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Center for Cultural Resources - Latin America: Brazil

Kit Information

Countries included in this kit are: Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uraguay.

This kit consists of 1 container of artifacts, 1 container of resources based on the universal 12 themes and a book bag.

Useful Links

Music of Brazil

Language

Portuguese is the official and national language of Brazil and is widely spoken by most of the population. The Portuguese dialects spoken in Brazil are collectively known as Brazilian Portuguese. The Brazilian Sign Language also has official status at the federal level. As of 2019, the population of Brazil speaks or signs approximately 228 languages, of which 217 are indigenous and 11 came with immigrants. In 2005, fewer than 40,000 people (about 0.02% of the population at the time) spoke any of the indigenous languages.

Brazil Country Flag

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ORDEM E PROGRESSO in English means ORDER AND PROGRESS

Brazil States Map

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Book Bag Contents

Book O Ursinho Teddy by Willy Kloss

Brazil Lesson Plans

Celebrations in Brazil