Reviews of Fundação Getulio Vargas (EAESP) | Brazil

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Miroslava S

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Club Urbano especially on Monday: Good band with soul/funk/black music,... great place! and forró club: no canto da ema!

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Peter O

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Portuguese

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Portuguese?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

after language course provided by univesrity able to communicate, after intense interaction able to speak well

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Laura R

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: Portuguese

Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese

How much did you improve your Portuguese?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

portuguese was easy to learn cause i already spoke to languages derived from latin (spanish and catalan)

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Sidnei C

UNESP, Bauru, Brazil
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It was a very good experience

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was not at the university. I had to stay on my own so I rented an apartment.

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Johannes S

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

the parties organized by FGV are a must for any exchange student, plenty of nightlife opportunities!

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Bernardo d

Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

be better prepared for Brazilian women

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

1

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

have fun

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Brzail is not for study, its just to have fun

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