June parties in Brazil

A slideshow created by our Juvenile 4 Students about June Parties in Brazil.
Teacher: Patrícia Faustino

2. •Origin of June Parties:
•June parties started when the Portuguese came
to Brazil in 1500.
•“Festa Junina” has that name because it is
celebrated in June.
• They are celebrated in June 13th (Santo
Antônio), 24th (São João) and 29th (São Pedro).

3. •Typical foods are made of corn.
Some examples are: baked corn, hominy,
popcorn, corn cake, “pamonha” (a fresh corn
cake).
•Typical drinks of the party for adults are made of
alchool. Some examples are: quentão, pinga and
others, but there are also drinks made from other
things.

4. •-Girls: wear dresses with flowers, straw hats and
shoes sometimes boots.
•-Boys: wear jeans and a checkered shirts and
straw hats.

5. •Where they happen: The parties happen in
schools, clubs, some churches, in some houses
and other places.

6. •How is the decoration: There are a lot of flowers,
it is very colorful, there are stands with lights,
stands of food and games and there is straw too.
It is a colorful country party, there is a bonfire
too.

7. •There are a lot of activities during the month
of June in magazines and newspapers
including: word searches, crossword, masks,
puzzle, maze, drawings and games.

8. •“Pescaria”: is a game where you throw a
bait to catch a paper fish and win a prize
•“Boca de Palhaço”: you throw a ball in the
clown´s mouth and win a prize.
•“Pau de Sebo”: Souvenirs are placed at the
tip of a greased pole. Whoever finishes
climbing the mast, gets the gift.
•“Correio Elegante”: It is a game where
participants send each other love messages
during the party.

9. “Quadrilha” is a dance that is very exciting and it
is like an informal waltz when a man and a
woman pretend to get married. In general,
the first pair in the dance is the “groom" and
the "bride", and they stage a wedding.

10. •Traditionally, people believed that in June
parties they could offer promises to Santo
Antonio, São João and Santo Pedro, so they
got a boyfriend or girlfriend.

11. Bruno
Luiz Otávio
Carla
Mariana
Juliana
Luís Henrique
Class Teens 4 – Casa Thomas Jefferson Brasilia
Maria Angélica
Clara
Paulo
Fernanda
Sérgio
Carol
Gabriella