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Join us for J-term 2027 in two cities in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro and Salvador da Bahia!
If you missed our info session in April, feel free to contact Professor Minier at jminier@miamioh.edu for more information about the program! We'll host additional information sessions early in the fall 2026 semester.
Link to Global Initiatives program website for more information and to apply
We'll explore Brazil's dynamic economy - one of the largest in the world - in its historical and cultural context, and we'll have extensive interactions with local students and families, faculty members, and entrepreneurs. Our locations in Rio and Bahia, and day trips from them, will expose us to important aspects of Brazil's diverse environments and socioeconomic structures. Cultural activities include a samba school, capoeira and percussion workshops, a Candomble temple, participating in local festivals, and iconic tourist sites like Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf, Pelourinho, and Ipanema and Copacabana beaches. We'll spend 14 nights in Bahia and 4 nights in Rio, including homestays in Bahia.
Faculty Directors: Miami Professors Juan Carlos Albarran (GIC) and Jenny Minier (ECO)
This program is a collaboration between the Departments of Global & Intercultural Studies (GIC) and Economics (ECO), the College of Arts and Science, and the Farmer School of Business.
More Details
Miami Global Initiatives program site for more information and to apply
DATES: January 3-21 in Brazil (students will travel to Brazil on Jan 2 and arrive in the U.S. on Jan 22)
LOCATIONS: Salvador da Bahia Jan 3-17 (2 nights hotel, 12 nights homestay); Rio de Janeiro Jan 17-21 (4 nights hotel)
COURSE: Economics 320 -or- International Studies 390 -or- Latin American Studies 390: Brazil: Economics and Culture (3 credits)
The course is cross-listed in ECO, ITS, and LAS; you can choose which to take. This course counts as an elective course for CAS Economics, Business Economics, Quantitative Economics, and International Studies majors, and for the Economics, International Studies, Latin American Studies, and International Business minors.
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English; you might also consider POR 111, Accelerated Introduction to Portuguese via Songs, which will be offered in Fall 2026, although this is not required (more info here)
FINANCES: See Miami Global Initiatives program site for details. A range of scholarships from Miami and from the Departments of Economics and Global & Intercultural Studies are also available.
FACULTY DIRECTORS: Juan Carlos Albarran (Global & Intercultural Studies, albarrjl@miamioh.edu) and Jenny Minier (Economics, jminier@miamioh.edu)
Questions? Please contact the faculty directors!
Header photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Ipanema Beach, Rio
Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia
Rio
Location in Salvador
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