Hello Alice! I live in Brazil. Like USA, Brazil it's a big country, with differents cultures. I live at the southest state, then I will talk about my state, the Rio Grande do Sul.
We make the better barbecue of the world! It is the most traditional food at my state and we make it in a different way than you know. We have our own "mate" too. It's like a tea, we put a lot of Mate Herb in a "Cuia", a cup made with the fruit of the plant Crescentia Cujete. And we drink this with a metal straw we call bomb! In fact, I don't know how to explain this in english, a day I need to show to a north-american person to make a explain together!
My state has one of the best regions to produce wine. Our wines receive awards from all world and the wineries do amazing tours!
If you like hiking, we have a lot of trails and waterfalls, mainly at the canyons and at the mountains.
The weather here it's cold at winter, like 5 to 15 celsius degrees, and to hot at summer, like 30 to 40 celsius degrees! But at spring the temperature is great, beyond the flowers at this season!
I have already went to your country twice, at New York City and Baltimore City, and I loved!