Program Description
International Sustainable Development (SUST 3701) is a Spring course that requires Fall semester preparation. Students registered in this course must register for the prep course (ENVL 2500, 1 credit) with Dr. Chirenje in the fall to prepare for the Brazil field experience, which takes place during the first two weeks of January. They must also participate in a mandatory weekend trip during or at the end of the Fall semester. The prep trip for the 2017 Brazil experience will take place from Oct 14-16th, and we will be at Ricketts Glen (PA). During that trip, we will finalize our student presentation schedule for Brazil, discuss blog and research paper requirements for the group.
SUST 3701 field sites in Brazil include:
a. Manaus, where we will cover the Amazon River and rainforest issues,
b. Curitiba, where we will discuss urban planning and sustainability,
c. Foz do Iguacu where we will cover rain forest and energy issues, and
d. Rio de Janeiro where we will cover energy, water quality and natural resource conservation).
SUST 3701 students will also be assigned readings that deal with the issues we will cover during the trip (see similar experiences from Ecuador in 2016: http://amalavidaexperience.weebly.com/). The draft itinerary and activities in Brazil is included at the end of this document (I may change a couple of things here and there). See blogs from last year's Brazil group (link: http://brasilexperience.weebly.com/student-blogs.html). The packing list is immediately at the end of the itinerary.
Stockton University requires that I cover Title IX as part of the prep for this course. Please read this document in full and be prepared to ask questions during our final orientation meeting in December.
a. Manaus, where we will cover the Amazon River and rainforest issues,
b. Curitiba, where we will discuss urban planning and sustainability,
c. Foz do Iguacu where we will cover rain forest and energy issues, and
d. Rio de Janeiro where we will cover energy, water quality and natural resource conservation).
SUST 3701 students will also be assigned readings that deal with the issues we will cover during the trip (see similar experiences from Ecuador in 2016: http://amalavidaexperience.weebly.com/). The draft itinerary and activities in Brazil is included at the end of this document (I may change a couple of things here and there). See blogs from last year's Brazil group (link: http://brasilexperience.weebly.com/student-blogs.html). The packing list is immediately at the end of the itinerary.
Stockton University requires that I cover Title IX as part of the prep for this course. Please read this document in full and be prepared to ask questions during our final orientation meeting in December.
The specific topics we will cover include (and they will be covered in the prep class in the fall):
International Development
Role of International Trade
International Political Economy
Ecotourism, etc
Ecology and Resource Conservation
Neotropical ecology and biodiversity
International Trade in Endangered Species
Forestry, Deforestation and Forest Products, etc
Environmental Quality
Water issues
Mining and oil exploration
Urban transportation
Air Quality, etc
The learning objectives for each field site are described on each site's page (see links above).
Assigned text: Brazil - The Troubled Rise of a Global Power, by Michael Reid ($22 on Amazon.com). See attached PDF file (below) for assigned reflections from the text.
To request more information about this trip please contact Dr. Tait Chirenje (Tait) via email here or on his office phone: 609 652 4588. You can also reach him on his cellphone if you have it (posted on his office door), but do not send text messages. Carefully go over the information presented on this and related pages before you call or email.
International Development
Role of International Trade
International Political Economy
Ecotourism, etc
Ecology and Resource Conservation
Neotropical ecology and biodiversity
International Trade in Endangered Species
Forestry, Deforestation and Forest Products, etc
Environmental Quality
Water issues
Mining and oil exploration
Urban transportation
Air Quality, etc
The learning objectives for each field site are described on each site's page (see links above).
Assigned text: Brazil - The Troubled Rise of a Global Power, by Michael Reid ($22 on Amazon.com). See attached PDF file (below) for assigned reflections from the text.
To request more information about this trip please contact Dr. Tait Chirenje (Tait) via email here or on his office phone: 609 652 4588. You can also reach him on his cellphone if you have it (posted on his office door), but do not send text messages. Carefully go over the information presented on this and related pages before you call or email.
