TadeDetule:
Thank you for your information. Abeg any news about GCUB yet?

Application is closed for this year till next year. You can also apply directly to the school for school except if unavailable. The scholarship value is same as GCUB.

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untamedd:
Hello Everyone!

I know there is a thread already about Giving birth in Brazil. On that thread, I have seen many people make inquiries about study without a lot of response. I decided to open a thread dedicated to studying in Brazil.

Brazil welcomes International students to study in their country and all public Universities are tuition free even for foreigners. Brazil is also trying to encourage International students to come and study here in Brazil, hence they have set up GCUB which is a body that provides funding (grants) to international students who intend to study in Brazil. The funding is a monthly stipend provided to support students while studying. Without it, you can still study for free.

Admission Process
Each faculty decides their own admission process so if you’re interested in a particular course, you’ll need to check the faculty website to see when they usually start their admission process as well as requirements. Some faculties require entrance exams, some don’t. If they do, you’ll make arrangements to write the exam in Nigeria.


Language
Brazil universities are one of the best in the world. Learning language is Portuguese but as an international student, you can request to do your work in English. Depending on your faculty requirements, you may need to write Portuguese proficiency exam or complete a Portuguese course within one year of admission.
Most of the Universities website have the option to view their website in English language at the top of the website. If not you can use your browser’s translation tool to translate the website.

After Gaining Admission
You’ll need to authenticate your documents at the Ministry of foreign affairs and Ministry of Education. You’ll also legalize with the Brazilian embassy in Lagos.
You’ll then apply for your study visa. If you have a study grant, you may not need to prove financially capability, otherwise you’ll need to.

If you know about this process, please feel free to contribute.

if i get a tourist visa and get to brazil and immediately apply for a school,will the school change my status to student visa for me? or a portugese language school can do same ？ At the same time are there vocational colleges one can apply while inside brazil on tourist visa .... Asking for a a friend thanks [/b]

lovetterrison:


if i get a tourist visa and get to brazil and immediately apply for a school,will the school change my status to student visa for me? or a portugese language school can do same ？ At the same time are there vocational colleges one can apply while inside brazil on tourist visa .... Asking for a a friend thanks

Yes, you can change your status to a study visa while in Brazil. For normal universities, it may be difficult because you only have a maximum of 6 months stay with your tourist visa. For Portuguese language schools, yes it’s absolutely possible but they are private schools. Your study visa will only be valid for a year in that case except you start another course.
I don’t know much about vocational schools.

Brasileira:


Application is closed for this year till next year. You can also apply directly to the school for school except if unavailable. The scholarship value is same as GCUB.

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

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.

Thank you so much

Brasileira:


You’re welcome.

Health insurance is not a requirement. You have access to free healthcare.

I aplied but heard nothing yet

Brasileira:


Application is closed for this year till next year. You can also apply directly to the school for school except if unavailable. The scholarship value is same as GCUB.

Brasileira:
Steps to Applying for an Admission.

Find a School.

I provided links to schools above, these are schools in the state of São Paulo. There are schools in other states in Brazil as well. You can do research about schools in Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Rio Grade de Sul etc.
Bahia has good concentration of black people so you may feel more at home there.
Use your browser’s translation tool to translate websites.


Find a Course.
Once you find a school, check if they offer your program of choice. You need to find their Selection Process, It’s usually (not always) in PDF format. Download and translate with the tool provided above.
Brazilian Universities usually leave little time for application (1-3 weeks). They expect you to have been prepared ahead of time. If the program you are interested in has closed for the year, check the requirements still and get everything ready. Keep checking their website for the next Selection process notice. If you have any need for clarification , email the program office and they will respond.
Some courses may require you to reach out to professors in the faculty to supervise you.

If you failed to apply for GCUB scholarship for the year, you may still apply directly to the faculty for scholarship and if not so competitive, you may get it.


After you apply and gain admission.

The school will spell out the necessary steps but from Nigeria, you’ll need to authenticate and legalize your documents.

Applying for Visa.
Visa Application Process is quite simple, similar to the tourist application process.
Documents you’ll typically need are.

Educational Documents
Admissions Offer Letter/Introduction Letter from School
Self Introduction Letter
Scholarship Offer Letter/Bank Statement
International passport
Covid vaccination certificate
Birth certificate
Bank reference letter
Visa Application Form
Colored Passport Photo on White Background
Flight Reservation

Visa Approved Congratulations, What next?
Check School requirements for things you need to do.
Research Accommodation
Join Expat groups on Facebook to see other foreigners experiences
Book hotel for a few days to help you give you time to get accommodation
Book flight to your destination

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

TadeDetule:
I aplied but heard nothing yet

You applied to GCUB or Visa?

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?

Brasileira:


You applied to GCUB or Visa?

i applied to GCUB and to UNESP

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.

