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SKILLS LEVEL 3
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Americano April 2014
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The world offers us a lot of benefits that largely are
derived from the human development. However, every
day many people are dying absurdly, because
Colombian health system is not able to respond
immediately to a medical emergency. So many people
are dying before arriving at the hospital. Even so, did
you know that to save a life can be easier than you
think? You only need to know the basic actions to take
so the victims do not worsen their health or die. Here
you will find some tips that could be very useful when
you are in front of a possible people in risk of death,
while health professionals arrive.
TIP # 1. The First Respondent: This is the first person
who decides to participate in the care of the patient, the
first respondent can or can not be a health care
professional. But why be the first respondent? At any
time you can be witness of accidents or events at home,
at work, at school, and many deaths or accidents could
be avoided if you know the basic actions necessary for
the patients do not worsen their health or die.
Duties of the first respondent: in the first place you
need to have the first contact with the patient, then it is
important to activate the emergency medical service,
meanwhile you need to ask for help, moreover you need
to make the primary patient assessment and likewise
clear airways of the patient In the same way you could
give details to emergency services when they arrive.
Finally, your participation as first respondent will be vital
in the care of the patient.
In children In adults In babies
TIP # 2. Heimlich Maneuver: If is necessary clear the
airways up of a patient, you most apply the following
procedure: to begin, you need to catch the patient
behind and under the arms, tilting forward. Second,
place a closed fist at a distance of 4 fingers above his
navel and finally perform 5 abdominal contractions
centered, inward and upward. Also it is very important
that you do not forget some important restrictions like: It
is not appropriate for obese people, pregnant and
children under one year. Finally after that you have in
mind these specific steps and you apply properly the
maneuver, you can again clear the airways up of a
patient.
Yourself
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Head-chin Insuflation Iperextencion TIP # 3. C.P.R Maneuver: For cardio pulmonary
resuscitation: it is important not to forget that previously,
you need to establish absence of consciousness,
respiration, pulse and if the episode of heart stop is
immediately, thus you can to practice the following
procedure: First you need to open the airways using the
head- chin iperextencion. Furthermore, please check
that there is not foreing body, so you can initiate the
ventilation maneuver (two insuflations and expect),
alternatively if it is necessary initiate cardiac massage.
Do not forget the specifications to practice an adequate
cardiac massage that is possible classify in two groups:
For eight years or more, 2 insufflations every 30 chest
compressions repeating 4 cycles or otherwise under
eight years, two insufflations every 30 chest
compressions repeating 10 cycles. Finally you can
practice an adequate maneuver for cardio pulmonary
resuscitation and also save a life.
Correct hand’s position
Finally, we must recognize that in the same way that
every day we attempt to develop a role in this society in
a professional and aware way, we should similarly give
the importance it deserves to the basic knowledge of
first aids to protect our own lives. On the other hand,
maybe sometime we may be the only hope of life for
someone who wants to continue living, may be even a
friend, perhaps our parents or our own children. In your
hands could be the difference between life and death.
Do not forget… it is true and could happen.
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Land is a covered by a layer called atmosphere that
protect to the sunlight, our planet should be at 20
degrees Celsius, if it reaches 25 degrees the land col
and it would cause the greenhouse effect, if the gases
up is more dangerous to the land.
The Earth is in danger. The global warming is a big
problem currently. Scientists are trying to look for
solutions, but the problem is so bad that is
causing effects on land. The explanation
of global warming is that every year the
temperature of the atmosphere up. The
changes in the weather conditions are
causing environmental disasters.
Global warming affect the aspect of our
life, alter the global temperature, raises
the temperature of the oceans, defrost the
poles, the water level rises in the sea. The planet has
been warming since the last 80 years.
Global warming is causing that summers are
excessively hot worldwide, for example, our country is
living two ecological tragedies. In Casanare is sad how
animals die by excessive heat. Moreover the forest fire
in Choco called “public calamity”.
