Figure 1.-- We have noted two different Brazilian Scout uniforms. There appears to be a tan uniform with matching tan shirts and pants, worn with a kerchief and wide-brimmed hat. There is also a light blue shirt worn with a kerchief. There does not appear to be a cap. I'm not sure if there are official uniform pants. Most of the images we note show the boys wearing jeans. I am not sure if these uniforms represent different associations or chronologically different styles.

Brazil is the largest country in South America. Over half the area and population of the continent is Brazilian. I am not sure, however, about the size of the Scout movement in Brazil. The only Brazilian youth group we know of is Scouting. We have virtually no information on Braziian Scouting at this time. Giveen the size of Brazil, you would expect the country to have a very substantial Scouting movement. We do not know if there is one national association or different association. One report indicates that Brazilian Scouting became coeducational (May 1997). We note the groups in 2004 were Cubs (7-10), Scouts (11-14), Senior Troops (15-17), and Rovers (18-21). We have a few images of Brazilian Scouts archived on HBU, but wechave very little information on the Scouting movement. Hopefully our Brazilian readers will provide us some information.

Chronology

We have very limited chronological information on Brazilian Scouting at this time. We assume that Brazilian Scouting must have been founded some time about 1910. The earliest photographs we have found date from the 1930s.

Organization

We do not know if there is one national association or different association. The principal Scout organization appears to be the (Brazilian Scouts Union (UEB).

Levels

We do not yet have any historical information as to the vels of Brazilian Scouting. The different levels are the standard levels found in Scouting around the world. Generally Scouting was first established with the Cubs and Rovers establisdhed afterwards. We do not have details when these different levels were established. We do have information on the current klrevels in Braziluian Scouting. We note the groups in 2004 were Cubs (7-10), Scouts (11-14), Senior Troops (15-17), and Rovers (18-21). Tghese are the traditional Scouting levels. Apparenntly there is not yet a Beaver program

Types

Brazilian Scouts seem to hsave some of the same types of specialized Scouting that we have noted in other countries. In particular we have noted some boys wearing sailor caps. Presumably they are sailocaps, although the rest of the uniform looks to be standard Scout uniform.

Gender

One report indicates that Brazilian Scouting became coeducational (May 1997).

Activities

We have only limited information on the activities persued by Brazilian Scouts. Brazilian Scouting from the earliest days put a considerable emphasis on hiking and camping. The Portuguese term for camps is Cabtoments.

Uniforms

We have little information on Brazilian Scout uniforms at this time. We have noted two different uniforms in recent years (figure 1). There appears to be a tan uniform with matching tan shirts and pants, worn with a kerchief and wide-brimmed hat. There is also a light blue shirt worn with a kerchief. There does not appear to be a cap. I'm not sure if there are official uniform pants. Most of the images we note show the boys wearing jeans. I am not sure if these uniforms represent different associations or chronologically different styles. We also notice Brazilian Scouts wearing kilts, but are not really sure why.

Unknown Images

We have a few images of Brazilian Scouts archived on HBU, but wechave very little information on the Scouting movement. At first we did not know what country in which these images were taken. We have since unidentified them.