O Chimarrão Na Índia!
Maria Helena Guedes
Publicado por Clube de Autores
Brazilian tea culture has its origins with the infused beverages, or chás (Portuguese pronunciation: , made by the indigenous cultures of the Amazon region.
It has evolved since the Portuguese colonial period to include imported varieties and tea-drinking customs.
There is a folk knowledge in Brazil which says that Brazilians, mainly the urban ones, have a greater taste for using sugar in teas than in other cultures due to the lack of habit to unsweetened drinks.