Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland, Australia. It has over 2 million inhabitants and is a diverse, multicultural city. Some key facts: - Brisbane is located along the Brisbane River on Australia's east coast. - The population speaks mostly English but 18% speak other languages like Mandarin and Spanish. - Popular attractions include the South Bank parklands, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, and Queensland Performing Arts Centre. - Rugby league is the most popular spectator sport, but others like cricket, soccer and Australian rules football are also popular.

1. Brisbane
English-speaking cities
CPI Tino Grandío
2015
Antía Cabanas Barja – 3º ESO
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2. Location
 Brisbane is the capital of the Australian state of Queensland. It
is the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane is also
called Sunshine State, because the weather is better than in
other states.
 The city is centred along the Brisbane River.
 The greater Brisbane region is on the coastal plain east of
the Great Dividing Range.
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3. Country
 Australia is located in Oceania, it is divided into 6 states: New
South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
and Western Australia. Australia is the world’s sixth-largest
country by total area.
 Australia is the 52nd most populous country in the world. The
population of Australia is estimated to be 23,817,500 inhabitants.
 Australia has no official language, but the majority of the people
use Australian English in grammar and spelling. The most common
language spoken is English (81% of the population), however, other
minorities speak Italian (1,9%), Greek (1,4%) and Spanish (0,5%)
 Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a federal division of
power. It uses a parliamentary system of government with Queen
Elizabeth II. She’ s the Queen of 16 of the 53 member states in
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4. Population
 Brisbane has 2,043 million inhabitants in 2014.
 2% of Brisbane’s population were of indignous origin and
29.7% were born overseas, the three main countries birth
were the United Kingdom, New Zealand and India.
 The averageage in all the city is 35 years.
 The majority of the populations spoke English, but about 18%
of households spoke other lenguages. The most common
lenguages are Mandarin, Vietnamese and Spanish.
 Brisbane is a city with a diverse multicultural community. It
has a lot of different religions inclugind catholic, hindu,
mormon, islam, lutheran…
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5. Cultural aspects
Among cultural places should be pointed:
Brisbane's City Hall Brisbane Botanic Gardens
and Museum (history museum)
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6.  Abbey Museum (of art and archeology)
 The Queensland Cultural Centre is located at South Bank. It
consists of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre. The
Queensland Museum, the State Library of Queensland, the
Queensland Art Gallery and the Queensland Gallery of Modern
art.
The State Library The Queensland Gallery of
Queensland of Modern art.

7. Sport
 The city has certain facilities for sporting activities. Across the
city there are 20 public swimming pools, many kilometres of
dedicated bikeways and other sports venues. Suncorp Stadium
and the Brisbane Cricket Ground, known by the more popular
name as The Gabba, are two of the largest venues in the city.
 As Australia, in Brisbane is practiced surfing,
you can surf for example in Sunshine Coast,
Bribie, Moreton, and the Stradbroke Islands.
 Other aquatic activities are dive or marine fishing. You can also
go on a sailing trip.
 Brisbane is the basis of a large amount of teams
in national competitions including the Brisbane Broncos
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8. Sport
 The most popular spectator sport in Brisbane is Rugby league.
 Other popular sports include:
-Cricket
-Football (soccer)
-Australian rules football
-Rugby union
 The martial arts are also popular in Brisbane.
 The olympic sports of boxing, judo and taekwondo are more well
known.

9. Celebrities
 There aren't some knew celebrities who were born in Brisbane.
Some examples are:
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Craig Horner Diane Cilento Jacinda Barret Kathryn Beck

10. Places to visit
If you go to Brisbane you should:
 Take a day trip to Moreton Island for
kayaking or other activities in the river,
Moreton Island has many dunes to ride
With a sand tobogganing.
There, all you need to do is choose the
ideal camp spot or opt for a holiday home.
 See a play, attend a workshop or see
a comedy night at Brisbane Powerhouse.
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11. Places to visit
 Go to alfresco restaurants and bars
at South Bank and Eagle Street Pier.
 Visit the Lockyer Valley, it is
the largest Australia's food
bowl, all only one hour from
brisbane city. You can browse
the local markets for find homemade
desserts like jam and chutney.
 Visit the Scenic Rim wich is World Heritage Listed Gondwana
Rainforest, right on Brisbane’s doorstep. You can walk around a
waterfalls at Tamborine Mountain or join a guided bicycle tour.
You also can pitch a tent by Lake Moogerah.

12. Things to do
Things you can only experience in Brisbane:
 Eat at street markets. Every Friday
and Saturday from 4pm to 10pm,
Brisbane's emerging street food
scene that makes the city
different than the others.
Each week, over 60 shipping
containers as mini restaurants
offer a selection of delicious international dishes, craft stores and
lives bands playing.
 Go to a beach in the middle of the city. The landscape can
transporting you to a paradise in the city because of the palm
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13. Things to do
 You can have a look at
brisbane outdoor art gallery.
The Pillars Project has transformed
the area of South Brisbane railway
line into an outdoor art gallery.
 You can feeding a family of dolphins
at Sunset. The dolphins visit the
island to be hand-fed.

14. Things to do
 Take a Blackstar Coffee Roasters.
Cold Pressed Coffee is
iced coffee buy directly
from freshly roasted coffee,
served iced in a brown glass
beer bottle.
 Cuddle a Koala.
Take a cruise to Lone Pine Sanctuary
where you can cuddle a koala.

15. Reference
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