During the week when AATW students in webcast classes will be “visiting” a particular country, posts with extra information about that country’s history, music and culture will be appearing on Facebook and Google+ in case you and your family are inspired to interact with the material that way. Here is an example of posts that will appeared on Facebook during a test period for Latin America posts, and that will appear on social media during your “Brazil” week:
AATW ends our Latin American tour at one of our fave places: BRAZIL. Their culture generally embraces living: joy, good humor & love.
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There’s history of sadness in Brazil:Portuguese colonizers brought African slaves.This context of struggle informs annual Carnival events.
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In 1808 Portugal also brought its king across the ocean–king João VI fled France’s Napoleon and ruled the Portuguese empire there for 15…
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Samba can groove and pulse. It can laugh and roar. The dance is not about fancy footwork, but a smile, a wink and a roll of the hips. http://ow.ly/rIRlD
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In 1831, 5 year old Pedro II was left to rule Brazil. He was eventually nicknamed Pedro “the Magnanimous”
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Samba is an Afro-Brazilian form of music and dance that sings straight from the Brazilian soul.
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Samba enredo is a public celebration, music that’s best enjoyed with hundreds of drummers and ten thousand parading friends.
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The Cuica:Brazil’s “laughing drum.” Players use a damp cloth & a stick to make the drum talk & joke around! http://ow.ly/rIRph
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We leave you a taste of Astrud Gilberto, circa 1965…if you, like us, have to leave Brazil, you’ll also want to return
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