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D.C. Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean South America BRAZIL 1200 0 MILES Amazon BRAZIL BY LARIS KARKLIS — THE WASHINGTON POST Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Brasilia BOLIVIA COLOMBIA VENEZUELA PERU ARGENTINA CHILE PARAGUAY URUGUAY GUYANA SURINAME FRENCH GUIANA ECUADOR Bruna My name is . . . This is the 12th in a series of KidsPost Journeys around the world to show readers how children in other countries and cultures live and play. Today we JOURNEY TO BRAZIL. See where we go next. RIO DE JANEIRO 4,800 miles FROM WASHINGTON Rio de Janeiro means “River of January” in honor of the month in 1502 that the site was first visited by Portuguese explorers. Even though she is 13, Bruna Figueira doesn’t mind that she rarely leaves home by herself. Bruna lives with her mom, dad and two younger sisters in an apartment building in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There’s a big playground, a ten- nis court and two swimming pools that are part of the complex, which is sur- rounded by many tropical fruit trees where little monkeys come daily to seek lunch. The squirrel-sized monkeys jump over walls and through the court where Bru- na and her sisters, Bárbara, 8, and Bian- ca, 9, have tennis and soccer classes. Just beyond the walls is one of Rio’s fave- las, an area where some of the city’s poorest people live in handmade houses that often have no running water. The fa- velas are dangerous places, often run by gangs. They can be found in poor areas of Rio as well as in much nicer neigh- borhoods like Bruna’s. From her apartment’s balcony, Bruna can see two sides of her city: the poverty of the favelas and the majesty of the fa- mous statue of Christ the Redeemer. Violence that is common in the favelas is one reason that Bruna rarely goes out alone. She can play inside the apartment complex, but must be accompanied by an adult to go most places in town. “Sometimes I stay alone at home, but just for a short time,” she says while playing with Teca, a Calopsita bird that is native to Australia. Teca had her wings cut; so while she can’t fly, she can roam in the apartment. Bruna goes to one of the best private schools in town, not far from her home. In many schools students choose to study either in the morning or in the af- ternoon. Bruna goes to school from 1 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. She gets a ride from her family’s driver, which is not uncom- mon, but other fami- lies join together to rent a small van to transport the chil- dren. “I’m not the type of student that wants to be the first in class, but I do well,” she says in Portuguese, the offi- cial language of Brazil, which used to be a colony of Portugal. Bruna also has studied English at school and in extra classes for two years. “When I watch movies in English with subtitles in Portuguese I can recognize some of the words spoken,” she says. Bruna doesn’t think much about what she would like to do for a living. “Maybe a lawyer,” she says, “but I don’t know yet.” She still has some years to go be- fore she has to decide what she will study in college. To get into a university, 17-year-olds must take a difficult public examination. They usually study for the exam for at least a year. It’s very hard to get into pub- lic universities because the schools are good — and free. Usually, by the time they are 16, students have decided what they want to study in college so they can do well on that exam. Medicine, commu- nication, law, man- agement and engi- neering are the most popular cours- es. On weekends, Bruna often goes to a swimming pool with her family. Oc- casionally they all go to one of the fa- mous beaches in town. One of her fa- vorite after-school activities is street dancing. She also likes to read novels and listen to music on her iPod on the balcony of her apartment. In the morn- ing, before school, she studies and does her homework. After school, Bruna usu- ally watches TV. Whenever she can, Bruna uses her computer to watch videos on YouTube or chat with friends. But her parents al- low her to use the computer on week- ends and for only a limited period during the week. “If I could,” she says, “I would be on it always!” — Sabrina Valle How Bruna Has Fun Favorite activities: street dancing, soccer, swimming and tennis. Favorite TV shows: “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” “Hannah Montana” and reality shows. Favorite subject in school: history. Least favorite subject in school: English, “but it’s better this year.” What she eats: A typical dinner might be white rice with black beans, lettuce salad and a piece of steak, chicken or fish. French fries, corn and pastel — a fried cheese- or meat-filled pastry — also are part of her menu. For breakfast she has chocolate milk, crackers, butter and bread. About Brazil Capital: Brasília. Population: 186 million people; a little more than a fourth