WELCOME Maringรก to INVITATION BOOKLET AIESEC in MARINGร
in this booklet you will find information about:
Brazil
Maringรก General information.......................... page 13 Turism and recreation.................. page 14 Currency.......................................................... page 19
Cultural aspects
AIESEC Maringรก General information.......................... page 21 Executive Board.................................... page 14 Our projects............................................... page 19 Benefits
About Brazil.............................................................. page 1 General information............... page 4 Food............................................................................ Music........................................................................... Sports........................................................................ Traditional celebrations....................
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brazil Brazil is a large country, with a big regional difference, therefore, it is divided in five regions: North, Northeast, Center-West, Southeast and South. Each with its own particularity and tradition.
GENERAL INFORMATION Brazil is the largest country in South America and 5th in the world. Has about 190 million habitants. All countries of South America border Brazil, except for Chile and Ecuador. Is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Has 15% to 20% of all globalbiodiversity and three time zones (GMT -4, -3, -2). The official language is portuguese and the currency is the real (R$): 1 dollar = 2 reais (appoximately). Code: +55
CULTURAL ASPECTS Brazilian culture is a coumpound of the influence of the many folks and ethnicities that molded the brazilian people. Brazilian culture is not perfectly homogeneous, it is a mosaic of the many cultural aspects that together form the brazilian culture. In this section, we will try to show you a little about it, in the most general way possible.
food BREAKFAST Coffee, milk, chocolate powder, bread, ham, cheese, butter, fruit, cereal and cookies. It’s unusual in Brazil to eat meat or eggs on the breakfats. FEIJOADA is a very traditional plate in Brazil. It is made of black beans and pork meat. It is usually eaten in the lunch time, along rice and other side dishes.
LUNCH Generally the heaviest meal of the day. You will usually eat rice, beans alongside with meat, salad, pasta and so on.
DINNER This meal differs from person to person. Either you repeat breakfast, or eat something like lunch.
Othe tradition in Brazil is the churrasco, our barbecue. It is made of all kinds of meats and sausages.
PÃO DE QUEIJO is a small baked cheese flavored rolls, very popular in Brazil. It is usually eaten as a snack, or during breakfast.
AÇAÍ IN THE BOWL is a popular food in Brazil. Sweet and pasty, is widely consumed by athletes due to its energy value.
TAPIOCA is a traditional food from the northeast region. The dough is made with mandioca flour and the filling can be anything, salt or sweet.
CACHORRÃO is a kind of hot dog, very traditional in Maringá. The difference from the regular hot dog is that it is pressed.
MUSIC It is a trend in post Bossa Nova urban popular music, and appeared. If you want to hear it, look for: Chico Buarque, Tom Jobim, João Gilberto and Vinicius de Moraes.
There two kinds of sertanejo music, one is the traditional sertanejo, and the other is called sertanejo universitário, that is the modern one. You can look for singers like: Gusttavo Lima, Michel Teló, Zezé di Camargo e Luciano.
Axé is a music genre that appeared in Bahia state, in 1980, during Carnaval. If you want to hear it, look for: Ivete Sangalo, Claudia Leitte, Banda Eva and Chiclete com Banana.
The movement started in the 60s, with a group called Jovem Guarda. If you want to hear it, look for: Cazuza, Legião Urbana, Charlie Brown Jr and Capital Inicial.
Sports Brazil is known for it’s soccer team, that won the World Cup 5 times. Despite that many other sports are practiced here, and many of our athletes are internationally recognized.
traditional celebrations Brazilian Carnival is an annual festival held to the friday to the tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This year, the celebration will start on february 14. It is celebrated differently depending on the region, in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, for example, there are the parades with the “Samba Schools”, and in Salvador, there are big concerts on the streets with Axé singers. But generally, every city in Brazil celebrates carnival, most of them, with parties in the city with much axé, samba and fun.
