
Tim Dubois
Eco Caminhos
AlumniSo, I was looking for a two-week experience to do in September, and I wanted to do something different. I've never been to Latin America, but Brazil s...
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Roots Interns
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Calling all ecologists and biologists! Here's a fantastic chance to obtain research experience, practice methods of environmental data collection, and even get work published. Venture to the Cocoa Coast in Bahia, Brazil, and monitor populations of the mangrove tree. You’ll monitor the regions. The
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Volunteering in Brazil is the perfect opportunity to explore the country that is famous for the Copacabana, the Amazon rainforest and the colorful carnival in Rio de Janeiro. You don't just want to be a tourist but give back to your host country? Great! In the favelas of Rio and Sao Paulo, the need
Alumni and staff share what it's really like to go abroad

Tim Dubois
Eco Caminhos
AlumniSo, I was looking for a two-week experience to do in September, and I wanted to do something different. I've never been to Latin America, but Brazil s...
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Cecilia Okre
ETIV do Brasil
AlumniTo travel and get to know different cultures and places and to try to make positive impacts in the communities I visit.
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Lígia Luciano
ETIV do Brasil
AlumniWhat inspired me to go abroad, or in this case, to another state within my own country, was the fact that I wanted to have an experience of living for...
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Lisa Brokmeier
Iracambi Rainforest
AlumniI studied biology and I missed more practical experience during my studies. That's why I decided I wanted to do an internship or a voluntary service. ...
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Chiara
Brazilian Experience
AlumniI always liked to travel and I visited a lot of countries in Europe already, but I wanted to try something different and go outside Europe for once.
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Imran Viroomal 2016
IPBio- Biodiversity Research Institute
AlumniI have volunteered abroad many times in Latin America. This time, I wanted to go to Brazil and stay! I have been looking for a job in conservation/env...
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Courtney Hodson
(DEAD URL) Project Favela
AlumniIt was my gap year after high school and I didn't want to waste it! I wanted to travel abroad, but I didn't want to just tour around the globe.
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Savannah Peiser
Iko Poran Volunteer Abroad - IKPVA
AlumniI chose to go international because there was the dual opportunity to help those who are disadvantaged and to travel and explore Brazil. It was also a...
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Ute Heinzel
Iko Poran Volunteer Abroad - IKPVA
AlumniBrasil was the country of my childhood, as my Dad took me to Rio when I was eight years old. It took me 26 years to return to Brasil. In 2014 I went t...
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Angelyce Purnell
International Volunteer HQ [IVHQ]
AlumniI've always had an interest in languages and other cultures. I was already studying Portuguese when I applied for the program, and I really wanted to ...
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Nathalie Lafleur
International Volunteer HQ [IVHQ]
AlumniI wanted to do volunteering around the world for years. I decided to go to Brazil to discover more about the culture, the music, the way of living. Bu...
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