Help is easy just do it that:
Use less hot water
Change the traditional light bulb with LED bulb
Drying clothes outdoors
Use recycled paper products
Planting trees
Walk or bike instead of driving car
Switch off electrical appliances when not in use
CONCLUSIONS
The global warming affect the environment and the
earth, this effects are real. As a matter of fact, we need
to do right now to change the think of people to do
arrange this situation.
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The Satanism is a religion practiced by some people
who do not believe in God. They have a different
behavior than other religions. It was created some years
ago. Who created this, saw that people wanted to
satisfy their mundane pleasure. For instance, LaVey
observed all Saturdays night men seeing women with
lust and then, on Sunday in the morning the same men
went to the church to apologize to God by their carnal
pleasures. However, most of the people have a wrong
idea about Satanists, because they think the Satanists
adore evil but it is not true. It has derived some
branches of the original Satanism, but the main one
makes certain is atheistic and use Satan to free their
supporters for their taboos. Besides, they don’t sacrifice
animals neither humans. On the contrary, they reject
sacrifices. Moreover they are governed
by their bible, which mention their life
style and belief like commandments,
rules and sins. On the other hand the
bible explains their rituals and how do it.
It has derived some branches of
Satanism. These are different in respect
to the main one. One of these branches
is the Set temple; this was created in
1975 by Michael Aquino, who was a
member of Satanism; actually the
Sethians are against Christianity. Other branch is
Traditional/theistic Satanism, they worship to Satan, and
this includes belief in magic through ritual, meditation
and self-growth. Finally there is Atheistic Satanism,
modern or symbolic. This is the practice of religious
belief and costumes; moreover these ones defend
hedonism, materialism and individuality. These are the
most important branches of Satanism. These have a
different perspective of the original Satanism however it
are focused on the same topic.
The Satanists have an interesting life style, because in
the contrast to Christians, they adore themselves and
not a God. They have some rules, commandments and
sins, which are focuses on self-esteem, knowledge,
revenge and respect. These religions have 11
commandments which talk about their behavior. In other
words, these explain respect and behavior that all
people should have, for example: when you go to
another place, be respectful or do not go to that. Also
the rules show the pleasures that they can experience,
specifically mundane pleasures. Meanwhile the sins
illustrate describe things that men shouldn’t do or
shouldn’t think, like a stupidity or perspective absence.
The satanic bible was created in 1969 by Anton LaVey
(Howard Stanton Levey), who created this religion and
church too. This bible has 4 books, but it’s
divided in two parts; the first shows
ideology and reasoning of Satanists and
the second talks about rituals and common
practices. In the beginning is Satan’s Book
“The infernal diatribe”, this tries to convince
people to return of jungle law, where who
wins is stronger but also the compassion is
passed over. Following Lucifer’s book “The
light” treats the beginning of Lucifer, in fact
he was a roman god but after Christianity
arrived, they convert him in a demon. In contrast the
Christian who believe in truths revealed, Satanists
believe that question freedom, because the truth
enslaves to a closed conviction. Next, Belial’s books
“Control of the earth”; the meaning of Belial is “not have
masters” and represents the earth element. This book
discusses the veil which cover magic, thus it’s more
difficult and exclusives for people who know their real
nature. Finally, Leviathan’s book “The roaring sea”,
Leviathan is big dragons of the ocean and in this part of
the book go into detail about magic and energy that
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people needs to realize a ritual, using the suitable words
and will.
In conclusion, this is an interesting topic that shows us a
new and real perspective about Satanism because we
have a wrong idea. For example, the Satanists belief in
magic and rituals but to them, this ceremony is to obtain
power of the earth. But also the Satanists have
interesting rules which are reasonable and are
connected with our daily life.
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Are you sick of visiting the same boring places? The
festivals around the world will make your trip
memorable. Festivals have been part of mankind’s
History. Most of them have religious origins while other
festivals belong to seasonal changes and have different
cultural significance. But in each, one you can find
interesting and funny aspects. Visitors and tourists alike
from different places would join the locals to be part of
them. This is a guide with some of the best and most
interesting festivals around the world.
