Brazil Culture Sport Vocabulary
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Brazil Culture Sport Vocabulary
Read: A Matchday in Brazil
When Brazil’s national team plays, supporters often gather in public squares and homes to watch. In Portuguese, the sport is called futebol. The word torcida refers to a group of supporters, while a torcedor or torcedora is an individual fan. Their chants and bright team colors create an energetic atmosphere. Football is only one part of Brazil’s cultural life. During Carnaval, parades feature elaborate costumes, music, and dancing. Brazil is also home to the Amazon rainforest, a vast region that stretches across an enormous area and is rich in biodiversity. The country’s culture reflects many influences, including Indigenous, African, and Portuguese traditions. Portuguese is Brazil’s official language, and Brazil was once a colony of Portugal. At a close match, a commentator might call a skillful pass precise, meaning accurate and controlled. If a team comes back from a difficult position, its recovery can be described as resilient: able to adapt and keep going through difficulty. These words can describe people and communities as well as sport.
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Use the reading to answer questions 1–10. Support explanations with details from the text where asked.
- A public square
- Football (soccer)
- A parade costume
- A rainforest
- Torcida
- Torcedor
- Biodiversity
- Carnaval
- The variety of living things in an area
- A style of football chant
- The number of people in a stadium
- A country's official language
- precise
- resilient
- atmosphere
- able to adapt and continue through difficulty
- accurate and controlled
- the feeling or mood of a place or event
- Shows the influence or presence of
- Copies exactly
- Hides from view
- Moves away from
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