Usually, when people think about sports in Brazil, Football is the first thing that pops in their minds. However, not only of Pelé and of Neymar the sports scenario in Brazil is made. Our vast country is home to many other sports modalities, such as basketball, volleyball, motor racing, judo and tennis, and those modalities are getting more and more popular every day. Not to mention those genuine Brazilian sports, such as the Capoeira. In the past few years, Brazil has been facing the challenge of hosting two of the most important Sports Events worldwide: the 2014 World Cup and the Olympics Games. In 2016, Rio will become the first South American city to host the summer Olympics. Despite its long tradition on sports events and coverage in national media, those major events have launched a need for innovative initiatives in the area.
Based on this recent demand, our Sports program aims to put the participants in contact with all the projects that are currently happening in Brazil, whether it is in the planning area, or in the innovation sector, or even in the incentive area For this purpose, we work to put the students in touch with managers, media staff, athletes, researchers and other specialists of the area. During the program, the participants will have the chance to visit offices, stadiums and sports clubs as well as the governments sectors that are responsible for giving the monetary incentives to make the sports picture in Brazil an ever-growing sector.
SUGGESTED CITIES
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
RIO DE JANEIRO
With an amazing view and one of the richest cultural agenda of Brazil, Rio is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, Carnival, samba, bossa nova, and balneario beaches. The city was already chosen as one of the headquarters in the 2014 World Cup, and will become the first South American city to host the summer Olympics.
For all these reasons, the “Marvelous City” serves as a “national portrait” abroad, influencing the opinion of people from abroad about Brazil. In this sense, Rio de Janeiro has been working towards the development of its infrastructure, in order to build an environment capable of stimulate and reinforce the practice of a large number of sports modalities.
SÃO PAULO
With a population of 20 million people, São Paulo is a city of impressive numbers. With the largest GDP in the country, the city breathes business, housing more than 60% of multinational companies established in Brazil. No wonder that the metropolis is known for its fast pace. At the same time, São Paulo is a cultural reference and example of cosmopolitism. Indeed, the city is a melting pot, having a significant number of inhabitants from several nationalities - and this diversity can be seen mixed up while walking in any corner of this concrete jungle.
In the recent years, the city has been developing its sporting vocation, both for leisure and for professional performance. From the reform of city parks, to the construction of new stadiums and even with the creation of bike lanes around the metropolis, São Paulo is now presenting itself as a promising site in the Brazilian sports future.
SAMPLE ITINERARY
ARRIVAL: São Paulo International Airport/Transfer to the Hotel - Welcome to Brazil! For now on, relax and let us take care of everything to make sure you'll have an amazing experience.
- HISTORICAL CITY TOUR - São Paulo is home to a population of nearly 12 million inhabitants, being the largest city in South America and cultural reference both for its art market as the ethnic diversity that confers to São Paulo its cosmopolitan character. Besides, the city hosts every year the oldest and most prestigious street race in Brazil: the São Silvestre Race.
Day 1 - Sunday
Day 2 - Monday
Day 3 - Tuesday
Day 4 - Wednesday
- VISIT TO A FOOTBALL TEAM HEADQUARTER – As in the rest of Brazil, football is the most popular sport. The city's major teams are Corinthians, Palmeiras and São Paulo FC. Portuguesa is a medium club and Juventus and Nacional are two small clubs. São Paulo was one of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, for which Brazil was the host nation. The Arena Corinthians was built for the event and hosted six matches, including the opening.
- VISIT TO IBIRAPUERA PARK – Ibirapuera is a major urban park in São Paulo, Brazil. It has a large area for leisure, jogging and walking, as well a vivid cultural scene with museums and a music hall. Its importance to São Paulo is often comparable to that of Central Park to New York City, Golden Gate Park to San Francisco, or Ueno Park to Tokyo. Ibirapuera is one of South America's largest city parks, and, recently, it has been considered as one of the 10 best urban parks in the world.
Is this itinerary too short or too long? We are open to adjust it in order to fit your needs!
