J-term In Brazil
Courses: BLST 381.01/HIST 381.01The Diasporic Connections of the Atlantic System: Brazil and West Africa
SOCI 383.01 Globalization, the Environment and Sustainable Development in Brazil
Students will attend lectures by Brazilian professors at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Federal University of Bahia, ascend the magnificent Pão de Açúcar (Sugar Loaf Mountain) in Guanabara Bay and take a tour of the Rocinha favela, Rio’s largest slum. Students will also participate in several service learning projects. They will distribute clothing and school supplies at the Steve Biko Institute and teach English to students at the Eugenia Anna dos Santos elementary school, both located in Salvador.
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1/26/2009
| | Tchao Brazil |
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Our trip is sadly over! I can't believe two weeks has already passed. We all had such a great time! Not only did I make so many memories, but I also made a lot of new friends! The ballet was incredible.
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1/22/2009
| | Hello Salvador! |
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We are in SALVADOR!!!!! It is even better than Rio. Our hotel over looks the ocean and the view is amazing! We had the morning off so everyone in our class took advantage of the beach.
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1/17/2009
| | Porto Segura |
| Hi everyone!
On our way to Salvador we drove through Porto Segura, the first settlement by the Portuguese.
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1/11/2009
| | Departure |
| When I woke up this morning I had an eager feeling of anticipation. But, before i talk about the departure to Brazil an introduction is in order.
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1/20/2009
| | On the Road to Bahia |
| Porto Seguro (secure port)
We left Rio de Janeiro at 2 a.
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1/17/2009
| | Parting Thoughts on Leaving Rio |
| Tonight at 2 am we are going to leave the Salgueiro Samba School pre-Carnaval show, board our bus, Marco Polo, and start our two-day, overland trek to Salvador.
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1/13/2009
| | From San Benedict's Monastery to the Copacabana Surf |
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This morning we met Marcos Garcia, our official tour guide, this morning. In our ever shrinking small world, of course Marcos had a Richmond connection where he lived in the 1970's while his father completed his doctorate in hospital administration at VCU.
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