Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, November 12, 2004 at 05:22:04 EST.
Carnival is Rio's main event. It happens at the peak of summer when Cariocas – people who live in Rio – are at their best. Festivities attract thousands of people from all corners of the world. Carnaval, as spelled in Portuguese, is a 4-day celebration. It starts on Saturday and ends on Fat Tuesday, or Mardi-Gras. Dates change every year. Carnival Sunday is seven weeks before Easter Sunday.
The origins of Carn ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, November 12, 2004 at 05:26:31 EST.
In Brazil there are many NGO’s. They help our society when the government can’t help.
Iko Poran offers strong programs which promote a positive impact on the communities. All of them have very well defined objectives, activities, impact evaluation and performance evaluation.
The programs also offer the opportunity for a rich cultural exchange, training volunteers in the communities, generating income and em ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, November 12, 2004 at 05:29:37 EST.
Everybody must be conscious of one thing: fashion. Sometimes people learn about your personality by just looking at your clothes. Besides, your fashion style can determine your lifestyle. Fashion is, therefore, something very important.
If you want to get a job, for example, you must wear smart clothes. After all, it’s important to project a good appearance during an interview.
In Brazil, people wear many ki ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, November 12, 2004 at 05:34:23 EST.
The samba started in Brazil in the 20´s and is still very popular.
Nowadays people like to mix samba with other kinds of music, like hip hop and rap.
This style of music is so lively and happy. Everybody here likes it.
Teenagers normally listen to romantic or dance music. Our Brazilian pop music is a success in the whole world.
Group: Bianca Boneff, Roberta Mafra, Mylena Shapovalov, Natasha Fer ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, November 12, 2004 at 06:40:11 EST.
Chat rooms were created for users to talk to many other people at the same time and make new friends.
The people who use chat rooms are of different ages, nationalities and genders, but most of the times they don’t tell the truth. Normally they change their names, age and other things.
In our opinion, Chat rooms are very boring because people don’t tell the truth and we don’t like this. We never use chat ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:41:11 EST.
Listening to music is really important for human beings because when you feel sad it can cheer you up. On the other hand, when you feel happy it can make you feel happier.
In Brazil, people make songs for all situations. Even when we are studying, teachers create songs to make students learn Chemistry. It´s really amazing!
Many Brazilian singers are famous around the world. Sometimes, when ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:40:34 EST.
Abortion is a very difficult topic to talk about, because there are things for and things against it.
The legalization of abortion is a theme discussed in a lot of countries.
The act of having sex, has to be responsible. The person has to know that every act has a consequence and, in this case, the consequence can be pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases.
Also, sex must be safe. If you are HIV positive ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:40:51 EST.
Let me start with an important thing: why don't we start to talk about sex earlier? We all know that teenagers make sex when they are very young (and younger each day); at the same time, we close our eyes for the problem.
This attitude brings serious problems like the HIV and teenagers getting pregnant. We can help our kids by educating them at school and, of course, at home. - Parents, please! Brothers and siste ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:48:13 EST.
People nowadays are able to talk openly about sex, and sexuality is no longer a taboo. Sex is a topic that is discussed openly in magazines, TV, newspaper, school and even at home.
Today's media has a great influence on people's mind and life, and it makes teenagers want to have sex early. At least it gives lots of information about sexual diseases, protection and pregnancy.
One of the problems of h ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:41:25 EST.
Sex is still considered a taboo. Nowadays, things are becoming a little bit better because TV gives us a lot of information that shows that sex is not something we have to have prejudice against.
But people are starting their sexual life earlier and it is not good because, although TV is trying to keep the youth informed, many young people do not have enough information and there are a lot of consequences when pe ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:41:37 EST.
When an adolescent girl becomes pregnant, she loses an important part of her life, carrying about someone else's life and does not have time to have fun and care about herself. Because of that, many pregnant girls decide to abort in order to continue having what they have had until that moment.
But abortion brings many consequences, for example, the person's life is exposed to danger, and the person is associated ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:47:27 EST.
To talk about sex, we need to consider some points that are related to this kind of subject, and the involvement of the family and friends is very necessary. People should have more information since they are young, when they are still at school. These pieces of information will avoid the dangers sex can bring them in the future.
Here in Brazil, we can see some cases of early engagement in sex. Young girls get ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:41:55 EST.
Nobody knows exactly how to talk about sex. Information is shown on TV shows broadcasted throughout Brazil, especially in the country's famous soap operas that deal openly with sexual issues. Brazilian health authorities consider this precocity, which is followed by a tendency toward drug use at earlier ages, as the most serious adolescent social problem. According to Maria Helena Brandão Vilela, a sex education ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:43:06 EST.
