Iko Poran Association

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro

This program is for volunteer who enjoy the outdoors and want to help preserve the natural wonders of Brazil. Volunteers will have the opportunity to work in variety of conservation and urban renewal programs. Rio de Janeiro boasts one of the most ma...

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro

Sport has become vital for Rio's lowest income communities, as they provide children and adolescents with recreational outlets. At just about every corner of Rio de Janeiro, you will find the locals playing Brazil's national sport, futebol. Sports ha...

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro

As an English teacher, you will also be exposing your students to one of the world's most commonly spoken languages, one that fuels the global economy. In the next few years Brazil will play host to both the World Cup and the Olympics - these events ...

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro

You can build a house, so that people in great need can have a home! In the favela community of Barriera do Vasco there is an area nicknamed "Uga-Uga" where families of sometimes 10 people are living in a hut made from scraps of plywood and canvas...

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro

Helping in child development is undoubtedly the most beneficial way to increase the quality of life in children living in Brazil; a country with one of the most pronounced wealth gaps in the world. Children in Rio attend school either in the morning ...

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro

There is a palpable obsession with the arts in Rio de Janeiro - as music, dance, and theatre are central to what it means to be Brazilian. However, the arts are far more than just entertainment; it can be a powerful force for community building, nurt...