Brazil’s Culture

1. Brazil’s Culture By Annah Baize, Matt Edwards, and Garrett Jordan http://futurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/colorblind-monkey2.jpg

2. About Brazil • Brazil’s literacy rate is 96.30% as of 2004. They are ranked 95th. • They live up to 71 years old • There are 2.06 doctors per 100,000 people • 74% of Brazil is Catholic • 15.4% are protestants • 7.4% are consider they don’t have a religion • 1.8% are Jehovah's Witnesses, Buddhism, Seicho-No-Ie, Judaism, and Islam • 0.3% still participate in African traditional religions http://thundafunda.com/33/World-tour/download/Bromeliads,%20Bocaina%20National%20Park,%20Atlantic%20Rainforest,%20Brazil%20pictures.jpg

3. How to Speak in Portugese • Portuguese is Brazil’s official language • Hello-Olá! • Goodbye-adeus or chao • Thank you-obrigado/a • Peace- paz • Please- por favor

4. Brazil’s Contributions http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyzySxHbR2o/S0Fpmh8GNpI/AAAAAAAAAJc/8jwwspHKbn0/s400/rubber+tree.jpg Brazil is the first country to produce natural rubber. They would use substances from the Para tree to produce natural rubber. The Brazilians cut a grove in the tree and let the sap flow into a bucket. The Natural rubber was made for tires, erasers, racecars, trucks, and airplanes. Quinine a medicine that is used to cure malaria, curare, and serious nerve diseases. This was made in the Amazon Rain forest, Curare. Quinine a medicine that is used to cure malaria, curare, and serious nerve diseases. This was made in the Amazon Rain forest. Malaria is a disease that causes shaking, high fevers, and cold periods. If Malaria is not cured it can kill you. http://en.wtikipedia.org/wiki/Quininehttp://www.getfrog.com/blog/wp-content/themes/images/brazil_frog.jpg

5. Famous People From Brazil Pe|é was a famous soccer player in Brazil. His real name is Edson. He is known for his accomplishment and his contributes to the game of soccer. When he made his 1,000th goal he dictated it to poor children. Some of his nicknames are the King of Soccer. He is the only person to be a part of three World Cup winning teams. open.salon.com/files/pele_061254744472.jpg Edir Macedo is a religious leader from Brazil. He is the founder of the “Neo-Pentecostal” Universal Church. He was accused of charlatanism and had to spend time in jail. He continues to be a figures in Brazil. http://ceticismo.net/wp-content/uploads/macedo.jpg

6. Citations • "Pele." soccer-europe.com (2009): n. pag. Web. 2 Feb 2010. <http://soccer-europe.com/Biographies/Pele.html>. • List of countries by literacy rate." (2009): n. pag. Web. 2 Feb 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate • Life expectancy in brazil." (2000): n. pag. Web. 2 Feb 2010. <http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/what_is_brazil's_life_expectancy>. • Religion." (2001): n. pag. Web. 2 Feb 2010. <http://www.braziltravel.com/culture/religion/>. • Joao, Rosa. "how to write the langue in brazil." (2002): n. pag. Web. 2 Feb 2010. <http://omniglot.com/language/articles/obrigado.htm>. • "How to say peace in portuguese translation." (2003): n. pag. Web. 3 Feb 2010. <http://www.howtosayin.com/say/portuguese/peace.html>. • samba." (1999): n. pag. Web. 4 Feb 2010. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulcXYjb4eBU> • Quinine." (2003): n. pag. Web. 4 Feb 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine>. http://mongabay.org/images/brazil/caimen_plants_hi_rez.gif