Festa Junina is a catholic celebration, that became typical in Brazil. It’s original propose is to honor all the saints that have their holidays in the months of June and July. This party is particularly famous in the northeast region, but celebrated in the whole country. Usually, everybody dresses up like people did on the rural areas in the old times. There is always a lot of typical food and beverages, and the traditional dance, which is called ‘quadrilha’.
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GENERAL INFORMATION MARINGÁ is a city in southern Paraná, CLIMATE Brazil. Founded in may 10th, in 1974, as a planned urban area. It is the third largest city in the state of Maringá’s weather is humid subtropical. Paraná with 357.117 habitants in the city, and 612.617 in it’s metropolitan The coldest months are june and july, and the average temperature in area (IBGE 2010). those times is 17ºC (62ºF). Generaly, there is one week in the winter in IDH: 0,808 which the weather is much colder than usual. Located in the northwest of Paraná and crossed by the Capricorn’s The hottest months are december Tropic, it is a regional centre for com- and january, and the temperature in those months is 25ºC (71,5ºF). merce, services, agro industries, including the State University of Maringá.
turism and recreation MARINGà is a cosmopolitan city though is still harbors great plantations and farms, forest, reserves and ranches, reached in a few minutes from downtown. The city has one of the best hotel complexes and has been distinguished as appropriate for congresses and symposiums in all areas. Regarding to sports, the city has excellent infrastructure and has been the host of many international championships. Night life is excellent, especially and owning to it’s pretty, hospitable and agreeble young people. Open air bars, music, dancing halls and bars give an air of joviality to the city.
the metropolitan cathedral CATEDRAL BASÍLICA MENOR DE NOSSA SENHORA DA GLÓRIA (or simply Catedral de Maringá - Maringá’s Cathedral) is a roman catholic cathedral, located in downtown Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. Reaching 124m in height, it was completed in 1972, it is the highest church in South America and the 16th in the world. The architect José Augusto Bellucci was inspired by the soviet sputnik satellites when he designed the cathedral’s modernist conical shape. The design was idealized by the archbishop Dom Jaime Luiz Coelho. The word sputnik assigns a person dwelling in a poustinia, that is, someone who move away from the material world to be closer to God. The foudation stone, a piece of marble from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome blessed by Pope Pius XII, was laid in august 15, 1958. The church was built between july 1959 and may 10, 1972, the 25th birthday of the city.
religious diversity
Buddish Temple Jodoshu Nippakuji
Islamic Mosque
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ingá’s park The Ingá’s Park is a natural forest reserve, maintained from the beginning of the than village of Maringá. It was officialy declared an area of permanent conservation in the category of a municipal park in 1991. Urbanization of the area began on October 1971. It is a place of recreation, research center and school environmental and a school environmental apprenticeship.
Arboretum horto florestal
Japan’s park
The arboretum is a natural reserve forest with varieties of trees species native in the region. It has an area of 36.8 hectares with a natural water source. The aboretum belong to the Companhia Melhores Norte do Paraná and lies about 5km from downtown. It is also natural habitat for numberless anymais.
The Japan’s Park - Memorial IMIN 100, born of brotherhood agreement between Maringá and Kakogawa, which was signed on July 2, 1973. This agreement enabled the exchange socio-cultural and economic information for developmentof the two cities. This space was designed to provide some of the most significant expressions of ancient japanese culture with artistic, culture and functiionality.
what to do in maringá? SHOPPING Maringá is the commercial hub of northwestern Paraná, with great wholesalers shoppings, and 5 major shopping centers: Shopping Avenida Center, Shopping Cidade, Shopping Mandacaru Boulevard, Shopping Maringá Park and Shopping Catuaí Maringá, with internationally renowned brands.
MARINGÁ’S NIGHT The city has a wide variety of programs, from restaurants to bars, nightclubs and parties, pleasing to all audiences, besides having a pretty, young and pleasant public. Other option we have are the university parties, which is called “cervejadas universitárias”. Usually it is organized by some courses of the universities of the city and happens in a country house just for parties. Generally it starts about 4 pm and continuous until the end of the night.
currency The brazilian currency is the Real (R$) or reais. Exchange rate changes everyday, but you can calculate aproximately 1 dollar = 2 reais. It’s not easy to change pesos or euros in Brazil, so we recommend you to bring your money in dollars. In Brazil, only reais are accepted, so you should bring some reais with you, or make a currency exchange at the airport. In Maringá, you can change your money in Confidence Cambio, at Maringá Park mall.
