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1. Profle o the Country

a. Ocial Name: Federative Republic o Brail 

The largest country in both South America and the Latin American region. It is the

world's fifth-largest country, both by geographical area and by population. It is the

largest Portuguese-speaing country in the world, and the only one in the Americas.

b. Capital City: Bra!"lia

The federal capital of !ra"il and seat of go#ernment of the $ederal %istrict. The city

is located atop the !ra"ilian highlands in the country's center-western region. It was

founded on April &, ()*, to ser#e as the new national capital.

c. #overnment $otto: %Ordem e Progresso%

 &heir motto i! %Ordem e Progresso% 'Order and Pro(re!!) i! in!pired by

*u(u!te Comte+! motto o po!itivi!m: %L'amour pour principe et l'ordre pour base; le progrès pour but % ',ove a! a principle and order a! theba!i!- pro(re!! a! the (oal).

d. ,an(ua(e! po/en: Portu(ue!e

 &heir ocial lan(ua(e i! Portu(ue!e and it i! !po/en by more than 00o their population. &heir indi(enou! lan(ua(e! are *palai2 *rara2 Bororo2Canela2 Cara3a2 Carib2 #uarani2 4ain(an(2 Nadeb2 Nheen(atu2 Piraha2

 &erena2 &ucano2 and &upini5uim. &heir re(ional lan(ua(e! are #erman26talian2 Pomeranian2 Rio(randen!er 7un!ruc/i!ch #erman2 and &alian.

 &heir !i(n lan(ua(e! are Brailian i(n ,an(ua(e and 4a8apor i(n,an(ua(e.

e. Reli(ion:

1. Roman Catholic '9.9;))1>.n/non '>.1

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* !tate in hich the poer! o the central (overnment are re!trictedand in hich the component part! '!tate!2 colonie!2 or province!) retain ade(ree o !elE(overnment- ultimate !overei(n poer re!t! ith the voter!ho cho!e their (overnmental repre!entative!.

h. 7ead o the tate: ilma Rou!!eG 

i. 7ead o the #overnment: ilma Rou!!eG 

 A !ra"ilian economist and politician currently ser#ing as the +)th President of !ra"il.

She is the first woman to hold the office. She was pre#iously the hief of Staff  of

the President Lui" Incio Lula da Sil#a from &** to &**.

 3. Hthnicity '&ribe!):

$ain ethnic (roup! in Brail:

1. 6ndian.*inoco 'Ihite L Mapane!e)

/. National 7eroe! and other Per!onalitie!=Celebrity 6con!:

National 7eroe!:

1. ,ui! *lve! de ,ima e ilva2 u/e o CaKia!

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 &op 1> $o!t Famou! Brailian!:

1. Felipe $a!!a 'Brailian Formula One Racin( river)

year!)

9. *nder!on ilva '$iKed $artial *rti!t and Former FC$iddleei(ht Champion)

A. *lice Bra(a 'Brailian *ctre!!)@. *driana ,ima 'Iorld8! Fourth 7i(he!t Paid upermodel by Forbe!

$a(aine in >A)0. Hduardo averin 'CoEounder o Faceboo/)1>. Ronaldo 'Retired Brailian occer Player)

o Natural Re!ource!:1. 6ron Ore.Platinum

b. #ro!! ome!tic Product: ,ar(e!t Corporation!:

1. Petrobra! 'Oil and #a!).Oi '&elecom)

e. &op 1> cience and &echnolo(y 6nvention!:1. *utomatic &ran!mi!!ion ith 7ydraulic Fluid

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Famou! 6nra!tructure! 'Brid(e2 Port *rea!2 Railay!2 7i(hay!2 &elecommunication!):

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1. Rio E Niteroi Brid(e 'Rio de Maneiro)

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;. $echani!m o Culture! o Jour *!!i(ned Country or Con!ular Re!earch

a. Communication!:1. Ba!ic #reetin(! in their ,an(ua(e

• 7ello: OlQ

• 7o are youZ 'Formal): Como e!tQZ

• 7o are youZ '6normal): Como e!tQ!Z

• #ood mornin(: Bom dia

• #ood aternoon: Boa tarde

• #ood evenin(: Boa noite

• #oodbye: *deu!

