High School in Brazil

Andreas Heinrich is Xplore's Director of High School Programmes based in our office in Hamburg, Germany. He recently visited Via Mundo, our partner in Brazil, and met our students who had recently arrived. They were taking part in their orientation programme and intensive Portuguese lessons before starting school in a few weeks. 

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During their orientation programme they will visit a national park, meet with their host families who will look after them throughout their stay and settle in to their new environment. Brazilians love to welcome people and make the international students feel very special.

 

São Luís, where our students will live and study, is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhao. The metropolitan area has a population of 1,227,659 and is ranked as the 16th largest in Brazil.  This big city has all the cafes and shopping malls that the students could wish for whilst being a very friendly and welcoming environment.

Portuguese is the official national language but English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum. Our students will attend private schools where they will be taught mainly in Portuguese, returning home fluent in the language but also having improved their English.

Our students are motivated to study in Brazil where they can experience life in a new culture and have experiences that only this opportunity will give them. For ten months our students will enjoy a tropical climate of between 25 and 33 degrees centigrade, spend their free time at one of the 9 beautiful beaches and be cared for by their host family.

They will enjoy an 8-week break in December and January, spending time with their friends and enjoying the beautiful location in which they live. They will then return to their home countries (mainly Germany and Scandinavia) in June.

We wish them the best year and look forward to sharing their stories!