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BrazilBy Flávia Gehlen Frosi
What are your impressions about Brazil?
What do you know about Brazil?
BRAZIL IS KNOWN BECAUSE OF:
SOCCER
BRAZIL IS KNOWN BECAUSE OF:
CARNIVAL
BRAZIL IS KNOWN BECAUSE OF:
CHURRASCO “Barbecue”
My oldest brother
About Brazil• The biggest country of South America
• Official Language: Portuguese
• Population: 191 millions
• How a Brazilian looks like?
Capital: Brasília
My Hometown: Passo Fundo
MY FAMILY
MY TEENAGE YEARS
MY ACTIVITIES AS A TEENAGER
A Big Concern: Find a Good Job
Good Education
What are the Brazilian issues???
SOCIAL CONTRASTS
• Top laboratories
• Arts
• Summer School in Europe or USA
What challenges may they face?
• Students study with book garthered from the dumps,
• Food and clothes
What challenges may they face?
5%
High Class U$ 4.074,00Higher Middle Class U$ 1.939,00Middle Class U$ 801,00Low Class U$ 419,00Miserable U$ 190,00
Monthly Income
Brazilian School System
Public
Private
What are the differences ?• payment• attendance• quality
VestibularSAT/ACT
18-22/24 years old
Elementary School5-14 years old
High School15-17 years old
University/College
Free - no payment required ExpensiveIn general, bad quality GoodLow/Middle Class Middle/High ClassProblem with Problem with
School dropout (smaller scale)Repeat the grade Violence/BullyingWork DrugsViolence/Bullying PregnancyDrugsPregnancy
Elementary/High School
Public Private
Brazilian School System
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Brazilian School System
250 2.300Free - no payment required ExpensiveGood/Excellent Bad/Good"Vestibular" is very diffi cult "Vestibular" much easier
more then 1 year of hard workextra school course
75% of students
Public Private
University/College
Who studies here?
High/Middle Class Middle/Low Class
IS IT FAIR?
BRAZILIAN PUBLIC MEASURES
Quotas at public universities/colleges
“PROUNI” – scholarships for private universities/ colleges
“Bolsa Família” – governamental grant given to families in order to maintain children at school
BRAZILIAN PUBLIC MEASURES
New perspectives
- the more education the higher is the wage;
- poverty reduction
- improvement of social indicators
ACTIVITY
“A day in the life of a fifteen-year-old Brazilian."
Thank You Very Much!Muito Obrigada!