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Elections
in Brazil

foto Patrícia
Santos/Folha Imagem
Brazilian
president elections are arriving. Elections will be also for president,
members of representatives house, senators and state governors.
Now, in our television broadcasts, always there are special programs,
called "electoral time", which present candidates.
A
world meeting to improve the environment

The worldwide Conference "Rio+10" congregates countries
of whole world to try again to reduce damages to the environment.
Brazil will be there and will leads over its representatives a young
girl of only 15 years: Isis Soares.
Colour for all colours:
street art on Rio

Walls
all scribbled. In almost all places we see that the city is uglier
due on it. But many youngers are doing something different: not
dirt, but the art called "grafitagem".
A
game for download: Know the "Curupira"

Here in Brazilkids you already knew the "saci", the "wolfman", the
"Iara", the "Bogyman". Four characters of brazilian folklore. Now
you´ll know another one: the "Curupira".
August 22, Brazilian Folklore Day

The Amazon royal watter platter and its flower:
a beautiful legend
22 August: Brazilian Folklore Day. See the beginning of a special
cover on Brazilian popular culture!
Time
for elections in Brazil

An advertising from one of candidates, Lula
Here
in Brazil we´re close for the president´s choice. We had on last
eight years Fernando Henrique Cardoso as a president. He was been
elected two times. On November we´ll be choosing over four candidates:
Anthony Garotinho, José Inácio Lula da Silva, Jose Serra and Ciro
Gomes.
Cool
links for Children on Internet
Check
this list of cool links for children: you´ll find explanations,
experiments to do and research sources on sciences, specially for
kids, and a special guide for interesting sites.
A
game for download: Win the "Bogyman"

Here in Brazilkids you already knew the "saci", the "wolfman" and
the "Iara", three characters of brazilian folklore. Now you´ll know
another one: the "Bogyman".
Brazil
again: 2002 FIFA World Cup winner
This
final game, played on Yokohama, was the first between german and
brazilians on World Cup history. It was a great game.
Know
some Brazilian Children Toys in Mestre Molina Works Photo Gallery
Mestre
Molina had an interesting life. He was a rural worker, played violino,
build fireworks and worked on coal mines. Only he was 52 he has
begun to build his first toys. Now he is 72 and a great artist,
doing toys that shows that children happiness can be on all ages
hearts.
Contribution from SESC - SP - Curumim
A
game for download: Know the "Iara"
Copy
this game to your computer and then you can play it when you want.
It´s easy to protect people from the "Iara"!
Contribution from SESC - SP - Curumim
World
Championship Mascots

The first mascot, Willie, from England World Cup, on 66
Monsters,
get off the closet!

Soccer
is still the national sport in Brazil. But there were many people
that contributed for soccer development. Let´s know something about
them?
Adapted from Folhinha - FSP/Brazil
A
game for download: Know the "Wolfman"
Copy
this game to your computer and then you can play it when you want.
It´s easy to catch the Wolfman!
Contribution from SESC - SP - Curumim
Running
from the traffic

In
the biggest Brazilian cities, many poor children and young involves
themselves with the drug traffic as a form to gain money. Bruno
Pacheco, now an athlete, was one of them.
Adapted from www.vivafavela.com.br
(Photos Thiago Queiroga Text: Dirlei Fernandes)
A
kick beyond history

Soccer
is still the national sport in Brazil. But there were many people
that contributed for soccer development. Let´s know something about
them?
A
game for download: Catch the "Saci"

Copy
this game to your computer and then you can play it when you want.
It´s easy to cath the saci. Do you know him? If not, check here.
Contribution from SESC - SP - Curumim
Aboriginal
children playing

Know
a few about the plays and
living of aboriginal children in Brazil.
The
Yellow shirt is on the field…
Brazil is on the World Cup!

World Cup has started and the
yellow shirt is on the field again!.
Magical
letters for a magical writer
The
story of the letters exchanged between Gilson, a little brazilian
boy with the great infant writer Monteiro Lobato.
Children
Songs
In May we commemorate the Mom´s day. Let´s hear some of brazilian
children sleeping songs?
World
on wheels
Did you already walked on skate? If you has already fell down, already
you walked. Here in Brazil the children are each time playing more
on skate. .
Public
schools suffers with abandon in Brazil
Already
imagined to study in a school where everything is broken and dirty?
Nor good, right? It´s a big problem actually on many of brazilian
public schools.
Paper
sculptures

