Lesson video

Hello everyone.

And welcome to our geography lesson today.

My name is Miss Harrison, and we're going to continue our learning on the geography of Brazil, which has been very exciting so far.

Now you might notice behind me that I am somewhere different today.

And behind me, you can see the sprawling skyline of Sao Paulo, which is one of the largest cities in the country of Brazil.

And today in our lesson, we're going to look at Sao Paulo and some of the other cities within Brazil.

So let's get started.

So we're going to think about what are the features of cities in Brazil in our lesson today.

Our lesson is going to look a little bit like this.

So we're going to recap those seven continents of the world.

I know you're going to know those really well so far.

We're going to think about where Brazil is within South America.

We're going to look at some of the main cities within Brazil, and then we're going to zoom in and focus on Rio de Janeiro as a case study.

So we're going to look a bit more in depth at the city of Rio de Janeiro.

And then we're going to consider how cities in Brazil are similar or different to those cities in the UK.

So before we begin for our lesson today, you will need some paper or notepad to write down on.

You will need a pencil or a pen to write with.

And of course you will need your big geography brain, which is very essential.

If you're missing any of those things, pause the video and go and grab them now.

Okay, let's begin our lesson.

My first challenge for you today is to see if you can remember all seven continents of the world now we've been working hard on this in our geography lessons so far.

So I want to pose a challenge for you.

I want you to see if you can name all of the seven continents in one minutes.

So pause the video now, and see if you can write down the name of those continents in just one minute.

Here they are, pause the video and have a go, okay, awesome work team.

So have your pen at the ready, ready to tick or fix your work as we go through those seven continents.

So, first of all, we have North America, big tick if you've got North America, then we have Africa, big tick for Africa.

We have Asia, big tick if you've got Asia written down, then we have Australia, give yourself a big tick if got Australia written down, then we have Antarctica right at the very South of our planet, followed by Europe, which is in the Northern hemisphere.

And then finally our continent where we find Brazil is South America.

So for every one of those, you got correct, give yourself a big tick.

If you missed any today, that's okay.

You can pause the video and fill those in now.

So those are our seven continents of the world.

And in our unit, looking at Brazil, we are zooming in to the continent of South America, which is where Brazil is located.

Now, my next challenge for you, we know that there are 12 different countries within the continent of South America.

Can you name any of those countries or have a think of maybe some of the countries surrounding Brazil, that we have talked about in our lessons so far.

Pause the video, and I want you to write down as many South American countries as you can remember.

off you go, okay, let's see how well you managed to remember those different countries in South America.

So here is our map of South America with all of those countries.

So on the left hand side, going from the top, we have Venezuela right in the North and Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, then we have Bolivia and then Chile, and then over to the right hand side, going from the bottom, we have Argentina, we have Uruguay, We have Paraguay then we have Brazil, which is our focus for this unit.

Then North of Brazil, we have French Guiana, but remember that's not a country by itself, it's a territory of France.

So it's part of France.

Then we have Suriname and we have Guyana at the top.

I wonder how many of those you managed to remember? Well done if you manage to get loads of those right.

If there are any that you missed, pause the video and write down the name of those countries now.

Okay, awesome work team.

Now we have our geography brains, all warmed up.

We are going to zoom in to the country of Brazil, and let's have a look at some of the main cities within the country of Brazil.

So Brazil is a huge country with lots of different cities within it.

And we're going to look at just some of those cities today, and pick out some of those human and physical features that we can see in those different cities.

So, the first one which we might already be familiar to us is Brasilia, which is the capital city of Brazil.

It's located in central Brazil.

So more or less in the middle of the country, slightly to the East.

And it has a population of around 2.

48 million people.

So lots of people live in Brasilia and there are lots of different human features like roads and shops and offices and schools and cafes and restaurants, as well as lots of modern buildings.

Like the Cathedral Metropolitana that you can see here, which is the main Cathedral within Brazil.

So that's the capital city Brasilia.

Next, we have another city that I'm going to show you, which is the one that you can see behind me today.

And it's Sao Paulo.

Now, Sao Paulo is located in the South East of Brazil and it's the largest city in the whole of Brazil.

And there are over 11 million people that live there.

So it's about five times the size or five times the population as the capital city.

So it's got loads and loads of people living there.

And it has lots of tall buildings, with offices and different types of housing and apartments in it.

There are lots of other human features like cafes and restaurants.

And there were also some really famous architectural beauties, like the Cathedral that you can see in the image there, as well as on the bottom right hand side, you have the the Theatro Municipalo which is just a theatre, and which is also a very famous human feature of the city of Sao Paulo.

Sao Paulo is very well connected with transport, and it has its own international airport, which is very busy and has lots of different transport links to other cities and to other countries.

So we've already looked at Brasilia and Sao Paulo.

Here's another city in Brazil, which is Porto Alegre, and it's on the South coast of Brazil.

So down towards the border with Uruguay.

It has a population of that 4.

1 million.

So, so quite a lot of people live there and it's in the province of Rio Grande do Sul.

And that province is named after the river Rio Grande and it flows through Porto Alegre and at the edge of the city it flows out onto the sea, it is a city on the coast.

So this is where the river flows out to the sea.

