Samba Class and Rio Dancing

On Wednesday, June 6th, the members of our group were anxious for the afternoon excursion, the Samba dance lesson. After hearing continually about the origin of Samba and its relation to Brazil’s culture and history, …

UWRio2018 Who are the lucky student participants?

This is Liliana Teniente, a fantastic human and roommate. She is from Madison, WI, and is attending the UW-Madison in pursuit of a major in International Studies and certificates in Development Economics and Gender and …

Our first impressions of Rio de Janeiro

On the first day of class we were asked to describe Rio in one word from what we had experienced and seen as of then. My initial thought was that it was a conglomerate city. …

RIO2016: Final reflections

With the final days of my Rio experience coming to a close I can easily say that my time here has gone by incredibly fast. Maybe it’s the constant rush of activities that always keep …

Street Culture (Gloria)

Karen Huerta One will never get tired of walking down the streets of Rio. There are always new things to see and experience. Every morning we walked down the streets of Catete and Gloria to …

UW Madison in RIO 2016 First Impressions of Rio

When we first arrived here I was amazed by how Rio could be so fast paced, yet so slow at the same time. The cars would fly by and there was always somewhere to be, …

Rio2016: Who are the participants?

Miranda Adamczak, from Green Bay, Wisconsin Majoring in: Communication Sciences and Disorders Described by her program mates as: Open to learning about new cultures Endlessly energetic ThoughtfulLoves to laugh! Best braider on the trip Friendly …