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Brazil: Semester Exchange Programs

Juiz de Fora & Brasília, Brazil

Contacts

Important: Always make sure to contact the Off-Campus Study/Study Abroad office at your college, for assistance with how to prepare for an ACM off-campus study program.

For more information on this program, please contact the following person in the ACM Office:

Heather Everst, Program Associate
205 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 220, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312.263.5000
heverst@acm.edu

The ACM Brazil Exchange programs are only available to students from the 14 ACM colleges.  With this being a new ACM program, some schools may still be in the process of officially approving the program, so please check with your off-campus study office.  If you're a student at one of the ACM colleges, contact the faculty advisor for this program below:

Beloit College
Sue Swanson swansons@beloit.edu
Carleton College
Tsegaye Nega tnega@carleton.edu
Carleton College
Beverly Nagel bnagel@carleton.edu
Coe College
Martin St. Clair mstclair@coe.edu
Colorado College
Mike Taber mike.taber@coloradocollege.edu
Cornell College
Andy McCollum amccollum@cornellcollege.edu
Grinnell College
David Campbell campbell@grinnell.edu
Knox College
Tim Gaster tgaster@knox.edu
Lake Forest College
David George george@lakeforest.edu
Lawrence University
Jake Frederick jake.frederick@lawrence.edu
Luther College
Nick Gomersall gomersni@luther.edu
Macalester College
Dan Hornbach hornbach@macalester.edu
Monmouth College
Ken Cramer kenc@monm.edu
Ripon College
Brian Bockelman bockelmanb@ripon.edu
St. Olaf College
Rebecca Judge judge@stolaf.edu

Brazil: Semester Exchange Programs

Eve Aguilar I had always wanted to learn Portuguese, but my college wasn't offering any Portuguese classes at the time. I discovered the Brazil Exchange program and found it attractive because everything would be taught in Portuguese, and I would be with all Brazilian students. When I arrived in Brazil, I knew less than ten words in Portuguese. Luckily, I caught on quickly and after about two months, I was completely conversational; after six months, I was fluent. Juiz de Fora had few tourists, so I was a total celebrity! I was known as Ivi (pronounced Evie), the American, all over town. I can't imagine a better place to spend a semester or a better way to learn Portuguese.

—Eve Aguilar, Brazil Exchange, Spring 2008

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