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Brazil is a huge country though and while I also always believed the stereotype of the laid back, beach-going, bossa nova listening Brazilian, I found it is not at all universal. São Paulo, for example, feels as hurried as a major city like London or New York, complete with high-pressure business culture, overcrowded public transport, killer traffic etc.

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"São Paulo, for example, feels as hurried as a major city like London or New York, complete with high-pressure business culture, overcrowded public transport, killer traffic etc."

So the measuerment of being reliable is the stress factor in the city? How sad.

I really like reliability .. to lower stress. And hurry only, if needed, not as default.

Yeah predictability and reliability can give a sense of comfort but in a big city there are so many variables out one's control that it is easy to let things be and live life on its own terms sometimes.

No, I was not talking about being reliable. I was talking about the stereotype of Brazilians being laid back (or even lazy).

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