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Intro to Brazil

Intro to Brazil. • Every South American country borders brazil except for Ecuador and Chile. • Brazil is the biggest country in South America. • Brazil borders the Atlantic ocean. • Brazil is one of the top five biggest countries in the world.  Official language is

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Intro to Brazil

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  1. Intro to Brazil •Every South American country borders brazil except for Ecuador and Chile. •Brazil is the biggest country in South America. •Brazil borders the Atlantic ocean. •Brazil is one of the top five biggest countries in the world.

  2.  Official language is Portuguese  Brazilian government is democratic  About 300,110,197 people live in Brazil  Brazil is about the size of the United States  Brazilian currency is called “Real” The different amounts of the Real is shown above

  3. Optional Photo Page

  4.  Brazil has been inhabited for 100,000 years  Brazil was conquered by the Portuguese for over three centuries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-pop. Wikimedia , February 22, 2006

  5. Agogo Bells  Agogo bells are two bells that are joined by a curved metal rod.  Agogo bells were founded in Brazil  The Agogo is played with a stick. It is held in the right hand while the left hand holds the instrument and can also squeeze the two bells together. .

  6. Berimbau  The Berimbau is made by a arc and a string connecting the top and the bottom of the wooden arc.  A gourd is connected to the bottom and a wooden or steel stick is used to pluck the string and make the sound  The String is put in your right hand, while you hold the string depending on how you want it to sound, then you pluck the string

  7. Pandeiro  The pandeiro is almost like a American tambourine it is a wooden disc with a flat hard top.  The pandiero is played by tapping the top flat part with thumbs, finger tips, and your palm.

  8. Surdo  The surdo is a brazilian drum. it’s a very low sounding drum  Not all surdo’s are made with wood.  A surdo can be damped or undamped.

  9. Bibliography  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau. Wikipedia , October 16, 2006  http://www.compositiontoday.com/sound_bank/percussion/agogo_bells.asp. Composition Today, 2004  http://www.capoeiranyc.com/berimbau.html. Berimbau, 2003  http://www.congaplace.com/instrument/berimbau/berimbau.php. Berimbau, 2000  http://darkwing.uoregon.edu~sergiok/brasil/brafacts.html#government brazil  http://webl.msue.msu.edu/intext/Bolivia/topography.htm geography of brazil  http://wwwe/emgomeeromg/isi/edi/ece/faculty/wheeler/NIU/Berimbau.htm berimbau  http://www.composistiontoday.com/sound_bank/percussion/agogo_bells.asp agogo bells  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau berimbau  http://images.ask.com/fr?q=Brazilian+food&desturi=http%$3/t%2F%2F brazilian food  http://library.thinkquest.org/C004179/custom.htm#southamerica map of brazil  http://www.windowwontheworldinc.com/countryprofile/brazil.html brazil map  http://videogood.com/videoplay?docid=436367959848714476&q=brazilian+music&hl =en brazilian music  http://www.panderio.com/video.php pandiero

  10. Questions from the Audience or Questions FOR the Audience What is Brazilian Currency called? Real What Sound does the Surdo make? low sound What food do Brazilians use in their diet? fish How Big is Brazil? About the Size of United States

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