Portuguese,
Spanish,
English,
French,
Tupi,
Arawak,
Carib,

• Strong family network
• Family is the center of social activities and resource for social and economic assistance
  
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• Roman catholic

Death Concepts/Rituals

• Burial takes place within 24 hours of death
• Bodies are not embalmed
• Family and friends keep vigil by open casket until time of burial
  
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• Health is considered to be the absence of pain, suffering or disease
• Weight gain is considered a sign of health
• Seek medical professionals primarily to treat existing conditions rather than for prevention
  
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• Traditionally, 3 meals a day, breakfast being the smallest meal
• Main meal eaten at noon, and a lighter meal in the evening
• Sandwiches are considered a “snack” and don’t qualify as a “meal”
• Brazil's national dish is feijoada. It is made with black beans, dried beef, and pork.
  
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• The largest stadium in the world can be found in Rio de Janeiro. It is called Maracaña. Two hundred thousand people can attend a soccer game in this stadium.
• The Amazon River got its name from the Spanish explorers in the 1500s. They were attacked by women warriors and they remembered a Greek legend about women warriors called Amazons.
• The Amazon River flows through the northern part of Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The river is 4050 miles long.
  
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