Summer Study Abroad Programs in Brazil

Your Summer in São Paulo program lasts 4 weeks (or up to 8 weeks) and is designed for students from all academic backgrounds. You will choose from CIEE courses taught in-person at CIEE São Paulo. Enhance your experience with co-curricular and extracurricular activities while immersing yourself in Brazilian culture. Live and learn in São Paulo! São Paulo is Brazil’s bustling cultural and financial hub, known for its diverse population, dynamic arts scene, and thriving food culture. Summer in São Paulo brings warm temperatures and endless energy, with lively street festivals, open-air concerts, and vibrant neighborhoods to explore – from the artistic flair of Vila Madalena to the iconic Avenida Paulista. The city offers a rich blend of history and innovation, with world-class museums like MASP, stunning parks like Ibirapuera, and endless opportunities to experience Brazilian culture firsthand. Whether you are majoring in business, science, engineering, technology, communications, psychology, health sciences, liberal arts, language, or fine arts, São Paulo is the perfect place to study abroad while immersing yourself in one of South America's most globally connected cities.

Seamester is the educational adventure of a lifetime! For more than 40 years, we have offered unparalleled educational voyages where students spend a semester at sea sailing between islands, countries, and even continents. We design our programs to provide engaging learning experiences with real outcomes in ways that are impossible to replicate in the traditional classroom. Living as part of a close-knit team on an ocean-going vessel, our students learn fundamental lessons beyond academics: teamwork, leadership, and personal responsibility. They receive academic credit from the University of South Florida, along with PADI scuba certifications and IYT sailing certifications. Our programs are designed to inspire students to realize that it’s the journey, not the destination, that matters the most.

Swap your desk for Brazil’s Atlantic Forest and spend 2–12 weeks living the permaculture life at Eco Caminhos. Learn agroforestry, sculpt earthen walls, and help build a regenerative school—while waking up to mountain air, fresh coffee, and waterfalls down the road. - Hands-on: get involved in agroforestry, natural building and cooking fresh farm food. - Impact: your work restores soil, captures carbon, and funds local development programs. - Perks: shared eco-house, organic meals, tools, mentoring, certificate, global friends. - Logistics: start any Monday; stay 2–12 weeks; weekends free for hikes or Rio trips. - Cost: from US$425/wk; - Who: 18+, fit for outdoor labor; no experience nor Portuguese required. Apply on GoAbroad—just a short form and a quick interview. Plant roots in Brazil; bring regenerative know-how home.

Immerse yourself in a new language, intern abroad, or explore a different part of the world. CET’s gap programs offer the opportunity to join college-level courses overseas or online. Whether you're mastering Chinese in Beijing, volunteering while living with a host family in Siena, or creating art in a studio in Osaka, CET blends academics with real-world experience. Designed around experiential learning, deep cultural engagement, and academic rigor, CET programs turn education into something more than just earning college credit.

Earth Expeditions (EE) are Miami University study abroad courses designed for people looking for inspiring professional development opportunities while earning graduate credit. All courses engage with grassroots conservation and sustainability programs making a difference in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Our planned 2026 EE sites are the Amazon, Australia, Baja, Belize, Borneo, Brazil, Costa Rica, Galápagos, India, Kenya, Mongolia, Namibia, Paraguay, and Thailand. Awarding seven graduate credit hours (5 credits for the Summer Term + 2 credits for the Fall Semester), EE courses are hybrid and combine direct global study experiences with engagement in a web-based online learning community. Summer field courses typically run from mid-May through mid-August, with pre-course work beginning in April. The international field “in-country” portion of each class generally lasts 9-10 days. The 2-credit-hour follow-on fall semester course, “Inquiry & Action,” is entirely online and typically runs from late August to mid-December. This component is optional for students taking an EE course for stand-alone graduate credit outside the master’s program.

Live like a local Brazilian, gathering with your host family for meals and enjoying dishes like churrasco or feijoada. Along with the famous Carnival, you will experience a diverse music and dancing scene, as well as futebol (soccer), the national pastime of Brazil. You will also enjoy other fun activities such as boating, volleyball, and basketball. From the lush Amazon to the Samba-filled streets, the diversity of Brazil is waiting for you. A YFU exchange program is the learning adventure of a lifetime. YFU is a homestay experience where you will live with a carefully selected host family who has agreed to open their home and their hearts, providing you room, board, and a caring home. You'll gain a global family, make new friends, and attend a new school. Have a journey you could have never imagined at home, and discover that the YFU experience is a powerful engine for personal growth.