See
what a cool!
The
Art of Giving a Chance
There
was a great brazilian classical musician and teacher: Heitor Villa-Lobos.
His name baptizes the Villa-Lobinhos Project, in Rio de Janeiro.
Project is already in its third year of life, discovering and forming
musical talented children inside poor communities.
"Tchutchucas":
The Funk Cinderellas
The
student Valdinea da Silva, 14 years old, lives on a poor community
called Alemão (German), inside Rio de Janeiro. Already on monday
morning, she starts to ask her mother if she will let her go to
a funk ball that will happen on friday.
Small
workers, dreams of grown-up people
Child
was made to work or to play? In many poor countries, the children
work hard, as much that they usually stops to study. Therefore,
many governments in entire world are fighting to finish with the
infantile work. Althought that, for some families and some youngers
work early does not seem so bad.
Brazilian
Indian myths for children
Daniel
Munduruku is an indian, of the Munduruku tribe. He recently wrote
the ilustrated book "Serpents that had stolen the night and other
myths" for children of the city and the forest.
Brazilian
legends: How to catch a Saci-Pererê
"
But
everything of course has its exaggerating side and what is the certainty.
For example, to catch a saci, there is a very correct and known
way. It is necessary to prepare a well closed straw bolter, beyond
a dark bottle with the cork pressed and marked with a cross..."
Bits
and
Kids
Matheus
de Carvalho
Hi!
Matheus, a nine years boy living in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro state
has came to Brazilkids to say hello! See it on Bits
and
Kids
!!!
A
liberty dance for slaves: Jongo
"
Kids actually still fun themselves in the Cultural Center
Jongo of the Serrinha, a NGO created by the cultural group. There
are rhythm and dance lessons of jongo and afro-primitive, capoeira
Angola, maculelê, arts and theater classes

Kids health: Protecting
from choking"
Maria
continued to cry!!! So, Barbara toke a little grape and put it inside
Maria´s mouth.
But Maria was too young to smash a grape!! The grape went into Maria'
s trachea. She couldn't breath. She was choking!..."

Hans
Staden for Children - Part III,
"…The back to Portugal was terrible. As it had not been able
to join provisionses on Paraíba, the food started to lack. The crew
had until to eat a leather shipment of cabrito that the ship took.
On the end, each crew member was receiveing only one water cup dágua
and a flour piece. This horror lasted one hundred and eight days…"
An
interview with brazilian
capoeira master, Claudio ,
Capoeira
as a dance, as a fight, but most of all, as a way of life. Mestre
Claudio, from Resende, Rio de Janeiro, talks a little about his
work with children and the capoeira on last 25 years.l!
Boys
and girls from brazilian favelas speaks about their wishes and wisdom
(from Viva Favela News Agency)
Twelve
children of poor communities on Rio de Janeiro talks about their
wishes for future.
An
presentation on Amazonia and its nature There
is a special writer for Brazilian children: Monteiro Lobato. Until
present, the magic world of his books continues opening gates. Go
until the Lobato´s imagination kingdom.
Hans
Staden for Children - Part II
See
here the second part of a brief and free adaptation on Hans Staden
Adventures, based on the text of brazilian writer Monteiro Lobato.
Original text is published in Brazil by Braziliense Publishing House.
And
new notes on Brazilnews
Brazilian Indians want to receive payment on researches that uses
their knowledge of plants and animals.
Brazil
dresses the fancy ,
February is arriving: It´s Carnival time on Brazil!
Art
and fight for freedom: the Capoeira It
seems a dance, but also as a fight. It seems a fight, but it also
seems a play. It is a capoeira group. Come to know an introduction
on capoeira, its great masters and its story.
Builder
of words and dreams: Monteiro Lobato
There is a special writer for Brazilian children: Monteiro Lobato. Until
present, the magic world of his books continues opening gates. Go until
the Lobato´s imagination kingdom.
Hans
Staden for Children,
Here
we´ll start to publish on Brazilkids a brief and free adaptation on
Hans Staden Adventures, based on the text of brazilian writer Monteiro
Lobato. Original text is published in Brazil by Braziliense Publishing
House
Brazil
Soccer Club
Everybody remembers soccer, when talking about Brazil. Know here
some funny stories on brazilian soccer!
The
Circus goes to school
On
Rio de Janeiro, close to downtown, under a great blue canvas, has
graduated on 2001 December plus a group of young new circus artists
on Brazil: the show will start!
The
Incredible Story of Hans Staden, a German adventurer on 16 th Century
in Brazil Imagine
that you were lost in a strange land, unknown, very far of your
country, where forest hides dangerous animals. So imagine that the
indians had imprisoned you. If you don`t want to be cooked, you
will have to try to understand the culture of them... and count
on luck!
A
Memory on Chrstmas by Nina Domingues,
"Christmas
is time of joy for children in all places. After all, you gain gifts
and it´s not your birthday!..."
Know
Doret Pohl,
a german female that works on Brazil with an NGO that search - and
usually find adoptive parents for orphan children with special
needs, that had ended their possibilities of adoption on Brazil.
Power
of rhythm: a presentation of brazilian street musical group
Baque Bolado, that makes people shake with the powerful rythm of
maracatu. Hear it (in mp3).
Social Work:
A Mom for 110 Children - The Story of Carolina.
The
Meeting of Lives.
A Photograph on native children Guarani and Shavante, by William
Santos.
And
more:
Pelé
T-Shirt is auctionzed by 157,000 pounds
Emails exchanging improves
the English
Petar, the Brazilian Cave Man
American schools create bulletin
to evaluate parents of pupils
Cuba leads primary education in Latin
America
Brasil for the Brazil
Study of the OIT: children are coming
into traffic early
Education in first years reflects on
school following
Pupil learns less than he would have
in Brazil
To
invest in education is cheaper than in repression
Brazilian boys present themselves in
London
Mangueira brazilian community inaugurates
new Educational Center
Bono Vox, good notice
Youngers in war against mosquito
11 Year old Boy wins Brazilian Mathematics Olimpiade
Brazil,
last on championship!
Let´s learn how to play without risks? by
Pediatric Nurse Elisa Rodrigues
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