What kind of experience and qualifications do interns and trainees have to have?
No experience is needed, just willingness to learn and contribute to the work placement.
Do I have to speak Portuguese?
No. Speaking Portuguese is not mandatory, but having at least a basic knowledge of the language will make your experience even better. Not everyone in Brazil speaks English fluently, so you might even find difficulties communicating with your colleagues in English.
What are the general requirements?
To be a university student and to speak English.
Are the internships paid? How much will I receive?
Some of the internships are paid. The payment depends on your placement and if the organization you will work with will be able to afford a salary. The amount paid varies a lot as well.
How long can I stay as an intern in Brazil?
According to the Brazilian Legislation, the maximum is 120 days if you arrive to Brazil with an internship visa. See more details about the visa processes and which visa you should apply for below.
From which countries are interns and trainees accepted?
All countries.
In which fields can I work?
All fields. There are some that have more feature in Brazil, for example: sustainability, tourism, education and urban planning, just to mention a few.
When can I enroll?
You can enroll at any time during the year.
When can interns start working?
When you enroll for this program, you will be asked when you are available to start your internship. BE will do their best to manage a placement for you within the dates you indicate. Make sure you enroll at least 2 months before your desired starting date.
How are placements offered?
After you enroll, send us your CV and Motivation Letter, BE will start searching for companies and organizations that match your profile, expectations and goals. The more specified your letter is, the higher the chance of finding the best placement for you. This process of contacting your possible hosts and receiving a placement confirmation might take a while, which is why we have established a period of one month until you receive your placement. Once we find an internship for you, you will receive a document from us informing the name of the company and other details of the internship, such as: location, tasks, working hours, grant and other useful informations.
How long do I have to wait for my placement?
This also varies a lot. It depends in which field you would like to work with, if you require a paid internship, for how long you want to participate in the program, your CV, motivation letter, etc.
Is it possible to get a summer intenship?
Yes, the start and end date of the internship is defined by the student once you have enrolled to the program, but it is important to notice that the chances of getting a good placement are bigger the longer you are willing to stay.
Why do I have to pay for this program?
Brazilian Experience will take care of your international experience, from finding an internship placement for you to giving full support during your stay. We will provide you guidance and advice. If you need any assistance, you will be able to reach a BE staff member at anytime and we will try to solve your doubts or problems with you. This will make your experience surely more rewarding.
Which visa should I get?
According to the Normative Resolution 111, you can apply for an internship visa in Brazil. The internship can last up to 120 days, they are strictly for university students and the visa will be connected to your university. You can apply for this visa in your homecountry.
The category of this type of visa is VITEM IV and for that you will need:
Note that since June 2014, some changes about the eligibility for this visa were made. Before the Resolution, the student had to be enrolled in a Brazilian university in order to find an internship here. After this new appendix, being enrolled in any university is enough.
Can interns and trainees have more than one job?
No. Since you will be in Brazil under an internship visa, you will not be allowed to work here apart from your internship program. This is part of the Brazilian Legislation. If you want to come to Brazil for work you should get the VITEM V visa.
Annika is very enthusiastic and positive about the experience she is going to have in Brazil. She has shared her expectations about the exchange with us, check it out:
“I’m very excited and curious about what’s coming, head full of thoughts, and heart filled with joy! There are still some questions about what kind of work tasks I will have, and looking forward that everything will be sorted out getting started!
Having an international work experience and developing myself professionally in a more diverse way is something I’m very excited about”.
Annika is going to work in Gente de Bem, a project for educators with the sponsorship of the Finnish Embassy. It´s a Postgraduate course called Integral Transforming Education, combining personal and professional development.
“The interniship description was the most interesting and inspiring one. I have also been interested in coming to Brazil for a longer time. Hearing about the opportunity to do an internship at Gente de Bem and getting work experience from an NGO was something I was hoping for.
I’m hoping to develop myself professionally, share from my experiences and things I’ve learned, and making new friendships! And of course getting to know Brazil and it’s culture. :)”
Annika, we hope you have the best experience as possible and count on us with whatever you need!
Brazilian Experience has been organizing cultural Exchange experiences for foreigners since 2009.
The legal basis of the service provided by our agency used to be the Normative Resolution 111th of June 2014. Recently there was a change in the Brazilian legislation and the new Brazilian Immigration Law. The Law N. 13.445, which became effective on May of 2017, was interpreted by the Interministerial Ordinance N. 7 of 2018, regulating the granting of Temporary Visas.
According to article 12 of the new law, from now on students will be able to enter Brazil with the so-called Temporary Visa. In addition to that, article 14, paragraph 4, of the same law makes it clear that this possibility also applies to internship programs: “An immigrant who intends to come to Brazil to attend a regular course or to carry out an internship or exchange of study or research”, including the services provided by the Brazilian Experience.
The new legislation brought a lot of news, and especially, facilities for internship programs here in Brazil. An example of this is the possibility that in cases of internships shorter than 90 days, there is no longer a need for the Federal Police’s residency registration (RNE).
In addition to that, in case of need for visa renewal, such application may be held, without the visa recipient having to leave the national territory. The renewal can be granted for an extra ninety days, which adds up to a period of six months. In these cases, the RNE become necessary.
Brazilian Experience has a permanent partnership with the School of Engineering, from the Texas Tech University. The institution sends annually a group of students of the Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Production Engineering, Petroleum and also Computer Science courses, which are supported by the Brazilian Experience, and go through internship experiences with our various partners.
In these cases, there is another great news that will further facilitate the exchange of cultural experiences and knowledge targeted by Brazilian Experience. For cases involving exchange students from Australia, Canada, the United States and Japan, it is now available the “VIVIS – Visiting Visa”.
This type of electronic visa, or e-visa, allows holders of passports belonging to the countries of origin mentioned above, to enter Brazil using only their Civil Identity Card (Passport), thus dispensing the other visa requirements, for up to 90 days.
Applicants from these countries may apply for the visitor visa and obtain it remotely, through the VFS Global website (provider of the service), without having to travel to the corresponding consular post, since there is no longer a need for labeling.
Tel: +55 41 98889-7165
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E-mail: info@brazilianexperience.com.br
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