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Catholic University Pontifica
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Pontificia Universidade Catolica (PUC-RIO)

Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, 22453-900 Gávea, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 38097 Brazil
4.34 / 5 based on 60 reviews.

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87% of students recommend
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4.6/5
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4.5/5
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4.0/5
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4.8/5
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“Go to Rio, it is the best place to study abroad.” Read Review
vanina_v, France

60 Student Life reviews of Pontificia Universidade Catolica

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STUDENT LIFE    
by Jérôme, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Lyon, France
Telecommunications, Double graduation agreement between Centrale and PUC
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
If you are to go to Rio have a friday night in Lapa or to the San Cristovao "party". Go there with basic chothes. You may meet the Brazil there.
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by carpintero, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
Humanities, University Agreement
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Ipanema bars and pubs Leblon restorants Santa Teresa night life is the best
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Cláudia, Instituto Superior de Comunicação Empresarial, Lisboa, Portugal
Public Relations/Publicity/Advertising, University Agreement
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Having a drink in the beach, Lapa, Baixo Gavea and lots of discos.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Christopher, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, United States
Business Studies, Independent
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Most cafes, bars, and clubs of Ipanema, Leblon, and Lapa.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Dee, Loyola University, Chicago, Chicago, United States
Language, Independent
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
If you go to Rio, do not miss visiting the Carment Miranda Museum in Botafogo.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Marta, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Erasmus
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
nuth, baronete, carretão, corcovaado
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Vanina, Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
International Relations, University Agreement
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Lapa, Leblon, Ipanema, Botafogo
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by enguyen, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Lyon, France
Computer Science/IT, University Agreement
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
lapa
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by Chris, Indiana University, Bloomington, United States
Language, Independent
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
none
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STUDENT LIFE    
by expresso2222, Brown University, Providence, United States
Sociology, Independent
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
none
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