Response to text Pop culture

 Response to text: Pop-culture

1. What cultures are said to have influenced capoeira?

a) African and Burmese b) American and Brazilian

c) African and Brazilian d) American and Burmese

2. In what year did the Rio Festival begin?

a) 1720 b) 1721

c) 1722 d) 1723

3. In Samba, requires a fairly still upper body with arms and hands responding to the...?

a) finger and toe movements b) hip and leg movements

c) eye and hand movements d) left and right movements

4. How many people can the Rio Carnival attract per year?

a) 2 million b) 2 billion     

c) 2 trillion d) 2 quillion

5. When was the samba said to have been created?

a) 1700s b) 1800s

c) 1900s d) 2000s

6. Why is capoeira said to have derived from martial arts?

Answer:They look similar to roosters fighting.

7. Why do you think the Rio festival attracts so many people?

Answer: It's a huge event full of color, spectacular costumes, celebrations and dancing.  More than 2 million people celebrate the event on the streets.  WOW

8. Why is the Brazillian dance samba said to have African roots?

Answer: The Samba was invented in the 1800s by Africans in Brazil who worked in the sugar cane fields

Today we were learning about Famous dances in Brazill and where they came from Enjoy!