Lesson 7 activities (hands on)
Let's talk about Brazilian culture
Activity 1
Answer the questions below.
Activity 2
Now, read the excerpts to answer the questions below.
Activity 3
Thinking about ethnicities and processes of racial miscegenation, check the names of social groups below and identify them with groups in your own country.
- Sharecropper
- Backlander
- Mixed-blood
- Forest-dwelling Indians
- Coal Black
- Browns
- Mulattos
- Caboclos
- Whites
- Woodsman
Activity 4
Read the excerpts below, adapted from the Anthropology texts listed below.
RIBEIRO, D. Maíra. Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira, 1976.
RIBEIRO, D. O processo Civilizatório. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Civilização Brasileira S.A., 1968.
RIBEIRO, D. O povo brasileiro: a formação e o sentido do Brasil. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1995.
How would you describe these typical Brazilian geographic spaces in your language? Use DeepL to complete this task. Discuss in groups of 3 or 4 what the translation choices were and their reasons.
Activity 5
Discuss the following questions with your classmates.
- In this lesson, were you able to learn more about Brazilian culture and English vocabulary about this country?
- What was it like to use DeepL?
- Do you think this tool can be used to learn about culture?
