Thursday, November 19, 2009

Brazil

Brazil is located in the central eastern part of south America and it is the fourth largest county in the world.
The population is 162 million.

The poor people in Brazil live in poor neighborhood. Diseases are common in this place , because their house have mud floors
with no running water.

They cook the food on a burning wood .They wash their clothes by hand in polluted water. However, families have electricity and medical care.
Middle class families have electricity and running water because they can bay for it.
Upper class families live in big cities or large houses surrounded by guards.


There are different ways for Brazilian people to have their food:
In Bahia there is a popular dish called Vabapa, it contains fish and shrimp mixed with palm oil, coconut milk and bread, it is served over rice.
This dish were taken from the African slaves.

In Rio de janeiro, Paulo and Minas Gerais, feijoada is a favourite dish, it contains black beans, chunks of beef, pork, sousage and some times pigs ears and tails.
The biggest meal of the day is lunch.