Sample itinerary of a Faculty-led program to Brazil for students of Business and Economics

1. Day 1 - Sunday
morning: arrival at São Paulo
International Airport / transfer to
the hotel / orientation session
afternoon: tour around the hotel
in order to know the facilities /
picnic at Ibirapuera Park, São
Paulo’s most famous park
evening: welcome dinner at a
Steak House

2. Day 2 - Monday
morning: lectures at a local
university: “Brazil: historical and
economical overview ” / “Brazil
in the World: past, present and
the future”
afternoon: visit to São Paulo
Stock Exchange, Latin America’s
largest Stock Exchange /
Historical downtown city tour.
Get to know how Brazil’s largest
city has developed over the past
4 hundred years
evening: night-out at Skye
Bar, one of the most fabulous
views of São Paulo’s Skyline!

3. Day 3 - Tuesday
morning: lectures at a local
university: “Labor Market and
Human Resources in Brazil” /
“Brazil as the World´s bread
basket: possibilities and
limitations”
afternoon: visit to a Brazilian
industry. More than 40 million
people entered the middle class
in Brazil. How have this effected
this industries?
evening: night-out at a Samba
bar with live music

4. Day 4 - Wednesday
Morning and afternoon: travel to
Nazaré Paulista, approx. 90 min
from São Paulo to visit
IPE, Ecological Research
Institute, which is Brazil’s largest
environmental NGO. Lectures
about Green Businesses and
Sustainable Development in
Brazil. Plant tree activity: zero
the carbon of your trip to Brazil!
evening: watch a soccer game at
a stadium

5. Day 5 - Thursday
morning: get to know a Brazilian
Start-up company. Get to know
the challanges and opportunities
of Brazil by talking to an
entrepreneur
afternoon: visit to an American
multinational company based in
Brazil and have a new
perspective of doing business in
Brazil
evening: Brazilian Rythms
Workshop!

6. Day 6 - Friday
morning: visit the Headquarters
of a Brazilian Bank
afternoon: travel to Paraty (5h by
bus), a wonderful colonial village
just between Sao Paulo and Rio.
During the bus ride, students will
have the chance to discuss what
have been seen by that time of
the trip and how they can apply
what have learned
evening: enjoy Paraty’s historical
downtown

7. Day 7 - Saturday
morning and afternoon: enjoy a
boat trip through Paraty Bay. The
boat will stop by an island and
two beaches. Don’t forget your
swimsuit!
evening: take your time at one
of the hundreds of great
restaurants in Paraty!

8. Day 8 - Sunday
morning: jeep tour. Time to get
to know Brazilian Rain Forest.
The jeep will stop by 2 waterfalls
and a Cachaça producer farm
afternoon: transfer to Rio de
Janeiro, approx. 4h drive
evening: hotel check-in and time
to rest and get ready for the next
days in Rio, the last stop of the
program

9. Day 9 - Monday
morning: visit to the Amercian
Chamber of Commerce in Rio
afternoon: get to know a
company that works with Oil &
Gas, a field which is booming in
Brazil, specially in Rio de Janeiro
evening: time-out at Pedra do
Sal, the historical place where
Samba was created. Celebrate
this special moment with the
locals

10. Day 10 - Tuesday
morning and afternoon: meet
Brazilian business students and
work on a project with them. We
will help you to find a professor
from a local university to write a
project / challange to the
students. That’s a great way to
interact with Brazilians and learn
the way they work. Students will
have 24h to work on the project

11. Day 11 - Wednesday
morning: project presentation.
The best team will win an
Helicopter ride from Sugar Loaf
Mountain
afternoon: visit Sugar Loaf
Mountain and be amazed by one
of the most beautiful views of
Rio de Janeiro
evening: farewell dinner and
night-out at Rio
Scenarium, considered one of
the top 10 bars in the world
according to “The Guardian”

12. Day 12 - Thursday
morning: time-off to enjoy
Copacabana and Ipanema
beaches
afternoon: hotel check-out, visit
to Christ the Redeemer and
transfer to Rio de Janeiro
International Airport
evening: flight back to your
home country! We will be
waiting for your next visit to
Brazil!

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