Samba became a very important Brazilian symbol all over the world. It was officially created in 1917, when the first samba was recorded by Donga, "Pelo Telefone". From the 40's to the 60's it has received lots of influences and new samba styles were created, like Bossa Nova (influenced by jazz) and Sambalaço (influenced by the American music in general).
The rhythm used to be very popular also in the ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:43:29 EST.
Music is important for the quality of people's life. It was proved that the study of music develops the ability to learn subjects at school, especially Math and others related to it. Besides, people who do not have money enough to live a good life have a chance to make it better when they study music and it can also help a person, who has serious problems, to see life in a better way.
Music reflects people's cu ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:43:39 EST.
Music can bring positive effects on the functioning of the brain in young people and can offer educational and developmental benefits. It is important for everybody to have a real connection with music.
Every person should have the ability to perform, to create and to listen to music. Every student should have access to a comprehensive, balanced and sequential program of music study in school.
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:47:58 EST.
People started fighting to protect themselves and their families, and as time went by, fighting styles have been created around the world, especially in Asia.
In some countries, the peasants and the civilian were not allowed to use weapons, so they created arts that use only the body. Karate is one of these styles, created by the Okinawa fishermen, to use against the Samurais.
Nowadays, Martial Arts are used ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:47:42 EST.
What would the world be without music? It is very hard to imagine because music is too important and too present everywhere. Every country has its own kind of music, which reflects the country's culture, its roots and its history. Brazilian music, for example, reflects the differences that there are in the country. In Bahia, a state in Brazil, we have Axé music, which is the African music together with the Braz ... Full story
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SPORTS IN BRAZIL, A BRIEF OVERVIEW
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:43:52 EST.
In Brazil, some of the most popular sports are volleyball, basketball, surfing, skating, swimming and judo. However, the favorite sport here is soccer, which most people like to play. It is national love.
A lot of people live of soccer because it can make you get a lot of money. In Rio de Janeiro there are four big soccer teams: Flamengo, Vasco, Botafogo and Fluminense, and players of those teams are very rich. < ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:44:13 EST.
We are Fernanda and Patricia, we live in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. We have been studying at Andrews since we were 4 years old, now we are sixteen years old. We also study English in a course.
We like to do basically the same things like going to the shopping, to the beach, to parties and shows, listening to music and having fun.
Fernanda intends to be a lawyer because she thinks she has good chance to mak ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:51:07 EST.
It is a main concern nowadays for all students in high school to decide which career to follow. After high school’s last year, everyone who wishes to have a university degree should sit for the Vestibular (Brasil’s college entrance exam), and before that, know which career to follow, because after Vestibular your career will be the one you chose before sitting for the Vestibular’s test. Concerning that, many students ... Full story
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WE, PLANETARY CITIZENS OF THE WORLD
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:52:12 EST.
Diandra and Eduardo are students from Andrews, which is a private school in Rio de Janeiro. Both of us have studied the whole life in private schools, although not only in Andrews. We have also studied a foreign language deeply. Eduardo has lived in New Zealand and Diandra has lived abroad as well, in Chile and Venezuela, both of the experiences were very valuable for our lives. We both like doing extra activities su ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:44:30 EST.
Alexandre and I (Claudia), live in Brazil, more specifically in the south zone in Rio. Coincidentally, we live in the same neighborhod, Copacabana. We met on the eighth grade, at Andrews. Alexandre loves English, for him it is one of the most interesting subjects. One reason for this is the fact his mother is American. However, my favourite subject is literature. I love reading, writing and drawing. By the way, we bo ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:44:48 EST.
Both of us study at a private school, Andrews, one of the best of Rio de Janeiro. Maths is our favourite subject. We study English at English Courses and at school. Iago studies French at Alliance Française. We also like doing sports, going to the cinema, to the beach, and Ricardo likes to play chess.
Iago wants to graduate in Communication while Ricardo wants to do Computer Engineering and we both would li ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:46:50 EST.
We, Krystal and Brenda, both are 2nd grade students at Colegio Andrews, a traditional private school in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
Brenda speaks English well because she lived in the USA for three years, and Krystal because she finished her English course at Brasas.
We both have similar interests, like our passion for the ocean and its magnificent creatures. We also are addicted to videogames and c ... Full story
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LIFE OF TWO HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:48:59 EST.
