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Long Term Program
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In average we send 10 - 13 students overseas and host the same number through the Long Term and the
Short Term Programs.
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We have been exchanging with:
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Rumania
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Estonia
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England
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Belgium
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Canada
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Denmark
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Finland
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Germany
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Mexico
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South Africa
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Sweden
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Norway
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Austria
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USA
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Rules and Procedures
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We follow YEP standard rules and procedures and attend the international and national meetings,
conferences and conventions in order to keep ourselves updated and in constant contact with our
partners, besides searching for new ones.
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School system
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Our school year starts at the beginning of February and ends in the middle of December with
a two-week winter vacation in July. Our inbound students usually attend the last year of high
school or the previous one. Our inbound students attend the best private schools in the city/town
where they are hosted.
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Host Families
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Like other Rotary districts, inbound students in our
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district are hosted by either Rotarian or
non-Rotarian families. All host families are carefully chosen and approved by the local Rotary Club and
by the YEP Officer. Our goal is to provide inbound students with three to four host families. Most host
families have a son or daughter who lives/lived abroad as a Rotary youth exchange student.
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Insurance
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Inbound students to our district must carry adequate insurance which meets the Rotary International's
minimum. Students are requested to have in hand at least the phone number of the insurance company's
office in our country.
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Trips
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Our inbound students may travel with their host families and are allowed to travel with two Brazilian
travel agencies, Terra Brasil and
Belo Tour, specialized in organizing trips around
Brazil for exchange students.
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Guidance
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Our candidates are selected through written tests, are interviewed by our team members and are evaluated
by a psicologist. We hold regular guidance meetings throughout the year when we offer opportunities for the
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inbound students to understand the district rules, to clarify possible doubts, to get to know the
District Chairperson and his/her team, their fellow exchange students and the outbound students who
receive their guidance at the same time.
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Our outbound students receive instructions and become aware of the challenge they are about to face
through activities developed and applied by our team with the effective support of a psychologist.
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