MBA Study Abroad in Brazil
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador - January 4th - 14th, 2014
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Brazilian Steakhouse - Welcome Dinner
January 04th - 7.00PM
Food and 1 non-alcholic drink included in the program
Brazilian steakhouses are popular for its unique buffet serving method. The style, known as rodizio, involves waiters bringing large cut of roasted meats to diners' tables and carving out portions by request. Many establishments have signals on each table diners can use to request service.
Although grilled goods are the restaurants' defining feature, most churrascarias have separate buffet tables offering appetizers and desserts and if you are vegetarian that will be your place as it has plenty of salad options as also rice, beans, pasta or even sushis. Most restaurants offer a wide selection of meat and cuts, including steaks and sausages. Common cuts of beef include filet mignon, prime sirloin, and short ribs; a variety of cuts for chicken and pork are usually also available. Diners can also request that the servers prepare cuts with certain levels of doneness, whether it be very rare or well-done.
Paulista Avenue
São Paulo - January 04th
Busy, to the point where it can be difficult to walk in a straight line, Avenida Paulista is at once noisy, hectic and exciting. Lining the top of a long high ridge, it has become one of the city's postcard images. Looking at Avenida Paulista today, it’s almost impossible to imagine that 120 years ago it was covered in forest. The transformation began 120 years ago when the forest was bought for development by an engineer – Joaquim Eugênio de Lima – who, like many of the city’s pioneering fathers, now has the honour of a street bearing his name. In 1891, when the city's population was under 100,000, the first paving stone, and the beginnings of Avendia Paulista, were laid.
One of the first of today's landmarks to be built on Avenida Paulista was Parque Villon – known today as Parque Trianon, though officially called Parque Tenente Siqueira Campos. The park opened in 1892 and houses the only protected snippet of Atlantic forest in the region, offering much-needed shaded on sunny days, and peace and quiet from the street's hustle and bustle.
Avenida Paulista is also home to two of the city’s most important cultural institutions: the MASP, inaugurated in 1968 and home to an impressive collection of European and Brazilian art; and the Casa das Rosas, built in 1928, and now a cultural centre dedicated to literature and poetry, with an excellent café at the back.
It's one of the most important and most known place in Sao Paulo, with lots of different and unusual buildings and a vibrant cultural life as also many options around there to eat and socialize. A must go place in this concret jungle.
Skye Bar
São Paulo - January 5th
Address: Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antônio, 4700.
http://www.hotelunique.com.br/interna.php?s=skye
The Unique Hotel is shaped like a giant boat. Brave architecture and design are a feature of Brazil and this imposing building is truly striking. Take the lift to the roof and the Sky bar for some research into the caipirinha - Brazil's most famous cocktail. There's an amazing terrace complete with loungers, a pool and a stunning view of the city.
Campus Brasil incentivises all the 2014 Johnson MBA Study Abroad in Brazil participants to explore and experience this amazing country. It is a unique professional and academic opportunity to learn about Brazil´s Business Administration, Marketing and Economics from top notch executives, but we also think your experience will only be complete if you dive into activities highlighting both social and cultural aspects of our diverse country.
So immerse yourself in this continental country - drink a caipirinha, try some samba moves, eat a good feijoada or simply observe the people and begin to understand how Brazilians approach life!
Pelourinho
Salvador - January th
The centerpiece of the Cidade Alta is the Pelourinho, a Unesco-declared World Heritage Site of colorful colonial buildings and magnificent churches. As you wander the cobblestoned streets, gazing up at the city’s oldest architecture, you’ll realize that the Pelô is not just for tourists. Cultural centers and schools of music, dance and capoeira pack these pastel-colored 17th- and 18th-century buildings.The area has undergone major restoration work – which remains ongoing – since 1993 thanks to Unesco funding. Admittedly, the Pelô has lost a lot of its character in the process, but to say that it is now safer and better preserved is an understatement.
Mercearia São Roque at Jockey Club
São Paulo - January 6th
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A surprisingly good view, not to mention a glimpse of São Paulo’s architectural history, can be found at the very grand Jockey Club, built in 1941. The best watering hole to head to inside is the Mercearia Jockey Club – it’s a sister bar to the Mercearia São Roque, a flirty favourite with banking types, and the recently opened Mercearia São Roque Grill, a few blocks away.
