Brazil

Gap Year in Brazil

A gap year in Brazil is an excellent choice if you want to experience life in South America on your year out. Brazil covers roughly half of South America and it would be easy to spend an entire gap year in Brazil. A gap year travel to Brazil is particularly popular with travellers wanting to explore the Amazon jungle – half of the Amazon basin is in Brazil and the Brazil section of the Amazon is the world’s densest and largest rainforest. A gap year in Brazil definitely isn’t just about wildlife and jungle expeditions however. For example you could spend your gap year to Brazil in action-packed Rio de Janeiro – which enjoys a beautiful position between golden beaches and mountains. If you can manage to time your gap year in Brazil to coincide with the Friday before Shrove Tuesday you’ll also be able to party for five days at the world famous Rio carnival.

To the gap year or career break traveller Brazil conjures up a tropical paradise with its unexplored rainforest, expansive rivers and islands with pristine beaches. Added to this the people of Brazil are friendly, vibrant and colourful. Almost mythical in its passionate carnivals and eerie rainforests, Brazil is an incredible destination at which to spend your year out.

A particularly rewarding Brazil gap year option is to do some volunteer work whilst you’re out there. Real Gap has several extremely worthwhile Brazil volunteer programmes all of which also give you the opportunity to learn a language (Portuguese in Brazil).

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	Brazil Beginner Rock Climbing Course

Complete novices can learn and test their skills above one of the world’s most spectacular cities, Rio de Janeiro. You’ll have the chance to climb Sugar Mountain and to explore the sights in your free time.


	Brazil Floating School and Capeiora

Help build a floating school, which will tour the islands teaching English to remote communities. English Language is an important skill for locals since some parts of Tinhare have great tourist potential. During your stay you will also learn the traditional fight dance of Capoeira with local experts and experience daily life in this unique and welcoming community.


	Brazil Martial Arts Experience

Learn capoeira, jiu-jitsu and Portuguese while living just minutes from Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Visit a samba school, sunbathe on the beach or admire the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in your free time.


	Brazil Pantanal Research and Conservation

Carry out research to help conserve the lush wetlands of the Pantanal, home to hundreds of species. You’ll track peccaries and other animals, collecting data and observing their behaviour. Meals will include freshly caught fish!


	Brazil Portuguese Language School

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!


	Brazil Tennis Coaching

If you like tennis, this is an opportunity to teach it to deprived children in Belo Horizonte. You’ll also learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, with time to explore some of the most beautiful areas of Brazil.


	Brazil Youth Outreach

Help brighten up the lives of underprivileged children in Rio. Whether you teach them English, play games with them or run arts and crafts sessions, you’ll improve their self-confidence and social skills.


	Community Support in Rio Brazil

Help out a city with exceptional levels of poverty by teaching English and organising fun activities. Your work will keep children off the streets, contribute to their social wellbeing and show them how to enjoy their childhood.


	Education Centre, Recife Brazil

Give children in the most deprived part of Brazil the chance of a better future by teaching football, English or arts and crafts. You’ll get the feel-good factor and they’ll get improved social skills, more confidence and brighter prospects.


	Football Academy Brazil

Hone your skills in the Real Sport football academy, run by former World Cup defender, Jose Oscar Bernardi. Focus areas include passing, dribbling and finishing. Plus, you’ll get a unique insight into the Brazilian passion for football.


	Roads to Success in Rio Brazil

Make a difference to a community that is slowly but surely helping itself. Get involved with one of several successful projects, teaching English, taking craft sessions, coaching sports, promoting dancing or helping in other ways.


	Streets to Success in Recife Brazil

Teach English, take part in vocational and health workshops, organise leisure activities and help with fundraising. You’ll give people of all ages the chance of a better education and a better life.


	Support for Blind People in Florianopolis Brazil

Work with the blind and help reintegrate them back into society. Accompany them on visits, run dance sessions, help with occupational activities and get involved in promoting the work of the centre.


	Teach English in Brazil

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.


	Your Complete South America Gap Year

Do what most people only dream of! Learn Spanish, take salsa or cooking classes, visit Machu Picchu, explore the Amazon, marvel at Lake Titicaca and take part in wildlife or community projects.