AIESEC IN MARINGÁ
GENERAL INFORMATION
AIESEC Maringa was founded in 1998 and completed 16 years on 2014! Today, our committee has around 90 members with the prevision of more then 120 by March! In 2013 we were the first to reach 100 internships in incomingo Global Community Devolopment Program, and the first to complete 250 in Brazil! Also, the president from AIESEC International came from Maringรก!
executive board
eb ambitus
CALENDAR OF PROJECTS 2015 FEBRUARY The main goal of Global Citizen Third Sector Project X4Change is to teach English or Spanish to poor children in NGOs to awake in them the thought that, if they can learn another language, they can do anything!
The intern wil be responsible for promoting the NGO for it's market and positioning at the city based on the Organization needs by using his/her creativity! Also, he might promote a fundraising event, lika a bingo night or an international food night.
MARCH Facilitate conversation groups in English or Spanish about current and relevant subjects for professional and personal development.
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MAY
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Facilitate conversation groups in English or Spanish about current and relevant subjects for professional and personal development.
JUNE The intern wil be responsible to devolop a management consulting in the NGO, by making an internal and an external analysis and finding it's bottlenecks and weak points, as well as their strong points! In the end, the intern wil deliver a final report with all the characteristics of the NGO and possible solutions for it's problems!
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The intern wil be responsible for promoting the NGO for it's market and positioning at the city based on the Organization needs by using his/her creativity! Also, he might promote a fundraising event, lika a bingo night or an international food night.
JUly "Touristic places - find them, register and tell their story About Culture, Life Style, Culinary and Sports. Construction of the page and information management. In the end, present to society all the good things in the city."
Realize an micro revolution per week, totalizing 5 actions during the internship. Focused on daily problems we face, like accessibility, garbage and the way we treat other people.
The main goal of Global Citizen Third Sector Project X4Change is to teach English or Spanish to poor children in NGOs to awake in them the thought that, if they can learn another language, they can do anything!
Use Olympic sports as a tool to teach life skil s and values like tolerance, leadership, teamwork, etc, using theorical and practical classes in schools!
The intern wil be responsible to devolop a management consulting in the NGO, by making an internal and an external analysis and finding it's bottlenecks and weak points, as well as their strong points! In the end, the intern wil deliver a final report with all the characteristics of the NGO and possible solutions for it's problems! The intern wil be responsible for promoting the NGO for it's market and positioning at the city based on the Organization needs by using his/her creativity! Also, he might promote a fundraising event, lika a bingo night or an international food night.
august Facilitate conversation groups in English or Spanish about current and relevant subjects for professional and personal development.
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restrictions
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what aiesec maringรก offers:
integration!
contacts
Vinicius Domen LCP
Thays Ellero oGCDP UEM
Bruno Abreu oGCDP EXP
+55 44 9941-5495
thays.el ero@aiesec.net
+55 44 9885-2908
bruno.abreu@aiesec.net
Jennifer Miyashiro iGIP
Vitor Kambara oGIP
Tieme Sacamoto MKT
vinicius.domen@aiesec.net
jennifer.simon@aiesec.net
+55 44 9111-1994
+55 44 9705-1117
vitor.kambara@aiesec.net tieme.sacamoto@aiesec.net
+55 44 8815-8435
+55 44 9104-2587
Daniela Bellini iGCDP
Mateus Santana iGCDP
+55 44 9819-3573
+55 44 9842-6228
Lucas Cardoso FIN
Carlos Augusto TM
lucasfernandes.cardoso@aiesec.net
carlos.corchak@aiesec.net
daniela.bellini@aiesec.net mateus.santana@aiesec.net
+55 44 9952-6270
+55 44 9881-2403
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