Programme details
| Programme length | Start | End | Price | Age on departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFS year programme (academic year) | February 2010 | January 2011 | $12,200 + visa | 15 - 18 |
| AFS semester programme (5-6 months) | July 2010 | January 2011 | $9,700 + visa | 15 - 18 |
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and shares its borders with all other countries on the South American continent except for Ecuador and Chile. Geographically, Brazil is very diverse, from the isolated tropical Amazon jungle in the north, where access can only be gained by river, to dry non-tropical areas, beautiful coastlines and large busy cities.
Brazilians work as hard as they party, frown on showing anger or disagreement in public, and, rich or poor, believe that happy times spent with family and friends are, all in all, the most rewarding pursuits of all.
Family life
In Brazil the family is a very close unit and parental decisions are respected and followed by children. The sense of family often includes all relatives, especially if they live close to each other and activities will often include family get-togethers. Brazilian boys and girls are raised with distinctive roles – household tasks for women and repair work for the men, who traditionally have financial responsibility for the family.
School life
Schools in Brazil have classes from Monday to Friday. The school year starts in February and continues until December with a winter holiday in the middle of the year. Students attend school either in the mornings or the afternoons and remain in the same class and with the same schedule through the whole school year. Some schools do not offer sport teams or extra curricular activities.
AFS Brazil does not accept vegetarians.
