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Here are the teacher pack items for Brazil: Society and Culture:
Overview Students examine how geography can shape ways of life in communities along the Amazon River and explore Afro-Brazilian cultural influences in Salvador. They then research one specific Brazilian cultural tradition and create a cultural profile explaining its history, regional connections, and importance today. Finally, students examine common social customs and etiquette in Brazil and apply what they learned to a real-world travel scenario. Objectives:
Brazil is the largest country in South America and one of the largest countries in the world by area. Its size, regional differences, and long history have helped shape a wide range of cultural traditions.
Brazilian culture reflects the influences of Indigenous peoples, Africans and their descendants, Portuguese colonization, immigration from many parts of the world, and the different regions of the country. These influences can be seen in language, music, food, religion, celebrations, sports, and other parts of daily life.
In this experience, you will explore several examples of Brazilian culture and consider how history, geography, and different communities have helped shape them.
Objectives:
Floating House on the Amazon River
Brazil’s size and geography have contributed to different ways of life across the country. Along the Amazon River and its tributaries, some communities depend closely on rivers for transportation, fishing, work, food, and connections with other communities. These ways of life can be affected when large development projects change the river environment.
Watch Clash of Cultures over Amazon Dams. As you watch, pay attention to how the river is important to the communities shown in the video and why proposed dams create disagreement.
What does the video suggest about how geography can shape the way people live and the traditions or activities that are important to a community? Use one example from the video.
Discuss student responses as a group. Encourage students to think about the role of geography in distinguishing the cultural patterns of different regions of the country.
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