Written by Sinclair Blue, (Georgetown University) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Fall 2018 “Parece que não vai fazer calor Talvez não lhe agrade a pulseira Do senhor do bonfim Mas mande notícias de salvador Manda notícia de Salvador” – Noticias de Salvadoer, Luedji Luna, Salvador was the first capital of Brazil, and with good reason. […]
Photo Essay: CET Brazil
Photos by Alexis Maciel, (American University) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Fall 2018 Hi again! This post is all about our recent Traveling Seminar to Salvador Da Bahia. A trip filled with so much culture, food, and memories that will last a lifetime. NOSSA! (WOAH!) Our amazing CET Brazil coordinators, Sulia and Ariane dancing with the band […]
Studying Abroad Responsibly
Written by Sinclair Blue,Georgetown University) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Fall 2018 The first recorded colonizers arrived in Brazil in 1500 under the leadership of Pedro Alvares Cabral. What ensued after his arrival was a complex and violent tale of genocide, forced conversion to Christianity, and enslavement. Although official colonization has ended, the effects still linger. The […]
Photo Essay: CET Brazil
Photos by Alexis Maciel, (American University) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Fall 2018
São Paulo, A City of Contradictions
Written by Sinclair Blue, (Georgetown University) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Fall 2018 “A cidade é grande As pessoas muitas E eu por aí Sem te encontrar” -Luedji Luna, Banho do Folhas Anyone who is coming to Brazil is bound to ask the infamous question: São Paulo or Rio? For me, the answer was clear – Rio! I […]
Introducing the Fall 2018 Student Correspondent Team
Alexis Zamira Maciel CET Brazil, Photographer American University Class of 2019 Major: International Studies Minor: Portuguese Oi! Tudo bem? My name is Alexis (Ale) Maciel and I’m an International Studies major at American University in Washington D.C.. Curiosity has been central to my existence ever since I can remember. Having lived in Mexico for the formative […]