We both are students from Colégio Andrews. We are in the high school and we would like to join university. Bartholomeu wants to study psychology and Leandro wants to study economics. Life experience is an important thing and knowing how to deal with daily problems is something we must learn to face.
College may be a place where we expect to grow mature and make new friends. At the end, we both expect to fi ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:49:27 EST.
Our names are Raphael Ohana and Pedro Santos, we are Brazilian students. We do a lot of extra courses after school time, like guitar lessons, spanish, engineering production at PUC, working out, and other things. There is a year left to complete high school, since we are in the second grade, to the university entrance exams. Even though we have some expectations for the future, it helps us set up priorities.
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:45:42 EST.
We are two students from Andrews who are almost finishing high-school. Next year we intend to do vestibular and go to college. We both were born in Rio and we are finishing an English course this semester.
For the next year, we expect college to be less boring than school, as we will be doing what we really like. In college, you have more freedom to choose what has more to do with yourself. And, as you do somet ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:45:17 EST.
I’m a 17 year old student that lives in Rio de Janeiro. I’ve been studying at Andrews school for nine years and have been doing drama class for trhee years once a week.
I’m very interested in scenic arts because i think i have talent and expression for acting. Another thing that makes me think of this area is the influence of my teacher, that’s very good and has worked in many different places and I’ve done thre ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:46:01 EST.
We, Júlia and Felipe, have our dream careers, which are, respectively, writer and actress, and doctor. We are both students at Colégio Andrews, and since we were kids, we have been willing to pursue those careers. So, it wasn’t a family influence; we decided for ourselves, only because we like it.
About how we have chosen our future jobs, our reasons were: liking to write and act, specially theatre ... Full story
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THE CHOICE OF A CAREER IN THE PLANETARY ERA
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 10:51:41 EST.
We are both 17 year-old “cariocas”, second graders and Andrews’ students. We enjoy jogging, studying and walking around our neighborhood in Lagoa; a very nice place to exercise, with beautiful views, walking lanes and contact with the nature.
One of us – Hugo - intends to follow the carrer of foreign relations because he is pleased with that. Besides, it is a growing market in Brazil, as well as a new career.
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Brazil is getting better at sports
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 11:46:18 EST.
Brazil is getting better at sports as years pass by, considering collective and individual sports. We have a lot of excellent athletes like Diane dos Santos, who is a very talented gymnast, Rodrigo Pessoa, who is considered the second in the world at horsebackriding, Pelé, who was the greatest soccer player in our history, Ronaldinho, who followed Pelé, and the volleyball team, which is succeeding and gaini ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 11:46:35 EST.
One of the most important things for Brazilian people is sport. We are fond of sports.
We have a lot of sports in Brazil, like volleyball, tennis, motor racing, swimming and gymnastics. But soccer is considered the main sport here.
In Brazil, we had and still have a lot of good soccer players like Pelé, Garrincha, Zico, Ronaldo, Romário and many others who came from low social classes. They started to ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 11:35:42 EST.
Today, Brazilian athletes are having more space in the international scenery.
Although soccer is what everyone remembers when people talk about Brazil Brazilian soccer is not everything in the country. We have great players at different kinds of sports too; for example, tennis (Gustavo Kuerten), volleyball , boxing , and gymnastics.
At volleyball, our team is the best. At tennis, Guga was the first at the world ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 11:46:58 EST.
Soccer is the most recognized sport in Brazil. All the little boys want to be a “Pelé” or a “Ronaldinho”. In Brazil, soccer is not just a sport, it is an important social cultural expression, because most of the soccer players come from poor surroundings and all these players are economically and professionally succeeded. Some players go to other countries to play for other clubs, like Milan and Barcelona.
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Soccer is the most played sport in Brazil
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 11:47:17 EST.
Soccer is the most played sport in Brazil, although it was invented by the English. The game was welcome in Brazil when it was first introduced by Charles Miller because it only needed a large flat area, which there are plenty in Brazil, a ball, and a goalpost which can be made of wood. Soccer can be played by all social classes and it is a game in which the whole family have their heart cheering for the same soccer ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 11:47:37 EST.
Music is a cultural way to develop people’s feelings about life, love, the world and the positive and negative aspects related to it.
There are a lot of types of music styles and several ways to express the writer’s point of view in a specific song.
Music can show political, economical, social and cultural aspects in a certain reality of a state or country. And that is why, in each part of the world, it shows i ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 11:47:48 EST.
Music is very important for the quality of people’s lives, because, actually it can touch our feelings.
People use music to bring happiness to their lives and to overcome the sad moments.
