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Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIvGpxE4yac
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Where Is It? It is the largest country in South America The equator runs through it The 5 th largest country in the world About 200 million people live there
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Brasilia The capital city was designed in the shape of an airplane Was built in 1960 in the middle of the county Rio was the previous capital
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WHAT IS IT KNOWN FOR?
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Rio de Janeiro Neither the biggest city (Sao Paulo) nor the capital (Brasilia) 6.3 million people live there The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held there Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's primary tourist attraction 2.8 million tourists a year
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Short Brazil video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieWNzZPfZzk
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Christ the Redeemer It is 120 feet tall It is located at the peak of the 2,300 ft Corcovado mountain overlooking the city Opened in 1931 One of the 7 New Wonders of the World That’s me & my husband!
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Beaches Brazil has some of the best beaches in the world Rio has 2 of the most famous: Copacabana and Ipanema
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Amazon River & Rainforest The Amazon is the 2 nd longest river after the Nile, but it holds more water The Amazon rainforest has the greatest biological diversity Animals include jaguars, monkeys, sloths, and tapirs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDCC7lVyD VA Short video on Amazonian eco-tourism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDCC7lVyD VA
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Carnaval Rio de Janeiro is known for its Carnival, which happens before Lent (40 days before Easter) Its famous samba school parades It also has popular blocos de carnaval (street parties) Called the ‘Biggest Show on Earth’
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WHO LIVES THERE?
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Ethnic Diversity of Brazil White = 48% Black = 7% Pardo (Brown) = 43% – Pardo is a term for mixed-race people
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Religion in Brazil About 65% are Catholic Brazil has the world's largest Catholic population However, in the last 10 years Pentecostal and Evangelical Protestantism has spread in Brazil
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Language in Brazil Brazilian Portuguese is very different from European Portuguese Different accent, different slang, different grammar Bom dia, como vai? = Good morning, how are you? Obrigado/obrigada = Thank you (masc., fem.) Sim / Nao = Yes, No
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Brazilian Food Feijoada= the national dish, a stew of black beans, beef and pork The average meal consist mostly of rice and beans with beef and salad Popular snacks= lots of fried dumplings and pastries like pastels and empanadas
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Brazilian Steakhouses Waiters come to the table with knives and a skewer/sword and carve your meat off for you
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Capoeira It is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, music, and is sometimes referred to as a game Developed by African descendants from a kind of dance where participants use their feet to kick the head of their opponent Lots of kicking, punching, slapping, headbutting, acrobatics, leg sweeps, knee/elbow strikes https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Z8xxgFpK-NM https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Z8xxgFpK-NM
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ISSUES IN BRAZIL
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Favelas 1/5 of Rio citizens live in shanty towns known as favelas (slums) Many are still ruled by drug traffickers or organized crime Because of crowding, unsanitary conditions, and pollution, disease is rampant and infant mortality rates are high
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The police are trying to ‘clean out’ the favelas in time for the Olympics
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Crime Brazil has serious problems with crime 23.8 homicides per 100,000 residents Muggings, robberies, kidnappings, and gang violence are common Police brutality and corruption are widespread
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Deforestation in the Amazon Since 1970, over 600,000 sq km of rainforest have been destroyed It is a devastating loss of habitat and wildlife People cut down the forest to build dams, plant farms, and sell exotic hardwood
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THINGS TO DO IN BRAZIL
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Sao Paulo Sao Paulo is Brazil’s largest and richest city 7 th largest city in the world 11 million people live there Lots of beautiful museums More expensive to rent there than in NYC
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Salvador It was Brazil’s first capital, from 1549-1763 The city is rich in colonial history and architecture It’s the center of Afro- Brazilian culture Home to the second- best Carnival, after that in Rio
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Sugarloaf Mountain It pokes straight up over the harbor in Rio You take 2 cable cars to the top, where there is an observation deck
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Go Hang-gliding Soar above Rio on a tandem hang-gliding flight You run and jump off a mountain and then land safely on the beach be https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=YscN0nefl 44low https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=YscN0nefl 44low
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Iguazu Falls Go rafting beneath the falls In the middle of a rainforest, there are 275 individual falls The highest fall, the Devil's Throat, reaches 230ft, which is one and a half times the height of Niagara Falls I took this picture!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY5G8s99Fl8
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Pantanal It is the largest wetlands in the world You can take a boat tour, go horseback riding, hiking or fishing. Safaris will take you in a jeep up close to wolves, alligators, anaconda, and anteaters.
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Fernando de Noronha They are called the ‘Lost Islands’ A UNESCO World Heritage Site Very environmentally fragile and important Only 420 visitors are allowed at a time https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=wQPPJnN 0fxA https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=wQPPJnN 0fxA
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Go see a soccer game Watch a game of football in Rio's Maracanã Stadium, which was the largest stadium in the world when it was built. Football is a national obsession and matches are colourful and noisy affairs. I took this picture in the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, which will be used in the Olympics.
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Learn how to samba This dance was created in the slums of Rio Take a class or join one of the Samba schools
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IS BRAZIL GOING TO BE READY FOR THE OLYMPICS??
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The Aquatic Centre
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The Olympic Media Centre
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The Velodrome
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The track and field arena
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My own video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy7VtoHVcMY
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