1. Miami
The magic city
Filipe Leal, nº14, 8ºA
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2. Cooperativa de Ensino de Coimbra
Miami
English
2007/2008
Teacher Aida Santos
Filipe Leal
Nº14
8ºA
Index
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3. Introduction_________________________________________Page 4
Miami______________________________________________Page 5
Places to visit________________________________________Page 6
Identity Card________________________________________Page 8
Conclusion_________________________________________Page 9
Bibliography________________________________________Page10
Introduction
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4. In this work we can discover Miami city.
Miami is situated in Florida, in United States of America.
Miami it’s known as by the nickname of «Magic city» because all of its
very beautiful, incredible, cultural animation and the architectural options
of some zones in the city.
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5. Miami
Miami is a large city in Florida, in USA
and the county-seat of Miami-Dade
County.
The population of Miami is 382894
habitants but within the metropolitan
area the population is 5.59 million
residents.
Miami appears in the 19th century, and that it was known by the courage
of its people and by its railways connections.
Nowadays Miami it’s one of the most
important sea port of the USA. It’s well
known beaches and nice climacteric
conditions, which is hot in most time of
the year.
Miami Beach it’s the famous place in
town, and it’s in this area that can be
found lots of buildings in Art Deco Style.
This arquitectonic style it’s characterized by the use of brilliant neon’s as
decorative parts.
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6. Places to visit
In Miami we can find a lot of attractive places to visit beside Miami Beach
and its Art Deco’s district.
The Dade Country Art Museum is placed in an Italian building inspired in
the architecture renaissance, called the Vizcaya Palace.
I propose too the visit to the Biltmore Hotel, and the Coconut Grove.
Vizcaya Palace
Biltmore Hotel
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7. Coconut Grove
Art Deco’s District
Miami Beach
Sea Port of Miami
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8. Identity Card
Name City of Miami
Nickname «The Magic City»
State Florida
County Miami-Dade
Population(city) 404 048 habitants
Population (Urban) 5 463 857 habitants
Area (city) 14 315Km²
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9. Conclusion
Through this work we could have found a little more of Miami city. Its
foundation, identity card, cultural and interesting places, etc.
By that, and after all the research for his work, I just have to say that
Miami is a fantastic city.
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10. Bibliography
Sites:
pt. wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami
www.viagensimagens.com
www.ci.miami.fl.us
Images.google.pt
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