your foot, not onto the seat next to you. , Be careful.
In poor areas tourists are automatically taken for rich people.
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