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Porsche is one of the most famous car manufacturers in the world.
Porsche is a German company and its headquarters are in Zuffenhausen, a district in the city
of Stuttgart.
Ferdinand Porsche started the company in 1931.
But surprisingly, the first car the company designed wasn’t a Porsche.
It was another famous car – the Volkswagen Beetle.
The offices were here in central Stuttgart. They designed the first Beetle here in the 1930s.
In the 1940s, Volkswagen became a separate company.
Porsche then began to manufacture cars in the Porsche name. It produced the Porsche 64 and
the Porsche 356. The 356 was very successful and the company produced over 75,000 of them.
But their next car was even more popular. Porsche made the first 911 in 1963.
The 911 quickly became the company’s most famous model, and Porsche has sold almost
1 million of them.
Today, it is one of the oldest sports cars still in production and continues to influence
Porsche’s newer ranges, such as the Porsche Cayman.
Porsche has made almost all of its 911s here in its Stuttgart factory. Today, this factory
produces around 40 Porsche Boxsters and over a hundred 911s every day.
For over 80 years, the company has made luxury cars, competing against other world-famous
car brands, such as Ferrari and Mercedes.
Porsche employs over 15,000 people and sells cars all over the world. In 2012, it had annual
sales of 130,000 vehicles.
As well as its cars, Porsche is also famous for its branding. Its logo is one of the most
recognizable brand logos in the world.
People can buy Porsche-branded clothes, luggage, and, of course, model cars.
Whatever it sells – a classic 911, a new Boxster, or just a simple mug – the Porsche brand
always means quality and style.

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It’s 30th April 2013, and almost everybody in Amsterdam is celebrating Queen’s Day.
And this year, Queen’s Day is particularly special.
Queen’s Day, or King’s Day, is a national Dutch holiday and it happens every year.
People celebrate all over the Netherlands, but Amsterdam holds the largest celebrations.
People come from all over the country and the population can increase from 750,000 to
3 million people for the day. They wear orange clothes, play music, and have fun.
There are huge parties on the streets, in the parks, and even on Amsterdam’s famous canals.
People play games and make traditional Dutch food, like poffertjes, a small pancake served
with sugar and butter.
It’s a great day for kids, too. Today, children all over Amsterdam are dressing up, playing
games, and enjoying themselves.
Some are playing music, some are dancing, and some children are even zorbing.
The day is also famous because of its nationwide market. On this day, every year, people can
sell anything they want, anywhere.
In Amsterdam, people set up stalls all over the city and sell all their old books and clothes.
Children also have their own market stalls. This boy is painting and selling people’s portraits.
Every year, Queen’s Day gives people a chance to relax and enjoy being Dutch. But this
Queen’s Day is different.
Today, Queen Beatrix is abdicating, which means she will stop being Queen. Thousands of
people are attending the ceremony, and many more are watching it on big screens all over
the city.
It’s a very important day for the country. It’s the day that Beatrix’s son, Willem Alexander,
becomes King.
Without a Queen, there’s no Queen’s Day. But the celebrations won’t change at all. Next year,
people all over the Netherlands will celebrate King’s Day.

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This is Rio de Janeiro, one of the most exciting cities in the world.
Over 11 million people live in Rio. It’s a mix of many different cultures, so there’s always a
great atmosphere, and there are lots of different things to see and do. You can see wonderful
artworks, like the Escadaria Selarón, and take part in traditional Brazilian activities, like
capoeira.
The city itself is a wonderful combination of the old and the new. This is Avenida Rio Branco.
Old-fashioned buildings sit alongside new skyscrapers, and the street runs right through the
centre of the city.
Outside the city, there are several old neighbourhoods, like Santa Teresa. Settlers built this
area in the 1750s, and today it is famous for its narrow streets and tall, white viaducts.
Of course, one thing Brazil is especially famous for is football. Brazilians play football on the
street, on the beach, and, of course, in the city’s football stadiums.
If you like football, you need to visit the Maracanã stadium. It opened in 1950. At the time,
it was the largest stadium in the world and hosted the 1950 World Cup final.
Almost 200,000 people came to the final between Brazil and Uruguay, but, sadly, Brazil lost.
Brazilians will hope that they can win the World Cup final when it returns to the Maracanã
stadium in 2014.
Rio is a huge city. The only way to see all of it is to climb to the top of one of the mountains
that surround the city.
Sugarloaf Mountain is in Guanabara Bay, and is 396 metres high. Visitors can climb the
mountain, but the most relaxing way to the top is by cable car.
The cable cars run along a 1,400-metre route between the mountain’s peaks. These cable cars
can hold 65 passengers and they leave every 20 minutes.
At the top, there are amazing views of the ocean, the beach, and this fascinating city.

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