DESTINATIONS
HOW TO APPLY
Placement overview
Brazil, renowned for thousands of miles of palm fringed golden beaches, the Amazon, the mighty Iguazu Falls, the Pantanal wetlands, Rio and carnival. This placement allows volunteers to experience this country from a unique combination of two perspectives; as a tourist enjoying the best of what Brazil has to offer and as a member of the local community on your voluntary placement.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
This placement is based close to the incredible Iguassu Falls in the south of Brazil
in the town of Foz do Iguazu (ee-
Volunteers may want to attend Portuguese or Spanish classes during their stay and help will be provided to find a suitable course on arrival.
Age:
Accommodation :
When to apply:
Application deadline:
Minimum commitment:
Language:
Costs:
Getting there:
Volunteers should ideally be over 18 years old on
arrival
Comfortable accommodation in hostel or shared volunteer accommodation. Internet access, swimming pool, washing machine, shared kitchen.
You can apply at any time for this placement
Project close until 7th February
No later than 4 days before intended arrival
1 week for play/activity based work
2 weeks for English teaching (ideally longer if you want to get the most out of your stay)
Portuguese is not needed to be a successful
volunteer on this placement. Your accommodation hosts speak fluent English.
£62 per week
Flight to Foz do Iguazu with connection in Rio or Sao Paulo or coach from Rio/Sao Paulo to Foz.
What’s included in this programme
Self-
Assistance of a volunteer co-
Voluntary placement with one of the following: local grassroots project, children’s home or in a local day centre for children with special needs.
Your placement at a glance...
Brazil, the fifth largest country in the world is a land of wonders and is still mostly undiscovered by British tourists. It can almost feel like a continent rather than a country, taking weeks to travel overland from one side to another. Despite its size, most Brazilians live on or near the coast and consider their country a frontier country.
Your placement is located in a popular destination with bus load after busload arriving at the local bus terminal every day from around the world to marvel at the impressive Falls. Don’t think that one visit will be enough either! There are two sides of the Falls to visit, the Argentinean side and the Brazilian side both competing to offer visitors the best experience. You will need to allow at least a day’s visit to each and possibly another visit to include a boat trip, a helicopter ride over the Falls or a guided trip into the jungle.
A trip to the Falls is the main purpose of a trip to the region and this is also a perfect base for a longer trips. During your weekends there is plenty of time to get away to the quirky riverside capital of Paraguay (5 hours by bus, £30) and the Jesuit Ruins in Argentina or Paraguay.
After your placement a trip further afield from Foz to Bonito is a must-
Or you could take one of many over night luxury coaches (approx. £30 return) to the
island of Santa Caterina -
For further inspiration before your trip to the region check out the 1980s film The Mission with Robert de Niro and Jeremy Irons which was filmed here. This film will give you a flavour of the area’s turbulent history and of the Guarani Indians.
Climate and when to go: This programme operates all year round.
Hottest months: December-
Warm/hot months:April-
Coolest weather: between July and August although there can often be un seasonal temperatures of 30 degrees Celcius even during the ‘winter’.
I am thinking about a longer stay but am unsure about committing at this stage
I would like to use this placement as an ideal base for exploring the area during
my free-
I would like a comfortable introduction to life in Latin America
This project is ideal if one or more of the following apply to you
You are in Brazil -
Original Volunteers @ Terms and Conditions
Minimum
commitment:
Can I stay
Longer ?
Airport Pick-
Orientation:
Local Support:
1 week
Time difference I GMT -
Hottest month I January
Requirements:
None
Cost:
Food:
Accommodation:
£62 pw
Self-
Included
Argentina
Brazil
Buenos
Aires
Placement
location
BRAZIL Iguazu and Community work
Brazil at a glance :
£62 per week
Accommodation Inc.
Airport Pick-
Food Self-
Rio
Iguassu
Falls
Interested?
Need some advice? Want to get registered?
Call us (UK) FREE PHONE 0800 345 75 82
Or outside of the UK ++ 1603 627007
Getting there
Flight to Foz do Iguazu, Brazil (with connection in Sao Paulo or Rio)
Combine placements
As there is only one placement fee to pay why not combine this placement with one in Peru?
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“Everyone is friendly
and accommodating
and the coordinators
are fantastic. I never
felt any uneasiness
whilst at either of the two orphanages I spent time at or whilst
visiting local attractions. I would definitely
consider returning for
a second visit."
Hannah Law volunteered in Ghana April 2007.
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“Hiya
I am in Foz and enjoying my placement, took me a while to feel at home but now I am loving it!! I’ve seen the falls, they’re so beautiful!!”
Sarah Jayne volunteered in Foz August 2007
“David is a fantastic manager, he has a brilliant grasp of English, is kind,
sociable
and helpful with the placements. David [also] acts as a translator for us when we
need him.
xxx”
Adam Leyland volunteered in Foz July 2007
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