1. On which continent would you find Brazil? A) Asia B) Latin America C) Africa

1. On which continent would

you find Brazil?

A) Asia

B) Latin America

C) Africa

1. Answer: B – Latin America

2. What colour is the flag of

Brazil?

A) Blue, yellow and red

B) Blue, yellow and purple

C) Blue, yellow and green

2. ANSWER: C – Blue, yellow and green.

3. What is the capital of

Brazil?

A) London

B) Paris

C) Brasilia

3. Answer: C – Brasilia

4. What is the main language spoken in Brazil?

A) English

B) Brazilian

C) Portuguese

4. Answer: C- Portuguese

5.What is this Brazilian instrument?

A) Tamborine

B) Pandeiro

C) Drum

5. Answer: B- Pandeiro

6. How many floors does the Mauá building have?

A) 7

B) 5

C) 3

6. Answer: A –7

7. What did the Mauá building used to be called?

A) Hilton Hotel

B) Hotel Dumont

C) Holiday Inn

7. Answer: B – Hotel Dumont

8. How long was Hotel Dumont abandoned for?

A) 17 years

B) 16 years

C) 15 years

8. Answer: A – 17 years

9. How many families live in

the Mauá building?

• A) 120 families

• B) 220 families

• C) 320 families

9. Answer: B –220 families

10. How many children live in

the Mauá building?

A) 120 children

B) 220 children

C) 320 children

10. Answer: C –320 Children

11. Who runs the local shop in the Mauá building?

A) Raquel

B) Nete

C) Nelson

11. Answer: A – Raquel

12. What is the biggest problem facing people living

in the Mauá building?

A) Earthquakes

B) Hurricanes

C) Being evicted

12. Answer: C –Being evicted

13.How many children use the crèche at Diveneia?

A) 70

B) 60

C) 50

13. Answer: A – 70

Come and meet some of the children living in Mauá...

My name is Ninha.

Hello!My name is Tata.

My name is Laio.

Hello!My name

is Mateus.

Children on a spree

The children kickPlastic bottles

As though they were the bestFootballs in the world.

The children kick mouldy cucumbers, screwed up balls of paper

And orangesAs though they were the best

Footballs in the world.

The children make a goalAs though it was the very best

And most beautiful in the world.

They dribble through lifeBruise their feetRun and attack

No-one holds them back.

Life for themAppears dynamic.

Their life is a dreamThe dream to be one of life’s goal-scorers.

The daily dreamTo be a survivor.

By Oriosvaldo Almeida, Recife, Brazil

Your mission if you choose to accept it…......

Write a letter/card to the children living in Mauá and tell them all about yourselves. You can even send them photos too!

Thank you!