Yvoire - Luíza Levorse, Maria Eduarda e Vitória

In the city entrance, a warning: "cars do not enter."

Yvoire is a little medieval french town localized near of switzerland border, in banks of Léman river.
The streets are narrow and cars are not allowed in the town.
The best season to visit it is summer, when flowers possess the place

It is ranked among the Most beautiful towns in France. Since 1959, has been decorated every year in France Florid Cities and towns, it's classified on the highest places and the highest honor, four flowers. In 2002 got the silver medal on the European Florid locations championship.

Yvoire has as they biggest turistic points fields and a maze called "5 sense garden" for people to discover theyre five senses:
sight, touch , taste , smell and hearing. During the summer you can swim in the lake and then eat in good restaurants

The small town has a lot of quiet, 'cause the cars acess is not allowed and the population is 849 people.

Tuvalu - Eduardo Kroth, Leonardo Capaverde, Matheus Gheller e Suziane Medina 2ºE

Tuvalu

The endangered country

Capital: Funafuti (12000 inhabitants)

Language: English and Tuvaluan

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Weather: Equatorial

Currency: Tuvalu's dolar

Tuvalu is a small island country in the Oceania. Tuvalu could be one of the first nations to disappear because of the global warming, but it´s important to know the culture of this unusual country.

Culinary: The most common food is Pulaka, a kind of fish. There's also bananas, pigs and coconut,

but the Polynesians eat mostly seafood.

 
      Coconuts Fritters



Pulaka

Arts: There is a popular dance which is called faatele. In this kind of dance, seated vocalists sing repeated phrases of a song and start singing faster until they reach the clímax and stop. The dancers act out the lyrics.


Lifestyle: The people from Tuvalu live principally in subsistence. The days are occupied between fishing, agriculture and animal care.


Curiosities: 

• Their relation emphasizes infomality, indirection and positive politeness. It is important to being attentive to the presence and the need of others.
• You shouldn't cross a higher status persons, they are treated very importantly.
• Every star in Tuvalu's flag represents one island.

• Tuvalu's dolar is the same value as australian dolar.
• Tourism is very poor, it has only one hotel.
• There are almost none vehicles in the country. The land vehicles are mostly bycicles and motorcycles, while boats are the main water vehicles.
• There aren't museums in the country.
• Their traditional sport is Kilikiti, which is very similar to cricket.
• Soccer, cyclism and rugby are played, but only for fun.
• Tuvalu is the less poluent country in the world, but it will most likely disapear because of the global warming ( the sea levels will rise).

Daniel Noé e Bruno Carra -2C

*Califórnia*
Califórnia is one of 50 states of the United States, located in the region of the Pacífic States. It is the most populous state in the country, with 37253956 habitants and is the tird in area, second only to Alaska and Texas by the Califórnia is the largest industrial center of the United States and a national leader in the production of agropequários procucts.

*Weather in Califórnia*

Los Angeles

San Francisco

*Los Angeles*
Besides being the second most populous city of United States, Los Angeles is a "tourist town", you can not lose the oportunity to meet the many wonders present throughout the city.

*San Francisco*

Rich city of San Francisco and is a very populous city is also great to stay and shop, but above all, it is perfect to watch the must-see sights such as the sustent on the magnificent Golden Gate.

Zimbabwe- Mariana Wandscheer, Yasmin Giovanaz and Giuia Fontana

  Zimbawe is a country from Southern Africa. Is a poorest country of the world, with a low GDP that is just US 200 per capita. This country has many problems, for exemple, hyperinflation, unemployment, corruption and poverty.

  The capital of Zimbabwe is Harare, where is the most popular city of this country. Has 16 official languages, among them are, cheua, chibárue, english, calanga, coissã, nâmbia, etc. The government is a presidential republic and the president calls Robert Mugabe. Has a border with Moçambique, South Africa, Butsuana and Zâmbia. 

  The artists are very much valued. Few artist can be sustained with your own art. The music is important for culture. Some legends are sing in choir with public participation.

  Is a interesting country to visit in Africa. Besides being a very culture.

This is the Victoria Waterfalls. The most beautiful waterfall in the world. Is situated in river Zambezi

Antígua e Barbuda(Bárbara Pizzolatti, Fernanda Guimarães e Laura Ramos 2ªE)

Antígua e Barbuda 

Capital: Saint John's

Population: 82,7 million

Weather: tropical, low temperature range, rainy

Currency: east caribbean dollar

Language: English and local dialects

Government: parliamentary monarchy

Religion: Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic.

Territory: 442,6km²

History:  Before Christopher Columbus' arrival the land was habited by the Ciboney. The first settlers were Spanish and French, but in 1632 the British took over.

Life Expectancy: 71

Industry: Tourism, Construction, light manufacturing

Food: Meals tend to range in price from $10 to $30. The national dish is Fungee, which is a cornmeal and okra pudding, served as breakfast, or main entreé for dinner. Other local favorites is Ducana, Pepperpot Stew, Souse and Callalo.

Fungee

• Curiosities/Culture:

1.    National sport: Cricket
2.    The Carnival is de Antígua's big annual festival which is held from end of July and culminates in a parade on the first  Tuesday in the month of August.
   
