Description

Make the most of your high school years with this comprehensive study abroad program! Combine your interests in traveling, new cultures and languages, and living abroad into one! While studying in Brazil, you'll learn just how enthusiastic soccer fans can be; you'll fall in love with Brazil's unique cuisine, learn to dance the samba, and discover firsthand the diversity of the worlds fifth largest country. Enroll directly in a Brazilian public or private high school and participate fully in an academic program conducted in Portuguese. Don't know Portuguese? Don't worry! You'll take a two week intensive language course in Brazil to get you started on your study experience. Optional trips to the Amazon and Lencois Maranhenses are available at an additional cost.

Highlights

- Placement of student in a Brazilian high school
- Careful selection, interview and screening of an appropriate Brazilian family
- Room and board with selected host family
- Supervision and support throughout the year by a Local Coordinator
- Periodic progress reports
- Transportation to and from a local airport
- Orientation before leaving the U.S.
- Orientation upon arrival in Brazil
- International airfare between U.S. departure city and Brazil
International medical insurance and 24 hour worldwide assistance provided through the iNext travel card

Type of Programs

• High School Study Abroad

Languages

• English
• Portuguese

Cost in US$:

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This Program is open to

American Participants.

CIEE's Mission Statement

Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. Our services to young people studying, working, teaching, and traveling abroad are more important than ever.

Year Founded

1947