MatthiasChin:


Thank you for the clarification.

The vestibular is it a private exam like the IELT like do I write it before I secure admission or while in school?

No, it’s like Jamb but in this case, each institution organizes its own. Yes, you have to write it to secure admission, it’s an entrance exam.
Find out when they write for each school

This is a screenshot for University of São Paulo, registration is closed and first phase will be written Nov 19

chuxmgc:
Thanks so much for your responses.
I appreciate.
So what's now your advise for people that want to come to Brazil via study visa since we can't receive lecture in English?

The private school you talked about please can you assist with the name.

For Masters and PhD programs, you work closely with your supervisor. Most of the time, they speak English and let you submit your work in English. That’s how Nigerian students here do it.

https://eaesp.fgv.br/cursos/pos-graduacao

chuxmgc:
Please when will next year admission portal open?

Please can you assist us with the list of schools that lectures in English.

Please the list of tuition free universities.

How many hours can someone on study visa work in a week?

Whats their minimum wage per hour?

No Public school lectures in English, Lecturers are just nice enough to let foreign students submit in English.

There’s a private institution that lectures in English for an MBA course but it’s very expensive. They however offer monthly payment plan. The course has numerous benefits such as exchange in other countries like US, Canada etc. Classes are also twice a month or so. I can provide a link if you want.

There’s a list of public schools at the beginning of this thread, please check

I don’t know hourly wage, minimum monthly wage is R$1,350

MatthiasChin:
Obrigada

I use to think The GCUB scholarship is only available for Masters and PHD programs.

Please when is the GCUB for 2024 opening?

Thank you so much once again.

Sorry, I missed the part where you mentioned Bsc.

You really need to learn Portuguese for Bsc even if your course does not require it. I doubt they teach or accept submission in English.

I don’t know much about Bsc but there’s a general exam for undergraduate applicants called Vestibular. You need to write and pass it, even then, for a course like law, admission is not guaranteed because it’s very competitive.

Read more here

https://blog.uninassau.edu.br/o-que-e-vestibular/#:~:text=%C3%89%20um%20processo%20de%20sele%C3%A7%C3%A3o,que%20obtenham%20a%20maior%20pontua%C3%A7%C3%A3o.

MatthiasChin:


Law... Bachelor degree in Law

Please I am finding it difficult to see the course in any of the school portals.

And I also read here that one need to write a celpebra test (How do I go about this?) which I'm preparing for using Duolingo..

And also that I need to contact a professor in my faculty on time.

So you see how much I need your help.

To see the usual application requirements for a program, always look out for their Processo Seletivo (Selection Process) You can see the previous selection processes and have an idea of what the next one is going to look like.

MatthiasChin:


Law... Bachelor degree in Law

Please I am finding it difficult to see the course in any of the school portals.

And I also read here that one need to write a celpebra test (How do I go about this?) which I'm preparing for using Duolingo..

And also that I need to contact a professor in my faculty on time.

So you see how much I need your help.

Okay. Law is called Direto, USP has two Law programs and the admission is usually open early in the year.
Celpebra is not a general requirement, you’ll only need to write it if your school requires it.

I think the best option for you is to apply through GCUB.
You can apply to up to 5 schools through them and i don’t think you’d need to write Celpebras (please confirm)
If you get an admission through them, your scholarship would be guaranteed too.

That notwithstanding, you can check the requirements of each school you want to apply to.

Here is the link for USP
https://www.prpg.usp.br/pt-br/faca-pos-na-usp/programas-de-pos-graduacao?start=60

For Unesp but I think it’s a postgraduate diploma in Law

https://propgdb.unesp.br/guia-ppgs/index.html

https://www.franca.unesp.br/#!/ensino/pos-graduacao/stricto-sensu/direito/selecao-condicoes-para-selecao/processo-seletivo-2024/

Someone shared this with me. You guys can check it out.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gFf85Gnn-o?si=6urA4W42yOF2sYnn

MatthiasChin:
So one need to be proactive.

