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4.45 / 5 based on 75 reviews
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“I desire to work in Marketing Dept.”
Norival d
Brazil, Graduate
Engineering, 1991
OverallI've worked in the Marketing Dept. of General Motors do Brasil for almost 25 years.
Titles: Senior Sales Engineer, Manager of Marketing Sales Training Dept., Sales Manager, Sport Sales Manager.
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Pros
Leave in Europe closed to my daugher that lives in Denmark.
Cons
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Christopher T
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Upon arriving in Brazil for my program, which was not my first experience, I was speaking Portuguese at an intermediate level of fluency. Throughout my experience, I was able to learn very much and I now speak and write at a superior level of fluency.
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Christopher T
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
It was a great experience and added substantially to my emmersion in the Brazilian culture.
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Personal comments
I chose to live with a family who I had previously met and enjoyed. The university offered housing with families in the area, of which I heard mixed reviews.
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Marta M
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In what respects to the language i did not learning a new one because my mother language is the same with little diferences. Although i learned about any other aspects, like personal, culture, life that i could not learn in every part of the world.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I could travel more because it´s a really big country
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Great University with ecological consciousness
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Rio de Janeiro is a great city and is not insecured as propaganda tells.
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Cláudia T
Instituto Superior de Comunicação Empresarial, Lisboa, Portugal
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Brazil is simply an amazing country and have the chance to study in Rio de Janeiro is absolutely great. As a portuguese student I hadn't any difficulties to interact but the brazilian people are very welcome to anyone.
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