A Presentation by
2013-2014 Rotary Youth Exchange
Danilo Masson
Today I'm
going to show you a little of the wonderful country that I come from, Brazil.
Before I begin, I want to give you some general information about Brazil:
1.
Brazil is in South America
2 . The
official language is Portuguese
3 . The
total area of Brazil is 8,511,876 km2
4 . The current president of Brazil is a woman, Dilma Rousseff
5 . Time
difference: 2 hours
7 . 5th
biggest country in the world in area
Brazil
is a big country. We have a great diversity of climates, people and cultures.
Brazil has 26 states and a federal district and is divided into five major
parts, each part being different from one another. I'll show
you some of the most interesting places in each region ...
Beginning
in the north:
Manaus is the
capital of the state of Amazonas and offers numerous tourist attractions
such as the wonderful Teatro Amazonas. The world's biggest rainforest, the
Amazon, lies in the north of Brazil. Tourism to the forest is also done by the
city of Manaus. You can see many different animals, beautiful nature and
amazing "meeting of the waters" between the Rio Negro and
Rio Solums. A visit is breathtaking .
Northeastern
Here are
the beautiful beaches that enchant tourists around the world during the summer.
The northeastern Brazil has a hot and dry climate, making the beautiful
beaches, a great success in the region.
Central
Region
Herein
lies the capital of Brazil, Brasilia. The city of Brasilia was planned and
built in 1960, and displays great works of architecture. People interested in
Brasilia's architecture should include the city on their list of places to
visit.
Southern
Region
In
southern Brazil we have a huge Iguazu Falls, which straddles the border between
Brazil and Argentina.
Southeast
Region
Is the
region that accumulates the greatest number of people, and is the economic
center of Brazil. Here we have the famous cities of São Paulo and Rio de
Janeiro. The city of Sao Paulo alone produces 33 % of the Brazilian
economy and has almost 11,250,000 people. The city of Rio de Janeiro serves as
the cultural center of Brazil, attracting many tourists with its amazing
beaches and Christ the Redeemer.
The traditional
Brazilian feasts:
The first
is the June Festival.
Is not
well known internationally, but it is very famous and traditional in Brazil.
This festival takes place in June, and is therefore called Jerk (Portuguese in
June). All are dressed in special clothes, clothes, there is plenty of food
made with corn and all the gang dance, a traditional dance of Jerk.
The
second is the Carnival.
This world-renowned
event takes place in February in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
The major attraction is the Sambadrome, a long street where the samba schools
parade and all dance samba.
Six foods
that are typical of Brazil and easily found:
1. Tapioca:
made of grated coconut and stuffed with cheese or sweet .
2 . Brigadeiro
: Brazil 's favorite dessert . Made with chocolate, butter and condensed milk.
3 .
Guarana : Brazilian soft drink made from the guarana fruit .
4 . Rice
and beans: Brazilians eat rice and beans every day. But beans from Brazil
are salty.
5 . Bread
Cheese: cheese bread is eaten at breakfast or between meals .
6 . Barbecue:
the Brazilian barbecue is not the same as the U.S. Brazilian barbecue
only has beef.
2014
WORLD CUP and the 2016 OLYMPICS
The
Olympics will be headquartered in Rio de Janeiro
So come to Brazil ! We are waiting for you to visit
!
For the past five years, Coral Gables Rotarians have made Halloween special for the children at Holtz Children's Hospital with IKF. They've dressed up, made fools of themselves, brought the kids candy, masks, pumpkins to decorate, Halloween balloons, cartoons and music to give them a special treat for the spookiest holiday of the year. It's anyone's guess who has more fun - Rotarians or the kids! But you can decide for yourself - just look at the pictures from this year's party.