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Assigned text reflection
Your text, by Michael Reid, is one of the most comprehensive books I have read on Brazil. I would like you to do a comprehensive review of this book, focusing on the following chapters:
1. Chapter 1: Brazil's troubled rise.
2. Chapter 2: The Brazilian way of life.
3. Chapter 3: The forging of a people.
4. Chapter 4: From Mornachy to Coffee Republic.
5. Chapter 7: From disorder to progress under Cardoso.
6. Chapter 8: Lulismo and the Brazilian dream.
7. Chapter 9: The long road to a middle class society.
8. Chapter 10: Oil, farming and the Amazon.
9. Chapter 11: Brazil's guided capitalism.
10. Chapter 12: Global ambitions and frustrations.
11. Chapter 13: An unreformed Leviathan.
12. Chapter 14: Brazil's century?
1. Chapter 1: Brazil's troubled rise.
2. Chapter 2: The Brazilian way of life.
3. Chapter 3: The forging of a people.
4. Chapter 4: From Mornachy to Coffee Republic.
5. Chapter 7: From disorder to progress under Cardoso.
6. Chapter 8: Lulismo and the Brazilian dream.
7. Chapter 9: The long road to a middle class society.
8. Chapter 10: Oil, farming and the Amazon.
9. Chapter 11: Brazil's guided capitalism.
10. Chapter 12: Global ambitions and frustrations.
11. Chapter 13: An unreformed Leviathan.
12. Chapter 14: Brazil's century?
The review for each assigned chapter must cover the main take-home message from that chapter. That review must be between two and three pages long (single or double-spaced). Start by summarizing the main points in the chapter, then include examples or citations from other sources, and then include your own thoughts about what is presented in that chapter. So, the first half should be a summary, then next half should be split between examples or citations from other sources and your won thoughts. The reviews for these chapters do not necessarily have to build upon each other, but they must demonstrate to the reader that you read and understood the book. Do not copy reviews from your classmates' blogs. I will grade your blogs, which should have the completed chapter reviews, by the end of the first week of classes during the fall semester. I will send the you an email reminder a few days before this deadline so you can send me a link to your blogs (do the readings!).Specific videos and readings to be reviewed during the fall will be covered during our first meeting or in our WhatsApp discussion group (it won't be as much as this book, l promise).
Trip duration
About 15-16 days (from about December 29th to January 14th, 2019)
Approximate cost: $3,950
Payment due dates (group airline tickets will be confirmed by the first week of September, so payments for this trip are non-refundable).
Payment schedule:
Trip deposit: March 21st: $200
April 15th: $350
May 15th: $600
June 15th: $800
July 15th: $1,000
August 15th: $1,000
One big fat check of $3,950 is also acceptable. You can use financial aid for this trip because it is a credit earning experience.
NOTE: You are supposed to pay a non-refundable deposit of $200 when you sign up for the trip with Dr. Chirenje. This must be done by March 21st, 2018.
About 15-16 days (from about December 29th to January 14th, 2019)
Approximate cost: $3,950
Payment due dates (group airline tickets will be confirmed by the first week of September, so payments for this trip are non-refundable).
Payment schedule:
Trip deposit: March 21st: $200
April 15th: $350
May 15th: $600
June 15th: $800
July 15th: $1,000
August 15th: $1,000
One big fat check of $3,950 is also acceptable. You can use financial aid for this trip because it is a credit earning experience.
NOTE: You are supposed to pay a non-refundable deposit of $200 when you sign up for the trip with Dr. Chirenje. This must be done by March 21st, 2018.
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Included in the cost are:
a. All flights to and from the US.
b. All domestic flights within Brazil (we are covering a lot of ground – Brazil is actually larger than the continental US)
c. All accommodation (this includes hotels in all four sites we will visit).
d. All ground transportation in Brazil (shuttles, taxis, buses and rented vans).
e. Activities (educational) that are designated as group activities, e.g.boat trip on the Amazon and Rio Negra.
Not included in the cost are:
a. All meals and all food you consume during flights.
b. Souvenirs and the admission to Christ, the Redeemer in Rio, the boat ride at Iguacu Falls (to the bottom of the falls)
c. Costs to get a passport if you do not have one.
d. Cost to get a visa ($160 if you drop your passport to the consulate on your own, more if you use an agency). Everyone who holds a US passport needs a visa to get into Brazil. Visas often take up to a month to process, but they are also valid for 10 years. If you are nervous about this I’ll help you every step of the way and submit your visa applications together (provided you submit all required documentation to me by the deadline).
e. Vaccination costs – recommended vaccines for travel to Brazil are: Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and Yellow Fever. There’s a travel clinic next to campus and the Student Health Services Center may offer some of these. These vaccines may run up to $200. Most are valid for 10 years or so.
f. Study abroad application fee through the Office of Global Engagement.
g. Any other costs not listed specifically as covered costs in the section above.
a. All flights to and from the US.
b. All domestic flights within Brazil (we are covering a lot of ground – Brazil is actually larger than the continental US)
c. All accommodation (this includes hotels in all four sites we will visit).
d. All ground transportation in Brazil (shuttles, taxis, buses and rented vans).
e. Activities (educational) that are designated as group activities, e.g.boat trip on the Amazon and Rio Negra.
