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Context

American Education System

  • Elementary School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12)
  • Academic year is typically August/September - May/June
  • No final exam to graduate high school
  • SAT Reasoning Test and ACT used to apply to colleges and universities
  • 180 day school year
  • Parent involvement is encouraged - Parent Teacher Associations (PTA)
  • No nationwide ban on foods or drinks in school - based on the state
  • USA has the largest population of Brazilians outside of Brazil
  • Middle or lower classes are the ones moving to the USA
  • End of 20th Century: more than 1% of Brazilian population moved to the USA
  • Majority moves to: New York, Massachusetts, Florida, and California
  • Small communities: Danbury, Connecticut, Lowell, Massachusetts, and Pompano Beach, Florida, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
  • 2007: 1.2 million Brazilians were residing in the USA, but only 346,000 were documented
  • Enthusiastic to work with others and are great negotiators
  • Formal names in Brazil are often the title followed by the person's first name
  • Dropping in without an appointment is considered rude

Context Continued

  • Male to male is a firm handshake, women extend their hand to the male, and women, to each other, kiss on the cheek once always after greeting the males
  • Threats of punishment and positive reinforcement techniques are used in Brazilian households
  • Many immigrants work with the plan to return to Brazil to invest in farming businesses

Migration Push and Pulls

Migration Push and Pulls Continued

  • 1985 and 1987 greatest influx of Brazilian immigrants
  • Economic Refugees - approximately 1 million Brazilians immigrated to the United States
  • Extreme inflation
  • Few possibilities of social mobility
  • High unemployment
  • Brazilians earn 4 times more than what they would earn in Brazil
  • Enter on tourist visa - then over stay
  • USA first country to recognize Brazil as a country in 1822
  • USA and Brazil's relationship is strong
  • 2 largest economies and democracies in the Western Hemisphere
  • 10 bilateral agreements have been signed between USA and Brazil
  • 5 more signed in 2015
  • Brazil and USA members of the United Nations, Organization of American States, and World Trade Organizations

Bibliography

Clemence Joute-Pastre and Leticia J. Braga, (2008). Brazilian Immigration to the

United States.Cambridge, MA: Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil, obtained 7/14/16. (n.d.). Retrieved July 16, 2016,

from http://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/country-close-up/brazil/rio-south-east/living-in/education/.

Skidmore, T. E. (1999). Brazil: Five centuries of change. New York: Oxford University

Press.

Stanek, C. (2013, March). The Education System of Brazil. National Association of

International Educators, 10(1). Retrieved July 16, 2016, from https://www.nafsa.org/uploadedFiles/Chez_NAFSA/Resource_Library_Assets/Networks/ACE/EDU Systems Brazil.pdf.

The Brazilian Educational System. (n.d.). Retrieved 16 July 2016, from

http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/the-brazilian-educational-system.

Background

  • Largest country in South America
  • Fifth largest country in area and population
  • Capital: Brasilia - 204,259,812 people
  • Official language: Portuguese
  • Spanish, German, Italian, and English are the next most popular languages
  • Ethnic groups: 47.7% white, 43.1% mulatto, 7.6% black, 1.1% Asian, 0.4% indigenous groups
  • Michel Temer is the acting president

Education in Brazil Continued

Education in Brazil

  • Public schools have 80% of the student population while private schools only have 20% of student population
  • Lunch is served at school: cassava, rice, chicken, beans, and fruit
  • Fizzy drinks, burgers, sweets, and gum are all banned from schools
  • 200 day school year
  • Fundo de Financiamento and Prouni are put in place to help children from public school system afford universities
  • Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM) taken as the entrance exam for universities
  • Elementary School (Ensino Fundamental) is 6 years old - 14 years old
  • High School (Ensino Médio) is 15 years old - 17 years old
  • Higher Education (Ensino Superior) is 17 years old and beyond
  • Public schools are free, but lacking necessary plumbing, heating, and facilities in general
  • School is mandatory until age 14, but rarely enforced
  • Most students only get to the 6th grade
  • Curriculum: 1 foreign language, philosophy, sociology, Portuguese, geography, history, physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, art, and physical education

Education in Brazil vs. USA

By, Alex Bowser, Mila Achildiyev, and Loretta Costello

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