Day 8 - Sunday
Day 5 - Thursday
- HOTEL CHECK-OUT / TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT
- FLIGHT TO RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)/Hotel Check-in
- VISIT TO MARACANÃ STADIUM - Matches here rate among the most exciting in the world, particularly during a championship game or when local rivals Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Fluminense or Botafogo go headto- head. The stadium underwent a staggering R$900 million upgrade in preparation for the 2014 World Cup.
- VISIT TO A MEDIA GROUP WITH SPORTS COVERAGE – i.e. Globo - Globo is the largest commercial TV network in Latin America and the second-largest commercial TV network in annual revenue worldwide just behind the American ABC Television Network and the largest producer of telenovelas.
- CAPOEIRA WORKSHOP – Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music. It was developed in Brazil mainly by West African descendants with native Brazilian influences. It is known for quick and complex moves, using mainly power, speed, and leverage for a wide variety of kicks, spins, and highly mobile techniques.
- HISTORICAL CITY TOUR - Major route of international tourism in Brazil, Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere, Rio de Janeiro is the most famous Brazilian city in the international picture, working as a national "portrait". Due to its huge importance, the city was capital of the country until 1960, when the position was transferred to Brasilia. It's worth emphasizing, in 2012, part of the city was classified as Humanity's Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
- VISIT TO CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE - Inaugurated in 1931, the statue is one of the 7 New Wonders of the World. Trying to describe the magnitude and the beauty of this monument is useless: you need to visit to understand. The view speaks for itself.
- FAVELA CONNECTION: Cantagalo is a pacified community located between Copacabana and Ipanema, full of culture, history and a beautiful view of the city. Get to know how 22% of the inhabitants in Rio de Janeiro live.
- BEACH TIME/FREE TIME - The state of Rio de Janeiro is the one of the longest coasts of Brazil, being the city itself home to some of most famous beaches in the world, as the Copacabana beach, Ipanema beach and Barra da Tijuca beach.
Day 7 - Saturday
Day 10 - Tuesday
Day 9 - Monday
- TRAVEL TO SAQUAREMA
-VISIT TO THE VOLEIBALL CENTER OF DEVELOPMENT - The city of Saquarema was chosen by the Brazil national volleyball team to be home to the main center for athletes of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation.
- VISIT TO THE SAQUAREMA SURF ASSOCIATION - Surfing is the major sport in Saquarema, known as the surf capital of Brazil. For its famous waves, the city has received the Quiksilver Pro Surf Tournament several times.
- TRAVEL BACK TO RIO DE JANEIRO
PRICING
CONTACT
SAFETY
Unlike other countries, most Brazilian universities do not offer accommodation on campus for students. Therefore, Campus Brasil has partnerships with several housing providers in order to provide the best option according to your students needs and the program style. We will work with you to provide high quality accommodations where you feel comfortable and at home.
Suggested accommodation for this program: 3-star hotels
- LECTURE AT A UNIVERSITY – An Overview of the Sports Picture in Brazil
- VISIT TO THE FOOTBALL MUSEUM - Way more than just the Sport itself, the theme on the Football Museum has also to do with Brazilian people. Let’s enter into the magic of an English, white and elitist sport that has little by little been gaining new features: it has become Brazilian, popular and mestizo, one of the most well-known cultural manifestations in our country. Visiting the Football Museum means to experience Brazil from the XX century and to realize how habits and behaviors are very close to the journey the sport has passed through.
- VISIT TO AN EXAMPLE OF PROJECT DESIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE SPORTS – i.e. Community Sports Program (São Caetano do Sul City Hall) - This project is put into practice by the Government of São Caetano do Sul, in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. The work serves 20,000 residents, including children, youth, adults and seniors. Lessons in 40 sports (athletics, basketball, checkers, gymnastics, soccer, volleyball, basketball, football, taekwondo, table tennis, judo, etc.) and in leisure parks (physical orientation classes, gymnastics, etc) are some activities promoted by the PEC.
- VISIT TO INTERLAGOS RACETRACK - Autódromo José Carlos Pace, also known by its former name Interlagos, is a motorsport circuit located in the city of São Paulo, renamed after Carlos Pace, a Brazilian Formula One driver. It is well known for being the venue of the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix.
