Brazil is an excellent place for social volunteer work abroad.
With so much diversity, culture and natural beauty, it is a fairly unique and authentic place to work and travel on your gap year time out. Each of our Brazil volunteer work programmes include Portuguese language tuition, helping you to get the most out of your gap year travel in South America.
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Volunteer with needy youths from poor communities and help to fight poverty in various areas around the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Working towards integrated social and economic development through organising events, community support and promoting social studies and research this programme will allow you to give a great deal back whilst experiencing an exciting new culture.
Get a recognised TEFL certificate, teach English to disadvantaged children and make a valuable difference to many lives. Any extra time you spend with them – even just helping brush their hair - will be gratefully received.
Assist in our Wildlife Rescue Centre in Brazil and help animals to survive and have a better quality of life. Based on the beautiful island of Florianópolis, the aim of the project is to provide injured, neglected and orphaned animals primarily river otters, weasels and stoats.
With no previous medical experience necessary, you can help improve and implement new health care programmes in local communities in need. Assist in many areas of health including HIV/AIDS and STD prevention, youth empowerment, nutrition and gender issues. Through active participation, this programme aims to foster strong community leadership initiatives.
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Take part in this incredibly worthwhile project, helping to improve the lives of the local community whilst broadening your own horizons and gaining an insight to another culture and way of life. Based in Rio de Janeiro, you will also have plenty of free time to explore arguably the most beautiful city in South America.
Learn what you need to get around Brazil through small, relaxed classes that encourage conversation. You’ll stay with a family in Rio and extra curricular fun could include sunbathing on Copacabana beach or climbing Sugarloaf Mountain!