Brazil 2017 Study Abroad

My first trip to Salvador was in 2003 as a PhD student. I was studying public health but received a Foreign Language and Area Studies scholarship to enhance my Portuguese skills. I chose a program from UCLA that allowed me to study in Salvador because of capoeira. I started capoeira in 1998 and like most … Continue reading Salvador da Bahia is our home for the next three weeks

We are in the final days of preparing to leave for Brazil, where our students will learn about global public health research with a focus on collective health, health promotion and epidemiology as conducted in Salvador, Brazil. The aim is to prepare our students to be informed and exposed to current public health issues from … Continue reading Welcome to our Brazil Blog