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Belize Universidade Federal do Pará
Letras _ inglês 2010Cultura Anglófona
Professora Msc. Karina Gaya
Where is it?• Location: on the north eastern coast of central
America.• Capital City: Belmopan • Area: 22,965 sq km (8,867 square miles)• Cost :386 km • Bordered: to the north by Mexico, to the south
and west by Guatemala and to the east by the Caribbean Sea.
• Population: over 200.000 habitants
Belize’s Flag
•The Blue is the dominant party color for the People's United Party (PUP). •The Red is the dominant party color for the United Democratic Party (UDP).
Belize origins • At frist Belize was the Maia’s
civilization home.
• 1502 _Arrival of europeans.• 1798_British colonization
consolidates.• 1981_Independence
Apocalyptico (movie)
Social organization• Partyes : PUP\UDP• Currency: Belizean Dollar (BZ$). BZ$2
equates to US$1.
• You will need a previous process to
travel to Belize contacting the City Mailing.
People and religion
• Mestizos(Maya/Spanish) and Latinos 49-50%
• Creole(Afro-Caribbean) 21% • Maya 10%, • European, Indian and
Chinese 9%• Other 5%
Benedict Border
• Religion(s): Predominantly Christian; the Roman Catholic Church is the largest denomination comprising around half the population, but there are also many Protestant and Evangelical churches. Small groups practice Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Bahai.
• Language(s): Officially English; however, around half the population claim Spanish as a first language and Creole is also widely spoken. There are a number of indigenous languages, such as Garifuna, Mopan and Ketchi Mayan.
First Prime Minister, George price
National symbols
Music and Dance
Importantcelebrations
Music • The music at Belize is rich of rithyms
with the percursion instruments.• A mix of Caribbean styles. • The music played everywhere is
local reggae,hip hop and jazz.
Local dance • John Canoe
FoodHmm... They have great variety and a
combination that we probably know:
Curiosities:• Belize has the second biggest coral
area of the world .• The queen Elizabeth II went there
just once.• 40 % of the belize’s forest are natural
reservs. And has a large variety of animals.
• there were many pirates in belize.
Do\Don’t at belize (short guideline)
• DO_You should practice scooba diving • DO_you need to know the past
civilization’s ruins.• DON’T go to Belize to hunt, some birds
are really important according to their culture.
• DON’T make jokes with people from other countrys ,the population is composed by people from all over.
Do you already know belize? A
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