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Brazil She’lyn Langlois Block 2 Semester 1
Clothing Only senior managers and public servants wear suits and ties to work . Office workers wear casual clothes .The cowboys wear ponchos and baggy trousers .The women wear traditional African clothing consisting of long , full skirts , colored shawls , and turbanlike headscarves .
Clothing They may use beads to decorate there clothing and to use as an accessory . Some also use body paint and have distinctive hairstyles .
Sports Soccer would by far be the most popular sport in Brazil where it is called “futebol” . The Brazilian National Team is the most popular , where it has been victorious in the FIFA World Cup tournament five times . It is NOT unusual for Brazilians to skip work to watch soccer teams play .
MUSIC
Most Music in Brazil is played outside with instruments such as cuicas, tambourines, frying pans, flutes, guitars and sometimes a piano .
Food Arroz à Grega ("Greeek-style rice") is a Brazilian dish, consisting of rice cooked with raisins and small pieces of vegetables.
Feijoada is a stew of beans with beef and pork meats .
Rabanada French Toast
HOLIDAYS • January 1st NEW YEAR • January 6th Epiphany • February or March Carnaval • March or April Good Friday or Easter • April 21st Tiradentes • December 25th Christmas
Carnaval Rio de Janeiro Carnival is held four days before Ash Wednesday, making Carnaval Rio the ideal time for celebration as the Brazilian summer is December through March .People here are very friendly . There is samba parades which is one of the more interesting activities at the Carnaval .
Interesting Facts Brazil
Most of South America’s population is in Brazil . Brazil has the sixth largest population in the world, which is about 148 million people .
Almost half of Brazil's territory is covered by the basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries, a region that is one of the world's largest rainforest ecologies .
Brazilian winters are from June to August .
BIBLIOGRAPHY "Sport in Brazil.". "List of Brazilian dishes." . "Brazil." . "Brazil Facts." .
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Clothing Only senior managers and public servants wear suits and ties to work . Office workers wear casual clothes .The cowboys wear ponchos and baggy trousers .The women wear traditional African clothing consisting of long , full skirts , colored shawls , and turbanlike headscarves .
Clothing They may use beads to decorate there clothing and to use as an accessory . Some also use body paint and have distinctive hairstyles .
Sports Soccer would by far be the most popular sport in Brazil where it is called “futebol” . The Brazilian National Team is the most popular , where it has been victorious in the FIFA World Cup tournament five times . It is NOT unusual for Brazilians to skip work to watch soccer teams play .
MUSIC
Most Music in Brazil is played outside with instruments such as cuicas, tambourines, frying pans, flutes, guitars and sometimes a piano .
Food Arroz à Grega ("Greeek-style rice") is a Brazilian dish, consisting of rice cooked with raisins and small pieces of vegetables.
Feijoada is a stew of beans with beef and pork meats .
Rabanada French Toast
HOLIDAYS • January 1st NEW YEAR • January 6th Epiphany • February or March Carnaval • March or April Good Friday or Easter • April 21st Tiradentes • December 25th Christmas
Carnaval Rio de Janeiro Carnival is held four days before Ash Wednesday, making Carnaval Rio the ideal time for celebration as the Brazilian summer is December through March .People here are very friendly . There is samba parades which is one of the more interesting activities at the Carnaval .
Interesting Facts Brazil
Most of South America’s population is in Brazil . Brazil has the sixth largest population in the world, which is about 148 million people .
Almost half of Brazil's territory is covered by the basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries, a region that is one of the world's largest rainforest ecologies .
Brazilian winters are from June to August .
BIBLIOGRAPHY "Sport in Brazil."
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