Music like samba and Brazilian Pop Music reflect the culture of our nation and our way of living.
Music is good for everybody but sometimes it may bring problems to some people. For example, it may be terrible for a band if ... Full story
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The importance of sports in Brazil
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 11:46:08 EST.
All sports are practiced in Brazil because of our good weather, our ocean, our lakes, our beaches and because of Brazilian athletes´ strength.
Some sports, especially soccer, are used by people from poor classes to grow professionally and economically. Soccer is not just a sport here, it has an important social paper, because it takes many teenagers from criminality and gives them an opportunity to be somebo ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 12:08:04 EST.
Nowadays , adolescents are much more addicted to everything , for example , drugs , marginality , violence and the immature and insecure sex.
The immature sex brings many risks because when we are young , we don´t have too much responsibility with what can happen to one immature and unwanted pregnancy and also other things like transmission of AIDS.
Irresponsibility can influence people usin ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 12:07:54 EST.
Music in your life can bring a lot of sensations, like happiness, sadness, etc...music is very important to people in our world.
In this violent world, we think that children study music because it is a very beautiful thing and it can change violent minds, and they can also learn it easier than when they are adults.
Resent research has suggested that music instruction can bring a positive effect on the functi ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 12:08:39 EST.
In Brazil there are many kinds of music. Brazilian music has originated from many
places.Brazilian music is a mixture of many cultures and people. The origins come from Portuguese, Indians and African people. Because of this mixture, some types of music have come out, like Modinha, Lundu, Samba, Batuque, Maxixe, Polka, MPB and Bossa Nova.
One of the most important kinds of Brazilian music is Bossa Nova ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 07:55:25 EST.
Teenagers nowadays have a lot of communication possibilities than older generations. The older generations didn’t have so much technology and could basically communicate through personal chats. Times have changed and culture has changed allowing teens to talk a lot especially about things that are not important.
The invention that had the first impact on how teens communicate was the TV however, things would ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 07:55:43 EST.
Nowadays, teenagers like to communicate using TV , internet. Unlike other generations which didn’t have such things, they had to make up more original things to do instead of running directly to technology
The internet is the most used way to communicate among teenagers. In the internet they can communicate with each other by e-mail, ICQ, MSN, orkut and games online.
Teenagers in Brazil spen ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 07:55:57 EST.
Nowadays, most teenagers think that the internet is the best way of communication. On the web , teenagers may find a lot of interesting things , at the same time they can make their own opinion about a subject. For example : teenagers approve the European currency, the Euro. They think it will organize the economy. My friends and I agree with them.
Another curiosity on the web is how teens feel about paying mo ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 07:56:09 EST.
Nowadays teenagers have a very special way to communicate. They use the internet a lot. This had to be a very good thing, but it’s not always like that.
The internet is not only on computers anymore. It’s with cell phones too. On the internet, teenagers have ICQ, Orkut, MSN, E-mail. And it is very good because they can meet new people all over the world, but some people do not tell only the truth and this can be ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 07:54:21 EST.
A long time ago, the most important elements of communication were letters, telephones and telegrams. In these days, however, communication has made a revolution in the world; and to most of the people who use it:teenagers.
Telephones, computers, ICQ, e-mails and mobile phones take part in the teenagers world. Nowadays, the internet has been the most important element of communication among teenagers. It’s ... Full story
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Teenagers and Communication side by side
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 07:55:07 EST.
Teenagers and communication walk side by side. It has been proved that Internet, mobile phones and other means of communication have taken over the teenagers lives. They freak out without a telephone and information. There are two sides of the communication, one is a good thing because they always want new information about the world and business, the other is bad because it makes people slaves of it. A very good thi ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 07:56:21 EST.
Teenagers love to communicate because they can express what they’re feeling and their ideas. They always use slang to communicate with friends.
Everywhere there is a different language , but we use the same way to communicate; internet, phone, cell phone .
The internet is more used by teenagers. We can use chats like ICQ, MSN, e-mail. There are two sides : the good one is because they have much information ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 07:56:38 EST.
There are many ways to communicate: TV ,mobile phone , internet , newspaper ,magazine ,letters...everything depends on the objective you want.
If you want to transmit to as many people as possible you can use the TV , because it is the way that you can be in one side of the world and can be seen in another one. But if you want to talk with only one person you use the mobile phone because you have more privacy ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 08:22:07 EST.
My name is Carolina and my friend’s name is Anna Beatriz, we are writing this text to tell you about how we feel about communication. I am 16 and Anna is 15 years old, we both live in Rio, Jd Botânico and Copacabana. We both like going to the beach, parties and cinema, we love chocolate and pink.
