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SOUTH AMERICA

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“The languages imposed by the process of the European colonization of the Americas are mainly Indo-European.�

Language

Language The languages of South America can be divided into three broad groups: the languages of the (in most cases, former) colonial powers; many indigenous languages, some of which enjoy co-official status alongside the colonial languages; and various pockets of other languages spoken by immigrant populations that have survived assimilation by the majority languages. The languages imposed by the process of the European colonization of the Americas are mainly Indo-European. Portuguese is the majority language of South America, by a small margin. Spanish, with slightly fewer speakers than Portuguese, is the second most spoken language on the continent.

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Suriname; English is the official language of Guyana, although there are at least 12 other languages spoken in the country, including Hindi, Arabic, and various indigenous languages. English is also spoken in the Falkland Islands. French is the official language of the French overseas department of French Guiana. Indigenous languages of South America include, among several others, Quechua languages in Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador; GuaranĂ­ in Paraguay and, to a much lesser extent, in Bolivia; Aymara in Bolivia, Peru, and less often in Chile; and Mapudungun is spoken in certain pockets of southern Chile and, more rarely, Argentina.

In Bolivia, Quechua, Aymara, and Tupi Guarani are co-official alongside Spanish.

In Paraguay, Guarani shares joint official status with Spanish. In Colombia, the languages of the country’s ethnic groups are constitutionally recognized as official

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languages in their territories; more than 60 such aboriginal languages exist today.

In Peru, Quechua, Aymara, and other indigenous languages are co-official in the areas where they are predominant. There are many other languages once spoken in South America that are extinct today (such as the extinct languages of the Mara帽贸n River basin). In Brazil, there are around 135 indigenous languages confirmed. The regions with the most speakers are northern and western Brazil, where there is a larger concentration of native people. Indigenous populations have been trying to keep their traditions of their homeland, with the help of Funai, the agency responsible for the protection of the native people. Italian and Italian heritage can be found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, and Venezuela German and German heritage is most common in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, and Paraguay.

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Arabic language and heritage often of Lebanese, Syrian or Palestinian descent, are commonly found in Arab communities in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Paraguay and less frequently in Chile.

The Welsh language remains spoken and written in the historic towns of Trelew and Rawson in the Argentine Patagonia.

There are small Croatian, Polish and Russian-speaking communities in Brazil, Chile, Peru and Argentina.

There are also small clusters of Japanesespeakers in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Ecuador.

Hindi and Javanese are commonly found in Guyana and Suriname.

The Rapa Nui Language is a Polynesian origin found in Easter Island, Chile and Maori is also found in Easter Island.

In most of the South American continent, particularly the countries mentioned above, mandate the regularly study of English,

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French, German or Italian. These countries often have advanced cultural language institutes for those respective languages centered in their major cites.

In Brazil, Italian and German dialects, specifically Talian, Pomeranian and Riograndenser Hunsr端ckisch, have coofficial status alongside Portuguese in about a dozen cities, and are mandatory subjects in schools in other municipalities.

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“Brazil is the country with more practitioners in the world of Allan Kardec’s Spiritism.”

Religion

Religion Religion in South America is characterized as a continent where the majority of the population professes the Catholic faith, with a notable increase of Protestants and people without religion. Currently, all countries in the region in general are separate of the Catholic Church and declared laic states, which guarantees freedom of religion for its inhabitants. The last country to approve the freedom of religion was Bolivia (since 2008). According to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) 91.9% of the South American population is Christian, although less than half of them are praticant.

Except for Suriname and Uruguay, the more professed religion in the South

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American countries is the Catholic religion.

While countries such as Paraguay, Peru, Colombia and Argentina more than three quarters of the population is Catholic, in Chile is 57%.

Catholicism was the only religion allowed in the colonial era, the indigenous were forced to abandon their beliefs, although many did not abandon it at all, for example, countries with predominantly Amerindian population such as Bolivia and Peru there is a syncretism between indigenous religions and the Catholic religion, that has occurred since colonial times. In Brasil or Colombia, Catholicism was mixed with certain African rituals.

Protestantism has been around since the nineteenth century, although very minority, but has increased strong since the 1980s. The majority of Latin American Protestants in general are Pentecostals.

