CIEE Rio de Janeiro: Open Campus Program
Hosted by
- Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro
Frequently asked questions
You can apply to CIEE Rio de Janeiro: Open Campus Program by clicking the "Apply Now" button.
Yes, the program includes housing. Participants stay in apartments or with a host family.
The program fee includes accommodation, activities, classes, some meals, and travel insurance.
CIEE Rio de Janeiro: Open Campus Program is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
About Program
Head south of the equator and discover the colorful and exuberant city of Rio de Janeiro! Experience the city’s stunning natural beauty while advancing your academics on our fully customizable Open Campus Block Program. Take one, two, or three six-week blocks, select your courses from a wide range of subject areas. In Rio, you’ll be located within Villa Aymoré, an early 20th century residential villa renovated into a state-of-the-art urban office space.
Stay in Rio the entire time or spend other blocks at our Global Institute locations in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Copenhagen, London, Madrid, Yucatán, Monteverde, Paris, Rome, Santiago, Shanghai, and Sydney.
Program Highlights
- BE INSPIRED by breathtaking landscapes. Rio de Janeiro is surrounded by mountains and sea resting between the Guanabara Bay and the Atlantic ocean.
- IMMERSE yourself in Rio’s rich and diverse arts culture and understand Samba and Carnival beyond the clichés. In Rio, you can go listen to live music locally produced any day of the week!
- DISCOVER Rio's modernist architecture. Across the Guanabara Bay lies the city of Niterói where you'll see futurist architecture by Oscar Niemeyer, including the iconic Museu de Arte Contemporânea, shaped like a flying saucer, and the famous Popular Theate