In particular, festivals originated from the emergence of
communities since they were mostly conducted in honor
of a god or gods. They are regarded as an event,
usually and ordinarily staged by a local community,
which centers on celebrates some unique aspects. In
addition, humans have a relationship with the
celebrations. This is a global truth, and perhaps the best
evidence is all festivals around the world. Have you
thought about an unusual idea? There is the possibility
that somewhere in the world people have found a way
to commemorate it.
For example, between the religious and traditional
celebrations we can find The Day of the Dead, at the
beginning of November, Mexican families throw a feast
and invite the dead over for dinner. Even though his day
is often confused with Halloween due to the proximity in
time, this holiday is not about ghouls and goblins, but
instead, it honors the dead and welcomes their soul’s
home as a blessing. In contrast, in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysa “Thaipusam” is a remembrance of Lord
Murugan, the Hindu god of war. During the
peregrination, Hindu faithfuls carry pots of milk and
huge decorated frames (called kavadi, or burden)
supported by spikes puncturing their chests and back –
atonement for their sins. Participants perform the ritual
only once a year, primarily as a means of demonstrating
their gratitude and commitment to overcoming
obstacles.
On the other hand, if you prefer funny celebrations,
Alburquerque International Balloon Fiesta is an
excellent option. It is about race mammoth balloons
filling the sky. This event is a spectacle of wonder for all
ages. Besides Comic-Con International celebration is a
behemoth convention. It is by four days of fun in which
people can dress up like the comic's industry stars and
play in a fantasy land, all in downtown San Diego. In
this, you find events from autograph signings to film and
screenings to costume competitions.
These are some examples about the amazing festivals
around the world, and one invitation to explore some
aspects about their cultures. Maybe your next trip can
be memorable. So, where do you begin? You can visit
specialized web pages. In these you find some articles,
reviews, videos, photography, etc. But if you do not
want lose the opportunity to live in your own experience,
¡Cheer up! It is the ideal moment for prepare your trip.
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Everyone has had projects, goals and dreams in their
life and they work to achieve them. One of the most
important dreams for people is travelling and knowing
different places. In this article you will find the most
incredible places that you must visit before you die.
Around the world there are a lot of amazing places
where you can discover different landscapes that you
have never imagined and you can feel a wonderful
connection with nature. You do not need a special date
to travel because these magnificent places are located
in different parts of the world and some of them are
available all the year. It is not necessary to be an
extreme sports person, a scout and stuff like that. You
just need to have time, a little money and you can book
the ticket to start to know why these are called the most
incredible places you must know before you die.
First, you must start the adventure in our beautiful
continent “America”. There are surprising places you
would think that
only exist in the
movies. You
should take a
flight to Brazil,
specifically to
“The Chapada
Diamantina National Park”, where you can find “The
Enchanted Well”. It is a delicate ecosystem where at
certain times of the day, from April to September, a
celestial light is filtered between the opening of the cave
and it allows you to appreciate a well with very
transparent water. Moreover, you can see the stones in
the downhole and you will not believe that this cave is
60 meters deep. Likewise, America can offer us not
only water landscapes but also wonderful Earth
sightseeing. That is why you should visit to Arizona.
“Antelope” is a small canyon where the sun’s rays are
filtered and they produce a variety of soft colors and
shadows. Do not forget to bring your camera, if you
take pictures, you will get the most amazing images
worldwide. America is just the first arrival of our
adventure. So, we will continue with another continent.
Furthermore, you should go to Asia. You must take a
boat to the “Maldive Islands” where you will appreciate
a beautiful
Coast in the
morning and a
great show at
night. During
this spectacle,
blue waves are
produced by a microorganism called “Phytoplankton”
that covers all the cost. As a result, being there give
you the feeling of having the sky and the stars at your
feet. Although this phenomenon occurs in other places
of the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, it is just here where
the show is unmatched. In addition, you can travel to
China and find similar overwhelming places. In the
“Zhangye Danxia” geological park there are amazing
multicolor mountains that reach around 300 km2 and
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form a fantasy world. The colors are similar to the
rainbow and they have been the result of minerals
deposited here for
24 million years.
