Volunteering Brazil

I had a really great experience during the year I spent in Brazil ! I was there from November 2017 to October 2018 in Curitiba, Parana, volunteering in communications, marketing and crowdfunding in an NGO for projects of education in Kenya. Being part of an NGO there really helped me to learn on the professional aspect, as well as brazilian culture and volunteering. I also met a lot of people through this program, and got to learn a new language that I didn’t know anything about: portuguese ! Though it has been tough sometimes, I think this experience was extremely rewarding and taught me valuable life lessons that I’ll remember for a lifetime. I highly recommend this program to anyone willing to get a volunteering experience for a few months !

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After a year studying in Brazil, I had the chance to come back thanks to Intern Brazil, which helped me find a perfect NGO for me.
Working in Rio de Janeiro, I was able to put into practice much of what I had learned at university, but also to decide to attend a master's degree in international development soon after, to continue to improve the world, but in a more conscious way.
Living in Rio is unsurpassed, and Intern Brazil really took care of everything: thanks to Fernando, I had a really complete support and I arrived at the first day of work prepared and ready to get to work. Moreover, this experience was really useful for improving my curriculum: the non-governmental organization where I worked is one of the best known in Latin America, as well as in the world.
In short, I recommend Intern Brazil with all my heart !!!

Original Review:

Dopo un anno studiando in Brasile, ho avuto la possibilità di tornarci grazie a Intern Brazil, che mi ha aiutata a trovare una ONG perfetta per me.
Lavorando in Rio de Janeiro, ho potuto mettere in pratica molto di quello che avevo imparato all'università, ma anche decidermi a frequentare un master in sviluppo internazionale subito dopo, per continuare a migliorare il mondo, ma in modo più cosciente.
Vivere a Rio è insuperabile, e Intern Brazil si è occupata davvero di tutto: grazie a Fernando, ho avuto un supporto davvero completo e sono arrivata al primo giorno di lavoro preparata e pronta per mettermi al lavoro. Inoltre, questa esperienza è stata davvero utile per migliorare il mio curriculum: l'organizzazione non governativa dove lavoravo è una delle più note in America Latina, oltre che nel mondo.
Insomma, consiglio Intern Brazil con tutto il mio cuore!!!

The mentors in Intern-Brazil were wonderful in assessing my potential career future. The interviews were fantastic exploring internship possibilities. Since, I already experienced some study abroad excursions in Brazil my knowledge of the country helped. This program does not lower the bar; the program tailors an internship specifically to your situation. My Portuguese was advanced and I had already worked in the soccer industry which helped the process! The coordinators will talk to you so frequently and give you great updates about the search. The internship itself is terrific and this will propel my career! I have always had a great admiration for the south of Brazil. Intern Brazil has a great network of contacts that helped me find an internship! Thank you Intern-Brazil!

I was part of the Intern Brazil program in Curitiba for the summer of 2017. The staff of the program was extremely helpful, very nice and accommodating. The only problem I had is that the company I was going to work for told me I was going to be a specific job but once I got there the actual job was completely different.

The staff of Intern Brazil organized trips and get together so we could meet the other interns and were very helpful when asked about the visiting spots near curitiba.

From the first phone calls with the directors of the company to the last days at my internship, the team at Intern Brazil was supportive in every step of the process. Not only could you tell that the team truly cared about placing you in an internship that fit what you were looking to learn, but they also made that extra effort to make this experience as personal as possible. Intern Brazil picked me up from the airport and helped me accommodate to Curitiba the first day. As I had been to this city before and am half Brazilian, our conversations centered more on talking about the company and familiarizing myself with its practices and people.

I was placed in an internship that was geographically convenient to where I was staying, and fit the job skills that I was looking to develop. Throughout the entire experience, Intern Brazil, made sure to check in with me to make sure that everything was running smoothly. They truly aided with the professional development that I was searching for and even organized socials so that interns from different programs could meet each other. We took trips into the old parts of town and ate at local restaurants. That day listening to live bossa nova, eating feijoada and getting to know the interns in old Curitiba is definitely one of my favorite memories from this program.

I would definitely recommend this program to anyone looking to get a taste of a young professional life in Brazil with the help of a hands-on, competent and caring team. Throughout the course of this program you will get the chance to meet other interns exploring different career paths, experience a typical Brazilian office, better your professional and casual Portuguese, and broaden your international work experience in a country as vibrant as Brazil.