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CULTURE

Traditions:

The Cultures of South America draw on diverse cultural traditions. These include the native cultures of the peoples that inhabited the continents prior to the arrival of the Europeans; European cultures, brought mainly by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the French; African cultures, whose presence derives from a long history of New World slavery; and the United States, particularly via mass culture such as cinema and TV.

Celebrations:

The biggest festivals in South Emerica:

International Tango Fetsival - 1st-14th January. La Falda, Argentina
Festival de la Sor de Los Angeles y Monteagudo - 10th January. Arewuipa, Peru
National Folklore Festival of Cosquin - 15th-22nd January. Cosquin, Argentina
Derby Day - 2nd February. Vina de Mar, Chile
Rio De Janeiro Carnival - 21st-24th February. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cartagena Film Festivals - 28th February – 6th March. Cartagena, Colombia
Formula One: Brazilian Grand Prix - 6th April. Sào Paulo, Brazil
Buenos Aires Book Fair- 18th April - 6th May. Buenos Aires, Argentina
World Dj Fund - 19th-26th April. International
Ritual Pilgrimage for the Snow Star - 1st-7th May. Cusco, Peru
Bumba Meu- Boi - 1st-30th June. Sào Luis, Brazil
Devil Dancers of Venezuela - 9th-10th June. Various Towns, Venezuela
Medellin International Poetry Festival - 14th-21st June. Medellin, Colombia
Inti Raymi (Winter Solstice) - 24th June. Cusco, Peru
Parintins Boi- Bumba Folkloric Festival - 28th-30th June. Parintins, Brazil
International Festival of Childrens Cinema - 9th-20th July. Montevideo, Uruguay
Anima, Mendi Animation Festival Rio de Janeiro - 12th-21st July. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Medellin Flower Fair - 5th-11th August. Medellin, Colombia
Colombiamoda - 12th-14th August. Medellin, Colombia
Festival of the Goddess of the Sea (lemanjà) - 15th August. Fortaliza, Brazil
El Festival de la Virgen de Guadalupe - 1st-12th September. Nazca, Peru
Cirio De Nazaré - 10th-25th October. Belém, Brazil
Buenos Aires Pride - 2nd November. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rock in the Park - 9th-11th November. Bogotà, Colombia
MiX Brasil: Festival of Sexual Diversity - 13th-23th November. Sào Paulo, Brazil
The Big Festival (La Fiesta Grande) - 26th December. Andacollo, Chile
New Year in Rio -31st December. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Alcohol:

The legal drinking age is officially 18.

Sports and Hobbies:

There are a wide range of sports played in the continent of South America, the most popular being football. South American nations have regularly performed well in football competitions, with Brazil winning 5 World Cups, Uruguay, and Argentina have won the World Cup twice each.

Basketball is particularly popular in Argentina, one of the most important achievements was Argentinas gold medal in the Mens Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In Brazil, basektball used to be very popular with the Argentina national team winning the World Championship twice.

The continent has produced two of the most famous Formula One Grand Prix drivers Ayrton Senna of Brazil and Juan Fangio of Argentina. Brazil has hosted the Brazilian Grand Prix every year since 1973 and Argentina has hosted Formula One on 21 occasions. In World Rally Championships Argentina has hosted the Rally Argentina since 1980.

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