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Brazil - Part 2 - Amazon Rainforest

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    This post contains affiliate links. Check out  our virtual trip to Australia  here .   Check out part 1 of our virtual trip to Brazil here . See  this post  for the passport and stamps that we used. Be sure to check out my  Pinterest  board with these and more ideas. This week we delved into learning about the Amazon Rainforest. There are so many animals and plants in the rainforest and we took our time reading lots and lots of books and learning the names of many of them. We learned about the 4 levels of the rainforest. And finished off by creating a diorama of the rainforest. We saw 2 videos linked below of the beautiful Iguazu falls. We learned a few words in Portuguese. We've been using the word obrigado in our house, which means thank you. FOOD: I made Galinhada - a Brazilian chicken and rice one pot dish. Here is one version  and here is another . I made Brigadeiro  (Brazilian fudge balls) and let me tell you, those are decadent! They are incredible. I didn't have swe