Yes, What course are you looking to apply for if you don’t mind?

MatthiasChin:


Pls when is application for next year admission starting...I read here that its usually open for about two to three weeks and it's closed.

You should be on the look out already. Find your program and school and know when they tend to start their application. Also target GCUB, keep checking their website for updates. I know someone who thought they were going to start accepting application in September but they ended up doing it earlier and he missed it.

Some start early in the year, some start later in the year

Yes, application is usually open for a few weeks.

lovetterrison:


Do you know any relaible agent that can assist in follow up of submitting document for me and my family brazilian visa

I know a few but you can also DIY especially if you’re applying as a student.

Deemamadee:
Thank you for this thread
Please I have a question
Is Brazil open for international students with dependants?
I want to apply for my masters and I have a 2 year old daughter, so I'll like to know her chances of getting visa if I get admission
Thank you

Yes, Brazil is very open to applicants with dependents. Once you get your temporary RNM, you can invite your family to join you.

robify01:
Thank you @Brasileira for all the value you're giving here for free. Thank you. If you're in Sao Paulo, I hope to connect with you next year. I hope to leave Naija next year for Brazil. I have admission already.

Congratulations! I’m in São Paulo. Feel free to reach out when you arrive.

brasXplorer:
Hello Brasileira, Is it possible to enroll for public Portuguese language class (school) as a tourist in Brazil?

Yes, it’s possible

MatthiasChin:
Boss Brasileira pls I would like to study Law in brazil,

How possible is this?

How much should be my budget

Is it taught in English or Portuguese

How strong is the certificate?

Drop me your email if you don't mind..
Here's mine pabloshenko001@gmail.com

It’s possible but might not be easy. I do not think it’s taught in English but you can do your work in English.

Budget
School is free in Brazil except you want to go to a private one.

How strong is the certificate?
I don’t really understand what you mean by “strong”. If you study at the University of São Paulo, you’ll be studying at the best University in Latin America and one of the top 100 universities in the world.

Nitabb:
if one birth in Brazil does your other kid not with you in Brazil becomes citizen too?

No. They only become Brazilians if they come with you and get residency. You’ll also have to register them in a school before you start your citizenship application for them.

Oiganji02:
Thank you for all the information.

Pls I just recently got Gcub scholarship I want to know how life is over there in Brazil and how much it’s would cost me for visa processing here and flight ticket to Brazil.

And please do you have any information on the school Universidade Federal do Pará, I think it’s in Belem, para Brazil. I want to know what the standard of living and how the state like in general. Thanks

Congratulations! I went through the list and my eyes were shining and looking out for Nigerian names. Proud of you all.

No, visa application does not cost as much.

You only need to pay 72,050 visa application fee.
You’ll need to authenticate your educational documents at the ministry of education in Abuja, non educational document such as birth certificate and police character at the ministry of foreign affairs.
You’ll then notarize at the designated notary public of the Brazilian embassy in Lagos.
You’ll add these documents at part of your visa application.
You’ll need to add your scholarship letter also, you won’t need to prove substantial amount in your bank account since the scholarship will cover you. Notwithstanding, still add your bank statement as part of your application just to strengthen it.
Flight is now about 1.2 - 1.5 million naira due to foreign exchange so I advise that your account should have at least 2m as closing balance.

I’ll respond to your email to clear any more doubts you may have.

tensazangetsu20:


3 years after permanent residency and 5 years legally living in Chile and you can be a citizen.

That’s nice. If you have a Brazilian child or marry a Brazilian, it’s a year after residency.

lovetterrison:



What more can I ask you for all this information you’ve laid out without a penny Nigeria would have been a better place with ambassadors like you …I’m planning to move my whole family to Brazil so that my wife can have her third child there,on another angle the ashawo in me is saying so u will miss all the Brazilian chikalaz be that ooo… I will settle for Parana or Floripa for a start maybe before I move to sao oaulo. I have good linguistic gift that I can pick up language very fast..

