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Brazil

Brazil. Dance Project EDEC 284 Danielle Basford and Debbie Duning. Brazil. Located in South America Fifth largest country in the world Is almost half of the South American Continent Eighth in population Over 160,000,000 people Scarcely populated. Flag. Ratified on May 11, 1992.

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Brazil

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  1. Brazil Dance Project EDEC 284 Danielle Basford and Debbie Duning

  2. Brazil • Located in South America • Fifth largest country in the world • Is almost half of the South American Continent • Eighth in population • Over 160,000,000 people • Scarcely populated

  3. Flag • Ratified on May 11, 1992. • Is an adaptation from a flag used in 1889.

  4. Culture • Discovered on April 22, 1500 by Pedro Alveres Cabral • Population~ • European • African • Indigenous People • Languages~ • Portuguese • Religion~ • Roman Catholic • Indian Animism

  5. Yanomamo People • Live in the Tropical Rain Forests • Pre-Columbian • Various Dialects - no written language • Victims of on-going genocide

  6. Yanomamo People

  7. The Amazon Basin

  8. Rain Forest Animals

  9. Rain Forest Animals

  10. Brazilian Money • Monetary Unit is the Real • $2.50 Reals equal $1.00 U.S. Dollar

  11. Music • Samba • Official Music of Brazil • Influenced by African Immigrants • Slave communities • Adjusted to fit Carnival Parades • Guitar, piano, flute, heavy percussion • Bossa Nova • Mix of Samba and American Jazz • Guitar (no pick), piano, light percussion, more swingy feel

  12. Music • Traditional Folk Music • Not written down • Infused with other cultures • Indigenous Music • Tribes of the rain forest • Jesuit Missionaries

  13. Holidays • Foundation Day • January (varying days for different cities) • Carnival • February 20 - 25 • Tiradentes Day • April 21 • Independence Day • September 7 • Defunct’s Day (All Souls Day) • November 2 • Republic Day • November 15

  14. Brazil

  15. www.anth.ucsb.edu/projects/axfight/gallery www.Brazilbrazil.com www.brazilchamber.org www.indiancultures.com/Cultures/yanomamo www.loneyplanet.com Music of Brazil. www.wikipedia.com www.theodora.com www.worldsoccer_about_.com www.y-brazil.com Citations

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