 Traditional Wedding celebrations in Brazil are among the grand and most expressive celebrations of the world, rich in songs, legends, samba dances, delicious foods and most importantly traditions. The numerous customs in Brazilian culture determine when to plan and when to sow, for example they believe that the best time for it, it is when the phase of moon. Some folkloric traditions of Brazil are brought to us by Brazilian brides and grooms and give us many traditions for wedding celebrations.
Brazil marriage ceremony is full of music, song and dance, strong beliefs, rich legends and great sumptuous food. A Brazil marriage ceremony is very different and they are very old. But some of the traditions are very different because this is a country of Latin America.
It is a normal for bride in Brazilian wedding to be late for her wedding. Such tradition that she must arrive at the church at least 10 minutes after the groom.
Instead of bridesmaids and groomsmen the wedding party consists of couples married or single gathering at the altar. They usually have three couples on each side. Then the bride and the groom read their wedding vows. After that the placing of the ring’s occurs. As usual the bride’s ring should have the name of the groom and vise verse. A bad sign is do not drop your wedding bands at the time of exchange; it is known that if that happens your marriage won't last.
An old Brazil custom is that the bride places her shoes in the middle of the dance floor where the guests are to place presents for the newlyweds and their future.
Wedding dresses are a very important feature in any wedding. The bride and the groom spend time, energy and money to choose their wedding clothes in any part of the world. Unlike this, a very unique feature of a Brazilian wedding is that here the wedding dress for the bride is seldom purchased. The bride hires herself a wedding dress for this one time occasion. As it is difficult to find tuxedos and dresses matching for the groomsmen and bridesmaid, they are usually dressed in their formals. Also the groom should not his bride in her wedding gown before the wedding ceremony.
Another custom is to write the name of Brazil cities on the dinner table. It may take some research, but is worth it because your guests will love it. One of the most famous drinks for Brazilian wedding it is Capirtinha. Made of an alcohol called “cachaca” which is like rum but made from sugar cane instead of molasses then put into very sweet limeade. One of the most popular dishes is called “Feijoada”, mixed of black beans and pork. For dessert, the Brazilian cookies “casadinhos” is a wedding favor. In English they are called “well-married” cookies. They are two cookies which put together with marmalade, honey, jam, creamor just something sweet. When you have a marriage, you make the casadinhos, then roll them in sugar and wrap each one of them nicely, like wedding favors. Then they are called "Bem Casados", a wish for a sweet life together. At a Brazilian wedding reception, the guests arrive at the specified time and stayed until the food is all gone. All exhausted, well fed and happy.
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