Despite these
marvelous Asian
places you should
continue with the
most impressive
continent.
Finally, you might finish this adventure in Europe. Visit
“The Tunnel of Love” in Ukraine. An incredible tunnel
of 3 Km. It is the result of the interaction between nature
and manmade. Especially, it has been shaped by the
train passing through the forest. This place is
considered one of the
most important natural
passages of the planet.
Not only many couples
have visited this place,
they swear eternal love but
also it is ideal for single
people, they can have a
reflexion moment and take
the best photos of their
life. In fact, this place is
the materialization of a
fairy tale. Taking into account that the main romantic
place in Europe is the Eiffel tower you cannot miss the
opportunity to go to the Tunnel of Love.
The most incredible places of the world are not known
or commercial ones, and some of them have not been
mentioned in tourist guides. However, they have
impressive natural spectacles that your eyes must see
before you die. Otherwise, remember that visiting the
most amazing places worldwide depends not only on
the place but also on your attitude and the way to enjoy
each experience on your life. Now the question is:
How do you enjoy your life and when are you going
to start this adventure?
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In an event as the World Cup, the host country will
spend a lot of money in the infrastructure to have
spectacular presentation. They estimated to invest
many resources for that, even more than for social
investment. However, Brazil will increase its economy
and it will get many good, because the World Cup
attracts people from different parts around the world and
it helps the tourism. That is, the World cup will help the
economics country with all the benefits that it will win,
giving the country a higher reputation.
www.coha.org
Brazil has spent enough money to host countries, for
getting a magnificent show. The country has improved
its roads. As a result, it will have positive benefits,
coming from all the taxes collected, this helps to the
economics country. There are good results; such is
positive legacy for a whole society, improving human
and social infrastructure and the life of Brazilian people.
www.coha.org
The positive effects of hosting one of the world´s major
sports events may last forever and multiply. Therefore,
there are sectors benefiting and business services.
However, the major inflow comes from tourism industry.
This is an event that offers an opportunity for growing in
this sector.
As conclusion, Brazil´s World Cup is going to increase
the economic of the country, having a great and global
recognition. The entire finance used to get better the
amenities attracts a lot of tourist, whom also will spend
money, helping different sectors. For that reason, the
entire profits that they will collect during the presentation
will help to increase the economics country.
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Around the world, there are many countries to know
because they have beautiful and indescribable places.
However, many people think that lack of money or lack
opportunities, they can not make their dream trip.
This time I come to tell which are the places in Brazil,
you can not miss visiting, places that You are given the
opportunity to travel with your family, friends or if you
like to travel alone you can enjoy a good trip.
Brazil is one of the largest countries in Latin America
and It has one of the most important economies in the
world. It is located in south America. This year will be
held there the most important event, The fifa world cup
2014.
Brazil has a variety of places to visit, It has amazing
beaches
and
annually
young
people from
around the
world prefer
to go to the
Brazilian beaches and practice surf.
Copacabana beaches are very famous because around
the beach you can find Rio de Janeiro city, Rio is the
most named city of Brazil and the people who visit say
“It is a great city in Latin America” additionally is
considered an expensive city to live.
Also you can find many restaurants nearby to the beach
and enjoy a typical Brazilian dish “Feijoada”. Feijoada is
a popular Brazilian dish, It is prepared with black beans
a variety of pork or beef. They usually add vegetables
like carrots, potatoes, cabbage and plantain. It is smell
is great and the taste is salty but not spicy.
If you would like sculptures, Rio de Janeiro has a Christ
the redeemer statue. Christ the redeemer was
constructed by Paul Landowski between 1922 until
1931. It is located at the peak of the Corcovado
Mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park. It is
considered a symbol of Brazilian christianity.
Additionally it was selected as one of the Seven
Wonders of the World in 2007.
Rio de Janeiro has long been considered the carnival
capital of the world. One of the greatest elements of Rio
carnival is that it provides entertainment for many
people around the
world. Also gives a
chance to learn
about the true
culture of Brazil.
Therefore the
carnival is very
important to the Brazilians. For this reason you should
to visit Rio de Janerio because Brazilias are very
friendly and if you decide to travel to Brazil you will feel
like home.
