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Brazil Street Art Volunteer Program!
Have you been called to help poor communities in Brazil? How would you like to join a unique street art project and beautify Rio’s poor favela neighborhoods?
Brazil is an exciting city with Samba fueled nights, sunny days on stunning beaches. It offers you the opportunity to explore mighty Amazon River, Carnival, Samba, world-class Football and music filled Latin cities.
The dark side of Rio is the deep-seated poverty that persists in the poor neighborhoods called favelas.
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Have you been called to help poor communities in Brazil? How would you like to join a unique street art project and beautify Rio’s poor favela neighborhoods?
Brazil is an exciting city with Samba fueled nights, sunny days on stunning beaches. It offers you the opportunity to explore mighty Amazon River, Carnival, Samba, world-class Football and music filled Latin cities.
The dark side of Rio is the deep-seated poverty that persists in the poor neighborhoods called favelas.
Here people are so poor they struggle to survive, and their vibrant culture and spirit can become dimmed by problems like hunger, lack of education, crime, and drugs.
Help bring beauty, creativity, and hope back to the favelas with Global Crossroad’s unique Brazil street art volunteer program. You’ll help in the creation of beautiful murals that brighten up these struggling communities, teach art classes, and paint homes of poor people in need.
Help make the world a more beautiful place! Contact us today to learn more.
Volunteer Responsibilities & Impacts
At this project, you will work closely with the members of the favela community to help them beautify their neighborhoods and inspire them to incorporate creativity into their own lives. You’ll teach art classes to kids in local schools, paint homes and many other skills.
Share your passion and make a big impact at Global Crossroad’s Brazil street art volunteer program! Most of the kids have never had the chance to take an art class, so you’ll be opening up a new world of positive self-expression to them. The murals help the favela residents take pride in the place they live, and create a happier, more beautiful home for them.
Skills and Qualifications
There are absolutely no specific qualifications required to join the street art volunteering program in Brazil, and even if you don’t speak any Portuguese you are welcome to join. We invite enthusiastic volunteers from all backgrounds and around the world.
The main thing you will need at this project is a passion for artistic expression and a dedication to helping others in need. You will be teaching classes and working with low-income students, so knowing a little Portuguese will come in handy.
Brazil volunteering opportunity will be filled with creativity and inspiring the poor and struggling people living in Rio’s favelas.
You can expect to volunteer about 5 hours per day, Monday-Friday. You’ll get involved in a variety of activities while in Rio, so expect a variable schedule and a range of duties. You’re probably wondering what a typical day looks like, so here’s a sample schedule to give you an idea.
First Day: On your first day of our street art volunteering program in Brazil, our in-country coordinator will take you to your project placement and you’ll meet with the local project staff and finally get started on this exciting artistic adventure!
Orientation: Learn all about your service project, your daily schedule, safety measures, and the customs and culture of Brazil.
- Weekdays: A typical volunteer day might look something like this:
- 7.00 to 7.30 AM: You’ll have breakfast provided at your hostel, so you can start your day right.
- 7.45 AM: Spend a beautiful, exciting, and joy-filled day teaching and creating art in Rio’s favelas, working with kids and the community to bring beauty and creativity into their lives.
- 12.00 PM: There will be a traditional Brazilian lunch of rice, beans, salad, and a meat available for purchase at your project site. Chat with fellow volunteers and local project staff and make friends from around the world.
- 3.00 PM: When you’re done volunteering for the day, your afternoons and evenings will be free to explore exciting Rio. Your fellow volunteers can become your fun new adventure partners!
- 6.45 PM: Try out one of Rio’s many restaurant options for an international dinner. Brazilian cuisine has a whole lot of beef, delicious empanadas, and a range of flavors unique to this destination.
Brazil Street Art Volunteer Program: Dates and Fees
Dates: Volunteer in Brazil
All volunteer programs in Brazil start every Monday of each month. However, if there is travel constrains, you can start any project on any day.
Fees: Volunteer in Brazil
Global Crossroad is committed to offering the most affordable and highest quality volunteering programs in Brazil. We strive to keep our costs low. The humanitarian side of the business is our passion.
Global Crossroad's volunteer program in Brazil application and registration fee cost US $299.
In addition to the application fee, you are required to pay a weekly program fee. You will pay your weekly fee directly to the country coordinator, who in turn will allocate it to your host family, project and other in-country support we offer to our volunteers. This way, the fees that you pay will benefit those who rightfully deserve them, and not for company profit.
| Duration | Street Art |
|---|---|
| 1 Week | $370 |
| 2 Weeks | $595 |
| 3 Weeks | $845 |
| 4 Weeks | $1,095 |
| 5 Weeks | $1,345 |
| 6 Weeks | $1,595 |
| 7 Weeks | $1,845 |
| 8 Weeks | $2,095 |
Mandatory comprehensive travel insurance $3.49 a day »
How your fee is allocated?
