Angolan Culture: Similarities Between Angola And Brazil
Angola
Angola is like every other country on earth, is comprised of many cultures. Increasingly over time, however, an Angolan culture is emerging – one that all Angolans are proud to identify with. Angolan culture is the product of introspection and assimilation, from within ethnic groups, from within the country borders, and from further afield. Despite an ocean separating the two countries, Angolans have always shared many cultural similarities with Brazil. The history of the Angola and Brazil are certainly intertwined but their remains, today, and a very real affiliation between the two countries through artistic expression. Music and dance particularly demonstrate the strength of this affiliation. Culture bridges the gap between the …show more content…
About 40% of Angolans speak Bantu languages as their first languages, many more as second language, although younger urban generations and some sectors of the Angolan society are moving towards the exclusive use of Portuguese. The most spoken Bantu languages are Kimbundu, Umbundu, and Kikongo. All of these have many Portuguese-derived words. As many other countries do Angolans eat 3 meals a day. There staple foods for lunch and dinner are cassava, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, rice, wheat, banana, fish, and chicken. For breakfast many of them eat bread, eggs, tea, or coffee. That's mostly all the food they eat but there is a lot more food that they eat. Angola has a huge musical culture. Some of the music is so fun to listen to but we never heard them. I'm sure everyone had at least heard of this type of music, which is very popular. This type of music is Hip-Hop! Other popular types of music include Kuduro, Semba, Kizomba, and the Merengue even though many people know the Merengue comes from Dominican Republic. The population of Angola is 18,565,269 people although they didn't have a census since the early 1970s. 67.4% of the people are literate and can read or write. The official language of Angola is Portuguese and the second most spoken language is Bantu or different types of Bantu such as Kimbundu, Umbundu, Kikongo and others. There are 3 major religions in Angola. 68% of the people are Roman Catholic while 20% of the people are Protestant and 12% have indigenous
Angola is like every other country on earth, is comprised of many cultures. Increasingly over time, however, an Angolan culture is emerging – one that all Angolans are proud to identify with. Angolan culture is the product of introspection and assimilation, from within ethnic groups, from within the country borders, and from further afield. Despite an ocean separating the two countries, Angolans have always shared many cultural similarities with Brazil. The history of the Angola and Brazil are certainly intertwined but their remains, today, and a very real affiliation between the two countries through artistic expression. Music and dance particularly demonstrate the strength of this affiliation. Culture bridges the gap between the …show more content…
About 40% of Angolans speak Bantu languages as their first languages, many more as second language, although younger urban generations and some sectors of the Angolan society are moving towards the exclusive use of Portuguese. The most spoken Bantu languages are Kimbundu, Umbundu, and Kikongo. All of these have many Portuguese-derived words. As many other countries do Angolans eat 3 meals a day. There staple foods for lunch and dinner are cassava, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, rice, wheat, banana, fish, and chicken. For breakfast many of them eat bread, eggs, tea, or coffee. That's mostly all the food they eat but there is a lot more food that they eat. Angola has a huge musical culture. Some of the music is so fun to listen to but we never heard them. I'm sure everyone had at least heard of this type of music, which is very popular. This type of music is Hip-Hop! Other popular types of music include Kuduro, Semba, Kizomba, and the Merengue even though many people know the Merengue comes from Dominican Republic. The population of Angola is 18,565,269 people although they didn't have a census since the early 1970s. 67.4% of the people are literate and can read or write. The official language of Angola is Portuguese and the second most spoken language is Bantu or different types of Bantu such as Kimbundu, Umbundu, Kikongo and others. There are 3 major religions in Angola. 68% of the people are Roman Catholic while 20% of the people are Protestant and 12% have indigenous