Brazil is full of wonderful people, beautiful street art, and several beautiful parks. If you are wanting to travel abroad I strongly suggest this program and this city. […] Curitiba has a very big night life as well, and I definitely suggest going out and experiencing some of their bars and clubs. There are several cities close by that you can travel to, and a beach just one hour away.

I had a great experience in Curitiba. I interned for a company called Institutos Lactec  where I researched acoustic emissions, and wrote a multivariable Matlab code that returned the exact source location of any acoustic emission. […] Because of this internship I have gained a new interest in mechanical engineering that opens completely new job opportunities for me in the future.

I also learned a lot of the Portuguese language. I do not speak it well, but I am able to read and write a lot of the language. […] The best part of my international experience were the friendships I made. I lived with a huge, and kind host family who only spoke Portuguese, but that did not get in the way of us becoming close to one another. They treated me like family, and in return they feel like family to me. […]

While I was in Brazil, I also got to travel to a couple other cities – Rio de Janeiro, and Foz do Iguacu. I swam in the ocean while in Rio, and while in Foz do Iguacu I visited Parque Das Aves – a beautiful bird sanctuary. […] Iguaçu Falls is the most breathtaking place I have ever seen. I spent eight hours hiking through beautiful waterfalls, and getting to see adorable wildlife. While in Curitiba I was able to visit several parks, including a Ukrainian memorial park, and I even got to stand just a couple feet away from a hundred to hundred and fifty pound, wild rodent – the capybara (Capivara). I had an intense cultural experience that I am absolutely grateful for.

The program coordinators are caring, and friendly. They go out of their way to ensure you are enjoying your time there, and that you feel safe and comfortable there. They have events every week so there is always something to do and if you have any questions or concerns you can drop by the office or send them a text.
[…] This international experience to Brazil has changed me for the better. Life feels brighter, and happier. I no longer take the small things for granted, and I always remember to tell my family and friends how much I care for them. Brazil is full of wonderful people and if you are wanting to travel abroad I strongly suggest this program and this city.

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Overall, this experience can’t do anything but improve people’s perspective in life. It is such a different way of life that it makes you appreciate the things that actually matter. 

Thanks to Brazilian Experience I had a great experience. Living the culture through friends, colleagues at work, and people which you can know in whatever place you can go in the city.

I did this internship during my vacations of my MBA program. […] Finally, thanks to Brazilian Experience, I prepared the baggage for visit Curitiba – Brazil.

At the beginning, I was excited to know Brazilian people. The happiness and confidence values which are knowing for citizens in the country. […]  There are a lot of things to do, just you need to be clear your target plan. For example, in my case, I like to visit parks, museums, library, read books and research about the history of the city and the great architecture buildings there. As I said, you can find all you want, just need to search or, more important, ask people like supervisors or managers of Brazilian Experience they were great partners and supporting my request during my travel.

Finally, I really recommend this program. Brazilian Experience is a good company which supports in any requirement and the most important for me, is because I really knew great, lovely and professional people who you can establish a friendship for all your life. Thanks a lot.

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I had a great time on my trip to Curitiba, Brazil. My internship was awesome and directly related to my major and is going to help me a lot in my next semester at school. I still keep in touch with so many of the awesome people I met in Brazil and I miss it so much. Rafaela, Thaís and Sarah were all so sweet and helped me with everything I asked! They went beyond that too and invited me and other interns to social events.

The city was beautiful and I never felt threatened or unsafe and the public transportation was really easy to use once you understand it.

Overall, my trip was just the best and I can’t wait to go visit again!

I truly learned to become more independent and learned to love Brazilian culture!

I completely immersed myself in a loving country with loving people!

The program coordinators were great and very caring!