Destination BrazilBeato impressed by Iguazu Falls, moved by samba

Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second largest city after São Paulo

By BRENDALY BEATO

BHSB Journalism Student

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world by both land area and population.  In Brazil there are many raucous carnival festivals, featuring parade floats, flamboyant costumes and samba music and dance.

Samba is the traditional music of the country and one of the essential additions to any festive atmosphere. It can be danced at any time of the year. The joy of a country as colorful and joyful as Brazil is in its rhythm. Indeed, this rhythm is already a tradition.

Today, Brazil is major tourist attraction. It is also one of the top destinations on my bucket list of places to visit. If I visited Brazil, I would take my family with me so they can come to know the country as well, and learn from the culture of the Brazilians. A round trip to Brazil from New York would cost between $850.00 and $900.00.

In Brazil I would to go to the Iguazu Falls, which is on the border with Argentina. The name “Iguazu” comes from the Tupí-Guaraní languages, which remain among the most important indigenous langue groupings in South America. The Tupí-Guaraní word "y" means water, and the word "ûasú" means big.

The Iguazu River rises near the city of Curitiba. For most of its course, the river flows through Brazil. However, most of the falls are on the Argentine side of the border.

Still, Iguazu is a very famous place and many tourists go there. They visit the falls to have a good time. Near Iguazu there are two airports. One is the Argentine Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport. The other is the Brazilian Foz do Iguaçu International Airport. 

Iguazu Falls: On border with Argentina

In Brazil they speak Portuguese because Brazil was colonized by the Portuguese people from Portugal, which is a country in Europe next to Spain. Brazil has many places where rich people as tourists can visit in order to have a great time and vacation.

One attraction of Brazil is Copacabana. People often call this the world's most famous beach.
It runs for three miles in front of the densely populated residential area of Rio de Janeiro. 



Brendaly Beato is from the Dominican Republic, and has been in New York for little more than 18 months. She says school is good because she learns to be better every day through the new skills and strategies she develops.