Why are Brazilians so cool? Handsome

Lula, a politician from a worker background, was elected as the president of Brazil, a big South American country, which attracted the attention of all countries in the world. However, how to address this president has puzzled protocol officials from all over the world, and diplomats have been asking how to address the new president of Brazil.

Lula is an alias

President-elect Lula's full name is Luiz Iná cio Lula da Silva, in which "Luiz Iná cio" is his registered name after birth, "da Silva" is his surname, and "Lula" is an alias given to him by his mother to show his affection.

during his famous career as a trade union leader in the late 197s, he became famous in Brazil under the name of Lula. Since 1982, he has devoted himself to politics under the name of Lula. From running for governor and parliamentarian to running for president for four times, the name of Lula has become a "political brand". Until October 22, the name of Lula has become the political choice and hope of most Brazilians.

Lula became part of his legal name as an alias, and it was only in 1982 that his wife and children also registered Lula in their respective names.

Even so, Lula is only a first name, not a surname. European and American countries, which are used to addressing each other by their surnames or surnames in formal occasions, don't know what to do. Americans tried to use "President da Silva" in their congratulatory messages, while European media showed their abilities. Some called Lula Mr. Luis Iná cio after the current Brazilian president, while others called Lula with quotation marks to avoid being disrespectful.

It is reported that Lula himself gave a golden remark recently, which finally solved a headache: "People ask me what I want others to call me, and it is better to call me President Lula. Lula has become my own symbol, and I don't want to change it when I am 57 years old."

there are not many rules and regulations

Brazilians have all kinds of surnames. It is not an exaggeration to say that Brazilian surnames include the surnames of almost all ethnic groups and languages in the world. Most people's full names always have a part in non-Portuguese names. Of course, for most people, this countless foreign surnames often can't pronounce the standard pronunciation, and they can't write it after listening, and spelling mistakes are common. However, there is an advantage. After reading the surname, you can roughly know the racial and religious background of the other party.

Brazil is one of the largest immigrant countries in the world and one of the countries with the highest degree of multi-ethnic integration. According to the latest population survey, white people account for 53.8%, mixed-race people account for 39.1%, black people account for 6.2%, yellow people account for .5%, and Indians account for .4%. The number of Italian descendants is the largest, reaching 22 million. There are millions of other immigrants from Germany, Arabia and Eastern Europe. There are 1.5 million Japanese people from Asia and hundreds of thousands of Chinese. There are "German Town" and "Italian Town" in the south of Brazil, "Little Switzerland" in Rio de Janeiro, and the Oriental District, Jewish District and Arabic District in S? o Paulo. Therefore, Brazilian surnames reflect the compatibility of multi-race and multi-ethnic integration in Brazil.

Brazilians are used to using first names instead of surnames. Parents usually give their children two names, and they often use both names together. No matter at home or on public occasions, I am only called by my first name. No matter who you are, the current President Cardoso is not only the head of state, but also a respected scholar, but the whole country calls him Fernando Enrique by his first name. In Brazil, few people use his surname Cardoso, while internationally, he is called President Cardoso.

In Brazil, people are not used to using surnames even in writing, and rarely add such polite red tape as "most distinguished gentleman" and "your Excellency" before their names. How to treat people, dress and eat in social occasions is far from being as disciplined as Europeans. Brazil is a young country without a heavy historical tradition, and does not advocate Chen Xiangyin and follow the rules. Children are unrestrained, bold in thinking, natural in speech, not nervous or stage fright since preschool, and all of them are like adults.

optimistic and humorous by nature

Brazilians like to use aliases, nicknames and nicknames. Some of these nicknames are simplified from the birth of their names, such as Lula transformed from Luis. Others have nothing to do with names, and are named by themselves or their relatives and friends, such as Bailey and Cafu.

Many celebrities are known by other names, but my name is unknown. After the nickname was widely spread, many public celebrities often asked for the nickname to be registered as an official name, such as President-elect Lula. The prevalence of nicknames in Brazil, to a certain extent, reflects the Brazilian's cheerful, relaxed and humorous psychological characteristics and the simple, unadorned and casual style of doing things.

Brazilians love strange names. A politician running for parliament nicknamed himself "Mandela of Brazil" and officially registered it as his name. A father divided the first lyric of Brazil's national anthem into three paragraphs and named his three sons respectively. Although his patriotism is awe-inspiring, it makes people feel a bit strange. Brazil is the hometown of music, and there are many people who take the lyrics as their names. After the "9.11" terrorist incident last year, a couple actually named their newborn son "Bin Laden", which made many Brazilians sigh. It is also very common to be named after foreign countries, places and names. For example, in the 198s, there was a star named "China".

Obviously, it's no accident that Brazilians are named like this. To some extent, it reflects Brazilians' unique thinking, originality, and sometimes even arbitrary personality. (Chen Jiaying)