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Home > South America > Culture > Venezuela

Venezuela Culture

Columbus was the first to invade Venezuela but previous to that it was dominated by Arawak, Carib and the Chibcha Indians and the Venezuela Culture is a religious mix of 96% Roman catholic and 2% Protestant and the rest are the mixes of indigenous races. Government of Venezuela is Federal republic and Spanish is the official language followed by Italian ,Portuguese, Arab, German, African and the indigenous people.

The Culture Of Venezuela is also enlightened as more than 93% of the population is literate. Venezuela Culture is the racial composition of 69% Venezuelan people and they are the mixes of Indian and European classes and they are spread throughout the country. The whites are mostly dwelt in the larger cities and those living in the isolated area practice their tribal belief.

The food of Venezuela mainly consists of chicken, pork. beef,soups and stews along with pancakes. Local food of Venezuela is empanadas and pabellon criollo. Visual arts are much popular in Venezuela and handicrafts are also also designed very well in Venezuela. But the Venezuela culture is most known by its musical scene and the blend of the European and indigenous music is seen very well in the musical rhythms. Theater is gaining much popularity nowadays.

The history and culture of Venezuela speaks about its rich past as it is the birthplace of Simon Bolivar who turned the entire nation in his head. Independence of this nation is hard gained and it gave the outcome such as civil strife., wars and dictatorship. Besides having a communal and rough history Venezuela culture outshines the other south America cultures due to their easy going and fun loving nature. Thus the Venezuela Culture is the outcome of the nations rich and diverse cultural traditions.





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