Orientation A two-day intensive orientation session is conducted at the beginning of the program and introduces students to the country, the culture, and the academic program and provides practical information about living in Sao Paulo or Salvador. The orientation leads into the five-week Intensive Language and Culture Program, during which special orientation and cultural activities are included. Continuing students in the semester program in Sao Paulo or Salvador will receive an additional academic and cultural orientation in Sao Paulo or Salvador at the end of the ILCP session. The program includes several visits to sites of historical and cultural importance. Housing and Meals Housing and at least two meals are included in the program.
Students are responsible for some meals.
During orientation, students are housed together in comfortable lodging, usually a pension hotel. During the remainder of the program students are placed in private Brazilian homes. The Council Resident Director administers all programs in Brazil and, along with the Academic Director, assists students with academic, administrative, and personal matters. The Resident Director is Ana Luiza de Lima Coimbra who has worked with the program since 1986. She has degrees in Portuguese and English from the Universidade de Sao Paulo.