Brazil & Russia
Cultural Exploration
Welcome to Brazil!
Where is it Located?
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Brazil is located in South America.
It has 26 republics.
Brazil is 3.22 million miles sq.
Brazils’ official name is the Federative Republic Of
Brazil.
• Although Brazil does have a national anthem it
does not have a name besides “Brazil’s National
Anthem”
The Flag
• The national flag of Brazil is a blue celestial globe, depicting a starry sky,
spanned by a white band with the countries motto; “Ordem E Progresso”
which means order and progress, within a yellow rhombus and a green
field.
• There are 27 stars representing each of the federal units, plus one for the
federal district.
• Green- represents the forest
Yellow- represents the mineral wealth in Brazil.
Blue- represents the sky over Rio the day the republic of Brazil was declared.
(November 15, 1889)
History
• The Portuguese were the first European
settlers to arrive in the area which was in the
1500’s when the arrived they found Indiansabout 7 million. Other Europeans followed
and among them so did sugar and with sugar
came slaves. Later in the 19th century coffee
brought another wave of Europeans. In 1889
they became the Republic of Brazil.
Population and Religions
• Population- 198.7 million (The 6th largest
population in the world)
• Religion- National Catholic 73.6%
Sub religions
Protestants- 15.4%
Spiritualist- 1.3%
None-7.4%
Other- 1.8%
Beliefs OR Norms
• Dark or purple gifts are unacceptable because they are for
mourning.
• They still shake hands and kiss cheeks.
• Over dressing is deemed more acceptable than under
dressing
• You are supposed to arrive early to every event.
• Typically the darker your skin is the less money you make.
• The income barrier is dark, the upper class does not associate
with the lower class.
Fun Facts!
• Capital- Brasilia
• Language- Portuguese
Secondary languages Spanish and German
• Woman are teachers and nurses
• Brazil has a “mixed economy”, they are rich in natural
resources and private sectors.
• Conflicts
Police were greeted with stones when they tried to remove
squatters from abandoned buildings in Rio.
A woman was robbed live on TV while talking about crime in
Brazil.
Welcome to Russia!
Where is it located?
• Russia is located in the eastern region of
Europe.
• It has 83 republics.
• Russia is 6.60 million miles sq.
• Its official name is The Federation of Russia
• The State Anthem of the Russian Federation is
Russia’s national anthem.
The Flag
• It exhibits the tricolors red, white, and blue.
The white represents peace and harmony
Blue represents loyalty and justice
Red represents honesty and bravery
Random fun fact: the study of flags is call
vexiollogist.
History
• Early Russia was not “Russia” but was a
collection of somewhat “cities” that came
together and became a colossal empire. Later
Russia suffered during many wars, including
World War One.
Population and Religion
• Population-143.5 million
• Religion- Christianity 75%
Islam 5%
8% consider themselves atheists
Catholicism, Protestiscm, Judaism, Buddhism 1%
Subcultures
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Punks
Hippies
Freestylers
Skinheads
More Fun Facts!
• Russia capital is Moscow
• Russia has a mixed economy, 8th largest in the world.
• Ukraine which is in Russia is rich in the following natural
resources oil, gas, and coal.
• Russia holds the largest petroleum industry in the world
• The most popular job section among Russians is Agriculture.
Beliefs and Norms
• They never shake hands over a door way they believe it
increases the chance of an argument
• Mothers do not show their baby to anyone besides the
husband until 40 days after the birth.
• On examination day it is bad luck to wear anything new, make
your bed, or cut your fingernails.
• If someone steps on someone else's it is common for the
other person to lightly step back on there's to avoid conflict.
• You can never wish someone an early birthday.
• Things that are needed for a baby are to be bought after the
baby is born.
Would I live here
I would love to
visit Brazil, I would
even stay there for
a couple of
months. However
that being said I
still wouldn’t give
up my residency in
The United States,
I have 50 distinctly
different sates that
I could stay in, I
wouldn’t give that
up!
I would NOT like to live in
Russia. I barely am interested in
visiting there. They have a
absolute monarch and that is not
a type of government I would
want running my life, or
“protecting” me.
Sites
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http://www.geographia.com/russia/rushis01.htm
http://www.religionfacts.com/religion_by_country/religion_in_brazil.htm
http://www.anpad.org.br/diversos/trabalhos/EnEO/eneo_2010/2010_ENEO156.p
df
http://www.brazil.org.za/brazil-culture.html
http://www.globalpost.com/news/regions/americas/brazil
http://www.goinglobal.com/articles/1114/
http://www.operationworld.org/country/braz/owtext.html