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Culture Scrapbook of Brazil

Culture Scrapbook of Brazil. ✰ By: Elizabeth Moro ✰. BRAZIL’S MAP. Brazil’s map. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia The area in square miles is about 3,287,612 Brazil is ranked 5 th in largest area . Brazil’s Population. Brazil’s Population.

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Culture Scrapbook of Brazil

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  1. Culture Scrapbook of Brazil ✰ By: Elizabeth Moro ✰

  2. BRAZIL’S MAP

  3. Brazil’s map The capital of Brazil is Brasilia The area in square miles is about 3,287,612 Brazil is ranked 5th in largest area

  4. Brazil’s Population

  5. Brazil’s Population About 201,103,33 people live in Brazil In August of 2000 the population of Brazil was about 169,872,855 It is ranked 5th in population Annually it is growing at about 1.2% 27% of the people living in Brazil is younger than 15 years

  6. ETHNIC MAKEUP

  7. Ethnic makeup The white ethnic makeup group includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, and Polish 55% of the people living in Brazil are mixed black and white 38% of Brazilians are black 6% of them are considered other which include Japanese, Arab, Amerindian

  8. LANGUAGE

  9. LANGUAGE The official language that is spoken in Brazil is Portuguese Portuguese is spoken (pronounced) a bit different than how spoken in Portugal They also speak English which is their 2nd language Spanish is also becoming popular to speak in Brazil

  10. Religion

  11. Religion Brazil is a Roman Catholic country About 80% of the people are Roman Catholics Christian churches are growing There are way less Catholics than there used to be Brazilians consider themselves very religious

  12. General attitudes

  13. General attitudes People from Brazil are free – spirited They enjoy being with others Brazilians work hard They have pride in their country The Brazilian Way” are words to express their pride

  14. Greetings

  15. Greetings A hand shake is the greeting in formal situations A greeting among friends is to kiss on the opposite cheeks or touch cheeks with one another and “kiss the air” The words commonly used when they greet are hello or hi how are you or is everything fine?

  16. Gestures

  17. Gestures People in Brazil use gestures to express emotions Tapping of the fingers horizontally under the chin means that another person doesn’t know what he/she is talking about The thumbs up is an offensive gesture Eye contact is important in conversations

  18. Rites of passage

  19. Rites of passage Dating is started at about age 14 In traditional families the young man asks the girl’s dad for permission for the girl to be his girlfriend Dating and engagements last around 2 to 3 years People from Brazil used to get married young but now they get married around their 30s

  20. Sports/RECREATION

  21. Sports/RECREATION Brazil’s national sport and passion of course is soccer Schools and jobs close during the world cup The sports basketball and volleyball are also common Traditional dances vary by region They celebrate any occasion and get together to dance samba and to sing

  22. Arts Samba is their main dance/music They make pottery mainly of hand Pottery is painted with religious or domestic scenes People from Brazil also weave

  23. Arts

  24. Holidays Carnaval is a festival that lasts 5 days it is prior for Ash Wednesday The 21st of April they celebrate Tiradentes Day Labor day is the 1st of May Independence day is on September 7th Memorial day is on November 2nd Republic Day is on November 15th In Brazil like in Mexico Christmas is on Christmas Eve

  25. Holidays

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