Communication for us is when people can tell what they want to other people, by acting, speaking, or writing. For ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 08:22:20 EST.
Our names are Thais and Eduardo. We are 15 and 16 years old. We study in the same school (Andrews). We like to go to parties, talk with our friends, go to the beach, travel.
We have computers, telephone, letters, and other different ways to communicate we like to use the phone because it is more simple than the others but we have the computer, too.
The internet is a modern way to communicate and it is more ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 08:22:48 EST.
We are Caetano and Yuri and we are 15 years old.. We were born in Rio de Janeiro and we live in zona sul. We like to play tennis and soccer. Our favorite food is italian food and we support Flamengo, the most popular team in Brazil.Flamengo has won the Brazilian championship five times. We also like to listen to music.
Usually, we are more informal, but when we are with strangers we have to be more formal. L ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 08:23:22 EST.
Our names are Samuel and Marcos we are 15 and 16 years old , we are a pair of antisocial guys and we live in Rio de Janeiro. Marcos was born in Rio de Janeiro and Samuel in Caracas Venezuela.we don´t like to communicate beause we are kind of untalkative, it is part of our personality.
Nowadays, people from every part of the world like to interact using internet, telephone, mail, telepathy. We don&# ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 08:23:34 EST.
Our names are Roberta and Janna, we are 15 and 16 years. We live in Rio, in Leblon and Copacabana. We like to hang out with our friends to cinemas, parties, to the beach and shows. The means of communication that we like the most to use is the phone.
Most of the time we use the means of communication to call each other to meet at some place and the most used is the phone because it’s easier to “find” one a ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Friday, October 08, 2004 at 08:24:28 EST.
Our names are Maria Paula and Manuela. We are 16 years old and we like to communicate with different people, we like to go out with friends on weekends. Maria Paula was born in Brasilia, and Manuela was born in São Paulo.
Communication to us is all the different ways to speak, to say something or tell someone about things, and one of the ways we most use is the speech. We use more the cell phone and the int ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 10:43:40 EST.
We think Brazilian music is very good. We have all kinds of music from samba to rock, and our singers and bands are or were perfect.
Unfortunately, a lot of wonderful singers have already passed away like Ellis Regina, Renato Russo, Cássia Eller, Cazuza and others. But today there are a lot of good singers and bands, too, like Maria Rita, Gal Costa, Charlie Brown Jr., Marisa Monte, Marcelo D2, Pitty, and Ivet ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 10:43:58 EST.
Caipora
The caipora is a fantastic creature of the forest in the Tupi-Guarani mythology: a giant creature, covered with dark hair, who always rides a large boar.
Cobra-Grande
The most powerful mythical creature of the rivers of the Amazon, also called boiúna or mboiaçu. The cobra-grande (large serpent) lives in the water and can take different shapes to frighten away the fishermen. See Iara ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:02:18 EST.
Music can influence our daily lives. An example of this is youth groups that exist in the whole world called grunges. They are mainly influenced by punk rock. The grunges wear black clothes , many accessories and they colour their hair.
In some cases, music not only influences the way people dress but also the way they behave and the things they do.
In Brazil, the band Planet Hemp made an explicit apology to ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:02:32 EST.
Nowadays the recording companies and the people involved in the music business are being jeopardized by the releasing of unauthorized CDs : The pirate CDs. This kind of job is irregular and takes many sources of jobs leaving many families unassisted.
These products share the market with the original ones and according to a research, they sell three times more than the original ones. At first sight, when people ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:21:55 EST.
The Brazilian cinema is getting better and better.
In the past the movies were very bad , because they didn’t have a lot of money and they showed a lot of sexy scenes .
Modern films are getting better because they have more money and the stories are nicer , for example Carandiru , City of God is about violence in our prisons and it was a big success here. It was even nominated for the Oscar. Our opinion is ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:04:51 EST.
Brazil can be divided into regions each presenting typical eating habits which exemplify their different tastes.
The North
The cuisine of this region is greatly influenced by the Indian culture. One popular dish is Caruru.
The Northeast
Within the state of Bahia the predominant cuisine is afro-bahian, which evolved from plantation cooks improvising on African, Indian, and traditional Portu ... Full story
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A Brief History
What does Soccer represent in Brazil? Originally a men’s sport created in England, soccer found fertile soil for it’s expression in Brazil: Pure human creativity expressed through personal movement in a sense of collective construction.