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The World Cup Brazil 2014 will be the twentieth edition
of the World Cup. This version of the tournament will be
held in Brazil between June 12 and July 13, 2014, the
second time this sporting event takes place in Brazil
after the World Cup 1950. It is notable for the first time
in a World Cup, the parties will use technology that
offers smart ball, to determine doubtful plays, whether or
not the ball crossed the goal line all. In the first phase of
World Cup Brazil 2014. Colombia will play in three
beautiful cities that you should know. These are Belo
Horizonte, Brasilia and Cuiabá. Colombia will play their
matches in Belo Horizonte against Greece on stadium
Mineirão, in Brasilia against Ivory Coast on stadium
National Mane Garrincha and Cuiabá against Japan on
stadium the Arena Pantanal.
Belo Horizonte also Called BH or Beagá, the state
capital of Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte has beautiful
places for example: Stadium Mineirão, Marista Hall
currently named Chevrolet Hall and Iglesia de San
Francisco de Asis.
In Stadium Mineirão, Colombia will play their first match
against Greece next June 14.
Iglesia de San Francisco de Asis is a church. It was
made by Oscar Niemeyer in 1943.
Marista Hall currently named Chevrolet Hall. It is a
convention center in Belo Horizonte.
Brasilia is the federal capital of Brazil and the seat of
government of the Federal District, located in the central
part of the country. Interesting places are Palácio do
Planalto, Catedral de Brasilia, Palacio de Itamaraty and
Mane Garrincha Stadium.
Palácio do Planalto is the seat of the executive branch
of the Brazilian Federal Government. The building is
located in the Plaza of the Three Powers (Three Powers
Square) in Brasilia. It was designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
Catedral de Brasilia is also Called Catedral
Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida. The
construction of the temple began in 1958 and was
completed twelve years later, in 1970. It was designed
by Oscar Niemeyer.
Itamaraty Palace also known as Palácio dos Arcos. It
was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer. The Palace
was inaugurated on April 21, 1970.
Mane Garrincha Stadium was renovated from 2010 to
make way for the new National Mane Garrincha
Stadium. In this stadium Colombia will play against Ivory
Coast next June 19.
Cuiabá is the state capital of Mato Grosso. The city is a
rich mixture of European, African and native American
influences and numerous museums reflect this such as
Historical Museum of Mato Grosso, the museum
Rondon and Geodetic da America do Sul center. In
the Arena Pantanal stadium Colombia will play against
Japan next June 24.
Therefore, if you are going to travel to next world cup for
to see games of Colombia, you should visit the places
more important that we have recommended where
Colombia will play. Or simply know a little more about
the cities where Colombia will play their first matches.
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Around the FIFA football world cup, there is a lot of
money. Here, we are going to see how much money a
country needs to make a world cup. Furthermore, this
article describes where this money comes from and in
what it is spent. First of all, you are going to see why the
world cup is important and how it is organized. Also, we
will explain all the costs associated to this event, as well
as the FIFA economics, and what are the most relevant
financing items to make possible the world cup. Finally,
you can find here the profit of the event for the FIFA and
for countries that organize it. As you can see, the money
is a big issue around this sport tournament.
The budget for the Brazil’s World Cup is the biggest until
now. There are some estimates about how much Brazil
has spent. While the official (the government) amount is
in 10.8 billion dollars (25.6 billion Brazilian Reais), some
magazines says that it will surpass 14.5 billion dollars
[1]. This is almost five times what South Africa spent in
2010 (around 3 billion dollars) [2]. However, both have
spent the money in the same issues: building and
upgrading stadiums (30%-40%), improving roads (30%-
40%), ports and entries (20%-25%), and others
(telecommunication networks, security, tourism
infrastructure, etc.). Although it is a lot money, the
Russia’s World Cup will cost 22 billion dollars.
