SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA

Sydney

waves and immigrants

Introduction

Sydney is Australia's most famous city and many people
think it (muita gente pensa que é) is the capital of Australia, it is only
the capital of the state of New South Wales.
t is the biggest and oldest city in Australia.

History

In little more than two hundred years Sydney become (tornou-se) the most multi-cultural city in Australia with a population of more than four million.
The first wave of immigrants came (pirmiras ondas de migração) to Australia from Europe, then in the seventies immigration was mostly from Asia.
Now Australia has a mixed culture.
Sydney has absorved this mixture of cultures (absorveu esta mistura de culturas) Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Thailand too.

Lifestyle

The climate has eight months of good weather, makes Sydney the perfect city for an outdoor life (vida ao ar livre).

What's more, the city has more than thirty beaches along the sixty kilometres of its coast.
in Sydney harbour, one of the world's most spectacular bays (baias), you can find The Sydney Opera House, Australia's most know building.
passing by the Opera House is a constant parade of small boats, yachts, ferrie-boats and enormous cruise ships (navios de cruzeiro).
Shorts and sandals are the most popular clothes to wear for Sydney's citizens, and beer, of course, is the most popular drink. Christmas is celebrated in the sun, with a swim and a barbecue churrasco).
in Sydney a Californian lifestyle has been combined with European influences in its pubs, cinemas, theatres and concerts.

Future

In a short time Sydney has come a long way. The 2000 Olympic Games has put Sydney even more in the spotlight (evidencia). Sydney is a city looking towards (olhando direto para)the future.