The first half of the century is marked by the growth of the sport in Brazil: the creation of clubs; organization of tournaments; and the gathering of the ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:22:05 EST.
Correio Braziliense was founded in 1808, by Hipólito José da Costa (1774- 1823). Brazilian jornalism started in London because Portugal prohibited the press in Brazil. England helped Hipólito and in 1808 Dom João VI arrived in Brazil and founded the Imprensa Regia.
Nowadays, the press changed and one of the most important newspapers, “O Globo”, was founded by Irineu Marinho. It is read by al ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:22:14 EST.
Television in Brazil just appeared in 1950. It was very different from what it is now. There were no color Tvs and video tapes were not known.
The most popular Tv programs in Brazil are still the soap operas. Globo television soap operas are so good that many of them are exported to other countries.
In our opinion the best soap operas ever shown were: Terra Nostra, Roque Santeiro, Laços de F ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:22:22 EST.
The radio nowadays gives a lot of information about the cities we live in. For example, if you are in your car, listening to the radio you can find out how the traffic is in a certain street.
The radio is also a source of entertainment. If you are bored, turn it on and you can listen to any kind of music you want to. We really like the Brazilian radio stations because they play different kinds of music.
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:22:31 EST.
Surfing is thought to be a male sport, but, in fact, women have enjoyed surfing since the early 1920’s
Like men, they range from amateurs to professionals, competing for cash prizes and sponsorship.
In the early 60’s, Australians Phyllis O’Donell and Gail Couper were very influential for women’s surfing.
Surfing among women became really popular with the arrival of the Hollywood movies.
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:22:42 EST.
BRAZILIAN PLAYERS – NBA
Basketball is one of the sports that is growing a lot in Brazil. Nenê, Alex and Leandrinho became an evidence of it as they joined the NBA.
Leandro Barbosa “Leandrinho”
Leandrinho did very well in his first season in the NBA, although his team didn't make it to the playoffs. In this first season, Leandrinho was considered the best foreign beginner. He got an aver ... Full story
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Surf in the Pan American Games
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:22:51 EST.
The Pan American Games are going to have a new sport: surf.
Many surfers are practising to come to the games in Rio de Janeiro.
The I.S.A (International Surfing Association) said that surfing is growing day by day and everyone agrees. You can notice it because in the past, surfing was for poor people, nowadays everyone can do it.
In our opinion, the introduction of surfing in the Pan American G ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:23:00 EST.
Surf Evolution
The first Brazillian surfers appeared in the 30`s in a city called Santos. However, it was in Arpoador, in Rio de Janeiro, that surf became famous. At first, they only surfed on their knees or lied down on little wooden boards. Later, new ideas came up and new boards were made. Around the 50`s, they finally started to catch waves standing on the boards.
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:23:09 EST.
There are many activities to do after class. A lot of boys usually do soccer, basketball or other kinds of group sports. Swimming, soccer, basketball, handball... And these things are very important .Teenagers like to do them and it is healthy. Doing a sport is a way to make new friends at school.
Soccer is the most famous sport in Brazil. People play at the club, at the beach. Any place where they can see a ball ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:23:20 EST.
In 2004 Iraq is taking part in the Olympic Games. Their soccer team is competing with other nations.
The Iraqis are celebrating this victory. However, Brazil, a country that loves soccer, couldn´t participate because the soccer team was not selected.
When the Iraqis found out they were going to be in the Olympic Games, some people started shooting to the sky; others thought the bullets were fired by Amer ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:23:32 EST.
The first modern Olympic Games were intended to be in Paris. But Athens was chosen four years earlier, despite the financial problem that Greece faced. Hungary wanted to host the games too, but they were held in Greece. In 1896, over 200 men, representing 14 countries, competed 43 events.
The first Olympic winner was the American James Brendan Conneelly, who hook the triple jump with a leap of 13.71 meters.
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The Development of Sports in Brazil
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:23:46 EST.
The development of sports in Brazil has been significant since the establishment of a military dictatorship in 1964. On the basis of sociological arguments, the government implemented a methodological reformulation of the traditional way sports were faced in education. Although the current trend presented to the states is of a gradual and dynamic transition from traditional political and social functions, the states ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:24:01 EST.
A web log is usually defined as a personal or noncommercial web site that uses a dated log format (usually with the most recent addition at the top of the page) and contains links to other web sites along with commentary about those sites. A web log is updated frequently and sometimes groups links by specific subjects, such as politics, news, pop culture, or computer issues.
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:24:18 EST.
Senna was born on 21 March, 1960. His family lived in Santana, an upper-middle class neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil. At the age of eight he was already driving the family car and following the careers of Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart in Europe.
