Brazilian Black Friday

In the first place, in the United States, Black Friday basically represents the date which starts the Christmas shopping season, on the fourth Friday of November, it means after Thanksgiving Day. Because of that, many types of shopkeepers offer expressive discounts, to encourage people to buy even more.

Inspired by this tradition, the first Brazilian Black Friday happened in 2010, totally online. Thenceforward, the event grew over the years, taking place not only on e-commerces but also in physical stores, markets, service providers and other kinds of trades, like in gastronomy. In Brazil, it is common that shopkeepers extend the period of sales during a week or a month, called Black Week and Black November, respectively. However, it’s necessary to be careful with shoppings, because some traders aren’t honest and raise the price before Black Friday to simulate real discounts.

Generally, I like Black Friday and I’ve already done good shopping, also this year. I usually buy goods and services, especially things from my routine or something that is on my wishlist. My most uncommon shoppings involves wedding suppliers. I got married last year and I got good discounts in two Black Friday editions, paying for the groom's suit, bride’s shoes, drinks bar, candies, personalized flip-flops and photos cabin, for example. Considering that planning a wedding party is expensive and stressful, my advice for all brides is: search for good opportunities on Black Friday.

CAPTIONS

• Season: A period of the year characterized by a particular climate or event. Time; interval; stage; occasion.

• Thanksgiving Day: A public holiday and celebration, held on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and on the second Monday of October in Canada, to remember the thanks that the people who first came from Europe gave God when they collected crops for the first time in their new country. Turkey Day; T-Day.

• Shopkeepers: Plural for a person who owns and operates a store and specializes in sales of a product or products. Dealers; vendors; traders; salespersons; tradesmen; businesspersons; entrepreneurs.

• Thenceforward: From that time on. Thenceforth; thereafter; from there on; later; subsequently; after that; ever since.

• Grew: To have become larger in size or degree. Increased; improved; expanded; accelerated; arose.

• E-commerces: Plural of commerce on the Internet or in cyberspace. Cyberbusiness; cybercommerces; cybercorporations.

• Trades: To buy and sell goods and services. Deals; traffics; markets; vends; purveys.

• Traders: Plural for a person who is in the business of selling or exchanging goods or securities. Dealers; vendorors; salespersons; marketers; shopkeepers; suppliers.

• Goods: General things or items. Stuff; things; possession.

• Wishlist: Things wanted. Shopping list; want list.

• Wedding: Ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage. Nuptials; matrimony; union.

• Suppliers: Plural for a person or organization that provides a vendor with products to sell. Dealers; traders; merchants; contractors; vendors.

• Groom: A man who is going to marry or has just been married. Husband; fiance; spouse; husband-to-be; new husband; newly-married.

• Suit: A jacket and pants or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material. Set of clothes.

• Bride: A woman who is going to marry or who has just been married. Spouse; fiancee; wife; newly-wed; wife-to-be; newly married woman.

• Flip-flops: A type of open shoe, often made of rubber, with a V-shaped strap that goes between the big toe and the toe next to it. Toe; shoes; slipper; sandals.