Santa Catarina, The Brazilian Europe - A Europa Brasileira

This is a different state , where every one is niece of Gisele Bundchen. (BTCAus)
Gisele Caroline Bündchen[1] (born July 20, 1980 in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian model, occasional film actress and goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program.[5] (Wikipedia)




A diversidade cultural e a beleza catarinense estão retratadas neste filme produzido pela D/Araújo Comunicação para o Governo de Santa Catarina. Produzido em inglês com legendas em português, exibe paisagens exuberantes que variam entre serra e litoral, destaca as heranças culturais de vários povos, as opções de lazer, incluindo o ecoturismo, além da preservação ambiental, das oportunidades de negócios e da infra-estrutura do estado, considerado pelo segundo ano consecutivo o melhor destino turístico do Brasil.

PORTUGUÊS:
O Estado de Santa Catarina, do tamanho de Portugal, é o Estado mais europeu do Brasil e está em segundo lugar como o melhor lugar do país para se viver (em primeiro está a capital de Curitiba, no Paraná). Santa Catarina é formada por descendentes de imigrantes alemães, italianos, portugueses açorianos, austríacos, poloneses, húngaros, russos, ucranianos... É o "Brasil de olhos azuis" com seu folclore, danças, músicas, comida típica de todos os cantos do Velho Continente e até jogos que lembram muito a "velha e boa Europa". No Brasil tudo se mistura e acaba surgindo uma "nova receita" desse extraordinário "bolo humano" onde se funde a característica de todos. Mas não se engane com sua velha tradição. Santa Catarina é um Estado moderno e de economia forte, onde muitas empresas familiares de pequeno e médio porte fazem serviços de alta qualidade para o mercado interno e exportação. Suas indústrias crescem velozmente, principalmente na área de alta tecnologia. Seu moderno porto de Tubarão impressiona os visitantes. O Estado atrai turistas do Mercosul por suas belíssimas praias e atrai turistas brasileiros por causa do seu "frio europeu". Veja o vídeo e se surpreenda com mais este formidável pedaço do imenso continente chamado Brasil - terra ligada a todos os povos da Terra e a todas religiões.

ENGLISH:
The Santa Catarina State, with the size of Portugal, is the more european State in Brazil and it is in the second place as the best place to live in the country (the first one is the capital of Curitiba, Paraná State). Santa Catarina is formed by descendants of German immigrants, Italians, Azoreans Portugueses, Austrians, Poles, Hungarians, Russians, Ukrainians... It´s the "Brazil of blue eyes" with its own folklore, dances, musics, typicals foods from all corners of the world and even games that resemble the "good and old Europe". In Brazil all is blended, and from this nice mixing emerge a "new recipe" of this extraordinary "human cake" where all the characteristics merge to form another brazilian different characteristic. But do not be fooled with its old european tradition. Santa Catarina State is a modern and strong economy, where many family businesses, small and medium businesses, make high-quality services for the domestic market and exportation. Its industries grow rapidly, especially in high technology. Its modern port of Tubarão impresses the visitors. The state attracts tourists from Latin America for its beautiful beaches and attracts many brazilians touristis because its "european cold". Watch the video and be surprised with more this formidable piece of a huge continent called Brazil - land connected with all the peoples around the Earth and theirs differents religions.

FRANÇAIS:
L'État de Santa Catarina, avec la taille de Portugal, c´est l'État plus européen du Brésil. Il est en deuxième place comme la meilleur région du pays pour vivre (la première c´est la capitale de Curitiba, Paraná). Santa Catarina est formée par les descendants des immigrants allemands, italiens, portugais des Açores, les Autrichiens, les Polonais, les Hongrois, les Russes, les Ukrainiens... C'est le "Brésil aux yeux bleus", avec son folklore, ses danses, musiques, la nourriture typique de tous les coins du Vieux Continent et même des jeux qui ressemblent à une "très bonne et vieille Europe". Au Brésil touts se mélange pour former une "nouvelle recette" de cet extraordinaire "gâteau humain" qui est composé avec les caractéristiques de touts. Mais ne vous méprenez-pas avec ses anciennes traditions européennes. L´ État de Santa Catarina c´est une économie forte et moderne, où il y a des nombreuses entreprises familiales et des petites et moyennes entreprises des services de haute qualité pour le marché intérieur et à l'exportation. Les industries se développent rapidement, en particulier d´haute technologie. Son port moderne de Tubarão impressionne les visiteurs. L'Etat attire les touristes du Mercosud (Amerique Latine) à cause de la beauté de ses plages. Attire aussi les touristes brésiliens en raison de sa "froide européenne" (quelquefois avec de neige à la ville montagneuxe de São Joaquim). Regardez vous la vidéo et êtez vous surpris avec cette formidable pièce de cet immense continent appelé Brésil - terre connectée à tous les peuples de la Terre et à toutes leurs religions.



SOURCE BY Leonidas Pires (YOUTUBE) and D/araujoComunicacao (youtube), belasantacatarina and www.viabrasilimmobilien.de

Would you like to learn more about who they were and how the first Americans lived? Come to Brazil.

Would you like to learn more about who they were and how the first Americans lived? Come to Brazil. With sites of about 12 thousand years old, the country is a privileged destination for archeological tourism adepts.



