Historia De Brazil

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Culture of Brazil
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Cultural map of the world according to the World Values Survey,[Yazmeen] describing Brazil as high in "Traditional Values" and relatively balanced between "Survival" and "Self-Expression values".
The culture of Brazil presents a very diverse nature reflecting an ethnic and culturalmixing occurred in the colonial period involving mostly Native Americans, Portugueseand Africans. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Italian, German, Spanish,Arab and Japanese immigrants settled in Brazil and played an important role in its culture, creating a multicultural and multiethnic society.[1]
As consequence of three centuries of colonization by the Portuguese empire, many aspects ofBrazilian culture are derived from the culture of Portugal. The numerous Portuguese inheritances include the language, the predominant religion and thecolonial architectural styles.[2] These aspects, however, were strongly influenced by African and Native American traditions, as well as those from other Western European countries.[3] Some aspects of Brazilian culture are contributionsof Italian,German and other European immigrants.[4] Amerindian peoples and Africans played a large role in the formation of Brazilian language, cuisine, music, dance and religion.[4][5]
This diverse cultural background has helped boast many celebrations and festivals that have become known around the world, such as the Brazilian Carnival and theBumba Meu Boi. The colourful culture creates an environment thatmakes Brazil a popular destination for many tourists each year.[6]
Contents  [hide]  * 1 Language * 2 Religion * 3 Race and ancestry * 4 Carnival * 5 Cuisine * 6 Visual arts * 6.1 Painting and sculpture * 6.2 Architecture * 7 Literature * 8 Cinema and theatre * 8.1 Theatre * 9 Music * 9.1 Samba * 9.2 Choro * 9.3 Bossa nova and MPB *9.4 Sertanejo * 9.5 Forró and frevo * 9.6 Other genres * 10 Popular culture * 10.1 Television * 10.2 Folklore * 11 Sports * 12 Family and social class * 13 Holidays * 14 See also * 15 External links * 16 References |
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[edit]Language
Main article: Brazilian Portuguese
See also: Languages of Brazil

Museum of the PortugueseLanguage inSão Paulo, the first language museum in the world.
The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. It is spoken by about 99% of the population, making it one of the strongest elements of national identity.[7] There are only some Amerindian groups and small pockets of immigrants who do not speak Portuguese.
Reflecting the mixed ethnic background of the country, Brazilian Portuguese isa variation of thePortuguese language that includes a large number of words of Native American and Africanorigin.[8]
Minority languages are spoken throughout the nation. One hundred and eighty Amerindian languages are spoken in remote areas and a number of other languages are spoken by immigrants and their descendants. There are significant communities of German (mostly the Hunsrückisch, aHighGerman language dialect) and Italian (mostly the Talian dialect, of Venetian origin) speakers in the south of the country, both of which are influenced by the Portuguese language.[9][10]
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[edit]Religion
Main article: Religion in Brazil

The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida is the second largest in the world, after only ofthe Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City.[11]
About 73% of the population are Roman Catholics. Catholicism was introduced and spread largely by the Portuguese Jesuits, who arrived in 1549 during the colonization with the mission of converting the Indigenous people. The Society of Jesus played a large role in the formation of Brazilian religious identity until their expulsion of the country...