of them are younger than 15. Size: 3.2 million square miles, a little smaller than the United States. Geography: Brazil has 4,600 miles of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. The northern half of the country is the heavily wooded Amazon River Basin. The Amazon flows for more than 2,000 miles in Brazil. Currency: real (pronounced heh-ow). History: Only native Indians inhabited Brazil until 1500, when Europeans arrived. The Portuguese colonized the country and made it part of their empire. In 1889 Brazil became an independent republic. School: Kids are supposed to go to school from age 7 to at least 14. Religion: About 75 percent of the population is Roman Catholic. Television: There are 33 TVs for every 100 people in Brazil, compared with 84 for every 100 people in the United States. Fun Facts Name: Brazil is named after a tree popular in the region when Europeans arrived. Red paint from the tree was used to dye cloth. Weather: Summer in Rio de Janeiro can be really hot. Temperatures go up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit (though they are measured in Celsius). Winter and summer seasons are the opposite from the United States because Brazil is on the other side of the equator. When it is winter here, it is summer in Brazil. The hottest months are December, January and February; the coldest ones are June, July and August. Sports: Soccer is HUGE in Brazil. The country has won the World Cup five times, more than any other country. BY BERG SILVA — AGÊNCIA O GLOBO Monkeys often are seen in Rio de Janeiro. BRUNA PHOTOS BY SABRINA VALLE; RIO PHOTO BY RENZO GOSTOLI — ASSOCIATED PRESS; SOCCER PHOTO BY STUART FRANKLIN — BONGARTS VIA GETTY IMAGES A giant statue of Christ the Redeemer looks over Rio de Janeiro. Adriano is one of the stars in soccer-crazy Brazil. Bruna and her bird, Teca.
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KidsPost Journeys around the world to show readers how children in other countries and cultures live and play. Today we JOURNEY TO BRAZIL. See where we go next.
RIO DE JANEIRO4,800 milesFROM WASHINGTON
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Rio de Janeiro means
“River of January” in honor of the
month in 1502 that the site
was first visited by Portuguese
explorers.
TODAY: Some sun;chance of rain.
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71 59TOMORROW:Early rain possible.High 73. Low 50.
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TODAY’S NEWSFire Badly DamagesHistoric D.C. BuildingK Eastern Market, a 134-year-oldCapitol Hill landmark, was rav-aged by fire early yesterday.
It took 160 D.C. firefightersabout two hours to put out theblaze, believed to have startedaround 1 a.m. in a trash bin behindthe brick building. About half ofthe market was gutted by flames,which shot above the roof. No onewas injured, but many shopkeep-ers lost their businesses.
“This is devastating,” fire de-partment spokesman Alan Ettersaid. “Basically everything ischarred and destroyed.”
Washington Mayor Adrian M.Fenty vowed to rebuild the histor-ic market, which nearby residentsconsider the heart of their neigh-borhood.
Burning Up the RoadK Imagine a fire hot enough tomelt a highway!
It happened Sunday in Oak-land, California, after a gas truckoverturned and spilled its fuel.
Heat from the fire caused one free-way overpass to crumple onto an-other. The truck driver was treat-ed for burns.
Officials warn that San Francis-co Bay area commuters are in formonths of traffic snarls.
BY PAUL SAKUMA — ASSOCIATED PRESS
A tanker truck fire caused part of aCalifornia freeway to collapse.
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Firefighters check the 134-year-oldEastern Market near the U.S. Capitol.
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Even though she is 13, Bruna Figueiradoesn’t mind that she rarely leaves homeby herself.
Bruna lives with her mom, dad andtwo younger sisters in an apartmentbuilding in the city of Rio de Janeiro,Brazil. There’s a big playground, a ten-nis court and two swimming pools thatare part of the complex, which is sur-rounded by many tropical fruit treeswhere little monkeys come daily to seeklunch.
The squirrel-sized monkeys jump overwalls and through the court where Bru-na and her sisters, Bárbara, 8, and Bian-ca, 9, have tennis and soccer classes.Just beyond the walls is one of Rio’s fave-las, an area where some of the city’spoorest people live in handmade housesthat often have no running water. The fa-velas are dangerous places, often run bygangs. They can be found in poor areasof Rio as well as in much nicer neigh-borhoods like Bruna’s.
From her apartment’s balcony, Brunacan see two sides of her city: the povertyof the favelas and the majesty of the fa-mous statue of Christ the Redeemer.
Violence that is common in the favelasis one reason that Bruna rarely goes outalone.
She can play inside the apartmentcomplex, but must be accompanied byan adult to go most places in town.