Program fees cover:
- Accommodations (Hostel)
- Food (only breakfast)
- In-country support
- Personalized project
- Pre-departure information
- Certificate of completion
- Fundraising ideas and letters
- Discount for returning volunteers
Program fees exclude:
- Visas
- Airfare
- Personal expenses on soft drinks and foods
- Daily transportation
- Airport return transfer
The volunteering overseas in Brazil program fees will cover expenses that will begin on the first day of the program (usually Monday) to the last day of the program. If you arrive before the first day of the program or you decide you stay beyond your program’s last day, you will be responsible for the additional expenses.
Accommodation and Meal
While volunteering in street art program in Brazil, you will have safe, clean, comfortable accommodations. You will stay in one of two hostels; one steps away from world-famous Copacabana beach, and the other in the bohemian Santa Teresa neighborhood. You’ll be served breakfast at your hostel.
Free Time and Weekend Exploration
You’ll have weekends and evenings off. Be sure to get out and explore the exciting destination of Rio De Janeiro, and enjoy the beautiful beaches, towering forested mountains, and charm and culture unique to this multi-faceted Latin city.
Weekends are the perfect chance to discover different areas of Brazil and make the most of your time abroad.
Learn more about your free time and weekend exploration option in Brazil.
Safety and In Country Support
Your safety while traveling abroad should be your biggest consideration, and it’s our top priority. You can rest easy when volunteering with Global Crossroad, because from pre-trip support to an in-country team right there in Brazil, we’ve got you covered every step of the way.
Learn more about our dedication to safety and our in-country team.
Brazil Street Art Volunteer Program: FAQs
You are ready to hop on a plane to Rio and start making street murals and teaching art in the city’s poor favela neighborhoods. You’re going to inspire so many people in need, and we applaud your humanitarian efforts. Before you travel to our Brazil, you probably have a few questions you need answered. Here’s some helpful information to provide some answers for you.
Arrival and departure
Rio de Janeiro International Airport is the designated point of arrival for all of our volunteers planning to work in Rio. We highly advise volunteers to fly into Brazil one day before the start date of your project.
Global Crossroad provides airport pickup services. A local representative will be there at the airport terminal waiting to take you safely to your accommodations. Make sure to provide our local country coordinator with correct flight details for hassle-free airport pickup and inform us of delays or changes in travel plans.
When it’s time to head back home, you’ll need to book your own taxi to the airport so budget accordingly.
Visa
To travel and volunteer in Brazil program, you’ll just need a tourist visa. There’s not one available at the airport in Rio, though, so you’ll need to plan ahead. You can visit the official embassy or consulate of Brazil in your home country. Depending on your nationality, you can skip the trip and apply for a Brazilian eVisa. Check out this website and do your research based on your home country’s requirements.
Vaccination
The first step towards a safe and stress-free trip abroad is protecting yourself against picking up any pesky illnesses while traveling. Meet with your doctor and get vaccinated at least a few weeks in advance of leaving home.
The most recommended vaccines for a street art volunteer trip to Brazil are Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis), influenza, pneumonia, measles, mumps and rubella, polio, chickenpox, rabies, hepatitis B, shingles, meningitis, typhoid, hepatitis A, and yellow fever.
Check out this link to find out more information about these vaccinations.
Why join the Brazil street art volunteer program?
Help bring art into impoverished communities
Inspire young kids to become artists and go down positive, creative paths, avoiding the pitfalls of crime and drugs. Bring joy and color and art to rundown streets, inspiring favela residents to take pride in the unique and beautiful place they live.
Share your passion
There is nothing quite like doing the thing you love most and sharing it with others. When the people you are sharing with have led hard, struggling lives and you can make them better, your passion becomes a vehicle for hope and change.
Experience the unique culture in Rio’s favelas
Although the media focuses on the negative aspects of favela life, you will be helping to grow and highlight the unique positive parts of the culture in these neighborhoods. Music, barbequing, colorful art, dance and movement. Immerse yourself in this unique aspect of Brazilian culture when volunteering in our Brazil program.
Get experience teaching art
If you’d like the chance to practice teaching art to others, this is a great chance to get some experience. The kids in the favelas are eager to learn, so head to Rio and start teaching and inspiring them!
Travel to Brazil
Rio De Janeiro Brazil is the ideal location for your volunteer abroad adventure. Stunning beaches, friendly people who know how to have a good time, outdoor recreation, Latin dancing, delicious food, and beautiful mountains and forests await you!
Contact Global Crossroads today to join our unique and creative Brazil street art volunteer opportunity in Rio!
Other Volunteer Opportunities In Brazil
No matter your passion or interests, we offer a variety of life-changing, volunteer programs in Brazil such as
Teaching English,
Childcare,
Handicraft,
Teaching Computer,
Youth Athletics and much more.
For more information on our exciting programs in Brazil, contact us today.
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