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#1. In Brazil they speak Portuguese, not Brazilian or Spanish. In fact, there’s no such language as Brazilian. Brazil was originally colonized by Portugal instead of Spain like the rest of Latin America, therefore the Portuguese influence on culture, race, and language in the country.

#2. Men do not get Brazilian waxing done, not even in Brazil. Well, perhaps gay men do but not straight men. However women do get waxed, and the women also like to stay in shape and tanned. No one can argue with that.

#3. In Brazil all of the women are beautiful. That’s great for the guys who live there but not so great for the girls.

#4. Brazilian men are not to be trusted. American men are, well, no real difference there.

#5. In America everyone farts and belches whenever they like and all they have to do is say excuse me. In Brazil if you fart in public you will turn red and apologize. No one farts in public in Brazil.

#6. In Brazil a guy can live in his parents house is entire life and no one thinks that’s strange. In America if a guy does that people think that there must be something wrong with him. This is similar to other Latin American countries because of the culture.

#7. In Brazil people don’t get married until their early 30s.

#8. Futebol (Soccer for you Americans) is the Brazilian national pastime

#9. Brazil has the most famous and celebrated carnival festival in the world. The main attraction is usually the one in Rio. Although it’s celebrated throughout the country.

#10. Brazil is 100% energy independent and has a booming economy.

Travel trailers are one of the most popular RV’s going. They date back to the very early days of RV travel and have grown and blossomed with the industry. A RV trailer is a trailer that is hitched to the rear of the tow vehicle instead of a hitch in the bed of a pickup. Travel trailers range in size from a tiny 13 feet to 35 feet plus. They come in many forms from the compact folding tent trailer to the full size unit with multiple slide outs. Sleeping arrangements often include bunk beds to accommodate the entire family.

The folding tent trailer offers a lot of living space in a very compact form. These are usually canvas sided with a large pull out bed at each end. At the top end, they offer bathrooms with shower, hot water heaters and full galley for food preparation. The simpler versions are often sized small enough to pull behind a touring motorcycle.

The Hybrid travel trailer is a combination of the folding tent trailer and a standard hard sided trailer. A hybrid travel trailer has the folding pullout bed of a tent trailer on one or more ends. This adds greatly to the usable living space in the interior while still maintaining a compact package to tow.

Also found in this branch of the travel trailer family tree is the hard sided folding trailer. These compact trailers expand upward to become a full sized travel trailer when set up in camp.

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If you are considering travelling overseas with a group of people then group travel insurance is an excellent option. Having an overseas travelling experience is incredibly enjoyable but the stresses of different countries and various things that could go wrong can be detrimental to your enjoyment levels. That’s why group travel insurance is the perfect option as you can be sure that you will be covered if unforeseen accidents or mishaps occur to anybody in the travelling party. Rather than insuring each individual member of the travel group you can insure the entire travelling party and know that each person is safe. You can obtain travel coverage either online or directly through travel coverage booking from the company itself and this will ensure that you get the best and cheapest insurance package in the market.

The group insurance package usually covers the travelling party for a period of 185 days and includes other benefits such as cancellation cover for when flights get cancelled unexpectedly. It also covers personal accidents, and has inclusive business travel coverage as well as emergency medical assistance twenty-four hours a day to cover accidents or illnesses and this also includes pre-medical expenses. Buying an individual insurance deal for every person in your travelling party is a tiresome and complicated task and will involve a lot of paperwork, where as group travel insurance can save you a lot of time and money in that department.

The advantages of this coverage are that it covers your luggage or personal belongings and you get compensated if these are lost. When you are traveling in groups buying these deals can be cheaper than individual plans. You and your travelling party will also get paid back if the trip gets cancelled before you set off and it covers any kind of medical or an illness expense which means that if anybody in the group gets sick or injured the medical expenses will be covered. Everyone is covered in the same way and in the same price regardless of age, gender and so on. Group travel insurance is an excellent option for businesses that have employees regularly travelling in groups. It will cover things like missed meetings, equipment and other needed reimbursements. Buying this insurance deal online will mean that you have a higher chance of finding a cheaper rate, but you need to be certain you are getting the right cover policy for your travelling party so it is best to do research and double check.