Brazil Final Exam

Question 1

Who was brazil’s first soccer superstar?

Answer 1

Artur Freidenrich

Question 2

How many years did Artur Friedenreich play? How many goals did he score?

Answer 2

26 years, 1,329 goals

Question 3

When was the south american cup

Answer 3

1921

Question 4

Which president banned blacks and browns from playing in brazils soccer leauge

Answer 4

Epitacio Pessoa

Question 5

Which player would apply rice powder to his face to appear more white so he could play?

Answer 5

Carlos Alberto

Question 6

When did brazil host its first world cup? What was the outcome?

Answer 6

1950, brazil lost to uraguay

Question 7

Which law banned women from playing certain sports?

Answer 7

decree law 3199

Question 8

When were women banned from playing sports

Answer 8

April 1941

Question 8

T o F? Brazil is the only country to win the world cup 5x

Answer 8

true

Question 8

Who is the face of womens soccer in Brazil?

Answer 8

Marta

Question 9

Who was the first black (sports) minister

Answer 9

pele

Question 9

Who is the king of soccer in brazil

Answer 9

Pele (Edson Arenles)

Question 9

How old was pele when he played soccer professionally

Answer 9

started his career at 16 and was a world champion by 17

Question 9

Who used their fame in sports towards political change

Answer 9

pele

Question 10

What civil war did pele help stop

Answer 10

1967 Nigerian civil war

Question 11

What is a favela?

Answer 11

a slum or shantytown where poor people in brazil live

Question 12

When did Favelas start popping up

Answer 12

1970s

Question 13

What is the largest Favela in brazil? What is the population?

Answer 13

Rocinha, 200,000

Question 14

When did Funk Carioca origonate?

Answer 14

late 1970s

Question 15

What is an MC?

Answer 15

Master of Ceremonies, like a DJ for Funk events

Question 16

What was the deadly war on Brazilian Funk music about?

Answer 16

On Dec 1st, 2019, 9 teenagers were killed at a Baile when cops were in pursuit of a suspect. They see funk as tied to criminal activities and a public disturbance.

Question 17

Axe

Answer 17

defining the genre in Bahia, ties to candomble religion and the Carnival

Question 17

What is Samba and its characterisitics?

Answer 17

Comes from Africa, symbolic genre of Brazil, was criminalized since slaves would play and dance to it

Question 18

Choro

Answer 18

instrumental, upbeat happy (choro translates to cry)

Question 19

Carioca Funk

Answer 19

originated in rio de Janeiro in the favelas, was prohibited for a while due to its strong lyrics about racism, gangs, and social issues

Question 20

Sertanego

Answer 20

originated in the countryside of Brazil, usually performed in duos

Question 21

Bossa Nova

Answer 21

Most influential in the 50s and 60s, a mix of samba and jazz, translates to ‘new trend’

Question 22

Tropicalia

Answer 22

rebellious lyrics during the 60s when there was military dictatorship and politcal upleads

Question 23

MPB

Answer 23

Musica Populera Brasilia, instrumental music with singing

Question 24

Forro

Answer 24

form northeastern Brazil, played at Fiesta Junia parties, was originally songs about hardships but now they are mostly love songs

Question 25

Rap

Answer 25

appeared in the 80s, represented as a voice for crime, inequality, etc

Question 25

Who is Bolsonaro compared to? Why?

Answer 25

Trump, because he has extremist conservative views

Question 26

Who is the current president of Brazil?

Answer 26

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Question 27

Who represented the leftist worker party against Bolsonaro?

Answer 27

Fernando Haddad