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Main Idea:

Read a section of text.  Find the main idea and the supporting details.

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Surprises:
Think about what you know or what you think may be true about Brazil.  Read a text.  Did any information surprise?  Was there anything about Brazil that was different from what you expected.

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Let's Party! Explore Carnival!

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Brazilian Carnival

Guess what? You're invited to one of the biggest parties in the world! Are you excited? Come on, let's go to Brazil and experience the festival of Carnival. This party is a way of living it up and having fun before the Christian period of Lent. This period occurs at different times during the year, but it usually begins in late February or early March and lasts until Easter.

During Lent, Christians give up things like fattening foods and meat in order to be healthy and humble in preparation for Easter. Carnival usually begins on a Friday and lasts five days until a day called Fat Tuesday, which is the day before Lent starts. Lent lasts for 40 days, which is a long time to give up some of your favorite things. So, during Carnival, it's time to enjoy those things one last time!

History of Carnival

Early origins of Carnival began in the 1700s, when those who immigrated to Brazil from Portugal celebrated a festival called Entrudo. A little over 100 years later, masquerades were held, where people would dance and cover their faces with fancy decorated masks.

Now Carnival festivals are held all over the world, including France and the United States. Sometimes the party preparations begin months earlier than Lent as some people begin celebrating in December! In Brazil, the biggest party city is Rio de Janeiro. Millions of people travel from all over the world to experience Carnival in Rio.

Traditional Events

It is impossible to escape the party in Brazil for Carnival. That's because the party is held everywhere, especially in the city streets! Food can be found at every corner, and people enjoy dancing to loud music. There are parades with elaborate floats, and people work on these floats for months before the party even begins.

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brazilian carnival facts: lesson for kids - video & lesson transcript | study.com

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Brazilian Carnival Facts: Lesson for Kids - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

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Guess what? You're invited to one of the biggest parties in the world! Are you excited? Come on, let's go to Brazil and experience the festival of Carnival. This party is a way of living it up and having fun before the Christian period of Lent.

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Black Caimans

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Once hunted nearly to extinction in the Brazilian Amazon, the black caiman is among the largest and least known of the crocodile cousins. National Geographic grantee John Thorbjarnarson explores the feasibility of a caiman-harvest program.

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Pink River Dolphins

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Time Lapse Video

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Discover Brazil in This Picturesque Time-Lapse

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Take a trip around urban and scenic Brazil through this time-lapse video and immerse yourself in the country's electric city streets, rugged hills, and beaches.

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Learn about Pele

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One of the world's great athletes, Brazilian-born Pelé broke records in the World Cup, then became the face of the American soccer league, too. Not bad for a poor kid who started at just 15!

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Explore Brazil's Tropical Rainforests

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What’s it All About?:
Watch the video and look for the main idea and supporting details.  Is there more than one main idea?

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Jot It:

As you watch the video, jot new thinking you have about Brazil.

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Connections:

As you watch, think about what else you have learned about Brazil in the other centers or in your own research.  What connections can you make?  How is the information in the video related to the information you have already learned?

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Open Sort:

If you had to pick three or four categories to sort these images into, what would these categories be?  Which picture would go into each category?

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First Impressions:

Study the image for two minutes.  What do you notice first?  What is your overall impression?

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Compare:

How is Brazil the same as the United States?  What about Brazil is different from the United States?

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Growing Ideas & Questions:

Pick an image that makes you think of a new idea or question.  Jot these thoughts and questions down.  Make note of what you want to research further.

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A Closer Look:

Choose one set of statistics to look at more closely.  What does this data tell you?  What does this data make you think?

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Ordering Data:

How can you put this data in order (biggest to smallest, most to least)?

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Using a Map to Study a Country’s Neighbors and Location in the World:
Where is Brazil in the World?  What countries/oceans lie to its North, South, East and West?  What places would you need to travel through to get from New York City to Brazil?

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Urban - located in or characteristic of a city or city life;

Rural - : relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture.

Suburban- a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a city: the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town.

City - a place where people live that is larger or more important than a town : an area where many people live and work.

Rainforest - is a term for a forest of broad-leaved evergreen trees that receives high annual rainfall and is characteristically associated with tropical and subtropical regions of the world. “rainforest” also encompasses humid forests in some temperate regions.

Community - 1 : the people living in a certain place (as a village or city) : the area itself. 2 : a natural group (as of kinds of plants and animals) living together and depending on one another for various necessities of life (as food or shelter)

Employment - the state of being employed or having a job;

the occupation for which you are paid

Ancestor - a person from whom one is descended and who lived several generations ago.

Generation - a group of people born and living during the same time

Amazon River - The Amazon is the mightiest river in South America. It carries more water than any other river.

Favela - areas of poor quality housing, often crowded onto the hillsides where sturdy buildings are difficult to build.

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Researchers Take Notes By…

Trying to figure out how to set up and title their notes so the notes go with what they are learning

Sketch, list, or record in another way

Choose information to record, writing briefly but enough to remember

Reread notes to remember or to share/combine

Add to notes:

Arrows to connect things that go together

Write around the notes, new information and ideas that go with the old notes

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Researchers Can Ask QUESTIONS of their Notes…

What…

Why…

How…

Who…

Where...

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Comparing Maps of Different Countries:
Compare the maps of Brazil and the United States.  Which covers a larger land area?  If you place the maps next to each other, what do you notice?

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Life:

What can we learn about life in Brazil from these statistics?  What are some ideas that you are growing (inferences) about Brazilian people, Brazilian culture, or Brazilian geography based off these statistics?

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Invent your own way to learn from, take notes on, and grow ideas about Brazil using these materials.

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Invent your own way to learn from, take notes on, and grow ideas about Brazil using these materials.

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Invent your own way to learn from, take notes on, and grow ideas about Brazil using these materials.

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Comparing Two Maps:

Look at two types of maps of Brazil (for example, a cities and roads map or population map) next to each other.  What do you notice?

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Label It:

Using a blank map of Brazil, create a new map that brings together all the information you have gathered from other centers and maps of Brazil, with labels and sketches.

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Jotting Notes:

What category of notes would these statistics fit into?  Find one, or make a new one, and jot down the most surprising, interesting and important things you learned.

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Invent your own way to learn from, take notes on, and grow ideas about Brazil using these materials.

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Invent your own way to learn from, take notes on, and grow ideas about Brazil using these materials.

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Invent your own way to learn from, take notes on, and grow ideas about Brazil using these materials.