1. BRAZIL BY KENNEDY KIRK

2. Were on Earth is Brazil? Brazil is south of the U.S.A. just below the Equator. It is mostly in the Southern Hemisphere but the Equator runs right through the top of it Brazil is the biggest country in South America. The Amazon River is in the south of Brazil The Laguaru Falls are in the North Brazil is west of the Atlantic Ocean Brazil looks like a dog face looking at the Atlantic Ocean

3. What is the climate in Brazil? It is winter in Brazil when it is summer in the U.S.A. Rain can reach up to 98 inches Brazil’s temperature can get up to 121 degrees in the summer Brazil’s temperature can get down to 0 degrees in the winter

4. What money does Brazil have? Brazil’s money is called REAL One U.S.A dollar is $ 2.45. in Brazil

5. What food do people eat in Brazil? Sugar Coffee fruit Orange Juice Nuts, wheat, soybeans corn, coco

6. What do they wear in Brazil? Some girls wear underwear under their swim suits Some people have very few shoes Most women wear dresses Boys and men wear short pants and ties

7. St. Johns Day – June 24 th – people hang up banners and kids sing songs about their lives. Kids wear silly costumes like scarecrows and make fireworks. Some kids set fireworks off. The Feast of the Cowboys – September 7 th – Independence Day – honor Heroes of their past – all day they have parades and rodeos and songs. In the evening the streets are filled with dancers and the children pretend to be cowboys. Christmas- Children wait for Santa Claus What Holidays do they Celebrate?

8. People have pigs in brazil.

9. People have horses too.

10. What is the Natural Resources does Brazil have? First discovered gold in 1693 Worlds biggest iron deposit found in 1967 coal zinc nickel lead cobalt copper

11. Other Natural Resources coffee sugar wheat soybeans corn rice nuts

12. What Language do People Speak in Brazil? They speak Portuguese boa vinda a Brazil (welcome to Brazil) pega pega (tag) um (one) dois (two) tres (three) quatro (four) cinco (five)

13. What does the Brazilian Flag Look Like? The background is green There’s a yellow diamond and blue circle The green represents the thousands of plants that grow on their land The diamond represents all of the Earth’s hidden gold The circle represents the Earth

14. What National Monuments Does Brazil Have? There is a famous building called Padre Cicero The Padre Cicero weighs 1,260 tons Was done in 1931

15. Population Brazil has over 203 million people Tupi Indians were the first to see Brazilians

16. Life as a kid Many city kids are poor Some kids help around the house Most families live in rural villages Girls older than 8 help make food and clean house Kids in the middle class have a house keeper