This research discusses the queue in Brazil under an anthropological perspective, seeking to interpret it as a ritual process that reveals some of the core values of the Brazilian sociocultural identity. Taking the queue as a constitutive phenomenon of modern liberal-democratic order – not as a mere reflection of it – the study explores nuances of the queue in Brazilian society through ethnographic methodology, that included participant observation and, above all, a study of narratives about the queue. From various sociological and anthropological references – among which the work of Roberto DaMatta stands out – the study demonstrates that the queue in Brazil embodies particular conditions from its association with certain representations of cultural values, which can be interpreted through a ritual comprehension of the queue.