Culture


 * How is culture developed and changed? **
 * //Venezuela-// The culture of Venezuela is developed and changed by what goes in that country. In Venezuela, they have been very profitable in oil wealth.They became a much more richer country and that has changed their culture a lot. They used to have small roads, and a little population, but now, they are 45th compared to the world in population, and also have recently joined with China to launch a communications satellite, that will eventually give internet access to everyone in Venezuela for barely or even no cost.

** Does religion change culture or does culture change religion? ** > ** Do belief systems unite or divide? ** >  **Should English be taught as a second language in Brazil as it is taught in many other foreign countries?**
 * //Brazil-// The culture of Brazil has developed and changed very much. The reason Brazilians speak Portuguese, is because Brazil was colonized by Portugal. Brazil has been modernized. The capital was changed in the eighteenth century from Salvador being the colonial capital to Rio de Janeiro after the gold boom. The capital stayed as Rio de Janeiro until they founded Brasilia in 1960. The way Brazilians eat their food has also been changed because of urbanization. They are now eating lunch as a short meal in the afternoon. It's sometimes from a fast-food place like McDonald's. They used to have leisurely family-centered meals.
 * //Venezuela//- The main religion in Venezuela is Roman Catholic. I think that culture changes religion as equally as religion changing culture. When a lot of the Native American population died down, many indigenous religious practices were lost. Those traditions that survived are practiced away from the national culture in isolation. In that case, the impact of Roman Catholic religion changed the cultural traditions. 
 * //Brazil-// Brazil is the largest Catholic country in the world, but there is freedom of religious belief and expression. Brazil makes the major Catholic holidays are public, and a priest or bishop is always there when a public building is being inaugurated. I think that this is another example of religion changing culture.
 * //Venezuela//- I think that belief systems do both, dividing and uniting. In Venezuela, most people believe in the laws of the Roman Catholic church. All those that believe in that, they would unite. For the other 4% that don't believe in Roman Catholicism, they might divide because they believe in different laws and practices and beliefs. 
 * //Brazil-// Belief systems in Brazil also both unite and divide. They have many more religions and beliefs than Venezuela. Again, the majority is Roman Catholic, but Protestant is also a lot higher percentage than the other religions, like Spiritualist and Bantu/Voodoo. With them being minor belief systems, it may be hard for those to divide Roman Catholicism and Protestant, but in some cases, they might.
 * Some may think that English should be taught world wide, as it is important in many countries, because the United States is such a powering and strong country. We are very powerful, and you will probably need to know English in order to do business with us.
 * Some may think that Brazil should continue with their Portuguese language and stick to their own culture. They don't have a lot of immigrants from America like the U.S. has from Mexico so why should they have to learn our language?