Brazil today is the most evangelical country

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in South America, where 89% of Brazilians evangelicals are Pentecostals, in Chile represents 79% of the total evangelicals in that country, 69% in Argentina and 59% in Colombia. On the other part, in Uruguay 66% of evangelicals are Methodists, while only 20% are Pentecostal.

Argentina hosts the largest communities of both Jews and Muslims in Latin America. Brazil is the country with more practitioners in the world of Allan Kardec’s Spiritism. Practitioners of the Judaism, Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witness, Buddhist, Islamic, Hinduism, Bahá’í Faith, and Shinto denominations and religions also exercised in Latin America. Indigenous creeds and rituals are still practiced in countries with large percentages of Amerindians, such as Bolivia and Peru.

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“Due to the ethnic fusion of South America, South American cuisine has many influences.”

Cuisine

Cuisine Due to the ethnic fusion of South America, South American cuisine has many influences. The most characteristic are Native American, African, Spanish, and Italian. The customs and food products greatly vary according to the physically distinct regions. The consumption of Carne Asada is wide spread through out much of the continent. It is popular to grill in the open air as in asado or churrasco.

The food of the Andes is highly influenced by the indigenous peoples.

The principle foods continues to be corn, potatoes and other tubers. The meats most characteristic of this zone are the llama (Peru) and the Guinea pig (Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Colombia). In areas where

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there is fresh water trout is consumed. One of the most important drinks is chicha.

Important dishes include humitas, Locro, Chanfaina, arepas, quimbolitos (dessert tamales), and peppers. A famous dish from the Peruvian Andes is pachamanca. From the mixture of German, native cuisine, and the Chiloe Archipelago in the southern Andes comes Valdiviano and curanto. The wetter areas of Peru produce sugar cane, lemon, bananas, and oranges. Chancaca is popular as well as carbonara, sancocho, huevos quimbos, potato pie, and Ch’arki.

The tropical region of the continent is divided into two distinct areas, the costal areas of the Atlantic and the Pacific and the Amazon area each with its distinct cuisines.

Much of the fruits that are considered to be exotic are common in the tropical forests and fields, such as guava, pineapple, papaya, mango, banana, and elderberry.

The climate and geography also favor a

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great variety of crops: potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, complemented with meat and fish; grains, principally rice, corn, and wheat and beans.

In the costal area ceviche, Tostones or patac贸n, arepa, chipa, sancocho, pabell贸n criollo, bandeja paisa, guatita, and sopa paraguaya are common dishes.

In Brazil feijoada, arroz carreteiro (cart riders rice), and farofa are common; Bahia, a state in Brazil, has its own cuisine which has heavy African influences.

The Amazon area is known for its utilization of native meats such as the Capybara, turtles, Peccary, and Paca. Common dishes are juane, tacacho, tacac谩. There are a wide variety of fruits native to the Amazon with which are prepared a great variety of drinks.

The pampas have the most Italian and German influences. In Argentina they are the center of the three typical Argentinian dishes dulce de leche, asado (Churrasco

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in Brazil), and Milanesa. Argentina pizza is different from Italian pizza, being closer to calzones. Pasta and polenta are common on in Argentina and on the Pampas generally. Churros, EnsaĂŻmada, Alfajor, Spanish tortillas with potato, Meatballs, Sopa de mondongo, Puchero are Spanish derived Pampas cuisine. Mate (beverage) is also found on the Pampas.

The Amazonia region of South America provides a plethora of fresh fish and tropical fruits.[1] The Pacific Ocean provides a large amount of seafood, such as king crab (typically caught at the southern end of the continent), lobster (found in great quantities from the Juan FernĂĄndez Islands), and Antarctic krill, which was recently discovered. Tuna and tropical fish are caught all around the continent but are notably found in abundance near Easter Island. The many plains on this continent make it rich for growing foods like cereals, potatoes and quinoa. In the Patagonia

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region south of Chile and Argentina, many people raise sheep and cattle. In Brazil, the most traditional dish is the feijoada, a stew consisting of beans with beef and pork.[citation needed] Peruvian cuisine] is largely influenced by traditional Incan culture (see Incan cuisine).

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