The clientele at the low-key Jockey Club bar is a little more varied, including a studenty, sertanejo country music crowd on Friday and Saturday nights plus a steady crew of seasoned gamblers and occasional flutterers, hunched over betting slips or urging on the horses streaking across the TV screens, beamed in from Rio – or live, right outside the window.
Floodlit on race nights, the view is quite spectacular in itself, but even if there’s no race on, the city skyline beyond, distanced slightly by the racecourse and the river Pinheiros beyond, is an unusual and rather lovely view of São Paulo.
The members of each school work for months building floats, sowing costumes, coordinating the drum section and much more. The only payment most people receive is to participate in the parade, an intense competition and source of pride.These preparations cost a lot of money though, and one of the ways used to raise funding is to throw so called “rehearsal parties”. These are open to everyone and are great fun, and also an important cultural point of interest.They start as early as in August and go on until Carnival, with every week the atmosphere is getting more energetic. The parties attract large crowds from all levels of society, with the large majority being Brazilians who get together to dance, flirt and have fun.
The Basics: Don't let the term 'rehearsal' confuse you – a samba school rehearsal is as much a party as a chance for the school to practice its song and its moves. Everyone's welcome – get involved if you know some samba steps, or just enjoy the party. They can be crowded, sometimes slightly chaotic events so take care, especially if you're heading to an out-of-the-way school, to work out how you're getting home beforehand, and leave valuables at home.
Samba School Rehearsal
Rio de Janeiro - January 14th
Carnival 2012 is only six weeks away and the energy in the Cidade Maravilhosa is already building, especially now that the New Year celebrations have passed. All the samba schools are preparing for the final performance in the Sambódromo stadium, and a great way to experience what Carnival is about, is to go to some of the open rehearsals.
They are not exactly “schools” in the sense that you go there to take classes, but rather communities most often associated with one or more neighborhoods, often favelas.
Grazie a Dio - Samba Club
São Paulo - January 7th
Address: Rua Girassol, 67 - Vila Madalena
Not too big neither too small Grazie a Dio is one of the best live music clubs to listen some local popular music such as samba, samba-rock, and MPB in Sao Paulo. Get together, dance and mood this happy and enthusiastic atmosphere or you can even sit by the dance floor sides and taste some good Brazilian food and watch them to dance.
Entrance fee: BRL 30.00 = around USD 12.00
Rio Scenarium
January 9th
Address: Rua do Lavradio, 20.
Think Rio and you picture caipirinhas on the beach. In fact there are hardly any beach bars. At night the in-crowd head away from the beach to Lapa - a sort of Brazilian Hoxton, arty and a bit edgy. There's a string of bars to choose from but my favourite was Rio Scenarium. Arranged over three floors of a dilapidated warehouse and stuffed with antiques and movie props from suits of armour to old bicycles, it attracts a mixed crowd of all ages who come to practise their samba moves. Even awkward English girls with no sense of rhythm end up dancing.
Entrance fee: BRL 40.00 = around USD 28.00
Christ the Redeemer
January th
Tickets included in the program
The statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) perched atop the 710-metre high Corcovado mountain attracts half a million visitors a year, and no amount of hyperbole can do justice to the views of Rio that its peak affords. The statue itself, measuring 30 metres high and weighing 1,145 tonnes, was opened to the public on 12 October 1931, despite having first been mooted to the powers that be as early as the 1850s, since when the open arms have been a permanent plea for peace facing out towards Guanabara Bay.
Corcovado lies within the Parque Nacional da Tijuca. We will reach the statue taking the red narrow-gauge train that departs every 30 minutes, and takes approximately 20 minutes to reach the top.
Sugar Loaf
Rio de Janeiro - January th
Tickets included in the program
The statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) perched atop the 710-metre high Corcovado mountain attracts half a million visitors a year, and no amount of hyperbole can do justice to the views of Rio that its peak affords. The statue itself, measuring 30 metres high and weighing 1,145 tonnes, was opened to the public on 12 October 1931, despite having first been mooted to the powers that be as early as the 1850s, since when the open arms have been a permanent plea for peace facing out towards Guanabara Bay.
Corcovado lies within the Parque Nacional da Tijuca. We will reach the statue taking the red narrow-gauge train that departs every 30 minutes, and takes approximately 20 minutes to reach the top.
