DCSS Students Explore Brazil and Argentina | Douglasville Sentinel

Mitch Springer, DCSS Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, went on the trip and said one of the highlights in Brazil was a “carnival experience” that was “wonderful because our students have been able to live Brazilian cultures and customs first hand.”

The group also visited Iguazu Falls, which are located on the border of the two countries and make up the largest waterfall system in the world. The group from DCSS took a boat under the falls on the Brazilian side and hiked around the falls on the Argentinian side, Springer said.

And they saw the famous Christ the Redeemer statue located at the peak of a 2,300-feet mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro.

In Argentina, one of the highlights was visiting a gaucho ranch where they learned about that country’s cowboys, Springer said.

Lizzy Kilgore, DCSS District Bilingual Liaison, went on the trip and found some cultural terms interesting.

In Brazil, Soltar e Frango means “let loose relax party,” Kilgore said. She said Brazilians prepare for eight months for their big carnival celebration in February and that there are special carnival schools that teach children how to dance, build structures, paint and design “to be able to celebrate their big carnival.” She said Fútbol (soccer) is “like a religion” to…