The Book of

Brazil

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Sports of Brazil

Popular sports of Brazil include Jiu Jitsu teaches how a smaller weak

person can defend against a stronger and bigger person if they use the

right techniques. Jiu Jitsu is based on grappling, but focuses on ground

fighting. Anderson “The Spider” Silva is a famous UFC fighter from

Brazil, and he uses jiu jitsu. Anderson Silva is a champion UFC fighter.

Jiu jitsu was created from the Japanese martial art of Kodokan in the

early 20th century.

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Professional futebol is a national

craze or obsession to the majority of

Brazilians. Brazil has rivals with

neighboring countries. Brazilian rivay

games can cause riots. Popular

Brazilian athletes are Pele,

Ronaldinho, Rivaldo Vito Borba

Ferreira,and Ronald Luiz Nazario.

Brazilians think of Pele as the world’s

best, and most legendary futebol athlete.

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A popular sport in Brazil is capoeira a musical kickboxing. The martial

art and form may have come from slaves from Angola. There are

capoeira clubs in Brazil. Rio and Salvador are considered the center of

the sport.

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The Amazon region in Brazil is home of many unusual and colorful

animals. The parrot like aurora flies among the tall trees of the Amazon

River. The most popular animal in Brazil are the to co toucan. Also a

white- lined bat is another popular animal. The female white-lined bat

may become pregnant while she is still lactating or nursing babies. Their

is 1300 different bird species.

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The capybara, the world’s largest rodent, weighs as much as 100

pounds (45.5 kilograms). Giant armadillos can’t curl up enough to

totally protect themselves like other armadillos. Giant armadillos live

from 12 to 15 years. The three banded armadillo is considered an

endangered species. Beneath the jungle canopy live colorful birds such

as parrots and toucans as well as giant rodents, a foot-wide butterflies,

and orcas, or spotted Jaguars.

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The three banded armadillo is considered an endangered species.

Jaguars are endangered species. On many rivers in the Amazon Basin

you should catch glimpse of the pink dolphins. Members of the dog

family are the crab-eating fox. Two animals rarely seen in the Amazon

Basin are the spotted jaguar, and spotted leopard.

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Fruit

Fruit is an important food when it comes to Brazil. Some fruits can

be used as drinks, sweets, and possibly even ice cream. Also, in some

parts of Brazil, There are many different types of foreign olives due to

many different immigrants. Believe it or not, over 50% of cars made in

Brazil run on alcohol instead of gasoline. Another thing about Brazilians,

they consider avocadoes a sweet.

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Popular Foods

Many of Brazil’s foods are influenced by Africa. Brazil’s national

dish is feijoada, which , in short, is beans and meat. The national

dessert in Brazil is very much like truffles. Empanadas and deep fried

chicken are two fairly popular foods in Brazil. Empanadas are bread

(sort of) stuffed with meat, fruit, vegetables, and/or cheese. Burgers,

cola, pizza, and coffee are also fairly popular.

Empanadas

Food Production

Lastly, Brazil is one of the world leaders in crop and livestock

production. The U.S.A. is the only country that makes more crops and

livestock. Strangely enough, in the 1500’s, farmers only grew one type

of crop in their gardens. Brazil is the largest producer of oranges,

bananas, and sugar cane. Brazil is also one of the largest pig/ hog

producers.

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Brazil consists of twenty-six states and employs twenty thousand

people. The senate is

considered upper class and the Supreme Court is made up of eleven

justices. Approximately 20 % of the population is employed by the

government.

Brazil is the biggest place in South America and has the largest oil rig in

South America.

Oil is a very big thing for Brazil. The government makes 12.46 billion

barrels of oil each month. Oil is very important because it is a huge

source of income for the government.