True enough

This is the Brazilians. It's not for nothing that an American Airlines ad said Brazilians are the warmest people in all of Latin America. Like a litter of puppies physically entangled with one another, Brazilians can never seem to let go. Goodbyes last forever with a thousand kisses. Even in emails. And talking to strangers? Well, there aren't any. When I buy a pair of shoes in Brazil, I don't just acquire footwear but some new good girlfriends who swoon over me with heart and, um, sole as they rang up my purchase.
(from an article in, of all places, American Spectator

So why does such a country get to have politicians like the current lot?