Study Abroad in Brazil

Really study in Brazil is very easy, Brazil offer many forms of follow your studies and you became a excellent professional.Whether your interest is culture, history, science, engineering, or economics, Brazil is a varied and exciting place to study. Its beautifull landscapes and fascinating history provide a wonderful backdrop for study in an influential South American nation.

Brazil have a lot of fine Universities, but some of the best univesities in Brazil are public and you do not pay because the study is free. These include the University of São Paulo (Universidade do São Paulo--USP), the campinas State University (Universidade Estadual de Campinas--Unicamp), the federal University of Minas Gerais (Universidade Federal de Minas Gera--UFMG), the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro--UFRJ), the University of Brasília (Universidade de Brasília--UnB). Its fisrt private higher education institutionwas the Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo(PCU-SP), which for now is known as one of Brazil's best instintutions, along with Pontifical catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro--PUC-RJ), this last University has more than 100 agreements with U.S insitutions for study abroad programs.

MORE INFORMATION:
Brazilian goverment: http://www.brasil.gov.br/ingles/
Embassy of Brazil: http://www.brasilemb.org/
Fulbright Brazil: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/program_country.html?id=16
EducationUSA Centers in Brazil: http://educationusa.state.gov/centers/soam.htm
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program: http://www.iie.org//Content/NavigationMenu/Programs7
National Security Education Program: http://www.borenawards.org/
Visit Brazil-Brazil Tourism Office: http://www.braziltourism.org/

Fuente: http://info.iiepassport.org/country/brazil.html

Bufallo Soldier cover of Gilberto Gil

1. Listen to the first part of the song and fill in the blanks with the words next:

Soldier, Stolen, Dreadlock, stench, arrival, Rasta, fighting, sense, heart, brought

Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock _____
There was a Buffalo _______
In the ____ of America
_____ from Africa, brought to America
Fighting on arrival, _____ for survival

I mean it, when analyse the _____
To me, it makes a lot of _____
how the _______ rasta was the Buffalo Soldier
And he was taken from Africa, ______ to America
Fighting on ______, _______ for survival

2.Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense

Then you would know where you_____(come) from
Who the deck do I ____(think) I am
_____(Steal) from africa, ______(Bring) to America
______(Say) he was fighting on arrival
Said he ____(be) a Buffalo Soldier
_____(Win) the war for America
_____(Drive) from the mainland

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Festivities

The people says that when the Brazilian is not dancing or singing he is beacuse he is trying. Brazil is a earth in perpetual celebration, To next the most important festivities:

• 1of january: New year.
• From the 19 to the 23 of February: Carnival of Rio de janeiro.
• 9 of April: Holy-Friday
  
• 21 of Aplril: Day of Tiradentes (Brazilian revolutionary hero).
• 1 of May: Celebration of the Work.
• 10 of June: Corpus Christi
• 9 of July: holi-friday (only in the state of Sao Paulo).
• 7 of September: Day of Independence.
• 12 of October: Festival of the Appeared Virgin, Employer of Brazil.
• 2 of November: Festival of All the Saints.
• 15 of November: Anniversary of the Procalamantion of the Republic.
• 24 of December: Good night.
• 25 of December: Christmas.
  

Carnival of Rio: The main event in the city of Rio is its Carnival and this is very famous in the world, the carnival is realised when the summer is finishing. The festivities atract thounsands of people from all corners of the world. This carnival during four days. It starts on Saturday, and ends on Fat Tuesday, or Mardi-Gras as is called. carnival sunday is seven weeks before Easter sunday. The dates change every year, in 2010 it happens from February 13 through 16.

New Year in Brazil: the Brazilans have a beautiful traditions and one of theirs tradition more importatnt is the Brazilian New Year, as much that they celebrated festival for the people living there. New Year in Brazil is Known as Ano Nove (Portuguese) but is more known as Revillion. It is celebrated on January as per the Gregorian calendr.

New Year is the time when people from various parts of the world like to celebrate it in Brazil. Pubs, Party halls, clubs, beaches and even roads are throndged with people.

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The music in Brazil

The artsist Heitor Villa-Lobos is considered as the most prolific Brazilian composer. His works are based on a lot of on Brazilian folk themes. Bidú Sayao is a Brazilian soprano who ha been a most famous interpreter of his mucis, add to this Brazil has a rich folk music tradition that extracter elements of countries as Africa and Portugal, of its traditional music. The samba is perhabas the known dance more , this was introduced to the United States in 1938. Its music,it was derived of the African's folk dances and based in this, became popular and eventually developed in the more popular bossa nova. Joao Gilberto is a guitarist and singer that have been performed the melodies and rhythms of the bossa nova. Among contemporary composers are Luis Bonfa and Antonio carlos Jobim.

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Art

The sculpture flourished during in the century 18 and 19 in Brazil. Much of the works included showy religious figures. The Art of Brazil in the century 20 was realised by anonymous artist, but the influence of this work has beeb very strong and the traces can be seen in the styles of the comtemporary Brazilians artists the most. Between the most famous artist are the painter Candido Portinari and his mural executed for the United Nations in New York, in this mural shows these earlier influences.

add to this many of Brazilians artist contemporary taken a own style and one direction very individual and they have received the international recognition. For example Brasilia, the capital has been acclaimed for its precious, showy and beautiful architecture, the chief designer of this master piece was the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.

