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SUMMER - Recife, Brazil: "Brazil: Music, Culture, Environment" (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Recife, Brazil
  • Program Terms: Summer
  • Restrictions: HC applicants only
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Language of Instruction: English Suggested GPA: 3.0
ICIP Required: No Housing Options: Hotel
Community Based Learning: No Ability to work abroad: No
Program Sponsorship: Holy Cross Office of Study Abroad Click here for a definition of this term Visa required for U.S. passport holders: Yes
Earned Academic Credit: Yes
Program Description:
HOLY CROSS SUMMER (MAYMESTER) 2025
RECIFE, BRAZIL
“Brazil: Music, Culture, Environment”
 
FACULTY: Holy Cross Professors Schuyler Whelden and Clarissa Carvalho
 
DATES: Departure from the USA on Sunday, June 1, 2025, arriving in Recife, Brazil on Monday, June 2, 2025; departure from Recife, Brazil on Monday, June 30, 2025.  
 
INFORMATION SESSION:  October 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM in Smith 210
 
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Brazil, the world's fifth-largest and fifth-most populous country, boasts a diverse culture shaped by its varied geography and history. The Northeast region, crucial in Brazil's cultural and historical narrative, was where the Portuguese first encountered Indigenous peoples and where enslaved Africans labored on sugar plantations. This region's cultural traditions—music, dance, literature, and cuisine—are often seen as foundational to modern Brazilian culture. However, the Northeast is not just a relic of the past; it is a dynamic area adapting to contemporary political and technological changes.
 
The course "Brazil: Music, Culture, Environment" explores these themes through the human culture, art, and landscapes of the Northeast, particularly focusing on the state of Pernambuco. Students will engage with urban and rural areas, examining the intersection of environmental issues with religion, music, and industry. They will also explore the region's history, climate variations, and prehistoric sites in the state of Piaui. The course includes instruction in basic Brazilian Portuguese, workshops in a wide variety of music and dance traditions, interaction with local culture bearers and scholars, and exploration of some of the oldest human settlements in the Americas. Students will create a final creative project showcasing their knowledge of one of the traditions studied, either in the form of a podcast episode or a cordel (a folk literary tradition local to the Northeast of Brazil). No prior training in music or Portuguese is necessary to participate in this course.
 
CREDIT: Students receive the equivalent of one Holy Cross credit that can be used to satisfy a Common Area Requirement in Arts or Cross-Cultural Studies requirement. This course will be cross- listed in Music and Anthropology.
 
HOUSING:  Double occupancy rooms at Beach Class Convention by HOM in Recife, PE; LW Hotel in Arcoverde, PE; Orange Praia Hotel in Ilha de Itamaracá, PE ; Hotel Serra da Capivara in São Raimundo Nonato, PI.
 
COSTS: The estimated cost of this 4-week program is approximately $6,300 - $7,500. INCLUDES: tuition, housing, breakfast, all course-related excursions and three celebratory dinners.  DOES NOT INCLUDE:  round-trip airfare, passport expenses, visas, personal expenses, Covid-19 testing fees (if necessary), lunch and dinner. Students should expect to spend a minimum of $700 on food expenses.  Very limited financial aid is available for this program.
 
APPLICATIONS: Opens Sunday, September 15, 2024 via the online application portal at sa.holycross.edu and closes at midnight on Friday, November 1, 2024.
 
FURTHER CONTACT INFORMATION:  Contact Prof. Schuyler Whelden (swhelden@holycross.edu),   Prof. Clarissa Carvalho (ccarvalho@holycross.edu), Study Abroad Director Jennifer Summerhays (jsummerhays@holycross.edu), Study Abroad Maymester Manager Tammi Valeri (tvaleri@holycross.edu), or contact the Office of Study Abroad (studyabr@holycross.edu, located in Smith Hall 216 or by phone at 508-793-3082).
 
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