Christmas in Brazil

Compound sentences

• The Brazilians do not celebrate Christmas just for the gifts, nor do they celebrate it for just Papa Noel.
• Brazilians eat foods such as turkey and pork roast, but poorer families must settle for rice and beans.

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• Christmas is celebrated for Jesus Christ, so every year they set up a nativity scene.
• Some go to church on Christmas eve; others stay home and eat with family.

Complex sentences

• After they leave Midnight Mass, everyone goes home to eat Christmas, and go to sleep in wait for Papa Noel.
• When you see Papa Noel you see a man in red silk instead of a big fluffy coat.

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• The Midnight Mass is usually held at midnight before they eat dinner for some families.
• If they choose, they can eat before Midnight Mass.

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• Many Brazilians eat pork roast and turkey, unless they are poor and eat rice and beans.
• Papa Noel wears silk instead of a suit, since it's so hot in Brazil.

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• Although Brazil celebrates Papa Noels arrival, they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in a nativity scene.
• Where the Christmas tree comes from is either from a real forest, or they by it at the nearby store.