How about paying less? Foreigner adopts the Brazilian way of 'haggling' and goes viral on social media

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Negotiate, bargain, ask for a discount. Bargain has several names, but the logic is the same: getting the best price for something you want to buy. And every Brazilian knows that, in tourist places, such as the city of Rio de Janeiro, foreigners always pay more for a product than Brazilians. A Portuguese woman who lives in Brazil went viral on social media showing the 'Brazilian-style' strategy she developed to haggle.

In popular markets and street fairs in countries such as India, Saudi Arabia, China, South Africa, Turkey and Morocco, the bargain is almost mandatory. Anyone who travels to these places knows that salespeople even feel offended when the customer agrees to pay the amount without negotiating.

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In Brazil, bargaining is not something spontaneous, as in certain Eastern cultures. According to a survey carried out by Data Popular, the economic crisis has increased the habit of haggling of the population. The majority of respondents stated that they use this strategy on a daily basis. 

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There are always those who feel inhibited or are embarrassed to ask for a discount when buying. This is not the case for Portuguese Layla Zamorano who lives in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

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This week, the young woman went viral on social media after sharing a video teaching her how to haggle in stores in the wonderful city.

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Layla states that, in Rio de Janeiro, traders charge foreigners more and that is why she developed a technique to be able to pass herself off as Brazilian.

“The trick is to do a Brazilian accent and only say small words so I don't get discovered,” she explains. She still claims that the method works. “My accent is terrible, but it works.”

Layla's video went viral on social media and generated several memes. There were even those who considered historical reparations to be paid more by the Portuguese.

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