• ee you later 'ame day): *t lo(o

• ee you later '*nother day): *t amanh

• Plea!e: e a avor = Por avor

•  &han/ you: Obri(ado 'only !aid by male!) = Obri(ada 'only !aid by

emale!)

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  Banana

•  &hi! i! called %dar uma banana% or (ive a banana

and it mean! %!cre you[%2 !o u!e your di!cretion...6t+! probablybetter to avoid it2 !o you don+t (et into a f(ht2 but 6 alay! tau(ht itto my !tudent!2 a! part o their (eneral education in Brailianculture.

Saco Cheio

• 7old your cupped hand! in ront o your loer body and !ha/e

them. &hi! (e!ture mean! %my ball! are ull% 'the anatomicalreerence i! clear...) and ha! become !o commonplace that2dependin( on the circum!tance!2 it+! not ob!cene at all 'and it+!u!ed by omen al!o). 6t+! be!t to avoid it2 thou(h.

Screw You or I Screwed Up

• $a/e a f!t ith one hand and !lap the top o it ith the other once

or tice. 6t mean! !cre you and %6 (ot !creed% or %6 !creed up%'li/e in a te!t or !omethin(2 oten accompanied by the eKpre!!ion%entrei pelo cano%). 6t+! very commonplace amon( riend! ininormal conteKt!2 but you+d better avoid thi! one2 too.

;. *lphabet! D &he Iritin( y!tem or !tro/e!

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b. Culture ymbol! ' *ll rom * to F ith Photo!)1. &op 1> Religious Icons/Patron Saints/National Heroes/'Relic!2

Churche!2 Patron aint!)

• Chri!t the Redeemer

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• $ona!tery o t. Benedict

• Ba!ilica o the National hrine o Our ,ady *parecida

• anctuary o om Bo!co

• Bonfm Church

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•  &he $etropolitan Cathedral

• Our ,ady o the Ro!ary o the Blac/!

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• Cathedral o Bra!ilia

•  &he Bra!ilia &emple O ,e(iao a Boa Uontade

• Cathedral o alvador

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. National Animals and Fruits•  Ma(uar

• Cupua\u

?. National Place/Parks

• 6tatiaia National Par/

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H!tabli!hed in 10;A2 6tatiaia National Par/ i! the olde!t national par/ in Brail. &he

par/ i! part o the $anti5ueira mountain ran(e2 and home to !ome o Brail8!

hi(he!t mountain! includin( Prateleira! and *(ulha! Ne(ra!. Prateleira! i! an ea!yclimb but *(ulha! Ne(ra! i! a little tou(her2 and re5uire! !ome eGort2 i not actual

mountaineerin( !/ill!. &he ve(etation (et! !par!er the hi(her you (o2 !o don8t

or(et !unbloc/ and a hat. &he vie! are ma(nifcent2 e!pecially in the dry !ea!on2

beteen $ay and *u(u!t. &he par/ al!o attract! bird atcher! rom all over the

orld ith it! ;?> !pecie! o bird!.

• Chapada do! #uimarae! National Par/

 &hi! national par/2 in the !tate o $ato #ro!!o ha! natural eature! !uch a! cliG!2

canyon!2 aterall! and cave!. 6 you al/ throu(h the !avannah2 you8ll !ee a

variety o colorul ]oer! and ore!t! ith many type! o tree!. &he par/ i! al!o

notable or it! archeolo(ical !ite!2 includin( !ome early cave paintin(!. Iildlie

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lover! are li/ely to !pot !pecie! !uch a! (atoEpalheiro ildcat!2 ea(le!2 anteater!2

deer and maned olve!. &he be!t time to vi!it thi! par/ i! durin( the dry !ea!on2

hich la!t! rom $ay to eptember. urin( the rainy !ea!on2 beteen ecember

and *pril2 the par/ i! oten clo!ed to vi!itor!.

• Pantanal $ato(ro!!en!e National Par/

 

,ocated in the !outhern !tate o $atto #ro!!o2 thi! par/8! dominant eature i! the

Cuiaba River and !urroundin( etland!. 6n act2 thi! par/ contain! the lar(e!t

etland area in the orld. Jou are li/ely to !ee a (reat diver!ity o ildlie i you

vi!it2 includin( many eKotic bird! !uch a! parrot!2 maca! and ibi!. Jou may al!o

encounter anteater!2 3a(uar!2 blac/ holer mon/ey! and tapir!2 amon( many other

!pecie!. Becau!e the 3ourney into and out o thi! national par/ can ta/e !everal

day!2 and you8ll ant to !tay or at lea!t a couple o day!2 you !hould !et a!ide

clo!e to a ee/ minimum or thi! trip.