In 1972, Brazil had its first World Champion: Emerson Fittipaldi. And in the following year its first Grand Prix at Interlagos, just outside São Paulo.
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:24:28 EST.
Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis was born on August 22, 1975, in Petrópolis, RJ. He’s a big success on TV and movies. However, whoever sees him on a daily basis doesn’t believe Rodrigo Santoro is the same as when he was just a teenager. The actor, whose height 1.90m and weight is 81kg, wasn’t so popular. He was a skinny boy and the girls from school (Aplicação is the name of the school where he studied) didn ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:24:37 EST.
It’s fun meeting new people, but you need to be careful when you use a chat room.
You can’t tell what people in chat rooms are really like. They might not be who they say they are.
Sexual abusers often use the internet to trick people they meet into becoming one of their victims, and they can be very convincing.
Teenagers are using chat rooms a lot nowadays. It’s a way of communicating and meeting a lot of ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:25:09 EST.
A Brazilian Star: Caetano Veloso
Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, in 1942, Caetano began his professional music career in 1965 in São Paulo. He rapidly began to develop his own style absorbing musical and aesthetic ideas from sources as diverse as The Beatles.
Together with a number of other poets and intellectuals, Caetano founded a movement called Tropicalismo. By experimenting with new sounds and adding ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:30:06 EST.
In the Easter holidays 1996, 4 guys started to make a program ( massive multiplayer online rolling playing game ).
This game has been played in all continents and more than 22.500 people play it at the same time . There are many worlds: Amera,Antica,Azura,Calmera,Chimera,Danubia,Dolera Elysia, Eternia, Harmonia, Hiberna, Inferna, Isara, Julera Secura,Solera, Samera,Titania, trimera,Valoria and Xantera
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 11:03:52 EST.
Hi! We’re Ana, Amanda and Fernanda, regular teenage girls who live in the south zone of Rio de Janeiro, which is usually inhabited by middle or upper middle classes. Like most teenagers, we live with our parents. Amanda and Ana live only with their moms, while Fernanda lives with her mom and her younger sister. All of us have divorced parents, which doesn’t really bother any of us. Our parents can be really overprot ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:18:08 EST.
We are from Andrews, a school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I´m Pedro, I´m doing this text with my friend Bruno, we both are fifteen and we are in 1st grade of high school. We both enjoy watching TV, listening to music and playing soccer and I like reading a lot.
Our lives are deeply affected by technology, from the vaccines we take as children, and the cars we are gonna use our whole lives to the computers ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:18:21 EST.
We are going to talk about how technology has an impact in our lives. We, Amanda and Thelma, are students from Andrews school, in Rio de Janeiro. We both were born in Rio and we are 16 and 15 years old respectively. At weekends, we hang out with friends, we go to the cinema and to the beach. We use computers to communicate with friends, for example ICQ and MSN, and cell phones, when we are not home.
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:18:46 EST.
We are Dayse, Mila and Stella, we´re sixteen years old. We all like to “surf” on the internet and go out with our friends. We live in Rio de Janeiro and we study at Andrews. In our school, we are able to use the computer to do research for our projects, to do pieces of work , and play computer games.
Technology is part of our routine and it includes almost all of our actions, being at school or home. In our ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:18:56 EST.
We are Juliana and Priscila, we live in Humaitá (an uptown neighborhood, which is great, you have everything nearby), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We are fifteen-year-old girls who go to school from Mondays to Fridays, and sometimes on Saturdays too when we have tests. Usually, on weekends, we go to the cinema, go out with friends.
Since we were born, technology has helped us in so many ways. the most importan ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:24:01 EST.
Soccer is the most popular and the most important sport in Brazil. When the Brazilian team plays, everybody stops to watch. We have a lot of young soccer talents and this makes us the best country at soccer. We have the best soccer player as well: Pelé. Also, being a soccer player in Brazil usually makes people have a lot of money and this is a positive aspect.
But we should not forget sports like voll ... Full story
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Soccer, its importance in Brazil
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:23:49 EST.
The Brazilian soccer style is a reflex of our people's culture. These people who dance samba and use creativity and swing promote various rhythms and choreographies. This agility is valued by the Brazilian popular culture through the dance, capoeira, and soccer.
Soccer is a mirror of the Brazilian society and idols are generated by the media and imitated by children. Great idols of soccer such as Pelé, ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:31:21 EST.
In Brazil, sports are shown, in general, by the existence of some 8,000 sports clubs in the country.
