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Valentine´s Day in Brazil

Filed under: Brazil General/ Ask Us - December 29th, 2005

Your Question

Could you tell me anything about Boyfriends/Girlfriends’s Day in Brazil (Dia dos Namorados) or direct me to a web site that would give me the information. It would have to be in English. I am writing a short article on Valentine’s Day and would like to include this.

Our Reply

Valentines´s Day in Brazil is celebrated a little bit different from what you are probably used in North America. Here in Brazil, we celebrate Valentine´s Day on June 12, and the date is majority commemorated by boyfriends and girlfriends. It is not normal to give away chocolates to friends, or parents, or even wifes and husbands.

On June 12, it is normal to see girlfriends and boyfriends either having lunch or dinning out together. The environment for this celebration is very romantic, and after eating, they exchange gifts. What is most given in Valentine´s Day in Brazil is either flowers, clothes or perfurms. It is also very normal to see couples ending their Valentine´s Day celebration, going to a movie at night.