RED

A friendly macaw from the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil

LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELFHi! My name is Red! I was

born on July 25th in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. When I was a baby, I wasn’t very handsome. It took me 6 months to grow all of my

feathers and almost 2 years for my beautiful colors to

show.

MY FAMILYMy mother’s name is Carlota. My father’s name is Ernesto.

Here I am with my three brothers and one sister. Can you tell which one is

me?

MY HOME● The Amazon rainforest is the largest

tropical rainforest in the world, covering over five and a half a million square kilometres (1.4 billion acres).

● Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, Suriname and French Guiana.

● 10% of the world’s known species live in the Amazon rainforest.

● 20% of the world’s bird species live in the Amazon rainforest.

● It is home to around 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over 40000 plant species.

● There are also a number of dangerous species living in the Amazon rainforest such as the cougar, jaguar and anaconda.

DAILY ROUTINESIn the morning I always eat a good breakfast: fruits and seeds. ( sometimes even a Cupuaçu milkshake!)

I LIKE...

I like to ride my bicycle everywhere: to school, to the store, to my friend’s house.

On my 7th birthday, my parents bought me a new

bicycle. It was my favourite color...RED!

JUST FOR FUN

I like to exercise, roller skate and cook.

TRAVEL

I really love living in the rainforest, but

whenever I can, I go on holiday to the

BEACH!!

Here is a selfie!

CAREER… in the beginning I used to be a model. Everyone told me, “I was a natural!”

MODELING I am sure you have seen my picture everywhere: on mugs, necklaces, keychains, postcards, etc.

MOVIESI went to a big movie set for a film called Rio!!!!

No….that is not me. That is my brother, Felipe. He is a great actor!

CAREER...a wise choiceI have always been very active and I

love sports, especially football. I decided that I wanted to be a

sports journalist. So I immediately enrolled at

Universidade Federal Do Amazonas in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Arena da AmazôniaOnly 15 minutes away from UFAM, you can watch a World Cup match at the Arena da Amazonia. The stadium is located at the heart of the Amazon rainforest. It looks like a straw basket, a product the region is famous for.

This stadium is very “GREEN” and plays its part in helping to preserve the diversity of the Amazonian rainforest. For example, rainwater will be collected and used in toilets or to water the pitch, while the region’s abundant supply of sunshine will be harnessed to generate clean and renewable energy. Plant screens will also be created to keep energy costs down and, above all, to control temperatures inside the stadiums.

HARD AT WORKI enjoy working hard and travelling, so reporting events from the FIFA World Cup 2014 matches was a dream job. I have visited all of the stadiums and sent postcards, pictures, posters and information from

each city to my 2nd Grade friends. I hope you have learned as much as I have.

GOODBYE FOR NOW…..

Have a wonderful time over the winter holidays. Don’t forget to bring me back a POSTCARD!

LOVE,RED

Dear 2nd Grade Children,

Saint Gregory’s College

Vicente Lopez (1638)

Melo 972

Buenos Aires, Argentina