So it's a very important port city where lots of ships come in to do trade with Brazil.

So it's very famous for that.

It was also one of the cities that hosted the football world cup in 2014.

And you can see one of the stadiums in the city on the screen.

So again, there were loads of different human features within the city of Porto Alegre including housing where people live, lots of different businesses and factories and things like the football stadium as well.

So that's a brief overview of some examples of Brazilian cities.

Now we're going to look a little bit closer at one city in particular, and we're going to more in depth at Rio de Janeiro, which is one of Brazil's most famous cities.

So let's have a closer look.

Now, Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil.

And over 13 million people live there and many tourists visit both from Brazil and from other countries in the world every year.

Now it's very famous for it's carnival.

And carnival, we looked at when we were thinking about tourism in Brazil, carnival takes place in the city, and it's a huge kind of party where lots of people parade through the streets wearing different costumes and lots of people perform different music numbers and dance numbers as well.

Now, it lasts for three days and thousands of people go to the Sambadrome, which is a huge stadium built just for the carnival.

And they can watch those parades and those music and dance shows as well.

Now, there are also lots of different sporting events that have taken place recently in the city of Rio de Janeiro, like at the 2014 world cup.

So Rio also hosted some of the football games there and the Rio Olympics, which we also looked at recently in our lessons where many sports people and tourists from around the world came to either take part in or watch the Olympic games.

And the city itself is full of loads of different human features, like different types of housing and hotels for tourists to stay in, things like offices and businesses, as well as restaurants and cafes and shops and schools and universities as well.

So those are some of the key features of Rio de Janeiro.

Now some of the most iconic or famous and places within the city, you can see Christ the Redeemer, which is on the left hand side, and that's a man made statue of Jesus.

And that stands on top of the mountain, overlooking the city.

Now the statue itself is 38 metres tall, it's a very, very big statue.

And as it's on a mountain, it's almost as if the statue is looking over the city.

And it's on top of the mountain where hand planted forest is.

So there's kind of a forest around at the bottom of the statue on that mountain.

Now, the picture you can see in the middle of the screen is Sugarloaf mountain, which is a physical feature because it's a mountain that has occurred naturally.

And it's an important physical feature of Rio de Janeiro.

And many people like to go and visit it each year.

It's 396 metres tall, and many people get the cable car that you can see in the image.

And they take that cable car from the bottom, so from the city and up to the top of the mountain to see the beautiful view of the city, and then on the right hand side of the screen, you have Copacabana beach, which is a very famous beach in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

And it's four kilometres long.

It's very long beach, and it's very popular with both local people and tourists as well.

So a little bit more info about Rio de Janeiro.

Now I want you to have a think.

How do you think the cities in Brazil are similar or different to cities in the UK? So maybe you might live in a city in the UK, or you might live near a city in the UK.

How do you think those cities in Brazil might be different to cities in the UK? Let's have a look at some of those cities in our country, in the United Kingdom.

So in the UK, there are many different cities just like they are in Brazil.

And all of those cities are slightly different, just like all of the ones in Brazil are, but there are lots of human features that will be similar in British cities to those cities that we've looked at in Brazil.

For example, all of the European cities and British cities will have things like housing and offices and shops and cafes and restaurants.

So all of the cities will have those features in common with cities like Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia and Sao Paulo in Brazil.

However, there might be some differences maybe to do with the physical geography around the city.

For example, if you live near a city in the UK, you might not have a mountain near your city, like there are mountains in near cities in Brazil, like Rio de Janeiro.

You might not have a beach near your city, like there is in some Brazilian cities, or you might not have a port in your city or river in your city, like Porto Alegre for example.

So my challenge to you team is to write down a city that is close to where you live.

So maybe you live in a city in the UK, or maybe you don't, that you might live close to one.

I want you to think of a city that's close by to where you live.

And I want you to think about how that city is similar or different to cities that we have explored in Brazil.

So for example, I live in London, so that's my closest city because it's where I live.

One similarity between London and the cities of Brazil is that they all have, or both of those cities in Brazil, as well as London have good transport links.

So there's loads of international airports in London, just like there are international airports in cities like Sau Paulo.

Another similarity is that there are lots of different schools and universities within London.

And that's the same in cities in Brazil.

Now, if I think about a difference between London and the cities in Brazil, one difference between London and the cities of Brazil is that there are no mountains in London, like there's the Sugarloaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro.

So that's a physical feature that is different between those two cities.

So pause the video now.

And I want you to fill in the gaps in the sentences to compare a city that you know, in the UK to the cities of Brazil, have a go at doing that now.

Okay.

Fantastic work team.

Well done for all of your hard work today.

That's the end of our lesson for this time.

And you've worked really, really hard and you should be super proud of your work.

The last thing you're going to do today is to complete your end of unit or your end of lesson quiz at the end of this video.

Now, if you're feeling really proud of your work today, and you'd like to share that work with the Oak national team, you could ask a parent or carer to take a photo of your work and upload it to social media tagging at Oak national or with the hashtag Learn with Oak.

That way some of your teachers might be able to see the wonderful work that you are doing at home.

I hope you enjoyed learning about Brazilian cities with me today.

We are going to learn more about the fascinating country of Brazil in our next lesson.

I'll see you then.

Bye.