Brazil

Bridging Healthcare and Culture in the Brazilian Amazon: A Perspective on the MPIE Program

Alex and Andi Weaver share their reflections on Amizade’s Multilateral Partnership for Interprofessional Education (MPIE) program, a collaboration with West...

Foundation partners with Amizade to fund VSL programs

The AllPeopleBeHappy Foundation, a long-time partner of Amizade, helped us...

Reflection: Facilitating virtual service-learning programs in a pandemic world

This blog is written by Amizade’s Brazil site liaison Daniel Alexander. Daniel had the opportunity to facilitate two programs with...

Understanding virtual service-learning: the Board in action

Amizade Board member Julia Posteraro shares her thoughts on her recent Amizade VSL experience. After several years of trying to...

A deep dive into public health and misinformation in Brazil

This blog post was written by Amizade participant and Connecticut College student Claudia Marmelo after her VSL experience with our...

5 movies to connect you with Brazil’s culture

This blog post is part of a series called 5 picks...

The Amizade Talk Show is here to stay

What started as a way to push Amizade’s Solidarity Campaign further turned into a lively chance to stay connected with...

5 artists to connect you to Brazil’s culture

Isolated at home? Luckily, there are ways to explore a culture without traveling, and one of them is through music....

COVID-19: Taking action miles away from home

Daniel Alexander is Amizade’s Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Originally from Brazil, Daniel shares what it’s like to experience the COVID-19...

Alternative Break in the Amazon: Get to Know Santarém

In May 2019, Sierra Viands traveled to Brazil to serve and learn with Amizade as part of a group from...

GSAA’s Inaugural Cohort

The Amizade team is excited to share that we’ve have chosen our first cohort for the Global Social Action Accelerator. We...

Reflecting on 26 days in Brazil with Amizade

Last month, Rudy Sanchez, along with 8 other students from West Virginia University, spent 26 days in Brazil with Amizade...