O TRABALHO ESTÁ COMPLETAMENTE EM INGLÊS. Um pouco sobre um dos países menos conhecidos do mundo, e o menos visitado. Mais bem cuidado, e em possível risco de sumiço com elevação das águas, é ele: TUVALU. A little about one of the least known countries in the world, and the least visited. More carefully, and in possible risk of disappearance with elevation of the waters, is it: TUVALU.

1. TUVALU
U're going to love Tuvalu!

2. What are the main sports that are part of the
Olympic Games?
Soccer Rugby Weightlifting Tennis

3. What are the main sports that are part of the
Olympic Games?
Volleyball Water sports Swimming Gymnastics

4. What are the main sports that are part of the
Olympic Games?
Atletism Basketball

5. Are there any new sports?
Karate Climbing Skateboarding Surf
Baseball

6. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW...
Area: 26km2
Capital: Funafuti
Official Languages: English and
Tuvalian
Religion: Christianity
Demonym: Tuvaluan
Legislature: Parlament
Independence from U.K.: 1st
October, 1978
Population: 11.646
GDP: US$39 MI

7. The Parliament is called
"Fali i Fono", but almost all
the elections are decided
between family, because
Tuvaluans take this very
seriously. Their monarch is
Queen Elizabeth II.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION Teniku Talesi Honolulu
General Chief
Kausea Natano
Prime Minister

10. ECONOMY
"Agriculture in Tuvalu is
focused on coconut trees
and growing pulaka in
large pits of composted
soil below the water
table. Tuvaluans are
otherwise involved in
traditional subsistence
agriculture and fishing."

12. Tuvalu has its own coin (Tuvalu
Dollars), but use Australian
Dollars as well.

13. CULTURE
Tuvalu Festival Tuvalu Dancer

14. CULTURE
Canoe carving
"Paopao (from the Samoan
language, meaning a small
fishing-canoe made from a single
log), is the traditional single-
outrigger canoe of Tuvalu, of
which the largest could carry four
to six adults."

15. CULTURE
Large use of coconut, pulaka (native
plant) and fish, seafood, seabird and
pork.
Many times they use coconut milk
instead of animal milk for
desserts! Also they eat bananas,
breadfruits and more

16. MOST VALUED SPORT
Snorkling Swimming

17. MOST VALUED SPORT
" A traditional sport played in Tuvalu is kilikiti, similar to cricket. It is played
with 2 balls, and each one has 12 centimeters in diameter.
Most common sports such as football, cycling and rugby are also practiced
in the country, as recreational activities."

18. GREETINGS
Nice people Hugs & kisses

19. CURIOSITIES
• Had the smaller group of
athletes for the Olympics
(2016) (Etimoni Timuani)
• The Global Warm can make
the country disappear (about
7m above the sea).
• The island by itself is a
museum.

20. CURIOSITIES
• Tuvalu has a national football
team and officially competes,
although he is not a member of
FIFA.
• It's the less visited country
in the world.
• Tuvalu it's the country that
less produces trash and
poluition.
• Fatele celebration.

21. CURIOSITIES
• The pulaka's corms are
toxic, so it MUST BE
cooked.
Usually the Tuvalians use
an earth oven.

25. Referências:
BRAG, Thomas. Yes Theory. 2020. Disponível em:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODuEl4oNae0&pp=ugMICgJwdBABGAE%3D>. Acesso em: 19 de jul.
2021.
COM APENAS UM ATLETA, TUVALU TEM A MENOR DELEGAÇÃO DOS JOGOS OLÍMPICOS. Imigrante
Esporte. Disponível em: <https://imirante.com/esporte/mundo/noticias/2016/08/05/com-apenas-um-atleta-
tuvalu-tem-a-menor-delegacao-dos-jogos-olimpicos.shtml>. Acesso em: 19 de jul. 2021.
DEZ PRINCIPAIS ESPORTES DOS JOGOS OLÍMPICOS. SPORTUX. Disponível em:
<https://www.sportllux.com.br/blog/10-principais-esportes-dos-jogos-olimpicos>. Acesso em: 02 de ago.
2021.