Social Volunteer

You will be welcomed at the airport by your host family or a local partner from CI Experience Brazil and taken to your host family’s house. There you will be presented to the family members, to your room and will be told when and where the next meeting will take place, normally on the next weekday. Should you arrive on a Saturday or Sunday, you will spend a day or two meeting family members and getting a taste of the local life. On the following Monday you will be introduced to your Portuguese teacher and begin the orientation to the program.

You will meet your Local Coordinator for a cross-cultural orientation; to discuss your first impressions of the homestay and living with a Brazilian family. Other topics like health and security measures, Brazilian cultural aspects, transportation systems and conditions, staff to contact in case of emergencies, procedures regarding classes, volunteer work, do's and don'ts and homestay issues will be covered in this meeting as well.

During your entire program you will live with a Brazilian host family - an excellent way to learn about our way of life and to practice Portuguese. Brazilians have a reputation for being warm and fun-loving, making it easy for you to feel right at home. If you prefer a more independent accommodation we can assist you in looking for a good option of flat or hostel or small hotel with easy access to you work site and public transport.

Your Portuguese course will take place during the first week of the program in order to give you a functional knowledge of the language as quickly as possible. The course will consist of indoor and outside classroom activities in order to apply and practice new language knowledge. The objective of the course is to learn practical communication and create a base to build on for further language studies. It’s a 15 hour course normally divided in 5 days (3 hours per day).

The program takes place in Florianopolis-SC, a gorgeous place in the south region of Brazil.

Minimum age 18 (17 year olds are accepted with a letter of consent from a parent/guardian), no maximum age.

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