Brazilian People

[Malandro]

I've met a guy from brazil whose facial features are very similar to those of Rivaldo (brazilian footballer) and I was wondering if there was a region of brazil that they might come or something where these facial features are common? If you don't know what Rivaldo looks like, a google search will explain as he has quite a distinctive face

[mikewith]

Hard to tell what you mean by his 'facial features' but Rivaldo comes from Recife in the North-east of Brazil . A significant majority of people from that wide area who share more or less his racial heritage (Amerindian, white, black African), as well as his economic background (*very* poor). Brazil has had a massive internal migration from the North-east to the South - Rio, Sao Paolo etc -- in the last 30 years so the 'look' is now more widespread.

[economist]

The post above is absolutely correct. However, it still is possible to identify someone's region of origin by their facial features. The North-east does have people who look very much like Rivaldo.