The major Brazilian reference in archeology is the National Serra da Capivara Park, located in the State of Piauí. Created to protect the area where the largest and most ancient archeological set of the Americas is found, it was registered in the list of Humanity’s Cultural and World Heritage in 1991.

In Serra da Capivara, surrounded by grand rocky formations and bushy vegetation, it is possible to see the marks left by pre-historic people. These traces – ceramic vases, utensils in cut and polished stone and above all, stone art, reveal that their authors had great development and technical capacity.

The primitive illustrations, present in over 700 registered sites, form a graphic communications system, one of the first in the world. They show scenes of everyday life, rituals, myths and ceremonies. Although the thematic has been the same over millennia, a more attentive analysis allows one to see the evolution of this art, which shows technical variations in drawing and painting, and in the composition of the scenes.



Other locations spread out throughout Brazil offer good tour options for archeology lovers. In the State of Piauí, it is also worth visiting the Sete Cidades National Park, with its sand walls filled with pre-historic writings of about six thousand years old. In Chapada Diamantina, State of Bahia, there are stone paintings spread out in the caverns of Lapa and Doce, attesting the human presence there ages ago. In the State of Minas Gerais, one can visit the Serra do Cipó national park, where the Danish Peter Lund discovered the mortal remains of the “ Santa Lagoon Man”, who supposedly lived there about 10 years ago. In the state of Mato Grosso, the attraction is Chapada dos Guimarães, with 50 archeological sites already catalogued, and human traces of 12 thousand years old. Finally, we have the Tijuca National Park, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with 130 historic and archeological sites.

There are countless alternatives. Just choose one, visit and delight yourself with the archeological wealth stored in Brazil. Come, and become a fan!

Serra da Capivara National Park was granted the title of Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco. It was created to preserve one of the world’s largest archaeological treasures: thousands of pre-historic inscriptions from six to 12 thousand years old, engraved on steep rock walls. The pictures portray the everyday aspects, the dances, the rites and ceremonies of the region’s ancient inhabitants, as well as pictures of animals, some of which are extinct. The relief seen today was formed about 240 million years ago.



Researchers found tools, pieces of ceramic utensils and burial sites at the Serra da Capivara excavations. Research on the area’s findings have led archaeologists to believe that man inhabited the American continent more than 30 thousand years ago – contradicting the theories most accepted by scientists up to this day. The cave pictures and the objects found can be seen at some of the sites which are open for visitation, among the 744 existing sites in the Park.

Today, the Serra da Capivara National Park is administered by FUMDHAM – Museum of the American Man Foundation, a private organization, in partnership with IBAMA – Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources. It has an excellent structure for visitation, composed of established trails and specialized guides. The American Man Museum is located in the city of São Raimundo Nonato, a few kilometres from the park. It boasts a collection which consists of articles found during the archaeological digs within the Park.



The most impressive formation is the Toca do Boqueirao da Pedra Furada, a 15m-diameter opening in a wall more than 60 m high – the Park’s postcard. The fauna and flora are very rich and typical representations of the region’s stunted vegetation and semi-arid climate. During the rainy months – from December to May – the vegetation, which seems to be poor during the dry season, flourishes. Spotted leopards, armadillos, guinea pigs, crested seriemas, wildcats, margays, serpents, and bats live harmoniously with cereus, cacti, jujubes, and pepper trees. More than 200 species of birds have already been catalogued here.

You can visit the Park throughout the year, from 6 am to 6 pm. The heaviest concentration of visitors is during the dry season months – from June to December – when visiting conditions favour the observation of the local fauna. The hiring of a certified guide is mandatory, and it is advisable to take caps, sun lotion and water. For overnight stays, it is necessary to obtain authorization from the FUNDHAM and be accompanied by guides designated by the Park’s administration.

Serra da Capivara National Park is an 130-thousand hectare area. It is located in the southeast of the State of Piaui, near the cities of Coronel Jose Dias, Sao Raimundo Nonato, Sao Joao do Piaui, and Joao Costa.



Arriving at the Missions is like travelling through 400 years of history. This going back in time allows one to relive the incredible evangelisation work done by the Priests of the Company of Jesus and their determination to convert the Indians, who inhabited this area of the Americas, into Christians. The Mission People were basically comprised of Guarani and Tape Indians who lived in the region known, today, as the State of Rio Grande do Sul. In 1626, the Jesuits started to divide them into reductions – villages inhabited by Indians and catechisers. Between 1636 and 1639 they were attacked by explorers, but in 1682, they returned and founded the historical Sete Povos das Missões (Seven Peoples Missions). Near São Miguel we find the ruins of three reductions: São Lourenço Mártir, São João Batista and São Nicolau, which together with São Borja, São Luiz Gonzaga and Santo Ângelo complete the Seven Peoples. Over the past three years most of the ruins have been destroyed, although Santo Ângelo – the most recent – houses a magnificent cathedral, a replica of the one found in São Miguel, and an important historical museum. São Miguel was recognized as an Historical and Cultural World Heritage site in 1983, becoming Rio Grande do Sul’s main tourist and cultural attraction where visitors learn about the roots of “Gaucho” formation.





SOURCE BY.: puregon, vodeotv and www.turismo.gov.br