Soccer is the most important sport in Brazil because the country won five world cups and is number one at FIFA ranking. Also, the "king of soccer", Pelé, is Brazilian.
Players are getting rich because of professional soccer is something usual, since soccer is the most popular sport in the country. ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:31:32 EST.
Soccer is a very popular sport in the world, so, in Brazil, it is very popular too. It is usual to meet people who got rich because of professional soccer playing around here. We have a lot of young talents, soccer courts and a big stadium, Maracanã, which is a famous and important stadium in Brazil and in the world.
Getting rich because of sports doesn’t happen only when we talk about soccer; it also happen ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:31:11 EST.
Soccer in Brazil was influenced by our culture and our Samba. Soccer, for us, is a combination of these two arts.
The greatest soccer players in our country started to play in poor and bad conditions. They trained a lot and, today, Brazil is the best country at soccer. Pelé, Garrincha, Zico and others were considered the best in the world.
For the Brazilians, soccer is not just a sport, it’s a religion ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:40:10 EST.
Brazil is a country where there are a lot of different sports. One of the most famous is soccer; we have the best players of the world and it is a sport that is very important for the people who live here. We love it. It’s like a religion.
We are very recognized because we were 5 times soccer champions of the world.
The government has been investing in sports and because of this, winner generations are being ... Full story
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The importance of sports in Brazil
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:40:21 EST.
In Brazil, there are many good athletes but the government do not value the sports.
Volleyball, is the second most popular sport in Brazil. The men’s team won the gold medal many times.
Tennis is another important sport in Brazil. The most successful athlete is Guga, he won many competitions around the world.
Female Basketball team has had impressive performances in many Olympic Games. The ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:40:49 EST.
Here in Brazil there are a lot of sports. Brazilian people like volleyball , handball , basketball , swimming , tennis and the number one is soccer!!!
The beach Volleyball is the second most popular sport that is the best in the world because in the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney the female team won bronze medals.
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:41:01 EST.
Lately, Brazil is getting much better on sports. It has become a potency on certain sports, for example, volleyball, tennis and soccer.
In 1992, in Barcelona, we got a gold medal at the Olympic Games. With male volleyball we got a bronze medal beating the USA. In 2001, 2003 and 2004, we won the World League beating Italy (2001 and 2004). In 2002 we won the World Championship beating Russia.
In tennis, Brazil i ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:41:12 EST.
Sports in Brazil are very popular but soccer is the most popular one. Even with the popularity of sports in Brazil, we need investments to become an Olympic potency on other sports , because they only invest on soccer, that is considered the most popular one.
Brazil is a major force in volleyball and is the best in soccer and they are worldwide known because of this.
Brazilian soccer won five World Cup Finals ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:47:00 EST.
We think that in Brazil the most common sports that are played here are: Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, the collective sports are the preference of Brazilian people.
The organization of Brazilian soccer is good . Rich and famous soccer players think that soccer is the only way to achieve economic success.
Pelé, Ronaldo, Garrincha, Romário, Zico, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, these ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:47:09 EST.
Sports in Brazil have been growing in the last years. The most famous sports in Brazil are volleyball and soccer, although a lot of other sports are also very popular sports like, tennis, judo, swimming and gymnastics. A lot of Brazilian’s athletes are famous around the world because of their abilities. The most famous soccer player is Pelé. Ayrton Senna is famous in motor racing, Gustavo Kuerten in tennis, Xux ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:47:19 EST.
Soccer is the mirror of Brazilian society. Great idols of soccer promoted soccer in Brazil and made Brazil famous throughout the world. One may say that this soccer culture has a big influence on people´s lives and in subjects related to politics or economics. If a soccer player isn´t a famous player , he´ll probably have the same destination of their old friends of their communities. Soccer in B ... Full story
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Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 01:47:31 EST.
Soccer is the most practiced sport in Brazil.
Here in Brazil there are the soccer stars. Our Brazilian team won more World Cups than the other teams.
Brazil is very good at volleyball too. Our players are looking for the gold medal at the Olympic Games this year. In Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 the women team won silver medals.
Tennis is quite popular too. Guga was the tennis world champion. He won sixte ... Full story
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Sports and Social Mobility in Brazil
Submitted by Luciana Pimentel on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 at 11:27:55 EST.
When we deal with social mobility, we see it as the possibility of individuals to have better life conditions to reach a higher social status than the one they occupy at the present time. Sports support and change social standards, working as an instrument of changes in the structure of society. The perspective of social mobility is seen by children and young people with great expectation, that is, the hope to get a ... Full story
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