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Brazil: The Rhythm of Bahia—Dance, Music, and Capoeira

Orientation in Rio de Janeiro

Jammed between rugged mountains and the warm waters of the Atlantic, Rio is a breathtaking city of round-the-clock culture, festivity, and spectacle. Spend three exhilarating days exploring the distinct and invigorating cultures of Rio’s many neighborhoods, climbing the Corcovado to see the statue of Christ the Redeemer, and working on your Portuguese language skills by bargaining at local artisan markets.

Homestay, Service, and Arts

Experience the vibrancy of African-Brazilian culture in Bahia through song, dance, capoeira, and theater. Following your orientation, spend two weeks in the colonial city of Salvador working with trained professionals at an arts-based nonprofit organization. Using African dance, interpretive theater, drumming, and story-telling through song, you will work side by side with local teens to create an inspiring final performance focused on indigenous music and movement.

Then enjoy Brazilian daily life by living with a welcoming host family for a week. Hone your Portuguese language skills through visits to the local market and discussions with your new friends and family. During your stay in the community of Lençois, learn the Brazilian folkloric Forro dance and practice the graceful capoeira, a Brazilian-Angolan martial art taught by the Corda Bamba Cultural Association. Your great adventure culminates with a week of travel through the visually stunning countryside of rural, tropical Bahia province.

Sample activities: Use your language skills to shop in open-air bazaar; enjoy some time on lush beaches; feast on a variety of local delicacies at a churrascaria; explore Salvador’s quaint colonial streets with new friends; visit caves, waterfalls, mountains, and valleys in the lush Chapada Diamantina.

Code: BRSD (5 weeks)
Features: Arts, Community Service
Prerequisites: None
Depart/Return: Miami

Features
Arts, Community Service

Depart/Return
Miami

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