The #18 thing that I love about Brazil is...
The Hammock, Hammocks are not super popular here in the south of Brazil, although you may see them in homes that are farther outside the city, they are more popular in the northeast. It is very common for a home not to have a bed, rather every member of the family sleeps in a hammock. In the poorest areas of the northeast where there are no cemeteries it is common to carry the dead in a hammock to the place of burial. This practice inspired the painting "Enterro na Rede" by Candido Portinari.
For the two years that I lived in Ceará I slept in a hammock. I haven't slept better since. If anyone is interested here is the history behind the hammock. It's kinda interesting. Até logo e um abraço.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammock
The Hammock, Hammocks are not super popular here in the south of Brazil, although you may see them in homes that are farther outside the city, they are more popular in the northeast. It is very common for a home not to have a bed, rather every member of the family sleeps in a hammock. In the poorest areas of the northeast where there are no cemeteries it is common to carry the dead in a hammock to the place of burial. This practice inspired the painting "Enterro na Rede" by Candido Portinari.
For the two years that I lived in Ceará I slept in a hammock. I haven't slept better since. If anyone is interested here is the history behind the hammock. It's kinda interesting. Até logo e um abraço.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammock
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