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MiamiThe magic city

Filipe Leal, nº14, 8ºA

Cooperativa de Ensino de Coimbra

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Miami

English

2007/2008

Teacher Aida Santos

Filipe Leal

Nº14

8ºA

Index

Introduction_________________________________________Page 4Miami______________________________________________Page 5Places to visit________________________________________Page 6Identity Card________________________________________Page 8Conclusion_________________________________________Page 9Bibliography________________________________________Page10

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IntroductionIn this work we can discover Miami city.Miami is situated in Florida, in United States of America.Miami it’s known as by the nickname of «Magic city» because all of its very beautiful, incredible, cultural animation and the architectural options of some zones in the city.

Miami

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Miami is a large city in Florida, in USA and the county-seat of Miami-Dade County.The population of Miami is 382894 habitants but within the metropolitan area the population is 5.59 million residents.Miami appears in the 19th century, and that it was known by the courage of its people and by its railways connections. Nowadays Miami it’s one of the most important sea port of the USA. It’s well known beaches and nice climacteric conditions, which is hot in most time of the year. Miami Beach it’s the famous place in town, and it’s in this area that can be found lots of buildings in Art Deco Style. This arquitectonic style it’s characterized by the use of brilliant neon’s as decorative parts.

Places to visitIn Miami we can find a lot of attractive places to visit beside Miami Beach and its Art Deco’s district. The Dade Country Art Museum is placed in an Italian building inspired in the architecture renaissance, called the Vizcaya Palace.I propose too the visit to the Biltmore Hotel, and the Coconut Grove.

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Vizcaya Palace

Biltmore Hotel

Coconut Grove

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Art Deco’s District

Miami Beach

Sea Port of Miami

Identity Card

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ConclusionThrough this work we could have found a little more of Miami city. Its foundation, identity card, cultural and interesting places, etc.By that, and after all the research for his work, I just have to say that Miami is a fantastic city.

Name City of Miami

Nickname «The Magic City»

State Florida

County Miami-Dade

Population(city) 404 048 habitants

Population (Urban) 5 463 857 habitants

Area (city) 14 315Km²

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BibliographySites:

pt. wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami www.viagensimagens.com www.ci.miami.fl.us Images.google.pt