Architecture - Brazilian colonial architecture was derived from Portugal, with adaptations demanded by the tropical climate.

Cinema and Telenovelas - Within a year of the Lumière brothers' first experiment in Paris in 1896, the cinematograph machine appeared in Rio de Janeiro.

Education - The organisation of the educational system in Brazil.

Fine Arts

• Fine Arts - 1
• Fine Arts - 2

Folk Arts

• Ceramics and Sculpture
• Folk Dance
• Capoeira: Combat Dance
• Folk Drama

Food and Drink

• Food - 1
• Food - 2
• Drink
• Cachaça

Language

Literature

• Literature - 1
• Literature - 2
• Literature - 3

Music

• Music - 1
• Music - 2
• Music - 3

Religion

The Carnival - The world-renowned carnival in Brazil. The roots of Carnival go back to the ancient Romans and Greeks who celebrated the rites of Spring.

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