Harvard Summer Program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  Brazil

• Rio de Janeiro: 
Rio de Janeiro

Term: Summer 
Dates: June 19-August 13, 2010

Description: Rio de Janeiro is an intriguing center for art, theater, music, exhibitions, street performances, international conferences, and cultural and social debates. From 1763 to 1960, Rio was consecutively the capital of the colony, the empire, and the republic of Brazil. Today the city's dwellers treasure their colonial and nineteenth-century architectural heritage as well as their superb museums, impressive libraries, and historical archives. With its vibrant cultural life, famous beaches, splendid bay, and wonderful climate, Rio de Janeiro provides students with the ideal atmosphere for full immersion in Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. Students stay in family homes and benefit from language classes taught by Harvard faculty, special lectures by renowned Brazilian scholars, and excursions in and around Rio.

The program is hosted at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), one of Brazils leading universities. For the last two weeks of our program, PUC-Rio will generously accept all students to its well-established and closely supervised internship program. Students complete their internships either at the private sector or at nongovernmental organizations. Opportunities include, but are not limited to arts, environmental, healthcare, and law organizations.

Highlights: Courses:Brazilian Culture and Portuguese Language

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 5,610 USD

- tuition
- room and breakfast
- excursions (including meals when appropriate)

Experience Required: yes

one year or one accelerated semester of college-level Portuguese.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Transcript
• Written Application

Harvard Summer School Study Abroad Programs's Mission Statement: The Harvard Summer School makes Harvard's academic resources a distinguished faculty, well-equipped laboratories, fine museums, and a world-class university library available to men and women of many ages, backgrounds, and nationalities through an intensive summer session of liberal arts courses in Cambridge and overseas. Our international student body includes Harvard undergraduate and graduate students, visitors from other colleges and universities, highly qualified secondary school students, adult learners, and nonnative English speakers seeking to refine their language skills. Students take courses to challenge themselves academically, meet degree requirements, prepare for graduate school, gain college experience, advance their careers, and pursue personal enrichment. Students, who study at Harvard Summer School may reside in a supportive residential environment, commute to campus, complete courses via distance education, or participate in one of the faculty-led programs based abroad. Many come to experience the extraordinary environment of Harvard College academics, resources, and residential life. Harvard Summer School serves the University community by providing faculty with teaching opportunities that allow them to experiment with new materials and teaching methods. Students from many Harvard schools take advantage of the breadth of summer course offerings to meet requirements for concentrations and degree programs, and to create more flexibility within their term-time academic program. Harvard graduate students from abroad can work on refining their English language skills, and Harvard College students take advantage of the summer session to expand their cultural, social, and intellectual horizons by studying abroad.