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Miroslava S
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Club Urbano especially on Monday: Good band with soul/funk/black music,... great place! and forró club: no canto da ema!
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Peter O
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
after language course provided by univesrity able to communicate, after intense interaction able to speak well
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Laura R
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
portuguese was easy to learn cause i already spoke to languages derived from latin (spanish and catalan)
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Sidnei C
UNESP, Bauru, Brazil
Management Science, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It was a very good experience
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Personal comments
It was not at the university. I had to stay on my own so I rented an apartment.
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Johannes S
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
the parties organized by FGV are a must for any exchange student, plenty of nightlife opportunities!
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Bernardo d
Overall
I wish I had known...
be better prepared for Brazilian women
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Brzail is not for study, its just to have fun
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