•  Mericoacoara National Par/

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 Mericoacoara National Par/2 located in the !tate o Ceara2 ha! a amou! beach that8!

al!o called Mericoacoara2 and i! (reat or ater !port! !uch a! !ailin(2 ind!urfn(

and !andboardin(. Jou8ll fnd !everal di!tinct land!cape! in thi! par/2 includin(

beache!2 !amp!2 !and dune!2 cavern! and ore!ted area! ith coconut tree!. $any

vi!itor! eKplore the !andy area! by ta/in( ride! in dune bu((ie! or other ^vehicle!. 6n act2 the only ay to enter the par/ i! by ta/in( a ^ rom the neare!t

ton2 hich i! al!o called Mericoacoara. &he par/ al!o contain! !everal pond! and

la/e! here you can relaK on a hammoc/ a! you appreciate the !cenic environment.

• Chapada do! Ueadeiro! National Par/

,ocated /m '1?> mile!) rom Bra!ilia in the !tate o #oia!2 thi! par/ i! notable

or it! dramatic 5uart roc/ ormation! and a lar(e number o aterall!. Pedreira!

Iaterall2 i! one o the main attraction! and a perect !pot or !immin( or en3oyin(

the healin( and relaKin( propertie! o ater. * popular !port or the adventurou! i!

ab!eilin(2 ma/in( your ay don aterall! ith the u!e o rope!2 an activity only

recommended under the (uidance o an eKperienced (uide. *mon( the par/8!

diver!e ]ora and auna are !everal endan(ered !pecie!2 !uch a! (uara olve!2

 3a(uar!2 !amp deer and armadillo!.

• ,encoi! $aranhen!e! National Par/

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 &hi! par/ i! in the northea!tern !ection o Brail2 in the !tate o $aranho. ,en\i!

$aranhen!e! contain! little ve(etation and i! compo!ed almo!t entirely o !and

dune!. &our! are conducted in ^ vehicle!2 thou(h it can al!o be a!cinatin( to

al/ acro!! thi! de!ertEli/e land!cape. *lthou(h it can be hot in the aternoon2 it8!

rere!hin( to cool oG in one o the many la/e!2 river! or la(oon!. Jou al!o have the

option o eKplorin( the dune! on hor!ebac/ or rom above2 in a helicopter or !mall

plane. &hi! i! one par/ that8! preerable to vi!it durin( the rainy !ea!on2 beteen

 Muly and eptember2 a! thi! i! hen the la(oon! are ull.

• *parado! da erra National Par/

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Opened in 10?02 *parado! da erra National Par/ i! one o the country8! olde!t

national par/!. &hi! par/ i! located in the !outhern part o Brail in the !tate! o

anta Catarina and Rio #rande do ul. &he par/ i! a popular de!tination or tre//in(

and i! /non or it! !pectacular canyon! and rainore!t!. One o the hi(hli(ht! i!

6taimbeinho Canyon2 hich i! in a !ubtropical rainore!t and ha! to aterall!.Currently only 12?>> vi!itor! per day are alloed in the par/. Becau!e o it!

proKimity to the *tlantic Ocean2 the par/ i! 5uite humid and oten o((y.

• Fernando de Noronha $arine National Par/

 

Fernando de Noronha i! an archipela(o con!i!tin( o !iK main i!land! in the *tlantic

Ocean2 ;?> /m '

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 &hi! national par/ i! located in Bahia in northea!tern Brail and oGer! !ome o the

mo!t uni5ue and !tunnin( land!cape! in the country. &here are unu!ual roc/

ormation!2 cave!2 la/e! and me!a! that can provide you ith many hour! or day!

o eKploration. &he mo!t amou! aterall in the par/ i! the Cachoeira da Fuma\a2

the hi(he!t all in the country2 here the ater doe! not have !ucient volume to

overcome the drop o ;@> meter! '1 eet). Other hi(hli(ht! include the

incredible blue ater! o the Po\o Hncantado 'Hnchanted Pool) and Po\o *ul. &he

neare!t ton i! ,en\i!2 hich a! amou! in the 10th century or lar(e diamond

fnd! by pro!pector!. 6 you ant to !pend a e day! in one o the mo!t beautiul

national par/! in Brail2 you can fnd a tour (uide to ta/e you on a tre/ to

de!tination! !uch a! Paty Ualley.

