El país de BrasilEl país de Brasil

An example for the “Conoce An example for the “Conoce un País” projectun País” project

Population / La poblaciónPopulation / La población

Tennessee: Tennessee: 6,296,254 6,296,254

United States: United States: 313,847,465 313,847,465

Brasil: Brasil: 199,321,41199,321,4133

= 1,000,000 = 1,000,000 peoplepeople

AreaArea

Brasil: Brasil: 3,287,597 sq 3,287,597 sq mi mi

Tennessee: 42,146 Tennessee: 42,146 sq mi   sq mi  

AreaArea

Brasil: Brasil: 3,287,597 sq3,287,597 sq mi  mi

United States: United States: 3,794,101 sq 3,794,101 sq mi  mi 

Major LandformsMajor Landforms

• Iguazu FallsIguazu Falls– southsouth

• Pico de NeblinaPico de Neblina– northwestnorthwest

• Amazon RiverAmazon River– North, west, eastNorth, west, east

CitiesCities

La capitalLa capital• BrasíliaBrasília

Most populatedMost populated• São PauloSão Paulo

Tourist destinationTourist destination• Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro

CultureCulture

• Soccer is the most popular sportSoccer is the most popular sport• ““Feijoada” (rice, fruits, meat) is Feijoada” (rice, fruits, meat) is

considered the national dishconsidered the national dish• ““Café” and “cachaça” are the Café” and “cachaça” are the

national drinksnational drinks• 7 of September is Independence Day7 of September is Independence Day• Samba is a popular dance and music Samba is a popular dance and music

stylestyle

SambaSamba

• Has African roots (Angola)Has African roots (Angola)• Music played with guitars and drums, Music played with guitars and drums,

and nowadays wind instrumentsand nowadays wind instruments• The basic steps are:The basic steps are:

– Move hips and arms to musicMove hips and arms to music