World Endeavors - Volunteer in Brazil

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Location
Brazil: Sao Paulo

Program Duration
1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks

Typical Duration of Program
2-4 weeks

Dates
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Description

This program offers participants a truly unique and remarkable way to experience Brazil. By living and working side-by-side with a local community in Piracicaba (located a couple of hours from Sao Paulo), volunteers have an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the community while experiencing a total cultural immersion that cannot be matched by conventional travel programs. World Endeavors' volunteer opportunities include teaching children, orphanage assistance, environmental conservation projects, wildlife conservation projects, community development, and health care and health education.
Highlights

Brazil is the most populous country in South America and the 5th largest country in the world. This tropical land is not only known for its size but its ecological treasures with a large Atlantic coast, a mountain range, and the Amazon River basin and rain-forest. Despite its amazing beauty there is a great need for humanitarian aid in Brazil. With around 186 million citizens, 40 million live below the poverty level, a staggering number mostly due to social injustice and a struggling economy. World Endeavors offers an amazing opportunity to help Brazil and its people at the grassroots level.
Qualifications

Volunteers must have: English language fluency, a desire to help the people of Brazil, flexibility, self-motivation, openness to a new culture and a willingness to learn. Portuguese language skills are helpful but not required.
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:

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Cost Include Description:

- Volunteer placement
- Pre-departure packet to prepare you for your placement
- World Endeavors support for any of your pre-trip questions
- Accommodations (breakfast and dinner with a local family)
- Support from local World Endeavors representatives
- Orientation
- 1 week of Portuguese language training (for programs 4 weeks and longer)
- Free cell phone rental
- Travel medical insurance
Experience Required

no
Volunteer Types
- Academic Reinforcement
- Adult Education
- Agriculture
- Aids
- Animal Welfare
- Arts
- Biological Research
- Building Maintenance
- Building Schools
- Business
- Childcare/children
- Community Centers
- Community Development
- Community Health
- Computer Training
- Conservation
- Curriculum Planning
- Eco-tourism
- Economic Development
- Education
- Elderly
- English Teaching
- Environment
- Festivals
- Fixing Fences
- Food
- Gardening
- Grassroots Organization
- Health
- Health Care
- Health Education
- Homelessness
- Hospital
- Housing
- Literacy
- Marketing
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Office Work
- Organizational Development
- Orphans
- Painting
- Parks
- Playgrounds
- Popular Education
- Primary Education
- Public Education
- Recreation
- Reforestation
- Sanitation
- Sea Turtle Protection
- Secondary Education
- Social Services, Social Work
- Sports
- Street Kids
- Teaching
- Teaching Accounting
- Tourism
- Tree Planting
- Veterinary
- Volunteering
- Women
- Youth
- Youth Development
Typical Volunteer

World Endeavors volunteers are people from all backgrounds who are looking for a life-changing experience abroad. Our participants are of all ages and come from countries around the world. We seek to match our volunteers to projects that best suit their interests and abilities.
Age Range

18 and older. Younger volunteers accepted by application.
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.
Participants Travel to Brazil

Independently
Application Process Involves
- Written Application
- Resume
- Phone Interview
World Endeavors's Mission Statement

World Endeavors is a provider of unique international volunteer, internship, and study programs. Our mission is to become a catalyst for positive change in our community and the world through quality international programs.