3. Antuigua is a said to have 365 beaches, one for every day of the year.

Interesting things to do: 

1. Antígua Scuba Diving/ Water Sports
2. Volleyball
3. Yachting
4. Rental Cars

Isabel, Suelmi, Tamara e Valentina 2A

Hallsatt is a small vilage within Áustria that it only has 59.8 km² and 923 inhabitants. Your mayor is Alexander Scheutz, since 2009. In 1997 it was declared heritage of UNESCO.

Curiosites:

- You know those pictures we see on social networks, which seams to be false, surreal, fantastic thing… This is Hallstatt, and that one probably ever heard about;

- In the province of Cantão there is a copie of this village, contructed by the chinese.

- It houses the oldest salt mine in the world;

 Salt Mine:

 

Hallstatt Winter:

Hallstatt Summer:

How to get there:

- You need to wake up early and take the firts bus on the Salzburg Station, that it's in frony of the Train Station;

- You need to take de BUS 150, that leaves at 8h15 am, and it costs 10 euros. It takes 2 hours to get there;

- The bus is going to let you in Bad Ischl, so to get to Hallstatt you need to take another train;

- It'll take 30 minutes to get there.

  

You should visit this amazing place, I'm sure you'll love it.

                         

            

*Califórnia*

                           

  Thailand

Group: Ana Luísa, Isadora, Marcele and Maria Clara.

History of Thailand:
 
In Thailand, the first state known Thai, is dated to the thirteenth century, at the time of the Buddhist kingdom of Sukhothai.
The birth of the Kingdom of Thai which is now Thailand reconciles with the collapse of the Khmer Empire from neighboring countries such as Cambodia between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. Here reigned the Buddhist kingdom of Sukhothai, which was succeeded in the fourteenth century, the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, Sukhothai who replaced his reign by force.
As for Europeans, they began arriving in Thailand in the eighteenth century. British, French, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish began to land on this earth and the islands, but never achieved a settlement. This fact allowed by a hand the permanence of identity and on the other hand, the most ancient monuments remained unchanged.
In 1932, in the twentieth century, there is a peaceful revolt in Thailand and the monarchy in the country was restored after World War II. Thailand sided with the countries that lost the war, although this does not imply major changes since the country remained stable.


General language:


Standard Thai, also known as central or Siamese Thai is the official language of Thailand, spoken by about 65 million people, including speakers of Bangkok Thai (although this is sometimes considered a dialect apart). Khorat Thai is spoken by about 400,000 in Nakhon Ratchasima, and occupies an intermediate position between linguistic Central Thai and Isan, a dialect continuum, and may be considered a variant or dialect of each of the two. Most people in the Isan region of Thailand, speaks Laotian dialect, which greatly influenced the Thai central dialect.
There are thousands of variations of the Thai language your writing is very complex. An example: ภาษา ไทย, each symbol or a word some mean even phrases. For those who never tomeu knowledge about them it is very difficult to learn.

 











Sports:
 
Thailand offers many possibilities for sports including golf in professional fields and all water sports greatest popularity .
The activities for the adventurous,include scuba diving, rafting,sea kayaking, trekking with elephants in different regions of the country. More than 60 parks offer opportunities to practice bird watching, trekking and camping, is the best way to enjoy the fauna and exotic flora of the country.
 

Dance:

Differs depending on the region and its bases culture and environment.Fundamentally, the Northern dances are characterized by elegant movements and honored, while in the Northeast are more lively and more movements. Among the most exciting and enhance local dances to dance Fon Thien and dance Fon Leb in the North, played by young women using long artificial nails.
 

 

The only difference between the two is that the first dances is displayed during the night and during the second day. Always in the North , dance Fon Not Kingkala , or " dance Kingkala bird " , is part of the festivities that are celebrated at the end of Buddhist Lent and is held by Thai Yai tribe Mae Hong Son.Ballerinas mask is birds and perform elegant movements.

 

Music:

Traditional Thai music follows no note and is the musician who creates the melody .As in traditional dance, those who wish to learn to play can only observe and imitate the movements of the master. The traditional group," piphat band",is usually composed of five to twenty-five musicians and one can usually hear how monitoring of plays.

Typical clothes:

Thailand, as well as our country has been inhabited by a variety of tribes and peoples, each of which has its own traditions, customs, beliefs, and, of course, his own clothing style. Any language group, either Thai or Mon, use two basic types of clothes - a festive and casual. In the latter uses an unusual combination of denim and smooth silk, which is ideal for such a hot climate. The combination of bright colors, technique and even sewing makes it easy to identify the traditional Thai clothes.

Culture and Tourism:

Thailand is a place for people who enjoy beautiful beaches and sun, but the country is not just that. In the north, between valleys and mountains, it is the root of Thailand. There can ride elephant, to cuddle with puppies tigers, down the forest on zip lines, try exotic foods and meet women-giraffes covering the neck rings. Approximately 95% of the population is Buddhist Thailand so hundreds of Buddhist temples known as wats that attract many tourists. One of the most famous temples is "Wat Pho" also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha or Wat Phra Chetuphon, is the largest temple of Banckoc and contains a Buddha figure of 46 meters in length and reclined cobero with gold leaf.
 