Figure 1. World Cup's budget growing
Figure 2. Main investments for a World Cup
Figure 3. One of the stadiums updated for Brazil 2014
The most of the budget for this event comes out from
public funds. The private enterprise does not appear
investing so much. Therefore, the 98.56% will come
from the government institutions. Such is the case of the
government banks (CEF and BNDES) and the institution
that manage the country´s airports (INFRAERO).
Why to do a World Cup? This is the main question that
a country do before to organize this event. The risk
analysis establishes that the expected profit for a World
Cup is four times the investment. Nevertheless, it is a
long term revenue, and it depends a lot of the event
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success. However, the biggest money winner is the
FIFA. Near 4 billion dollars will go to its coffers as a
profit for all the cycle between the 2010 cup and 2014
[3]. The 65% are revenues from the sale of broadcast
rights and 35% of sponsors (as the ones you see in the
field) and all the merchandising.
Figure 4. Some Broadcast Rights buyers
Figure 5. Some sponsors for Brazil 2014
Although the lead role in a football World Cup is the
sport, the money plays a meaningful paper too. As it is
explained before, it is impossible to organize a World
Cup without a big budget, because there so many work
to do in infrastructure and other items. Besides, the
country expects a high profit in the short and long term.
Therefore, the way the country spends and manage the
budget can be the difference between an average and a
memorable World Cup.
[1] http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2014/02/brazil-
2014.cfm
[2]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/23/sou
th-africa-spent-3-billion-2010-world-cup/
[3] http://www.conmebol.com/en/content/fifa-revenue-
estimated-be-4-billion-dollars-close-2014-world-cup
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For Colombian people under 20 years, probably the
next world cup will be the first one that they can see
their national football team playing in the most important
soccer event in the world. But, in the history of
Colombian soccer, there are four additionally
appearances in world cups that younger people could
not know about and it will be great that new generations
know about Colombia’s performance in the last world
cups to get an idea of “what we can hope” from
Colombia in Brazil 2014 based on the team’s history.
Colombia’s first appearance in world cup was in 1962. It
was an awful presentation of the team because they
could get only 1 point in 3 matches and they finished on
last place of the group. That world cup was the first
experience of Colombian people to feel what a World
Cup means. The results were not good for the team,
although it is important to mention that in 1962 World
Cup, Marcos Col, a Colombian player, scored the first
corner goal in World cup’s history. It is an unbeaten
record right now. That world cup was played in Chile
and the trophy in that time was different to the one
today, because it was the Jules Rimet trophy. The
original world cup trophy had to be changed because by
rule. The first team that won 3 world cups had the
opportunity to keep it forever, and the FIFA had to
create a new one.
Then, after 28 years, the Colombia team made its
second appearance in a World Cup. This time it was in
Italy 90. That was the first time (and unique) that the
team advanced to second round after finished in third
place in their group. In that world cup, Colombian
people had the great opportunity to live the most
exciting game of the whole tournament versus
Germany, with an agonic Colombia’s goal in the last
minute to draw the game. Colombia’s team was the only
team to get a draw against Germany. That is, all the
other teams that played with Germany in Italy 90 always
were defeated by the Teutonic team who finished
winner of that world cup.
After Italy 90, the Colombian soccer took great force in
South America and the team could qualify to the next
two world cups. In those times, in the qualifying round,
Colombia defeated Argentina in the “Monumental”
stadium with an epic victory 0-5 over the “Gauchos” in
the most remarkable game in Colombia’s world cup
qualifiers history. However, the Colombia’s participation
in those world cups was a disaster. In each world cup,
the team only won one game (versus Switzerland in 94
and versus Tunisia in 98) and they could not advance to
the next round. Additionally, with USA 94 disaster, a
Colombian player, Andres Escobar, was killed late in
Colombia probably for the own goal that he made in the
second world cup game against USA.
And so, although Colombia team had 16 years without
participation in world cups and after 4 poor appearances
in world’s cup history, I guess that Colombian people
could expect that the team advances to 1/16 round,
because in this time we have an excellent team and a
great coach. The best advice that I can give based on
my experience is that all Colombian people should enjoy
living this world cup, because only 32 teams in the world
have this big chance every four years. Additionally, with
our little history in world cups, everything that Colombia
can get would be a huge victory and all of us should feel
proud if the team advances to the next round. So, are
you ready for soccer?