“Sometimes I stay alone at home, butjust for a short time,” she says whileplaying with Teca, a Calopsita bird that
is native to Australia. Teca had herwings cut; so while she can’t fly, she canroam in the apartment.
Bruna goes to one of the best privateschools in town, not far from her home.In many schools students choose tostudy either in the morning or in the af-ternoon. Bruna goes to school from 1p.m. until 5:30 p.m.She gets a ride fromher family’s driver,which is not uncom-mon, but other fami-lies join together torent a small van totransport the chil-dren.
“I’m not the typeof student thatwants to be the firstin class, but I dowell,” she says inPortuguese, the offi-cial language of Brazil, which used to bea colony of Portugal.
Bruna also has studied English atschool and in extra classes for two years.“When I watch movies in English withsubtitles in Portuguese I can recognizesome of the words spoken,” she says.
Bruna doesn’t think much about whatshe would like to do for a living. “Maybea lawyer,” she says, “but I don’t knowyet.” She still has some years to go be-fore she has to decide what she willstudy in college.
To get into a university, 17-year-olds
must take a difficult public examination.They usually study for the exam for atleast a year. It’s very hard to get into pub-lic universities because the schools aregood — and free. Usually, by the timethey are 16, students have decided whatthey want to study in college so they cando well on that exam. Medicine, commu-
nication, law, man-agement and engi-neering are themost popular cours-es.
On weekends,Bruna often goes toa swimming poolwith her family. Oc-casionally they allgo to one of the fa-mous beaches intown. One of her fa-vorite after-schoolactivities is street
dancing. She also likes to read novelsand listen to music on her iPod on thebalcony of her apartment. In the morn-ing, before school, she studies and doesher homework. After school, Bruna usu-ally watches TV.
Whenever she can, Bruna uses hercomputer to watch videos on YouTubeor chat with friends. But her parents al-low her to use the computer on week-ends and for only a limited period duringthe week. “If I could,” she says, “I wouldbe on it always!”
— Sabrina Valle
How Bruna Has Fun
Favorite activities: street dancing, soccer, swimming andtennis.
Favorite TV shows: “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” “HannahMontana” and reality shows.
Favorite subject in school: history.
Least favorite subject in school: English, “but it’s better thisyear.”
What she eats: A typical dinner might be white rice with blackbeans, lettuce salad and a piece of steak, chicken or fish.French fries, corn and pastel — a fried cheese- or meat-filledpastry — also are part of her menu. For breakfast she haschocolate milk, crackers, butter and bread.
About Brazil
Capital: Brasília.
Population: 186 million people; alittle more than a fourth of themare younger than 15.
Size: 3.2 million square miles, alittle smaller than the UnitedStates.
Geography: Brazil has 4,600 milesof coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.The northern half of the country isthe heavily wooded Amazon RiverBasin. The Amazon flows for morethan 2,000 miles in Brazil.
Currency: real (pronouncedheh-ow).
History: Only native Indiansinhabited Brazil until 1500, whenEuropeans arrived. The Portuguesecolonized the country and made itpart of their empire. In 1889 Brazilbecame an independent republic.
School: Kids are supposed to go toschool from age 7 to at least 14.
Religion: About 75 percent of thepopulation is Roman Catholic.
Television: There are 33 TVs forevery 100 people in Brazil,compared with 84 for every 100people in the United States.
Fun Facts
Name: Brazil is named after a treepopular in the region whenEuropeans arrived. Red paint fromthe tree was used to dye cloth.
Weather: Summer in Rio de Janeirocan be really hot. Temperatures goup to 105 degrees Fahrenheit(though they are measured inCelsius). Winter and summerseasons are the opposite from theUnited States because Brazil is on theother side of the equator. When it iswinter here, it is summer in Brazil.The hottest months are December,January and February; the coldestones are June, July and August.
Sports: Soccer is HUGE in Brazil. Thecountry has won the World Cup fivetimes, more than any other country.
BY BERG SILVA — AGÊNCIA O GLOBO
Monkeys often are seen in Rio de Janeiro.
BRUNA PHOTOS BY SABRINA VALLE; RIO PHOTO BY RENZO GOSTOLI — ASSOCIATED PRESS; SOCCER PHOTO BY STUART FRANKLIN — BONGARTS VIA GETTY IMAGES
A giantstatue ofChrist theRedeemerlooks overRio deJaneiro.
Adriano is oneof the stars insoccer-crazyBrazil.
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