I live in Brazil and I love it. Of course there will be places that are hotspots for criminals, like everyone has said, you need to be smart.
But aside from that, here are some things of interesting
For food and drinks, we Brazilians love Feijoada, BBQ, Caipirinhas, Natural Juices for almost every kind of fruits you can imagine.
I can't provide pics right now since I'm on mobile but common food that we eat are also Pão de Queijo, Coxinha, Pastel, Brigadeiro.
For music people like to think there's only Bossa Nova but actually Brazilians really like genres such as Sertanejo, Pagode, Samba, Brazilian Funk (there's a big difference between US Funk and Brazilian Funk)
For places, there are hundreds of beautiful locations in Brazil, if you want something more cold you could always go south for Gramado and have a great fondue, or if you want those amazing beaches you can go to cities like Búzios and Paraty in the state of Rio, this is without even mentioning the BEATIFUL beaches you will find at the North such as Porto de Galinha, Maragogi. And you also have amazing landscapes where Avengers Infinity War was filmed in Lençóis Maranheses.
Basically, my tip to experience Brazil, don't go to the big cities such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Although they are beautiful in their own way, the pollution, garbage, inequality will throw you off and honestly if you've ever been to NYC you ain't missing much. You can experience all the foods and music by going to places like I mentioned above.
As for brazilians daily life, unfortunately there's a huge inequality between the population, and huge prejudice and racism between the higher classes with the lower classes. But we manage to be happy when tragedy isn't around thanks to all the country has to offer.
If you're interested to know more feel free to ask away.