Day 6 - Friday
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- CASE COMPETITION: In this activity participants will be divided into teams and will be given a challenge, according to the central theme of exchange program. The group with the best performance in the accomplishment of the task will receive an award. The case competition can be also realized with the participation of Brazilians that study or work in the sector at issue.
- SERVICE-LEARNING: Provides opportunities where students can apply their valuable research + classroom knowledge to contribute to advancing an organizations' goals, positively affecting change in the community.
WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?
The program is intended for undegrad and graduated students from the following areas: Sports Science, Sports Management, Sports Journalism and any related area. Can't your students speak Portuguese? That's not a problem! Our program is totally given in English, so there's no need to have any previous knowledge of our native language. Nonetheless, by the end of the trip you should be able to use a few useful words.
Knowing that details make all the difference to the success of a program’s itinerary and bearing in mind that Brazil is a country of continental dimensions, Campus Brasil always works with the best mobility options, with transportation providers that offer flexibility and comfort to ensure that your group is always on time, on schedule and on point for the proposed activities. Our coordination is here to facilitate the logistics and also provide learning through Brazilian landscapes.
ACADEMICS
- LECTURES: The most traditional way of learning. Campus Brasil works with top-notch universities (see some of them here) in order to provide the best content to the students.
All lectures are held in English.
- ORGANIZATION VISITS: We don't want your students to spend the entire visit inside a classroom when there is a whole new world to discover outside it. The organization visits can vary from a dialogue with a senior manager, director or CEO to a half-day visit including a tour of the organization facilities. The most important part of any organization visit is that your students will be free to ask any question they want. Campus Brasil will send more information about the company to be visited including articles, videos, etc, so everybody can prepare questions.
Your students' safety is an absolute top priority. We live and work in Brazil and know how to safely navigate this vibrant country we call home. Campus Brasil offers the following safety measures:
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Pre-departure orientation - As soon as the program is confirmed, we send a document with all the tips and necessary information regarding safety, in addition to logistics and other considerations.
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Arrival orientation - On the first day we gather for a session with the group to explain the dos and don'ts while in Brazil;
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Housing - We select accommodations in safe neighborhoods where your students will be comfortable;
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Local coordinators - We provide bilingual coordinators that accompanies the group 24/7. That means they go out with the students in the evening, to make sure everybody is safe and having a great time. They also stay at the same hotel the group will be staying, so they are available for any emergency. For any group with more than 12 students, Campus Brasil provides 2 coordinators;
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Emergency number - Campus Brasil has a telephone number available 24/7;
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Safety & Crisis Management - This document is a plan that contains all for our procedures to predict risks and respond to a variety of emergency situations
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You can write to info@campusbrasil.org, call us at +55 11 2679-0555. If you prefer, you can also fill out the following form:
Our programs combine organization visits, lectures at local universities and cultural activities. This combination aims to involve your students and make them have a great academic experience in Brazil. Get to know more about ways they will learn:
"Campus Brasil is my favorite educational travel agency in the world, and I have worked with many. In addition to arranging top-notch company visits, business lectures and cultural activities, they also took our students to social events in the evenings. At the end of each trip, my students have not only learned how business in Brazil functions, they also go home having made close friends with the people from Campus Brasil. Campus Brasil has made planning business-oriented study abroad trips so easy that I am using them for three trips this year."
Christine Gozdziak
Assistant Dean of Business International Programs at the University of Illinois
- LECTURE AT A UNIVERSITY – How are international sports events taking place in Brazil changing the sports picture in the country?
- WORKSHOP – i.e. Beach Volleyball, Beach Football – Brazil is the country of beautiful beaches and endless summer. Thus, it is not surprising we have adapted many sports to be practiced in the seashore sands.
Day 11 - Wednesday
- Free Time / Hotel Check-out
- Transfer to the Airport
RETURN FLIGHT - Tchau! We hope to see you again soon! If you loved this experience as much as we did, you'll probably understand the meaning of the portuguese word "Saudade".
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
Benjamin Franklin