Secondly pls,If we are to arrive in Brazil what’s the accommodation system is Air n B easily accessible ?for atleast first three month for us to settle and again when we get the visa I heard one can come in a week before visa expiration ?..I’m just so connected to Brazil for my kids sake and all u mention atleast will give a man less weight for fear of the future .. Nigeria still has a long way Jessss

If you can learn the language, you’ll do very well, try and use Duolingo, watch YouTube lessons, you can set a 30 day challenge for yourself, it works. There’s a video on youtube about it.

Airbnb is a good option, they should be affordable in Parana. In Floripa, being a place with foreigners, im not sure. Airbnb is very expensive in São Paulo, a month’s stay for a good enough apartment is about $1000 per month. Hopefully it’s cheaper in Parana. Anyone can book Airbnb, you’ll need a credit card or a dollar card

Yes, you can travel anytime within the time stipulated on your visa including the last week.

tensazangetsu20:


The naturalisation law is similar for both countries. The only difference is that here in Chile if you give birth while on visiting visa your child wont be a citizen. You must have a residency for your Child to get citizenship. Temporary or permanent. There's a temporary residency for pregnant women but it's hidden and people never apply for it and they come with visiting visa and they won't get passport.

Wow, that’s nice . How long after residency can one get citizenship.

BTW, Chile is beautiful. We were planning to visit but decided too late now the flight tickets are high. It would have been perfect to spend Christmas there.

People travel by road too but I’m not sure what it would be like for a family.

We already did a road trip to Rio from SP and it was very nice. It was a bed bus, better than airplane tbh but the travel time is long and I imagine Chile would be longer.

Gerrard59:


This is the country one ignorant Nairalander said the citizens are jumping the fence into the United States.

BTW, Brasileira, what do you have to say about the crime rate?

Brazilians do not even like to travel, maybe the new generation do. Even within São Paulo, they don’t know anywhere except where they live. If you ask a Brazilian about other parts of the state, they don’t know. They don’t migrate, that is why only 5% of the population speak English.

This is not to say they don’t travel at all or no Brazilian has attempted to jump fence but trust me, no one is running away from here

On the contrary, Americans and Europeans love it here. The government just stopped visa free entry for Americans which was supposed to take effect from Next month and guess what? Over a million visa applications has been received.
If you earn in dollars or Euros while living in Brazil, you’ll also not want to live elsewhere.

There’s crime just like everywhere else but widely exaggerated in the media. There are no drug cartels chasing everyone with guns. Everyday crimes you’ll see is phone snatching and this is mostly in touristy areas or downtown.
There are also domestic crimes, domestic violence, murders and all but these are in every society.

I think your lifestyle will determine your experience. Personally, i have not witnessed any crime in over 4 years of being here, No police harassment, nothing i have been stolen, there are scam attempts but i be Omo naija. I live in an apartment, there’s central security, you’ll be contacted before anyone comes in.

It feels safer here than in Nigeria or even the US. We don’t have mass shooters or ritualists. Hospitals don’t reject emergency cases, if you call an ambulance, they’ll show up.

The only problem is language barrier, if you can solve that you’ll be fine.

tensazangetsu20:


I swear with what he described Brazil is better than Chile. Chilean government no send their citizens everything cost money but their passport has more privileges than Brazil passport. &Even just a Chilean permanent residency has a lot of value. You can go all of south, central and mexico without a visa just with your RUT.

Yes, I’ve heard things are really expensive in Chile. You are right about the Chilean Passport, just that Brazil makes things easier for foreigners, and with Lula(the president ) naturalization is much faster now. If you have a good travel on your Brazilian passport, you’ll get any other visa easily.

Karleb:



He con be like say na heaven you dey describe.

We don too surfer for naija.

Hehehehe.

Even with all of that Brazilians still complain about their government too. Human needs are insatiable.

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I haven’t been to Belo Horizonte but generally, Brazilians are warm and friendly people regardless of location. Some are of the opinion that it’s just face value but the point is they are friendly regardless. Just like everywhere else, there are good and bad people.