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Culture

The culture of actual Brazil has been formed for a big amount of ethnic traditions. The first Portuguese colonists arrive with a many of customs and words that was different of the nature dialects. In the age colonial millions of Black African salves who were brought and taken to Brazil, they added an African element to Brazilian culture life. Their religious rites were mixed with Roman Catholicism for formed the unique afro-Brazilian cult that is notable in theirs exotic ceremonies. The most influential of these cults is Camdomble.

In addition in Brazil is a country where is a predominantly societies with European bases, these customs were transmitted mainly by the colonist: Portuguese, Italians, Germans and Spaniards.

Libraries and Museums

Most of states maintain public libraries in theri capitals; some have suburban branches. Mst cities have public library systems. In particular the city of Rio de Janeiro, has The national Arcvhive (1838) contains a collection primarily concerned with Brazilian History. The national Lbrary (1814), also in Rio de Janeiro, contains 7,789,00 books, 672,000 manuscrits, 80,000engravings and maps, and many periodicals. The library serves as the national copyright register.

Too in Rio de janeiro are the Museum of Modern Art it was founden in 1948, which house collections from many countries and offers courses of study, concerts, and films; The national Museum (1818), which has about 1.5 million specimens in exhibition, most of which concern geology, botany, and anthropology; and the Museum of the Indian (1953). Most larger cities have municipal museums.

Brazil Revealed

Brazil covers nearly half of South America and is the continent's largest nation. It extends 2,965 mi (4,772 km) north-south, 2,691 mi (4,331 km) east-west, and borders every nation on the continent except Chile and Ecuador.

Population (2009 est.): 198,739,269 (growth rate: 1.2%); birth rate: 18.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 22.5/1000; life expectancy: 72.0; density per sq km: 22

Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French.

Places to visit in Brazil:

The most famous cities of brazil are: The Amazon rain forest, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, The city of Sao Paulo and others places

Brazil has a lot to offer to its tourists. Located along the Atlantic Ocean, beaches in Brazil serve as major attractions. Whether it is the most developed beach, like Ipenema, Rio de Janeiro, or one that is undeveloped, natural and virgin, like Praia dos Castelhanos, Ilhabela, Brazil has it all.

Museu Internacional de Arte Naif do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro, The Monument to Latin America, designed by famed architect Oscar Niemeyer, Brazils premiere attraction, the Iguaçu Falls, History aficionados must visit the Historical Cities of Minas Gerais, Ouro Prêto, Mariana, and Tiradentes, and admire the gorgeous churches.

Climate: Most of Brazil experiences tropical climate, except the south which has temperate climate.

Currency: Brazil Reais (1 € = 2.65 BRL).

Religion : The dominant religion is Roman Catholicism followed by Protestantism. Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 15%, Spiritualist 1%, none 7% (2000)

Kaka’s Biography

Kaká was born on 22 April of 1982. His real name is Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite, but commonly known as Kaká, he is a Brazilian football midfielder and he plays in the soccer Club Team Real Madrid and The Brazilian National Team. He is a very important soccer player, he was the recipient of the “Balon de oro” and the FIFA World Player of the year, both price in the 2007 year.

The Parents of Ricardo are, His mother Simone Cristina Santos Leite and his father Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite, his father is a civil engineer. Ricardo was born in Brasilia. In his childhood he could practice the football at the same time that the school, thanks to an economic stability of his father.

When he was seven, his family moved to Sao Paulo. There he belonged to a local club of the school called “Villa alfa”, this team participated in the final of the local tournament, in this Location the Club Sao Paulo FC, club of the hometown, they were discovered and offered an opportunity to him to play soccer.

At the eighteen, Kaká suffered an accident that could leave it paralytic, he was fallen of a swimming pool springboard, he suffered a vertebra fracture, but he had a full recovery. He attributes his recovery to God and since this he gives the thite his church.

His nickname is a common term of endearment of “Ricardo” in Brazil, His younger brother Rodrigo calling him “Cacá”, because his brother couldn’t pronounce “Ricardo”, WHEN they were young, he changed the nickname to Kaká.

Kaká is member of the organization “Atletas de Cristo” (Athletes of Christ). His goal celebration consists of pointing out to the sky as gesture of thanks to God. Kaka’s favourite music is Gospel, and his favourite book is the Bible.

He married with his childhood girlfriend Caroline Celico on 23 December of 2005, in his church that IS called “Igreja Renascer em Cristo” (Reborn in Christ Church), the first child is called Luca Celico Leite, he was born in Sao Paulo on June 10, 2008.

Introduction

Welcomes are all the readers to this blog published especially for the lovers of the giant South American country Brazil, this blog is realised with the purpose of to know different topics about Brazil and its people, like their customs, their festivals, their music, among others. In next the four weeks corresponding to level 3 of English we will be including but subjects related to this beautiful country.