 

 

 

Typical foods of Thailand:

1. KHAO TOM KUI

It is usually consumed at breakfast. It is a rice porridge with side dishes. The dish has versions with meat and green onions.

2. NUEA DAET DIAO KAPHRAO THOT

It is a dish of fried and mixed crispy meat. Served with spicy sauce basil. It is usually consumed with alcohol.

3. YAM PLA DUK FU

It consists of a crispy fish (pla duk) and mango salad. The dish is originally from Isan.

4. KHAO NIA MAMUANG

It is a sticky rice with coconut milk accompanied by fresh mango.

5. KHANOM TOM

It is a mixture of flour and boiled glutinous rice and wrapped with coconut.

6. CHANG BEER

It is the most sold beer in Thailand. 

5 facts about Thailand:
 

1. Buddhism is practiced by 85% of the population

2. Touching someone's head is considered impolite

3. They eat with spoon and fork. No knives

4. You should always take your shoes off to enter homes

5. Thailand is known as the land of smiles



 

MOÇAMBIQUE - MAPUTO

Alice, Amanda and Sofia 2C

 

 

 

 

Moçambique is a country on southest Africa. It has 25,83 milions of inhabitants and their oficial lenguage is portuguese!

Despite its political problems and terrorism, they have a beautiful and rich culture.

We are going to talk about Maputo, the country's capital. It was founded in 1782, but only in 1887 it was considered a city. Their governor is a woman called Iolanda Maria Pedro.

 

 

Some of their common food are: badjias, camarão grelhado, lulas no forno, caril de frango, caril de amendoim e peixe com ximá.

As you can see the tipical foods there come mostly from the sea, because of their location. This caracteristic influence on the sports too, they are mainly aquatic.

                                       

 

The marrabenta, a music style, started in the 50s, in the south of the country, more specifically in Maputo, that at this time was the city of Lourenço Marques.

Lourenço Marques was named after the Portuguese navigator who, with António Caldeira, was sent in 1544 by the governor of Mozambique on a voyage of exploration

Tradicionally, marrabenta is played acusticly by a male singer with a female chorus. Nowadays, modern instruments are incorporated to this music gender.

The handicraft is also a strong artistic expression at this region. The famous batiks are multicolored paintings made in fabric and they are an example of that.

The Moçambique art can be seen on its people's clothes. The capulana, a fabric known by the richness of their colors, is an essencial part of women wardrobe.

 

 

Curiosities:

-the religious holidays were eliminated when the comunista government took the place.

- Albinos are descriminated and murdered, like if they are cursed.

-Moçambique is a cenario of many movies because is very cheap to film and have an aspect of after war.

- They drive on the British hand there.

- In january of 2013 a large flood happened in Moçambique.

-45% of the budget of the government comes from NGOs and embassies, it means donations. 

 

 

Bahamas: Pig Beach

The typical foods in the Bahamas are the sea foods, because of the location. There is a shell that is called “konk” and it’s a big mollusk. There is a popular lobster, one of the several species of lobsters that can be caught in the Bahamas beaches. The sea foods are the most common on the Bahamas.

 

 

 

 

 

        The Bahamas it’s an island country, with more than 3000 islands, including the pig beach or pig island. The pig beach it’s an uninhabited island located in Exuma the Bahamas, and known for being populated by many swimming feral pigs.
It has several legends that explain how the pigs got there: are said that the pigs have been dropped off on Big Major Cay by a group of sailors who wanted to come back and cook them. The sailors, though, never returned; the pigs survived on excess food dumped from passing ships. One other legend has it that the pigs were survivors of a shipwreck and managed to swim to shore, while another claims that the pigs had escaped from a nearby islet. Others suggest that the pigs were part of a business scheme to attract tourists to the Bahamas. The pigs are now fed by locals and tourists.

 

 Junkanoo is the most popular music rhythm in Bahamas. It's like a street carnival that happens on December 26 and in the celebrations for New year on January 1. This traditional celebration was invented by an african slave known by John Canoe. They had a period free of work that they used to celebrate this special dates.
 The parades are characterised by costumes made of crepe paper and powerful rhythms played in drums made of goat skin and cow bells. Bahamas music is variety, it includes calypso, trinidade and tobago and jamaican reggae.




 Lucayan indians were the first people to populate Bahamas before de arrival of Cristóvão Colombo in 1492, their clothes were just loincloths. The clothes were found in lost and sailed ships. When piracy was baned and the islands turned independent, the Bahamas clothes changed to dresses, sarongs, cargo pants and shorts that can be seen nowadays too. Fashion Batik is a factory that makes patterns representing the island shapes constrasting sand and water colors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

As known as Lucayas archipelago, was habited for a long time by the Arauaques until the arrival of Cristóvão Colombo in 1492. From the XVI century, the Bahamas has been inhabitated by English People after being taken of Spanish People. In 1717, the Bahamas turned into a english colony. In 1973. they declared their Independence.

Gabriela, Marta e Natasha- 2C