Brazil

Brazil

INTERNATIONALISM PROJECT

SEBA SALEH , PLAJIA JOHN 9-C

Location

We will be talking about the following :

• Located in the continent of South America, Brazil covers 8,459,417 square kilometers of land and 55,460 square kilometers of water. As the world's fifth-largest country by both area and population, it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language–and the only one in the Americas.

Language & Dialect

• Name of Country
• Location
• Language/Dialect
• Currency
• Touristic Sites
• Customs & Traditions
• Cuisine

Spoken Language

Country language: Portuguese

Spanish

English in some regions

20 different dialects

Here are some words brazilian people communicate by using them :

Saúde! (Cheers)

Bom apetite! (Have a nice meal)

Você fala inglês? (Do you speak english)

Por favor! (Excuse me)

Obrigado (Thank you)

De nada (Reply to thank you)

Oi! (Welcome)

Como está? (How are you)

Chamo-me ... (My name is)

Prazer (Please to meet you)

Bom dia (Good morning)

Boa tarde (Good afternoon/evening)

Touristic Sites

Customs & Traditions

Currency

Salvador Beaches

is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida fashioned the face. The statue is 30 metres (98 ft) tall.

Statue of Christ the Redeemer

The colourful city of Salvador is the cultural jewel of Brazil's Bahia state. Whereas Rio to the south has become a slick, cosmopolitan centre, Salvador has retained a strong cultural identity inspired by the influx of African slaves centuries ago. The rhythm of life is played out daily on the streets of the city devoted to samba, carnival, capoeira (martial art) and Candomblé (religion). But the sea is never far away and a growing army of holidaymakers are joining Salvadorians for sun blessed days on palm-fringed, white sand beaches on the coast nearby.

Holidays

• April 21st - Tiradentes' Day (Dia de Tiradentes)
• celebrate independence
• November 2nd - All Soul's Day (Dia de Finados)
• pray for the souls in purgatory
• October 12th - Our Lady of Aparecida
• honors Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin Mary Aparecida

The official Brazilian currency since 1994 is the brazilian real (plural reais , singular real , sign R$ , code BRL)

Through its history, Brazil had a number of other currencies :

• Portuguese real
• Cruzeiro novo ; from 1967 to 1970
• Cruzado ; from 1986 to 1989
• Cruzado novo ; from January 1986 to March 1990
• Cruzeiro real ; from August 1993 to June 1994

Amazon River

Iguazu falls

One of the great natural wonders of the world , Iguazu Falls is situated on the border between Brazil and Argentina . The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along the Iguazu Rizer .

It is the second longest river in the world , only slightly shorter than Nile , and the largest river by volume . The Amazon has over 3,000 Recognized species of fish and new species are still being discovered .

Carnival Celebrations

Facts:

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a world famous festival held before Lent each year and with up two million people per day on the streets it is considered the largest carnival on the planet. Carnival in Rio dates back to 1723

The Rio carnival parade is filled with revelers, floats and themes from numerous samba schools located across Rio (approximately 200). As well as the main competition in the Sambadrome, Rio’s streets are full of party-goers enjoying various events and “blocos”.

• Brazilian Real equals 0.31US Dollar .

• Brazilian Real equals 1.15 United Arab Emirates.

Compared to our culture :(Egypt)

Cuisine

Brazilian cuisine varies greatly by region, reflecting the country's varying mix of indigenous and immigrant populations. This has created a national cuisine marked by the preservation of regional differences.

- On October 12th -

honor Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin Mary Aparecida

-Cuscuz branco -Tapioca pudding cooked in coconut milk with sugar.

- On October 6th Egyptains celebrate Victory day

- Umm Ali is a delicious traditional Egyptian dessert .You can serve it with a scoop of French Vanilla icecream

References

• Akkari, A. (2012, June 19). Intercultural education in Brazil: Between conservatism and radical transformations. Prospects, 42(2), 161-175, 15 p. DOI 10.1007/s11125-012-9228-8
• Brazil. (n.d.). All About Brazil. Retrieved from: http://www.whereisbrazil.net
• Conde, M.L. (2013, September 17). Education Faces Challenges in Brazil. The Rio Times. Retrieved from: http:riottimesonline.com/brazil-news/front-page/education-faces-challenges-in-brazil/
• Cook, L. (2015, January 28). U.S. Education: Still Separate and Unequal. U.S. News. Retrieved from: http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-min/2015/01/28/us-education-still separate-and-unequal
• Wikipedia . (2011, January 12). What Brazil Thinks . Retrieved from: http://www.wikipedia.org/what-brazil-thinks-about-globalization-2/
• World Education Service. (2004, May 6). Brazil. Retrieved from: http://www.wes.org/ca/wedb/brazil/bredov.htm#structure

Açaí

Cuscuz Branco

Pão de queijo

Brigadeiros

• - Pão de queijo (Cheese bread)

• Açaí - Its super-food, eaten by indigenous for energy.

• Cuscuz branco -Tapioca pudding cooked in coconut milk with sugar.

• Brigadeiros- Chocolate Truffle