• 6(uacu National Par/

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6(ua\u National Par/ i! a lar(e par/ located in the !tate o Parana2 i! partly in Brail

and partly in *r(entina. On the border o the to countrie! i! 6(uacu Fall!2 one o

the orld8! lar(e!t and mo!t impre!!ive aterall!. 6 you ant to en3oy a

!pectacular vie o the all!2 you can ta/e a helicopter ride over the par/. Ri(ht neKt

to the par/ i! a oo called Par5ue da! *ve!2 hich ha! a lar(e population o bird!

and other animal!. &hi! national par/ i! al!o the home o 6taipu am2 hich

provide! much o the poer or both Brail and Para(uay.

9. &op 1> Architecture or Castles 

•  &he Brailian $u!eum o culpture 'Paulo $ende! da Rocha)

•  &he Palacio da *lvorada 'O!car Niemeyer)

• Brail8! Civic 5uare 'Burle $aK)

•  &he Rio e Maneiro $u!eum o $odern *rt '*on!o Reidy)

•  &he &heatre in 6birapuera Par/ 'O!car Niemeyer)

•  &he HC Pompeia Cultural Centre ',ina Bo Bardi)

• Ca!telo de 6taipava

• Ca!telo da 6lha Fi!cal

• Ca!telo $u!eu de #ramado

•  Ca!telinho do Campo! do Mordao

c. Norm! 'Hti5uette)

 / Hnumerate the top 20 Dos and Do Nots'o! are hat is acce!ta"le "eha#ior and o Not! are unacce!ta"le2orbidden and puni!hable behavior)

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d. $ore!

 /  &op ? ayin(!2 proverb! or 5uote!

• _* belea e!tQ no! olho! de 5uem v`. _

_Beauty lie! in the eye! o the beholder.

• _* e!peran\a a Tltima 5ue morre.

_7ope i! the la!t one to die. _

• _* ome o melhor tempero. _

_7un(er i! the be!t !ea!onin(.

• _* (rama !empre mai! verde do lado do viinho. _

_&he (ra!! i! alay! (reener on your nei(hbor+! yard.

• _* nece!!idade a o !apo pular.

_Nece!!ity ma/e! the ro( 3ump.

e. Belie 'All ith !hotos)

a. &op 1> Festi#als/Fiestas=Fe!tivitie!=National and ,ocal 7oliday!

b. &op 1> Su!erstitious belie!

• $ato !reto% 6 you run into a blac/ cat2 (et aay rom it2 it!

bad luc/[

• Passar em"ai&o de uma escada% Ial/in( under a ladder i!

al!o a !i(n o bad luc/ in Brail.

• 'olsa no ch(o% ,eavin( your pur!e=handba( on the ]oor ill

!et your money lie bac/ard!.

• )s!elho *ue"rado% 6 you brea/ a mirror you ill have A year!

o bad luc/.

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• Sal grosso% ,eavin( a pot ith roc/ !alt in the corner! o your

hou!e !care! aay bad luc/. *l!o i you put a common rue

branch '(alho de arruda) on your ear it! al!o !uppo!ed to !hy

aay mau! olhado! 'bad hammy).

• +assoura atr,s da !orta% 6n my opinion thi! i! the coole!t one:i you have an unanted vi!itor or !omeone ha! orn out their

elcome2 put a broom behind a door and thi! vi!itor ill leave.

• -#o !ara Santa Clara% Ihen it8! rainin( very hard and you8d

li/e it to !top2 put an e(( in homma(e to anta Clara 'aint

Clara). he !uppo!edly clareia 'clear! up the eather).

• Comer e olhar no es!elho% $y (randma u!ed to !ay that i 

you eat and loo/ in a mirror your ace ill be croo/ed orever.

• .alheres no ch(o% 6 a or/ all! on the ]oor2 a man ill vi!it

you. 6 a !poon all!2 a oman ill come. 6 a /nie all!2 there ill

be a f(ht !o you cro!! the ]oor ith it to avoid it. On the !ame

note2 hen a oman i! pre(nant and people ant to /no i it i!

a boy or a (irl they rap a or/ and a !poon in a nap/in and

place it on a couch. 6 the oman !it! on the or/2 it i! a boy. 6 

!he !it! on the !poon2 it i! a (irl.

