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Barretos Expands Rodeo Park to Attract Bigger Events

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Barretos is a city in Brazil. It has a famous rodeo park called Parque do Peão.

The city is making the park bigger. It wants to bring big events to the park.

Every year, Barretos has a big festival called Festa do Peão. People come from many places to see it.

This year, the festival started with music and shows. Many people came to watch.

The park has new buildings and more space now. The city hopes more events will come in the future.

People took many photos on the first day of the festival. The photos showed happy crowds and cowboy hats.

Vocabulary15 words

rodeo
a show with horses and cowboys
events
big things that happen, like shows or festivals
festival
a special day or days for fun and celebration
expand
to make something bigger
crowd
many people together in one place
structure
a building or place that is built
attract
to bring people or things to a place
cowboy
a person who rides horses and works with cows
annual
happening every year
venue
a place where an event happens
guest
a person who comes to visit or attend something
celebration
a happy event for something special
grow
to become bigger over time
space
an area or room for something
host
to have an event at your place

Quiz

1. What is Barretos doing to its rodeo park?
2. What is the name of the yearly festival in Barretos?
3. Why is the city expanding the park?

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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Barretos is a city in Brazil. It has a famous _____ park called Parque do Peão.

The city is making the park _____. It wants to bring big _____ to the park.

Every year, Barretos has a big _____ called Festa do Peão. People come from many places to see it.

This year, the festival started with music and shows. Many people came to _____.

The park has new buildings and more _____ now. The city hopes more events will come in the future.

People took many photos on the first day of the festival. The photos showed happy _____ and cowboy hats.

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