Oi gente! My name is Zachary Hamlin and during my stay in Brazil I worked at a pousada. My internship was located in Florianopolis on Campeche Beach. I had such a great time and today is actually my last day here at work. I have experienced so many new things from a Churrasco in Curitiba to visiting Cristo Redentor on Corcovado. My last week here I decided that I MUST come back and learn portuguese fluently. The Brazilian Experience is something that will never go away. I will use tools that I learned here back at home and apply them to my last year at college. I just can´t wait to come back!!! For any people thinking about Brazil as a future destination, be prepared for unspoiled culture where the best way to experience it is diving right in. Thank you Brazilian Experience for many life long lessons 🙂

Oi sangue bom! My name is Elvis Diaz, I am 21 years old from Long Beach, California. I went to Brazil when I was 19 to get some real world experience working as an intern with World Study in Curitiba. I loved the company that I worked for and all the help from B.E. They were phenomenal. Rafaela and João really thoroughly check to find the correct host family and internship for you. I lived with two brothers one 19 and the other 25 years old. It was the best! I still talk to them all the time all my friends from work. Remember to tell the truth, when applying for a family ;-). My experiences, well, lets say it was a roller coaster ride. All positive, just some low points and high as with any experience going abroad. There is nothing anyone can really say or write to give you a an idea of what Brazil, is however in the words of Marquis de Pombal, ” Be careful in Brazil, because that country increases in everyone the spirit of ambition and the relaxation of virtues.”. From my point of view, Brazilian Experience was a great experience. Rafaela and João are awesome! Email me if you have any questions whether it is about Curitiba, Brazil, or you want to speak with someone that went through Brazilian Experience.

For CIFAL’s staff, Mayra represented beyond of the work that she done and the benefits that she brang to the company. Mayra brang afection to our business perspection and built a great relationship with her coworkers.
Although the lenguage, we only can say that Mayra was a great experience to all of our employees.
Mayra definitely is part of our lifes and it will always be a pleasure to talk about this experience.
Thank you for everything, CIFAL

For us from Junior Achievement Paraná, it was an enriching experience to have Alexis as our intern. In the beginning, our biggest challenge was the differents languages, but this didn’t stop our communication with Alexis, each one of us found some way to interact and help her on her progress. During this past months, it was very rewarding and challenging to share this work experience with an exchange student. Alexis defnitely is part of our lifes. Thank you for everything you did!
Junior Achievement had Alexis Taylor as an intern

My husband and I had Kiyana living with us, an American that wanted to come to Brazil to learn Portuguese. She was such a sweet girl, very kind and friendly. Kiyana not only conquered our hearts, but our three kittens’ too. After she left they meow at her room. We hope we can go to US soon and visit her, since we built a beautiful friendship. I’m very thankful to Brazilian Experience for introducing me Kiyana, after all this experience brang me memories that I will have with me for the rest of my life and made me a better person. I’ll never forget the moments that we had together… those will be with me as very happy memories!