• 'rinde% 6 you ma/e a toa!t and your (la!! i! empty2 thi! ill

brin( bad luc/ too.

. Ualue!

 / Hnumerate fve '?) value! 'righteous li#ing

(. ,a!

 / Hnumerate top 1> uni5ue and amou! o Formal la! o the countryapproved by their Con(re!!

h. Hducation and Hpi!temolo(y

a. Hnumerate top 1> amou! colle(e! and univer!itie! 'ith !hotos)

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1. niver!idade de o Paulo 'P)

Iell e!tabli!hed a! one o the

mo!t pre!ti(iou! public univer!itie! in Brail2 theni#ersidade de S(o

Paulo 'SP) i! thi! year ran/ed 1!t in the ,atin *merican ran/in(!2 0thin

the BR6C ran/in( and 1;2>>> !tudent!2 the

niver!idade de o Paulo i! located in o Paulo2 Brail8! mo!t

populou! city2 acro!! a number o campu!e!. 6t lay! claim to bein( the

alma mater o 1< Brailian pre!ident!.

 &hi! year2 the niver!idade de o Paulo i! ran/ed internationally in an

impre!!ive ;? out o ;9 !ub3ect! covered by the Iorld niver!ity

Ran/in(! by ub3ect 1?. O the!e !ub3ect!2 P ran/! amon( the

orld8! top ?> univer!itie! or a(riculture ore!try2 architecture2 art

de!i(n2 civil !tructural en(ineerin(2 denti!try2 pharmacy pharmacolo(y2 philo!ophy and veterinary !cience.

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nicamp a! e!tabli!hed a! recently a! 10992 ma/in( it one o the

orld8! top youn( univer!itie! D ran/ed 1?th in the late!t &op ?>

nder ?>. *pproKimately ;A2>>> !tudent! are currently enrolled at

nicamp2 hal o hich are po!t(raduate!.

nicamp i! ran/ed amon( the top ?> univer!itie! orldide or

a(riculture ore!try2 denti!try and electrical electronic en(ineerin(2

and i! al!o eatured in the (lobal top > in a urther !ub3ect!.

;. niver!idade Federal do Rio de Maneiro 'FRM)

 &he ni#ersidade Federal

do Rio de 1aneiro'FRM) i! thi! year ran/ed ?th in the ,atin *merican

ran/in(!2

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*l!o /non a! o Paulo tate

niver!ity orN)SP2 the niver!idade H!tadual Pauli!ta _MTlio de

$e!5uita Filho i! ran/ed @th in ,atin *merica thi! year2 2>>> !tudent! acro!!

librarie!2 one univer!ity ho!pital2 three veterinary ho!pital! and !everal

clinic! or denti!try2 p!ycholo(y2 phy!ical therapy2 and !peech and

hearin( therapy.

 &he niver!idade H!tadual Pauli!ta _MTlio de $e!5uita Filho i!

internationally ran/ed in 11 !ub3ect! thi! year2 arin( be!t or denti!try

and veterinary !cience 'amon( the top ?> !chool! orldide)2 olloed

by a(riculture ore!try 'top 1>>).

?. niver!idade Federal de o Paulo 'N6FHP)

*nother o the many leadin(

Brailian univer!itie! located in o Paulo !tate2 theniver!idade

Federal de o Paulo 'NIF)SP) i! currently placed ;>th in ,atin

*merica2 ;Athin the BR6C countrie! and in the orld. *lthou(h

N6FHP a! ori(inally ocu!ed on health !cience!2 the !chool i! no

multidi!ciplinary than/! to (overnment reorm! o Brailian

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univer!itie!. N6FHP8! 1@2>>> !tudent! are located acro!! !iK

campu!e! throu(hout o Paulo !tate.

O o the three !ub3ect! N6FHP i! (lobally ran/ed or2 it perorm! be!t

or pharmacy pharmacolo(y 'in the top 1>> !chool! orldide).