Some states tend to be more laid back than the others. Maybe you have to explore to see where you like. I have friends who didn’t like São Paulo and moved to other states, Rio and Floripa.

If you’re used to Europe, you’ll like Floripa(Santa Catarina) and Curitiba (Parana). Americans tend to like Rio more, I guess it’s because of the weather.

I’ve been to Brasilia, it seemed safe but it also seemed boring. It was giving Abuja

Nigerians are everywhere but I think São Paulo has the most concentration of Nigerians. It was hard to find Nigerian restaurants in other states, actually didn’t find any but there’s a good number here in SP.

In terms of job opportunities, São Paulo takes it but you’ll need to speak Portuguese. If you get a remote job, you can live anywhere. I’ve heard Parana has good job opportunities too.

For Family setting, I can only speak of SP cos that’s where I live but I believe it’s the same or even better in other states. Brazil generally is family/Kids friend. They always make provisions for kids. Education is free, healthcare is free, transportation is free for kids up to a certain age, there are parks everywhere. In malls, asides the general bathrooms, you’ll find family bathrooms for people with kids and changing rooms for babies. There are free baby trolleys/Prams for babies at the malls. If you live in an apartment, most apartments come with playrooms/parks for the kids who live there. The government also pay low income families with kids monthly, they provide food items as well.

Oh, kids don’t take food to school here, no lunch boxes because they get fed in school, breakfast and lunch for daycare/preschoolers. At the beginning of every month, my kid comes home with food time table for the month so we see everything they are being fed (0-4years old)
The govt also provides school uniforms, 3 shortsleeved shirts, 2 long sleeved shirts, 2 pairs of trousers, 2 pairs of shorts, 4 pairs of socks and a pair of shoes per kid.

If you study at the University, you even get free lunch everyday.

If you birth here, you are not allowed to bring food from outside. They feed you according to your health requirements, they feed you and whoever is staying with you and the food is great!

I could go on and on, let me stop here.

LikeAking:


How will the fee be paid?

We can’t be funding the educational institutions of other countries at our detriment..

Enuf is a enuf..

How many Brazilians spend such a huge amount training their kids in the university?

If you read the thread, you will find out that Education is FREE in Brazil for even for foreigners. Stop showing ignorance.

Karleb:


How important is Celpebras for studying in Brazil because you seem not to be emphasizing it here.

Whether you write Celpebras or not depends on the School or program you’re applying for. If it’s part of their requirement, you’ll need to write, if not, you won’t need to write it. Some schools require and offer mandatory portugese course in the first year of your program. Different schools/programs, different requirements.

lovetterrison:


thank you so much for the insight ,what if i apply for Asylum what is the rate of approval and the conditions

Seeking asylum is a process that can take years, they don’t approve or reject immediately. Once you apply, you are given a permit to stay for a year pending the time your application is heard. The permit is renewable if you haven’t been heard by the time it expires. During that time, you can also change your status to permanent residency in different ways. Brazil is very welcoming of foreigners.

LikeAking:


Please take down this thread..

Threads like this are the reason our economy is falling..

You want us to bring our hard earned money to Brazil abi?

How many Brazilians are studying in Nigeria?

Did Brazil ask you for your hard earned money?

TadeDetule:
i applied to GCUB and to UNESP

Did you apply seperately to UNESP or through GCUB?

On their website, they said results will be announced on the 16th of October. You can send them an email requesting for an update.

Natural2Heal:


The visa processing even with Brazil free education or scholarship will cost about 6 million naira in Nigeria

Can you give us a breakdown of this Visa Processing Fee?

TadeDetule:
I aplied but heard nothing yet

You applied to GCUB or Visa?

Karleb:


So you are saying outside of GCUB some universities offer scholarships to foreign students?

Yes, most Public Universities. The issue is that they tend to be competitive because Brazilians are also applying. You may get it, you may not. GCUB was created for international students alone.