Today is Women's Day. Who really wears the pants in Brazilian Society?

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bepmoht Serial expat

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bepmohtSerial expat08 March 2025 21:02:12

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Brazilian women wield considerable influence in everyday life, particularly in household management, social life, and finances. However, larger structural power (political, economic, and legal) still leans toward men. From my perspective, Women run the show in Brazil. They organize family gatherings, hold tight to the finances and usually outlive their spouses by decades. In short, they run the show. Any feedback?

roddiesho Serial expat

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roddieshoSerial expat08 March 2025 23:09:14

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@bepmoht It is 84 degrees year-round in our small village in Northeastern Brazil. No one wears pants. We do, however, live on an immense property with several houses which my wife owns.

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Pablo888 Serial expat

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Pablo888Serial expatYesterday 12:06:42

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Mar 9, 2025

I think that she is the "boss" and she thinks that I am the "leader".聽 If we start discussing this, we will get into a "uma conversa pol锚mica".聽 So we stopped doing that. Men and women need each other.

I only live by one rule now - happy wife, happy life...

abthree Brazil expert

Member since 28 December 2017

abthreeBrazil expertYesterday 14:29:35

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03/08/25 I only live by one rule now - happy wife, happy life... - @Pablo888

And that's a saying that translates well into Portuguese, or almost any language, I think.

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