9. niver!idade Federal de $ina! #erai! 'F$#)

*mon( the fve lar(e!t

univer!itie! in Brail2 the ni#ersidade Federal de inas $eraisi!

ran/ed 11th in ,atin *merica2 1!t in the BR6C ran/in( and ?1E9> in

the orld. * multidi!ciplinary public univer!ity oGerin( a ide ran(e o

pro(ram! at all level!2 the niver!idade Federal de $ina! #erai! i!

located to the north o the city o Belo 7orionte in the Pampulha

nei(hborhood acro!! a campu! o >> acre!. &he !chool currently ha!

an enrollment o over ?2>>> !tudent!.

 &he niver!idade Federal de $ina! #erai! i! (lobally ran/ed or 1@

!ub3ect!2 perormin( be!t 'top 1>>) or pharmacy pharmacolo(y.

A. niver!idade Federal do Rio #rande o ul 'FR#)

* leadin( producer o !cientifc

publication! and home to a !tudent body o over ;>2>>>2

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the ni#ersidade Federal do Rio $rande Do Sul 'FR#) i! ran/ed

1> in the orld ran/in(! thi! year.

pecialiin( in the !ocial !cience!2 oGerin( la2 economic!2 education

and communication pro(ram! amon( other!2 PCEP i! ellEreco(nied

or it! re!earch in the area! o !ociety2 politic! and human p!ycholo(y.

,ocated to the e!t o o Paulo city in the nei(hborhood o Perdie!2

PCEP ha! a current enrollment o more than 2>>>.

*lthou(h only ran/ed (lobally in to !ub3ect! thi! year2 PCEP i! one

o 3u!t three top univer!itie! in Brail ran/ed or art de!i(n 'in the top

1>> orldide)2 a! ell a! bein( ran/ed or modern lan(ua(e!.

@. Ponti"cia niver!idade Catlica do Rio de Maneiro 'PCERio)

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 &he Ponti"cia niver!idade

Catlica do Rio de Maneiro 'or PC3Rio) i! at a level pe((in( ith PCE

P in the BR6C ran/in(2 !harin( Athpo!ition. 6t8! al!o ran/ed 1th in

,atin *merica and ?>1E??> in the orld ran/in(!. ,ocated !outh o Rio

de Maneiro city in #Qvea2 PCERio !it! be!ide &i3uca national ore!t and

boa!t! river!ide and treeEcovered mountain vie!. 6t cater! to more

than 1@2>>> !tudent!2 includin( @2>>> po!t(raduate!.

 &hi! year PCERio i! internationally ran/ed in 1> !ub3ect!2 includin( a

place in the top > or computer !cience2 economic!

econometric!2 lin(ui!tic!2 philo!ophy and politic!.

1>. niver!idade de Bra!"lia

O the top 1> univer!itie! in

Brail2 theni#ersidade de 'ras4lia i! the only one located in the

nation8! capital city2 Bra!"lia. Ran/ed 1>

th

 in ,atin *merica2 ?;X in theBR6C ran/in( and ??1E9>> in the orld ran/in(!2 the niver!idade de

Bra!"lia ha! improved it! international !tandin( !i(nifcantly over the

pa!t e year!. H!tabli!hed in 109< and ho!tin( nearly >2>>>

!tudent!2 1>2>>> o hich are po!t(raduate!2 the niver!idade de

Bra!"lia oGer! a ide ran(e o pro(ram! includin( a number o ]eKible

di!tance learnin(2 evenin( and !peciali!t pro(ram!.

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Ran/ed by in !even !ub3ect! thi! year2 the niver!idade de Bra!"lia

currently eature! amon( the orld8! top > !chool! or a(riculture

ore!try2 politic! and !ociolo(y.

b. #ive < eKample! o their amou! niver!ity $ottoc. Hnumerate their top 1> mo!t enrolled cour!e! by the !tudent! in

colle(e!d. *ttach the chart o education !y!tem

. Cultural Relation!hip ith the Philippine!

a. Number o Filipino! or/in( and re!idin(

;A0 Filipino! '>@)

b. &op 1> Filipino 3ob! in thi! country

?. H!!ay: Cultural 6n!i(ht! and Fore!i(ht!

i!cu!! 1> important in!i(ht! and ore!i(ht! you learned rom the con!ularre!earch o your a!!i(ned country '1>E1? !entence!)

9. &he $ap ,ocation o the Country

Print and *ttach the map location o the country o your con!ular re!earch

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