Brasileira:


Did you apply separately 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 an update.

separately. Okay I will send them an email. Thank you bro

Brasileira:


Yes, you can change your status to a study visa while in Brazil. For normal universities, it may be difficult because you only have a maximum of 6 months stay with your tourist visa. For Portuguese language schools, yes it’s absolutely possible but they are private schools. Your study visa will only be valid for a year in that case except you start another course.
I don’t know much about vocational schools.

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

Brasileira:


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.

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

untamedd:
Hello Everyone!

I know there is a thread already about Giving birth in Brazil. On that thread, I have seen many people make inquiries about study without a lot of response. I decided to open a thread dedicated to studying in Brazil.

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?

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?

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.

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.

Brasileira:

Did Brazil ask you for your hard earned money?

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?

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?

Education in Brazil is free for everyone even foreigners.

tensazangetsu20:


Education in Brazil is free for everyone even foreigners.

Oga stop supporting our foreign education madness..

Even thou it’s free we don’t want it..

Nothing is ever free, look am well..

Other payments must Dey..

Parents will have to convert and send their hard earned money to Brazil.. Their economy will boom, while ours will crash..

The effect is very terrible for our citizens..

Our parents have made this mistake, but we have to end the mistake..

No more drainage of our FX..

LikeAking:


Oga stop supporting our foreign education madness..

Even thou it’s free we don’t want it..

Nothing is ever free, look am well..

Other payments must Dey..

Parents will have to convert and send their hard earned money to Brazil.. Their economy will boom, while ours will crash..

The effect is very terrible for our citizens..

Our parents have made this mistake, but we have to end the mistake..

No more drainage of our FX..

Lol there's more than 200 million people to fix Nigeria. The number of Nigerians outside Nigeria isn't up to 1 million. You are in Nigeria and you are very knowledgeable about building Nigeria others aren't.

tensazangetsu20:


Lol there's more than 200 million people to fix Nigeria. The number of Nigerians outside Nigeria isn't up to 1 million. You are in Nigeria and you are very knowledgeable about building Nigeria others aren't.

The number of Nigerians abroad is not a problem..

The problem is when we have to service the Nigerians abroad with Naira converted to USD for their sch fees, etc. Then it becomes a problem..

While the 200 million are working hard to build Nigeria, some few are busy sabotaging their efforts via paying foreign fee, etc in thousands of dollars..

The rich and middle class are the ones ruining the country and only them can build the country..



Nigerians spend billions of dollars on foreign education yearly..

LikeAking:


The number of Nigerians abroad is not a problem..

The problem is when we have to service the Nigerians abroad with Naira converted to USD for their sch fees, etc. Then it becomes a problem..

While the 200 million are working hard to build Nigeria, some few are busy sabotaging their efforts via paying foreign fee, etc in thousands of dollars..

The rich and middle class are the ones ruining the country and only them can build the country..



Nigerians spend billions of dollars on foreign education yearly..

Oga go through what you've just typed, and see the level of ignorance.
What has the effort of about 200 million people yielded, poor people becoming more poorer, no infrastructure whatsoever.
If you're trying to be patriotic, I guess not for the current government who are just concerned about their pockets and how they'll get a car of over a hundred million for themselves instead of catering for the masses.

And if you think school fee payment has too much effects on our economy, then what are you gonna say about those importing into the country, funny enough those outside brings in more money than it goes outside.

I guess you chose your patriotism at the wrong time.

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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.

Nice one ,I have done alot of research about brazil for months and i feel it has this atmosphere of welcoming legit foreigners that want to add value to its system.
i discovered the safest cities are Parana,Belo Horizonte,Floripa,brazilia and sao paulo...but thinking of starting from belo horizonte what do you think of there and the people are they friendly and warm like the northeast...? Also which city has most opportunities for work or settling with family?

Thanks for the thread

tensazangetsu20:


Lol there's more than 200 million people to fix Nigeria. The number of Nigerians outside Nigeria isn't up to 1 million. You are in Nigeria and you are very knowledgeable about building Nigeria others aren't.

Don't take that dude to be an intelligent or serious person. He also criticises those who studied at private universities. OK, don't apply for USD to study abroad. Let them study at CU, Babcock and Co., he still lampoons their choices. One of the numerous suffer-head Nairalanders lurking around.

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.

Brasileira:


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

Will Brazil also feed them and clothe for free

Will Brazil give them free flight tickets?

Will Brazil employ them after graduation?

Nothing is ever free in this life..

Their parents will still convert billions of Naira to USD, then wire it to them..


Brazil will benefit financially from this Trojan gift.. while Nigeria will suffer in the long run..



We don’t want it..

We also have universities..

We no Dey do..

We won’t make the mistake our parents made..

Our parents spent it all on foreign education, today most of them are soo broke and there kids are unemployed or under employed..

Foreign uni education had contributed nothing meaningful to our nation..

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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.