Brazil英語國家文化的選修課課件BoundedbytheAtlanticOceanonthe

east,Brazilhasacoastlineofover

7,491

kilometers.

ItisborderedonthenorthbyVenezuela委內(nèi)瑞拉,Guyana圭亞那,

Suriname蘇里南andtheFrenchoverseasdepartmentofFrenchGuiana;onthenorthwestbyColombia;on

thewestbyBoliviaandPeru秘魯;onthesouthwestby

ArgentinaandParaguayandonthesouthbyUruguay烏拉圭.Itssize,relief,climate,andnatural

resourcesmakeBrazilgeographicallydiverse.CultureBrazil–acountrywhichgreetsvisitorswithahugesmileThemixtureofraceshasmadeBrazilaculturallyrichandatthesametimeuniquecountry.ThismiscegenationbeganwiththeIndian,theAfricanandthePortuguese,butsoonafter,immigrantsfromaroundtheworldbegantoarrive:Europeans,Asians,JewsandArabs.

PeopleBecauseofthismassivediversity,BrazilisoneofthelastplacesonEarthwherenooneisaforeigner,whereonecanchangeone’sdestinywithoutlosingone’sidentityandwhereeachandeveryBrazilianhasalittleoftheentireworldinhisorherblood.Ahappypeople,opentoeverythingnew,apeopleonecanonlyfindinBrazil.

PeopleBrazilhasadenseandcomplexsystemofrivers,oneoftheworld‘smostextensive,

witheightmajordrainagebasins流域盆地,allofwhichdrainintotheAtlantic.MajorriversincludetheAmazon(theworld’slongestriverandthelargestintermsof

volumeofwater).CoffeehasbeenoneofthemainbeveragesamongBrazilianssincethebeginningofthe19thcentury.Braziliancuisinevariesgreatlybyregion,reflectingthecountry‘smixofnativeandimmigrantpopulations.Thishascreateda

nationalcuisinemarkedbythepreservationofregionaldifferences.ExamplesareFeijoada(巴西國菜，將黑豆和各種煙熏肉干混在一起以小火燉成）,consideredthecountry'snationaldish.ThemostpopularsportinBrazilisfootballsoccer.TheBraziliannationalfootballteamisrankedamongthebestintheworld

accordingtotheFIFAWorldRankings,andhaswontheWorldCup

tournament

世界錦標(biāo)賽arecordfivetimes.

FootballFootballquicklybecameapassionforBrazilians,whooftenrefertotheircountryas"thecountryofFootball".FootballhasamajoreffectonBrazilianCulture.TheWorldCupdrawsBrazilianstogether,withpeopleskippingworktoviewthenationalteamplay,oremployerssettingupplacesforemployeestowatch.Brazilhashostedseveralhigh-profileinternationalsportingevents,includingthe1950FIFAWorldCupandhasbeenchosentohostthe2014FIFAWorldCup.On2October2009,Brazilwasselectedtohostthe2016OlympicGames,thefirsttobeheldinSouthAmerica.Carnival狂歡節(jié)isthemostfamousholidayinBrazilandhasbecomeaneventofhugeproportions比例.Thecountrystopscompletelyforalmostaweekandfestivitiesareintense,dayandnight,mainlyincoastalcities.CarnivalRio(lateFebruary-earlyMarch)

Carnival

CarnivalTheBrazilianCarnivalisanannualfestivalheldforty-sixdaysbeforeEaster.afarewelltobadthingsinaseasonofreligiousdisciplinetopracticerepentanceandprepareforChrist'sdeathandresurrection.Thecountrystopscompletelyforalmostaweekandfestivitiesareintense,dayandnight,mainlyincoastalcities.

MusicMusicisoneofthemostinstantlyrecognizableelementsofBrazilianculture.ManydifferentgenresandstyleshaveemergedinBrazil,suchassamba,choro,andetc.ChoroisaBrazilianpopularmusicinstrumentalstyle.Originallychorowasplayedby