Here in the US a certain waxing method is called a Brazillian Wax. Does its origins actually come from Brazil or is it just something like French Fries.
Bikini waxing or pubic depilation is the depilation of body hair in and around the pubic area. Originally meant to prevent pubic hair from being visible around the edges of a bikini or swimsuit. It now often includes areas covered by bikinis.
Brazilian waxing refers to a removal of everything, front to back, while sometimes leaving a thin strip of hair on the pubis used by those who wear thong bikinis. An extreme form of bikini waxing, it involves complete removal of hair from the buttocks and adjacent to the anus, perinium and vulva (labia majora and mons pubis). Waxes that remove all of the pubic hair are known as a full Brazilian wax, full Bikini wax, Hollywood wax or the Sphinx.