Teacher Note: Hello Parents! We'll be doing different line times throughout the week. For this line time, we have information on the different landmarks of Brazil, a coloring page, a book recommendation, and a short clip.
We hope the children enjoy!
Good morning boys and girls! Miss Jess here!
We're going to be doing our line time a little bit differently this week!
As you know we've been studying BRAZIL! Brazil is a country on the continent of South America.
Today we're going to learn
about the landmarks of Brazil.
Jump in your plane, because here we go...!
Brazil is very beautiful and there are many things to see. We're going to go over a few popular landmarks!
Christ the Redeemer - is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From 1931 until 2010 it was the largest Art Deco statue in the world. It is 98 ft tall. It sits on a 26 ft pedestal on the peak of the 2,300 ft tall Corcovado mountain. The statue overlooks the city.
Iguazu Falls - This spectacular series of waterfalls is located in the south of Brazil. This spot in the river is the meeting point between the borders of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Iguazu Falls consist of 275 separate drops, some of which reach heights of nearly 300 feet. Visitors to the falls have their choice of either walking on the specially constructed walkways for an up-close look of the falls or taking a helicopter trip over the falls for a bird’s eye view.
Teatro Amazonas - In the center of the Brazilian rain forest, near the banks of the Amazon, stands one of the most beautiful, and most unlikely opera houses ever built. The Teatro Amazonas was built in the city of Manaus by the wealthy barons of the rubber industry. It was designed and built by Europe’s finest architects and craftsmen and contains the best building materials Europe had to offer. Opened in 1896, its first performance was by the great singer Enrico Caruso. A dozen years later, the theater closed down. It remained closed for seventy years. In 2001, it was finally reopened and became the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Orchestra.
Sugarloaf Mountain - is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 m above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. To get to Sugarloaf Mountain, you ride inside a cable car!
Copacabana Beach- Copacabana is one of the most famous beaches in the world. The crescent-shaped beach is perfect for sunbathing and swimming and is lined with hot-spot shops, restaurants, and hotels. The views from the beach are incredible, with the Sugar Loaf Mountain to the left and the old Copacabana Fort to the right.
Brasilia Cathedral Strikingly futuristic, even today, Brasilia’s Cathedral is a testament to the modern vision architect Oscar Niemeyer had when designing Brazil’s capital city. With nearly 1.000.000 visitors per year, the Cathedral is the most visited place in Brasilia.
This is an exciting clip from Kids - Are We There Yet? Jessica and Jake head up to Sugarloaf Mountain and spot a famous statue named Christ the Redeemer, which they go visit. They make a sugary Brazilian treat with a local chef and top the day off with a helicopter ride over Rio de Janeiro.
What Will I See in Brazil shows more information about the different landmarks in Brazil.
A coloring page of Christ the Redeemer:
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