BRAZIL

55 minutes

Country: Brazil

Language: English

Overview:

This film is intended as an introduction to Brazil, for people of all ages.

Previewing Activities

• What is the official language of Brazil?
• What is Brazil most known for?
• When someone mentions Brazil, what comes to mind?

Post-viewing Activities

• How many parts/regions is Brazil broken into?
• What part of Brazil is home to Rio de Jianero?
• How many people live in San Paulo?
• What is the name of the world largest waterfall, that is on the border of Brazil and Argentina?

Class Projects

• Pick one aspect of Brazilian culture from the film and make a collage of images pertaining to it.
• Write an essay telling which Brazilian city you would most like to live in and why.

How to Borrow this Video:

The videos owned by the UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies are housed in the Outreach Office of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  They are lent free of charge.  For information on films and reservations, please visit http://isa.unc.edu/film/films_main.asp.