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Brazil : Beyond Soccer, Sand and Samba
May 26, 2010
- June 04, 2010
Based out of the southern city of Porto Alegre, the birthplace of the World Social Forum and home to Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Polish immigrant communities, this delegation will explore urban and rural grassroots organizing around issues of economic justice and environmental sustainability. Meeting with Afro-Brazilian, youth and other minority groups, we will work to understand how communities from the social periphery are coming together to resist corporate globalization and offer alternative models of civil society participation and development.
Program Highlights:
- Meet with the MST (Landless Workers' Movement) and see how they are transforming their efforts in response to the collapse of the global economy
- Work with street kids involved in urban recycling projects
- Visit an eco-village built with permacultural methodology
- Dialogue with women's groups and other grassroots organizations working against transnational agribusiness efforts to change the landscape and restructure the economy
- Visit sustainable lakeside fishing communities working to preserve their livelihoods
- Travel to the Uruguayan borderlands and view the growing importance of informal commerce and local development
- Move beyond the mega-centers of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo and traverse the stunning southern Brazilian landscape
- All activities subject to change, depending on availability and guide discretion
Cost:
$1600
Price Includes:
- Double-room accommodations; ground transportation including airport pick-up and drop-off; Global Exchange bilingual trip leader; preparatory reading and orientation materials; admission and fees to all program activities; two meals a day (breakfast and dinner).
- NOT INCLUDED: airfare, airport departure taxes, lunches, tips, and personal expenses. Single rooms are available for an additional $200.
- Please note: All Global Exchange participants who arrive and depart on scheduled trip dates are guaranteed airport transportation. Please notify program coordinator with special travel arrangements.
How to Register:
We must receive your application and a non-refundable deposit of $400 two months before departure. A late fee of $50 will be applied to late applications. Deposits are non-refundable but transferable for up to one year toward the cost of another tour. Payments by Mastercard or Visa are welcome.
This delegation will be as diverse as possible in terms of race, age and life experiences. We strongly urge people of color to apply. In some cases, a limited number of partial scholarships are available for low-income applicants.
Make your reservation online now!
Contact Sneh with any questions about this trip,
or call toll-free 1-800-497-1994 ext. 221.
Trips on related issues: African Diaspora
Environment and Sustainability
Labor and Economy
Peace and Conflict
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