Order and progress! We are starting our study of South America in Brazil. 

Explorers: 

CABRAL, PEDRO ALVARES
Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467-1520) was a Portuguese nobleman, explorer, and navigator who discovered Brazil on April 22,1500.

DIAS, BARTOLOMEU
Dias sailed near South America on the way to Africa, and spotted land at Espírito Santo in Brazil, calling it the "Land of the True Cross." Although they thought it to be an island, Dias was still among the first Europeans to see Brazil.

PINZON, VINCENTE
 In 1499, Vincente Pinzon sailed to the Brazilian coast (at a cape he named Santa María de la Consolación).

Explorers of South America

Games and Crafts:

Gato Doente (Sick Cat)

At least 4 players are needed for this Brazilian game of tag.  One player must be the cat, or gato. When the game starts the gato chases the other players. When a player is tagged by the gato he or she also becomes a "sick cat" and must hold the part that has been tagged with one hand. The "sick cats" must chase all the others until only one healthy cat remains. This last healthy cat is the winner.

The Yanomami, a group of people who live in the rainforests of Brazil, use colorful bird feathers to make headdresses and armbands.

These  Grass head clowns are made at the spectacular Foz do Iguacu (Iguassu Falls), which sits at the point where Brazil meets Argentina and Paraguay.

According to South American legend, rainsticks are played to serenade the gods as a reminder that rain is welcomed. Rainsticks are traditionally made from hollow cactus wood, thorns and pebbles. This version is made from a cardboard tube, tinfoil and popcorn kernels.

Food:

meals and eating habits

recipes

 Music:

songs and nursery rhymes

dance music

the roots of Brazilian music