Sketches.

I sketched some ideas out to help me come up with ides for my four stamps.

Mind map.

I created a mind map using my collage as a reference. The mind map allows me to write down bullet points for ideas while being able to see the links between the individual subjects.

The different subjects are showed by the different colours while the black lines show how they like together.

Collage.

I created a collage of images that related to Brazil and the brief. This helped me see all the different subjects I have researched allowing me to have a starting point for creating ideas for stamps.

Brazil research.

To help me come up with ideas for this brief i researched significant subjects that are apart of Brazil's culture.

Past Olympics-
I started with past Olympic games by finding the amount of medals that have been won by Brazil in past Olympic games. I found that Brazil have won 20 gold, 25 silver and 45 bronze medals.

The People Of Brazil-
I then researched the people of Brazil. How European invasions and slavery caused African and European settlers to live in Brazil and how they influenced their local cultures with their own customs and ideas. This has made Brazil one of the most diverse and complex countries in the world.
With a population of around 190 million people. It is estimated that over half are white (Portuguese, Italian, Polish, etc.). Fewer than 40% are mixed black and white and less than 10% are black.

Religions-
Religion is a important part of many countries cutlers and beliefs with it effecting and influencing lifestyles drastically. For that reason I decided to research the main religions of Brazil.
It is estimated that about 80% of the population believe in the roman catholic faith which was mainly influenced by Portuguese occupation centuries ago. these European settlers taut native tribes Catholicism, and built Churches and brought traditions and customs that originated in the catholic church.
Around 15% of poeple are Protestand and the remaining 5% is a mixture of buddhism, Judaism, Shinto, Islam, Macumba and a variety of Christianity.

Language-
The mass of Portuguese settlements in the 16th 17th and 18th centuries has made Portuguese the official language. Though there are still a small number of native people who speak Brazilian.

Family-

As a nation Brazil focus on the family structure and values. Typically families are large and even extended family members are close to each other. To provide help and support one another when needed.

Greetings and communication-

As a greeting, men tend shake hands with one another and maintain eye contact. This type of greeting is suitable for a fist meeting whoever hugging and back slapping is common among friends. If a woman wants to shake a man’s hand she would extended her hand first. It is normal for men and woman to kiss the other on the cheek when first meeting in social situations; this is often with a touch on the arm and shoulder. This is the same for two women meeting.

When talking communication is generally informal and has no strict rules, anyone who wishes to say something will add their opinion. Most are direct in situations. Brazilians speak their minds and will often interrupt others during discussions. Close proximity is seen as signs of friendship. 

 

Time keeping-

Time is seen as a flexible thing and turning up late to social functions is common.

Gender differences-
Work opportunities are equally available to both men and woman depending on their class. Woman are expected to do most if not all of the cooking and cleaning and a woman  going to local bars and clubs on their own is not advised. 

Taboos-

Wearing white at weddings should be avoided as it is seen only the bride should wear white. Purple lipstick Indicates morning and shouldn’t be worn in a different situation.

Law-

The legal drinking age is 18 but it is not heavily enforced. The legal smoking age is 18 but it is not enforced at all and cigarettes are widely available.