Brazilian Horror

The views reflected herein do not represent the views of the parent company, Walt Disney World® Parks and Resorts. But sure reflects the views of a lot of Cast Members in the parks.
This is why most of us cringe openly whenever we hear the word "Brazilian." *shudders*

Many times a year - mostly in the summer - the Parks are overtaken by tour groups from Brazil. (Ok, a few other countries too...but mostly Brazil.) Normally, I don't mind working with families from Brazil - the families are generally polite when asking for help or directions. (Unless you're closing the line for your character - then they just scream at you in Portuguese)
The tour groups are not.

My first run in with them was in my first days as a Character Attendant. I was working with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. In their old Magic Kingdom haunt, it was a bit of a walk from their offstage area to the actual area. As you can imagine, the walk can get quite hazardous, especially since parents think shoving their kids into their path is a good idea.

Enter the Brazilians.

This day, we had heard rumors that Brazilians were in the park. It was only my third day, so I didn't know. I figured it couldn't be that bad. Then, when I was escorting Pooh Bear out to his spot, we got surrounded by Brazilian girls who wanted a hug from Pooh.
Surrounded.
Luckily, they weren't four years old, and they moved when Pooh Bear and I were about to run them over. It still left me shaking.
As a Guest in the parks, I continued to see behavior that wasn't nice from them. They would swarm food carts all speaking at once. They would argue about seating arrangements on rides. They would sing extremely loudly and off-key while waiting in queues, to the aggravation of all.

It got worse, though, when I began working at Voyage of the Little Mermaid. For safety reasons, flash pictures are not allowed during the show. It blinds the characters, and we don't want them to get hurt. Not to mention it disrupts the show for your fellow audience members. We stated as much prior to the show - we have an English, Spanish, and Portuguese spiel that tells the audience that for the safety of our actors, they can't take flash pictures.
And what happens, every single show?
Flash pictures. Flash pictures upon flash pictures. It is ridiculous. They have no regard for others, only themselves. And you are allowed to take photos without the flash - so it's extremely selfish and reckless that they use the flash.

If you have any Brazilian horror stories, feel free to share them.