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“Finally, our team is in the Fifa World Cup. We have
been waiting almost 16 years to enjoy the passion’s
soccer. It is a dream made reality”. Today you can
listen this kind of expressions about the near Fifa World
Cup. A lot of people are waiting to see our Colombian
team play. You can see news, articles and
documentaries about the team’s history and them
participation in Brasil. However, we do not look for the
sporty people than have been making a good job in
different kinds of sports. The Colombian people
celebrate when someone wins a
medal in the Olympic Games but
they do not know a lot about their
trajectory. So, why do the
Colombian people know more of
Football than another sports?
To answer that question, we have
to think about what are we seeing
in sports today?. If we pay
attention around us, we can find a lot of news,
commercials, tv shows, items, etc, showing us about
The football’s Glory. However, that is not just
concerning the Colombian’s football team, and you can
see all this media coverage with others kinds of football
teams (National and International teams Like Barcelona,
Real Madrid, Millonarios, Santafé or Nacional). Besides,
you can listen to your friends and close people saying,
have you seen X football team plays before?, Do not
you like the football?, What is your favorite team?.
Summarizing, the media coverage is the principal
reason doing the people think a lot of time about
football. And that happens because the football is a
private show, therefore all kinds of football teams have
resources thanks to the company’s patronage. So, what
about another sports?, I can not discuss that today we
are recognizing the good job of sports in the last
Olympic Games. But is today that we know about
Caterine Ibargüen in athletics discipline, Oscar
Figueroa and María Isabel Urrutia in weight-lifting
discipline, Mariana Pajón in BMX discipline, and another
that I can not remember. However, why right now we
know a little part about them?. That is because the
sports are sponsored by the government, publics
entities and some private companies. That are supports
don’t spend a lot of money in media coverage, so for
this reason we have knowledge of our Colombian sports
each four years. In addition thanks to the medals won in
the last Olympic Games all the entities that
support another sports giving best
resources like buildings with a good
structure to practice some sports,
professionals in healthy and coaches.
Although sports of conventional sports
have more opportunities than perhaps 30
year ago. However, that is not enough.
Especially if they are compared with the
current Colombian’s team football soccer and his media
coverage. Today we have a lot options to know about
our interests, and the sports are not the exception. We
have the newspapers, the radio, the cable, the internet,
etc. According to our likes we can get knowledge about
everything. So, we can obey or follow the current media
coverage, or change the channel to discover other
forms to see the sports world. The famous phrase
Colombia is not only football is true, but actually it
depends about what we want to see and to know.
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This 2014 will be an unforgettable year for people who
are going to Brazil. They will have the opportunity to
enjoy two of the most amazing things in Brazil, soccer
and paradisiacal landmarks.
Soccer has been an activity which involves all Brazilian
society. Now they are the organizers of this great event.
Many teams wait every four years for the opportunity to
qualify for the world cup. Only the best teams classify
and they are organized in eight groups. Colombian
soccer team classified. For this reason, as Colombians
we really feel proud to participate in this world cup. This
will be held in many of the most beautiful cities in Brazil
with some of their landmarks.
In Brazil you have the opportunity to know Ouro Preto,
Iguazu Falls and Amazon Theater.
Ouro Preto is one of Brazil`s best preserved colonial
towns. Ouro Preto was founded at the end of the 17 th
century. The city contains well preserved Portuguese
colonial architecture. 18th and 19th century. Churches
decorated with gold and the sculpture Works of
Alejandrinho
make Ouro
Preto one of
the most
popular
tourist
attractions
in Brazil.
Additionally,
one of the great natural wonders of the world, Iguazu
falls is situated on the border between Brazil and
Argentina. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls
along the Iguazu River. The site consists of the national
park and national reserves in Misiones Province, north-
eastern Argentina. The Iguazú River forms the northern
boundary of both the reserves and park, and also the
southern boundary of Iguaçu National Park World
Heritage site in Brazil.
