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Venezuela's cultural heritage includes the original Venezuelan natives, the Spanish and Africans who arrived after the Spanish conquest, and the 19th century waves of immigration that brought many Italians, Portuguese, Arabs, Germans, Moroccan Jews, and others from the bordering countries of South America. About 93% of Venezuelans live in urban ...
Sephardi Jewish culture in Venezuela (1 C, 6 P) Sport in Venezuela (21 C, 5 P) Surnames of Venezuelan origin (3 P) T. Theatre in Venezuela (2 C) W. Works about ...
Venezuelan salsa was born in the barrios of Caracas, Venezuela by street musicians who gather to "rock" the slums. Venezuelan salsa has a unique style compared to other forms of salsa as it incorporates quick rhythmic changes on the bass (as compared to the clave of New York style salsa and the salsa of Puerto Rico, which arguably was influenced by New York City, and opposed to the slower sons ...
Rock art found in southeastern Venezuela may have come from a previously unknown culture. Researchers believe that the roughly 4,000-year-old art signifies a central dispersion point from which ...
Venezuelan cuisine is influenced by its European [1] (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French), West African, and indigenous traditions. Venezuelan cuisine varies greatly from one region to another. Food staples include corn, rice, plantains, yams, beans and several meats. [1] [2] [3]
Such beliefs are articulated in the oral traditions not only of Afro-Venezuelans but of indigenous and mestizo peoples as well. [9] Some Afro-Venezuelans practice the African Diasporic religions of Venezuelan Yuyu and Espiritismo. Espiritismo originated in the 14th century from Rural tribes of the Carib People of Yaracuy, in Central Venezuela.
Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new, to the holiday.
The New York Times recently brought an interesting trend in Venezuela to light: an obsession with the "perfect female form" that has resulted in huge numbers of plastic surgeries among women, and ...