Amazonian tribe hid from world June 3, 2008

Unique Amazonian tribes
Members of an unknown Amazon Basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during
a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru.
I wonder what they made of the helicopter, and what impact it will have in their belief system.
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Country Insights - Communication Styles and Gestures February 10, 2008

What do I need to know about verbal and non-verbal communications?

When you are traveling, gesture is your friend!

Here is some information that helps travelers understand and learn about cultural differences.
Go beyond the do’s and don’ts:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belgium Benin Bolivia Bosnia And Herzegovina Botswana Brazil 2 3 Bulgaria 2 Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China 2 3 4 Colombia Congo, Democratic Republic Of The Costa Rica Cote D’ivoire Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia 2 Finland France 2 Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic Of - 2 Iraq Ireland Israel Italy 2 3 4 Jamaica Japan 2 3 4 Jordan Kazakhstan 2

Kenya Korea, Republic Of 2 Kyrgyz Republic Lao, Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lithuania Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Mali Mexico 2 Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal 2 Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan Paraguay Peru Philippines 2 Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Africa Spain 2 Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Taiwan 2 Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-leste Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay 2 Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

More at Country Insights by The Centre for Intercultural Learning. With lots of interesting cultural information for most countries worldwide.

See also: Essential business culture guides for the international traveller by ExecutivePlanet.

Found at Ursi’s Blog