UNITED KINGDOM – U.K, LONDON.

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Other information About the British Pound: Currency name in English: Pound sterling; Fractionation: the pound is divided into 100 pence; Pound Symbol: £; International currency code: GBP; Exchange of banknotes in circulation: £5, £10, £20 and £50

Values of circulating coins: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p 20p, 50p, £1, £2 and £5Exchange rate (compared with Real in Brazil): £1 is equivalent to R $ 4.07 (It might change according the market and bank actions flow).

Did you know?Sterling is one of the strongest currencies in the world. It overcomes the euro and the dollar as it adopts the gold standard system.

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Other official Languages besides English: Welsh; Scottish; Gaelic; British Sign Language; Irish.

HISTORY: THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

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The origens of English Language:

“The history of every language is unique, because each language is inherently bound to the thinking, nature, and spirit of a people, all of which are continuously altered by the twists and turns of events.” - Crane, Yeager and Whitman.

The English language came from a complex and rooted past;

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The England history begun with the Celts; They represent mean language group in England before the invasion of the

Romans; First Invasions;

Latin as language;

The Anglo-Saxon;

After the Romans the Celts were attacked by the Germans, after those massive attacks that was no track of Celt language in English;

The Germans dialects spoken by the Angles and Saxons are the origin of English;

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Old English or Anglo-Saxon;

Middle English;

Modern English “SHAKESPEARE”;

LANGUAGE:

Languages of United Kingdom:

Official languages English

Main language English (95%)

Minority languages Scots (2.5%),Ulster Scots,Welsh (1%),Cornish (<0.01%),Scottish Gaelic (0.1%), Irish (0.1%)

Main immigrant languages

Polish (1%), Punjabi (0.5%),Hindustani (0.5%), Bengali (0.4%),Gujarati (0.4%), Arabic (0.3%),French (0.3%), Saraiki, Sylheti,Cantonese, Greek, Italian,Southwestern Caribbean

Creole,Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kashmiri,Russian, Albanian

Main foreign languagesFrench (23%), German (9%),Spanish (8%) (Statistics indicate claims of survey respondents, including basic

ability)

Sign languages British Sign Language,Irish Sign Language,Northern Ireland Sign Language

CULTURE: TRADITIONAL DANCE.

TRADITIONAL DANCE:

Morris-Dance:

The Morris-dance is a traditional dance of the ancient British people. Dance strange and essentially masculine, it consists of vigorous jumping from one leg to another. The dancers wear fantastic costumes adorned with numerous campanilhas.

TRADITIONAL DANCE:

Reel:

Dance typically English called "Reel". It was imported by Paris along with the contra. The 'reel' is characterized by the formation of wheels and using the figure 8. Named "ril" dance was appreciated in the halls Brazilians in mid-century and then came to the rural Rio Grande, where the name was anglicized to 'rilo'.

TRADITIONAL DANCE:

Strathspey:

Strathspey is a type of dance music 4/4. It is similar to a hornpipe but slower and more stately, and contains many dot-cut 'snaps'. The Scotch call pressure a little note before a dotted note, which in traditional playing is generally exaggerated rhythmically for musical expression.

CULTURE: RELIGION.

RELIGION:

According to the 2001 Census, the largest religious grouping is that of Christians (58%), followed by the atheists (15%), Muslims (8.5%), Hindus (4.1%), Jews (2.1 %), Sikhs (1.5%), Buddhists (0.8%) and Pagan (0.3%);

London has always been predominantly Christian and always had a large number of churches;

Most areas of London north of the Thames are within the diocese of London, under the power of the Bishop of London, the famous St. Paul's Cathedral, as most areas situated along the river is managed by Southwark Cathedral;

RELIGION:

Much of the UK's Hindu population resides in London, particularly in areas of Brent and Harrow (one fifth of the population of these areas is Hindu) and Southall in London ocidental.

O Hindu Temple in Neasden was the largest temple of Hinduism in Europe until the opening of the Shri Venkateswara Temple in Tividale in 2006.

Hare Krishna are sometimes seen in the streets of London, particularly near the Shri Venkateswara time in Soho;

Two-thirds of the Jews British live in London. There is a significant Jewish community in North London, in areas such as Stamford Hill and Golders Green;

RELIGION:

The City of London has been dominated by Christianity for centuries, and so have a number of temples. The best-known churches are Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral. Christians share the city with six different religions. Muslims are concentrated mainly in Tower Hamlets.

Most British Jews live in London, with significant Jewish communities in Stamford Hill, Stanmore, Golders Green, Hendon and Edgware in North London. The community created the London Jewish Forum in 2007 in response to the growing importance of desinterresse the British Government.

CULTURE: MUSIC AND FESTIVAL.

MUSIC:

London is one of the major classical and popular music capitals of the world and is home to major music corporations, such as EMI and Warner Music Group as well as countless bands, musicians and industry professionals.

London's two main opera houses are the Royal Opera House and the Coliseum Theatre;

MUSIC:

London has numerous venues for rock and pop concerts, including large arenas such as Earls Court, Wembley Arena and the O2 Arena.

MUSIC:

In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, musicians and groups like;

MUSIC:

More recent artists to emerge from the London music scene include;

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KARAEOKE TIME!!!

CULTURE: ECONOMY AND TOURISM.

ECONOMY AND TOURISM.:

LONDON is one of the main centers of the world economy. And also one of the four command centers for the world economy. Is of fundamental importance for the uk economy. LONDON and one of the largest trading markets of the euro.

LONDON has about 500 international banks as well as large amounts of insurance brokers and accounting offices.

ECONOMY AND TOURISM.:

TOWER BRIDGE: Building :22 de abril de 1886 Opening: 22 April 1894. Height:42 m.

ECONOMY AND TOURISM.:

Hide Park: Is a park in the Centre of London in England and is famous for its

speaker's corner with 2.5 km long.

ECONOMY AND TOURISM.:

Big Ben: “DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM

PRIMAM.”

ECONOMY AND TOURISM.:

Big Ben: It is the third largest Ferris wheel in the world being one of the

points of interest but visited London. It has 135 meters high and serves as a point of observation of the British capital.

CULTURE: FOOD.

FOOD:

FOOD:

BREAKFAST:

Beans;

Eggs;

Bacon;

Sausage;

toast;

tea with milk.

FOOD:

LUNCH:

Fish & Chips;

Typical food served in newspaper, in London stalls;

Fried breaded fish with vinegar, accompanied by chips.

FOOD:

Snack:

Five o’clock Tea:Originally created for porcelain exhibition in the 19th century it became a tradition to the present day;

Served with typical biscuits, jam, butter and, cookies, sandwiches and cake.

Tea is served with lemon or milk.

FOOD:

Diner:

Beef and lamb, accompanied by vegetables and potatoes.

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DESSERT:

Toffee:Toffee is a candy made by

caramelizing sugar or molasses along with butter, and occasionally flour.

Is U.K is consider the traditional candy, well known as English toffee, which is a very buttery toffee often made with almonds. It is available in both chewy and hard versions

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FOOD:

DESSERT:

Toffee: How to cook!!!

IT’S LONDON TIME! THANK YOU FOR VISIT.