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4.41 / 5 based on 83 reviews
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Nuno F
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Nice environment with people sharing knowledge of different areas.
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Personal comments
Housing at University of São Paulo was a unique experience: I had contact with great professors, an interesting laboratory work with anti-tumoral proteins of snake venom, a new reality.
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Janine L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The Brasilian real is cheaper than the American dollar.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Actually, if you have a more powerful currency, it is a plus. Moreover, you can buy more anyway for the real. Things are already cheaper and then if you have more purchasing-power , even better.
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“great univerity, town and spatially people”
Letícia D
Brazil, Undergraduate
Mathematics, 2022
Overallvariety of courses, academic excellence, and great researchers. also, community is very welcoming and friendly.
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Pros
variety of courses, academic excellence, and great researchers and friends
Cons
not so many great teachers
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Marine R
Overall
I wish I had known...
everything. Already lived in Sao Paulo
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Be careful - there is no one to help you. You'd better speak portuguese before applying...
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
I love Brazil... andf that compensates everything
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Marine R
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I want to live downtown and not in the University area, that is quite far from everything, in a 20-million inhabitants city...
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Personal comments
We were 3 people living in a big apartment. I had a really great time living there.
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Robert C
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Well, my portuguese was already pretty good before arriving in Sao Paulo. I then spent several months studying advanced language skills with a private tutor, seperate from the larger beginner and intermediate levels.
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