Harvard Summer Program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This program has been canceled for 2010 but will be offered in 2011. See what other 2011 programs you can look forward to.
Subject areas
Foreign language and culture
Faculty
Clémence Jouët-Pastré
Overview
Rio de Janeiro is an intriguing center for art, theater, music, exhibitions, street performances, international conferences, and cultural and social debates. From 1763 to 1960, Rio was consecutively the capital of the colony, the empire, and the republic of Brazil. Today the city’s dwellers treasure their colonial and nineteenth-century architectural heritage as well as their superb museums, impressive libraries, and historical archives. With its vibrant cultural life, famous beaches, splendid bay, and wonderful climate, Rio de Janeiro provides students with the ideal atmosphere for full immersion in Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. Students stay in family homes and benefit from language classes taught by Harvard faculty, special lectures by renowned Brazilian scholars, and excursions in and around Rio.
The program is hosted at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), one of Brazil’s leading universities. For the last two weeks of our program, PUC-Rio will generously accept all students to its well-established and closely supervised internship program. Students complete their internships either at the private sector or at nongovernmental organizations. Opportunities include, but are not limited to arts, environmental, healthcare, and law organizations.
Courses: Brazilian Culture and Portuguese Language.
Prerequisites: one year or one accelerated semester of college-level Portuguese.
Information
Clémence Jouët-Pastré, cpastre@fas.harvard.edu.
Programs change from year to year, but reviewing the 2009 information will give you a sense of the program.