youth exchange program
 


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School system:
As all of Brazil schools systems, it started on the beginning of February and ends at the middle of December with one month winter vacation in July. It takes 11 years of school before a student is allowed to take the university entry test, what is a major point in one's life in Brazil. Usually the inbound students attend either the 2nd or the 3rd years of high school, what is equivalent in America as junior or senior year.
Arrival dates:
The best time for inbound student arrival in our District 4760 and most of Brazil, would be either the first week of February or the first week of August.
Weather:
At this part of the country, the weather is moderate all year around, temperatures ranging from 18 degrees Celsius (July, in the winter) to 32 degreees Celsius in the peak of summer (January).

Highlights:
We believe we have a good YEP built upon 36 years of volunteer work and run by people who knows it. At the District 4760 YEP Committee there are several members who are former Rotary exchange students. We have a very good District level selection of outbound students that is known for picking good candidates and our outbound students are known for having a solid orientation prior to departure.  

You may get additional information, in English, on the sites of the web:
About Brazil: www.brazil4you.com and www.embratur.gov.br  
About Minas Gerais State: www.indi.mg.gov.br
About Belo Horizonte: www.belotur.com.br
 


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