Most common superstitions in Brasil
A bird in the house is a sign of a death
Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one.
If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year.
If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it.
To kill a cat brings seven years of bad luck
It’s bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
A horseshoe brings good luck
If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin (metal), or your friendship will soon be broken.
Walking under a ladder has long been regarded a bad luck
If you broke a mirror, you would break your future.
Many Brazilians dress in white on Fridays
