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The Great Kapok Tree Read Aloud

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Bem vindo ao Brasil means Welcome to Brazil!

With the 2016 Summer Olympics taking place in Brazil, my kids are super excited to know everything there is to know about Rio, the Andes, and all things South America! If your kids are just as excited, these 25 Beautiful Brazil-Inspired Crafts For Kids are perfect for you. From rainforests, to sports, to animals, and even carnival, Brazil is a cornucopia of color, and majesty! These colorful and amazing crafts are going to keep you and the kiddo's inspired for hours, and let you learn about a whole new country in the process. Enjoy!

This recycled bird's nest is a fun way to talk about the birds living in the rainforests.

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Dancers are a big part of carnival, and these coffee filter dancers are a beautiful way to learn about them!

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Or you can make these paper plate carnival masks and your kids can dance to Brazilian music for hours.

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This paper chain snake is a much less scary version of what might be found in the amazon!

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You will also see plenty of reptiles, and this pipe cleaner chameleon is a great way to learn about them.

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The birds of Brazil are exotic and exciting, and you can celebrate them with this cupcake liner parrot.

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Snacks at carnival are a big deal, and you can make these decorative paper popcorn cones to carry your own snacks around.

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You can't visit a rainforest without some binoculars. You can make these camo binoculars and practice spotting sites at home!

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Make this easy rainstick and encourage rain in your own backyard.

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Or you can make this fancy rainstick and encourage rain for the entire neighborhood.

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This finger snake is slithery and fun and just as beautiful as some of the snakes in the jungle.

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These origami frogs are fun to make and colorful like the species of frogs found in Brazil!

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Shake shake shake! Shake shake shake! Those maracas. Like your at carnival!

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I hope you don't run into any wild cats in the wilds of Brazil, but if you wore this jaguar mask you might be okay!

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This printable lemur is a cool way to start talking about one of the native animals of Brazil.

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These blue morpho butterflies are beautiful, but even they can't begin to compare to the beauty of the real deal.

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These painted sticks are a fun way to incorporate color with nature and talk about some of the native tribes of the amazon.

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Imagine all the colorful rainforest frogs you might see in Brazil!

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This recycled turtle is fun to make and would certainly fit in on the beaches.

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This beautiful patterned rock snake craft is a great way to celebrate snakes without being afraid.

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This painted paper snake is another beautiful snake craft to celebrate the native animals of Brazil.

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Who doesn't love sloths? These sleepy sloths are easy to make and so much fun to learn about.

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Make this twisty snake sculpture and hang it on the wall.

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Brazil's national pastime is futbol, or for American's, soccer. Gol!

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This amazing tarantula printable craft shows just how fun these arachnids are, and you'll see plenty of them in Brazil!

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25 Beautiful Brazil-Inspired Crafts For Kids

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Bem vindo ao Brasil means Welcome to Brazil! With the 2016 Summer Olympics taking place in Brazil, my kids are super excited to know everything there is to know about Rio, the Andes, and all things South America! If your kids are just as excited, these 25 Beautiful Brazil-Inspired Crafts For Kids are perfect for you.

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OFFICIAL NAME: Federal Republic of Brazil

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Democratic federal republic

CAPITAL: Brasilia

POPULATION: 208,846,892

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Portuguese

MONEY: Real

AREA: 3,286,470 square miles (8,511,965 square kilometers)

MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Serra do Mar, Serra do Espinhaço

MAJOR RIVERS: Amazon, São Francisco, Paraná, Tocantins

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation in the world. It forms an enormous triangle on the eastern side of the continent with a 4,500-mile (7,400-kilometer) coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. It has borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.

The Brazilian landscape is very varied. It is most well known for its dense forests, including the Amazon, the world's largest jungle, in the north. But there are also dry grasslands (called pampas), rugged hills, pine forests, sprawling wetlands, immense plateaus, and a long coastal plain.

Northern Brazil is dominated by the Amazon River and the jungles that surround it. The Amazon is not one river but a network of many hundreds of waterways. Its total length stretches 4,250 miles (6,840 kilometers). Thousands of species live in the river, including the infamous piranha and the boto, or pink river dolphin.
Map created by National Geographic Maps

PEOPLE & CULTURE

Most Brazilians are descended from three ethnic groups: Amerindians, European settlers (mainly from Portugal), and Africans. Starting in the 19th century, waves of immigrants from Europe, the Middle East, and even Japan added to this mix. This diversity of cultures has created a rich religious, musical, and culinary culture.

Brazilians are soccer crazy, and their country has produced some of the best players. The most famous of all is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé. Brazil has won the World Cup soccer finals five times, more than any other nation.

Brazil has the greatest variety of animals of any country in the world. It is home to 600 mammal species, 1,500 fish species, 1,600 bird species, and an amazing 100,000 different types of insects. Brazil's jungles are home to most of its animal life, but many unique species also live in the pampas and semidesert regions.

In the central-western part of Brazil sits a flat, swampy area called the Pantanal. This patchwork of flooded lagoons and small islands is the world's largest wetland. Here live giant anacondas, huge guinea pig relatives called capybaras, and fierce South American alligators called caimans.

For thousands of years, people have been exploiting the jungles of Brazil. But since Europeans arrived about five centuries ago, forest destruction has been rampant. Most of Brazil's Atlantic rain forest is now gone, and huge tracts of the Amazon are disappearing every year. The government has established many national parks and refuges, but they only cover about 7 percent of the country.

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY

Brazil is a federal republic with a president, a National Congress, and a judiciary. From 1888 until recently, the country struggled with democracy. But in 1985, the military government was peacefully removed, and by 1995, Brazil's politics and economy had become fairly stable.

Brazil has many different soils and climates, so it can produce a great variety of crops. Its agricultural exports include sugarcane, latex, coffee, cocoa beans, cotton, soybeans, rice, and tropical fruits.

Brazil is also South America's most industrial nation, producing chemicals, steel, aircraft, and cars.

Until recently, scientists thought Brazil was first settled by Asians about 10,000 years ago. But new evidence shows there were people living there at least 32,000 years ago. Some experts think they may have arrived from islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Brazil was added to the map of the world during the great European explorations in the late 15th century led by Portugal and Spain. When Europeans first reached the coast of Brazil, the country was home to about 30 million indigenous people, or Amerindians. Today, only about 300,000 remain, living primarily in Brazil's remotest places.

Portugal established its first colony in Brazil in 1530. Colonists created sugarcane plantations along the coast and sent diamonds and gold back to Europe. Soon, people from West Africa were brought to Brazil to work as slaves. The discovery of large inland gold reserves brought thousands of people from the coasts and as far away as Europe to the interior of the country.

In 1789, Brazilians tried to kick out their Portuguese rulers. The rebellion was soon put down, but it started a movement toward independence. By 1822, Brazil was a sovereign nation. Kings of Portuguese blood ruled until 1888, when military leaders and landowners expelled the king, and Brazil became a federal republic.

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Brazil Country Profile - National Geographic Kids

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Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation in the world.