The Iguazú Falls span the border between Argentina
and Brazil. Some 80 m high and 3 km wide, the falls are
made up of many cascades that generate vast sprays of
water and
produce one of
the most
spectacular
waterfalls in the
world.
Special
walkways have
been built around the Iguazu Falls to allow visitors to get
close up to this wonder of their natural beauty and
power. Teatro Amazonas or Amazon Theatre is an
opera house located in Manaus, in the heart of the
Amazon Rainforest. It was built during the heyday of
rubber trade using materials from all over the world, with
furniture from Paris, marble from Italy, and steel from
England. On the outside of the building, the dome was
covered with
36,000 decorated
ceramic tiles
painted in the
colors of the
Brazilian national
flag.
That is why you
will receive more
for the same; you will enjoy the soccer matches and you
will visit the most important landmarks in Brazil.
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Have you tried, contemplated or heard something about
food in Brazil? Brazil is a country with great natural
resources so that the ingredients used in the Brazil’s
cookery are very varied. It has great zone with coasts
and rivers, because of that, the fish and shellfish are a
important part of this gastronomy. Brazil is one of the
best countries in the world, its beaches, vibrant cities
and lush forests attract many tourists each year. The
native influence, African and Portuguese have done that
the Brazil’s gastronomy are one of the richest and
varied in the world because of the African contribute in
use of the rice, the beans, and other kind of meal.
Nevertheless the European people introduce an
important ingredient that is the potato. The Brazil´s
cookery´s is very regionalist because of each zone has
its own typical dishes and meal. Some products like the
yucca, the corn, the fish, deer’s meat, pig, and till lizard
have been the cookeryare innovador.
Currently, the region MatoGrosso is focused in the
varied of fishes. The people that live there cook it with
wrapped up in banana’s leaf and roast them with salt in
a grill. Also, for them, other plate representative is pork
loin roast with honey or marinade with a little potatoes.
Almost in all coasts in Brazil are focused in the food of
fish species. On the other hand, one of the most
important plates in this
country is the ‘’feijoada’’;
this is a clear example to
explain the mix between
the influence and
characteristics of Africa’s
food (Palm’s oil, or
‘’Cuscus’’) and Europe because in this plate are the
ingredients that gives birth to an avant-garde and
important dish Brazil’s cookery. This dish has black
beans, smoked meat, or salty, It comes toserved with
‘’Harina de mandioca’’ or fried banana.
As we already know, the ‘’Feijoada’’ is actually very
important because is the origin of a plate created with
features of Africa and Europe being an important point
for the Brazil’s gastronomy. But in Brazil, there are
many numbers of plates innovative, as well important
like the ‘’Moqueca’’, this is made from salt, fish, and a
great quantity of
spice. Also the ‘’
Vatapá’’, the people
always cook it with
peanut and ‘’Leche
de coco’’, onion,
tomatoes and other
ingredients. In addition other avant-garde dish is the
‘’Pão de Queijo’’(‘’Pan de queso’’). The ‘’ Pão de
Queijo’’ is a kind of bread that has milk, sunflower’s oil,
Yucca’s starch, cheese, and eggs.
Apart of the dishes and meal in Brazil, as well there is
soft-drink and alcoholic beverage very traditional like the
‘’caipirinha’’ that’s made with ‘’cachaça’’
(‘’Aguardientedestilado de la caña de azucar’’) , lime
juice; frappe with fruits, Brazil’s coffee, and ‘’Guarana’’
(Made with fruits of the Amazonas and frappe’s coco).
We could say that thanks to the natural resources and
the Brazil’s economic, its gastronomy is so excellent
because of there are plates avant-garde, awesome
and very important. Besides, the most important dishes
show the mix that there are between Europe and Africa
transform them in a important avant-garde dishes of the
Brazil’s gastronomy. Nonetheless, Brazil has terrific
soft- drinks and alcoholic beverage that seems to be
rich and extraordinary so that anybody enjoy it. Finally,
Brazil has many dishes in all regions. It shows to be one
of the best countries with the best dishes and meal in
Latin America.
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