What is the traditional Brazilian clothing?
Brazil is a huge country with different climatic conditions and so its traditional clothing differs greatly from region to region. What it does have in common, however, is a shared European and African heritage dating back to the year 1500. In the north you will find clothes with a heavy African influence, like the baiana dress, while the south has a more European style of traditional clothing.GauchoGaucho is the name of the cowboys of South America and is often referred to the style of clothing worn by Brazilians in the south of the country. Gaucho clothes are made up of baggy trousers made out of cotton called bombachas, a poncho, leather riding boots and a wide straw hat known as a boina hat.BaianaIn Bahia the women wear baiana dresses, a traditional dress which has an African influence. The dress is made from a light material, is long and round and usually bright colored. It is accompanied by a head scarf, long shawl and often with colorful beaded necklaces and bracelets. You will
