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Progressing economy‚ natural beauty‚ diverse ancestral background‚ Brazil has successfully evolved over the centuries. People have traveled many miles and battled over the attractive location since the 1500’s. Specifically Rio de Janeiro‚ the subtropical coastal environment makes an ideal place for agriculture‚ economic and industrial growth. Discovered on 1 January 1502 by a Portuguese expedition in Pedro Alavares Cabral’s fleet‚ Rio de Janeiro or "January River" is home of the Tupi‚ Puri‚ Botocudo
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Alma Guillermoprieto’s Samba‚ Brazilian samba and carnival allowed those who participated in the dance to come together to participate in Carnaval‚ a popular celebration during Lent. Samba‚ a popular dance in Rio de Janiero‚ Brazil‚ was an important symbol in Brazilian’s identity for people who faced poverty and racism to unite as a community where people’s differences in their backgrounds disappear. In the article The Prehistory of Samba: Carnival Dancing in Rio de Janeiro‚ 1840-1917 by John Charles
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female from Rio Grande‚ Brazil. When we got to request a certain gender or nationality for our LEAP partner‚ I said I wanted a female‚ because I would feel more comfortable talking with someone from my same gender‚ and I wanted someone from a Spanish—speaking country because I speak some Spanish (and even though they speak Portuguese in Brazil‚ it is a sister language of Spanish‚ meaning they are very similar). So not only was I lucky enough to get the only female from Brazil‚ I was able to be paired
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Brazil is seen as a country that flourishes with life. The people appear to be friendly‚ life seems to be grandeur‚ and society does not seem to battling social issues. This is the image that Brazil portrays to the world. Behind this image there is a society is that it torn by identity and race. It is an internal struggle. The people of Brazil are a direct product of the past‚ personal motives and social feelings have changed. This will be shown by various examples of race throughout the colonial
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Final Project: Brazil Jerry Rhodes HTT 200 May 16‚ 2010 Tom Jensen Final Project: Brazil I always have wanted to travel to South America. I am drawn to the culture‚ the cuisine‚ and the natural beauty of the region. Brazil is especially appealing to me. I would love to attend Carnival and see the Amazon one-day. The beaches and nightlife of Rio de Janeiro are definitely on my travel wish list. I have taken short trips to Canada and border towns in Mexico‚ but never actually had an opportunity
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Aids Condoms and Carnival is about low income countries that are suffering from AIDS and HIV. It is hard for the government to give them help because the resident might not want to or because some of the help is too expensive. In India they are doing a program that gives free condoms at Barber shops because it is the best place for the citizens to go and talk about their personal things. In my opinion condoms are a protector of death because it can protect you from a disease that is going to kill
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country? How did the Spanish language get there? What other languages are spoken there besides Spanish (if any)? Montevideo‚ which is Uruguay’s capital was founded in 1726 by the Spanish. Later‚ it was claimed by Argentina and then seized by Brazil in 1821. In 1825 Uruguay declared its independence‚ and after a three- year struggle fortified its freedom. In the 1900’s a statist tradition was established. Statist tradition is the belief that the state should control either economic or social
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sacred and secular‚ and that popular festivals like carnival‚ rara‚ junkannu‚ or gumbay are rooted in an Afro-religious mode. In this respect‚ one finds commonality of themes‚ the major ones being: cultural affirmation; aspirations to freedom; and resistance to oppression as expressed in rituals such as Vodou‚ Santeria‚ Candomble‚ Kumina‚ or Shango; popular dance-hall styles like "rasin" in Haiti‚ reggae in Jamaica‚ samba-reggae in Brazil; and carnival musics like calypso and soca in Trinidad & Tobago
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Colombia: I’d definitely recommend travelling from Central to South America by boat (Panama to Cartagena in Colombia for around 6 days‚ $400) You get to visit the islands of San Blas and the indigenous peoples there‚ snorkel‚ sail… Cartagena: visit the Old City (We wandered the streets for hours basking in the old rustic architecture)‚ ‘swim’ in the Mud Volcano (about an hour away)‚ spend a few nights on Isla Blanca (30 mins away by boat‚ white sand & turquoise water‚ stay in hammocks and eat
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