Brazilian Body Language

Eat & Drink

Let's Eat

Hold you hand in front of your mouth like this and shake your fingers up and down. Means the grub in on the table!

 

Let's Have a Cafezinho

Hold your thumb and index finger in front of your mouth, about two inches apart, as an invitation to have a "cafezinho." Of course, Brazilians would have a gesture to invite someone for a demitasse...really....

 

Let's Have a Beer

Hold your hand in front of your mouth like this and move it slightly towards you. It's an invitation for a drink, usually a beer. With that heat, it's no wonder.

 

Can you still do this?

If your friends think you've had too much to drink, they'll ask you to make a four with your legs...if you don't lose your balance, you can have more.

Brazilian Body Language