Brazil!

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 * Capoeira is a Brazilian art that combines elements of dance and music.
 * Capoeira dance!
 * A group of 40 s laves rebelled against their master to free themselves and find a safe place to live. After months of searching and with the help of Indians they came to a place with an abundance of palm trees, that they called Palmares. There is where the first stages of capoeira started.
 * Palmares
 * The Samba is an old style Brazilian dance.
 * Before 1914, the Samba was known as "Maxixe".
 * The samba is still very popular in Rio.
 * To achieve the true character of the samba a dancer must give it a happy, flirtatious and exuberant interpretation.
 * Samba
 * Agogo- oldest instrument in Samba Music
 * Atabaque- a special wood drum
 * cavaquinho- reminds people of a ukulele
 * Pandeiro- resembles a tambourine (hand drum)
 * Berimbau- most used in Capoeira, made from a wooden bow, gourd, and steel string.
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 * Brazil is said to be the largest Roman Catholic country in the world
 * 76% of the country follows the Catholic Church.
 * ====== Brazil’s religious make-up can be traced to the diverse groups of people who came in various forms – natives, invaders, immigrants, and slaves. ======
 * Festo do Divino (Feast of the Holy Ghost)
 * //**candomblé - (**//Afro-Brazilian religions) - religion have distinctly shaped the musical soundscape of Brazil.
 * Although music remains an intrinsic part of //candomblé//religion, it has also made its way into mainstream culture as a popular musical form
 * Afro-Brazilian Music

=Customs and Courtesies (traditions) -=
 * __Greetings__- In Brazil instead of greeting each other with a "hello", the guys shake hands and the girls usually kiss both cheeks (usually in the air not actually touching)
 * __Visiting__- It is considered an honor in Brazil to be invited to another home. It is polite for the guests to show up 10-15 minutes late and also expected to bring wine, or a box of candy.
 * Eating- Meals in Brazil are considered social events

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 * __The family__- Families are large and include the extended family. Families spend time together during fee time and rely on each other for assistance
 * __Dating and relationships__ - Group dating usually starts around 15-16, and couples gradually separate from the group. Serious dating and engagements last 2-3 years, and the guy is expected to ask the father to be the daughters boyfriend.
 * Brazil's national sport is Soccer, which are among the worlds finest.
 * other sports they do consist of volleyball, basketball, swimming, boating and fishing.
 * Many Brazilians are members of athletic clubs, which provide the majority of sports facilities.
 * The Portuguese were the first European settlers to arrive in Brazil.
 * The Portuguese reportedly found native Indians numbering around seven million.
 * The Portuguese in Brazil were much less focused at first on conquering, controlling, and developing the country. They were mostly sailors who were interested in profitable trade.
 * Sugar soon came to Brazil, and with it came imported slaves.
 * 19th century -coffee took the place of sugar as Brazil's most important product
 * Brazil has the sixth largest population in the world-about 148 million people-which has doubled in the past 30 years.
 * Portuguese language remains the dominant language of Brazil today.
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 * The President holds office for 4 years, with a right to be re-elected for another term.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">81 senators, term is 8 years and Chamber terms are 4 years
 * Government