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If we talk about their

customs and traditions, we


think about dancing, music,
carnival and sports.
1 D A combination of
dance, martial arts,
A acrobatics and body
expression.

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CAPOEIRA
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the former African
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slaves who lived in as "the d
the country in the of wa
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sixteenth century
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Brazilians also have one of the In Brazil, the carnival is a celebration
most intense, colorful and that is lived like a true national
popular carnival parties in the holiday, in which everyone dances to
world, the famous carnival in the rhythm of escolas do samba,
Rio de Janeiro. from the smallest to the largest.

CARNIVAL IN RIO DE
JANEIRO

During those days, more than 2


million people gather in the
The carnival takes place streets, next to the sambadrome,
to observe and participate in the
for about 40 days before parade of the colorful and huge
Easter. floats next to the musicians,
dancers and vedettes with very
little clothes.
It is a strong rhythm,
Is a very popular all kinds of percussion
musical style in instruments are used
Brazil, which came and it becomes really
with the Bantu very contagious. It has
peoples, who SAMBA become such an
important musical
came from Africa, genre in Brazil that it
and also received a has given rise to many
good Portuguese new ones, such as
influence. Bossa Nova.
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T Brazilian children, It is really a This sport is
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before learning tradition and
anything else, a true
custom,
must first learn to passion and
A dance samba,
coincidentally it
is the country several of the
secondly, to
that has been best soccer
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dance samba on a
soccer field, with the world players in
a ball. champion most history are
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Brazilians.
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B Secondly, Brazilian children
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learn to dance samba on a
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L soccer field, with a ball.
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It occupies a very
important place in the
lives of Brazilians and
This constitutes
one of the main
attractions of
the city of Rio de
one of the most popular

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Janeiro, where
religious monuments in
thousands and
the world is in Brazil:
thousands of

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the image of Christ the
believers arrive
Redeemer in the
throughout the
Corcovado.
year.

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A tradition of
weddings in Brazil is
for the bride to write At the banquet, the

I the name of her guests and the


friends who have not couple eat a sweet
called bem-

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yet married on the
inside of the dress. In married, whose
this way, it transmits name means

G luck to them to find a happily married.


partner or get married
soon.
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s for the bride to
write the name of her
E friends who have not
D yet married on the
D inside ofthethe
At the banquet, guests anddress.
the couple eat a sweet called
bem-married

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I In each zone of Brazil we find a
different typical costume. In the
On the head they wear a kind
of handkerchief and several

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case of Salvador de Bahía, his long necklaces are hung on the
women wear baiana. This dress neck. This dress is related to
consists of a long skirt and a the Afro-Brazilian culture of the
G blouse benches with lace. country.

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