A genuinely Brazilian quality, certainly among the most positive in many ways, is this predisposition to good humor. Perhaps it is an African trait, the most important African trait in the Brazilian character. The fact is that Brazilians are refractory to bad moods and have a daily, constant, almost unshakeable joviality that makes life more pleasant and, above all, avoids the extremes to which a bad mood can lead. Such lightness is not found in Europe, nor in the American metropolises, and is a distinction worthy of greater appreciation. However, while this quality improves social life and makes it much easier to get along, it is also responsible for the aversion to deep reflection, something very well attested to by national literature.