Not included in the cost are:
a. All meals and all food you consume during flights.
b. Souvenirs and the admission to Christ, the Redeemer in Rio, the boat ride at Iguacu Falls (to the bottom of the falls)
c. Costs to get a passport if you do not have one.
d. Cost to get a visa ($160 if you drop your passport to the consulate on your own, more if you use an agency). Everyone who holds a US passport needs a visa to get into Brazil. Visas often take up to a month to process, but they are also valid for 10 years. If you are nervous about this I’ll help you every step of the way and submit your visa applications together (provided you submit all required documentation to me by the deadline).
e. Vaccination costs – recommended vaccines for travel to Brazil are: Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and Yellow Fever. There’s a travel clinic next to campus and the Student Health Services Center may offer some of these. These vaccines may run up to $200. Most are valid for 10 years or so.
f. Study abroad application fee through the Office of Global Engagement.
g. Any other costs not listed specifically as covered costs in the section above.
Important Safety Information
To be distributed to program participants via the Office of Global Engagement. The State Department website also has important safety information about Brazil in general: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/brazil.html . This is my seventh trip to Brazil in six years and I did our exact itinerary with another class in January 2015. I’ll take you to places where I feel safe. It’s important that you do not wear flashy clothes and jewelry or carry fancy cameras and hand bags on this trip. Also, remember, Brazilian law is different from US Law. I’ll discuss important differences in our briefing.
US Embassy and relevant consulates for this trip in Brazil
EMBASSY
U.S. Embassy Brasilia
SES 801- Avenida das Nacoes, Lote 03
70403-900 - Brasilia, DF Brazil
Telephone: +(55)(61) 3312-7000
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: +(55)(61) 3312-7400
Fax: (61) 3312-7651
[email protected]
CONSULATES AND CONSULATE AGENCIES
Manaus Consular Agency
Edificio Atrium, Suite 306
Rua Franco de Sá, 310
69.079-210 Manuas AM Brazil
Telephone: +(55)(92) 3611-3333
U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro
Avenida Presidente Wilson, 147, Castelo
20030-020, Rio de Janeiro,RJ Brazil
Telephone: +(55)(21) 3823-2000
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: +(55)(21) 3823-2029
Fax: +(55)(21) 3823-2093
[email protected]
For the Curitiba and Foz do Iguacu legs of the trip refer to the Embassy.
To be distributed to program participants via the Office of Global Engagement. The State Department website also has important safety information about Brazil in general: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/brazil.html . This is my seventh trip to Brazil in six years and I did our exact itinerary with another class in January 2015. I’ll take you to places where I feel safe. It’s important that you do not wear flashy clothes and jewelry or carry fancy cameras and hand bags on this trip. Also, remember, Brazilian law is different from US Law. I’ll discuss important differences in our briefing.
US Embassy and relevant consulates for this trip in Brazil
EMBASSY
U.S. Embassy Brasilia
SES 801- Avenida das Nacoes, Lote 03
70403-900 - Brasilia, DF Brazil
Telephone: +(55)(61) 3312-7000
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: +(55)(61) 3312-7400
Fax: (61) 3312-7651
[email protected]
CONSULATES AND CONSULATE AGENCIES
Manaus Consular Agency
Edificio Atrium, Suite 306
Rua Franco de Sá, 310
69.079-210 Manuas AM Brazil
Telephone: +(55)(92) 3611-3333
U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro
Avenida Presidente Wilson, 147, Castelo
20030-020, Rio de Janeiro,RJ Brazil
Telephone: +(55)(21) 3823-2000
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: +(55)(21) 3823-2029
Fax: +(55)(21) 3823-2093
[email protected]
For the Curitiba and Foz do Iguacu legs of the trip refer to the Embassy.
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TRIP ITINERARY AND ACTIVITIES (This is from 2017 - will post 2019 information as it becomes available)
I tried to include as much detail as I could since some of you are first time air travelers. The Office of Global Engagement requires us to provide a list of nearby hospitals or attorneys in case of emergency. I’m providing them here just in case.
Start trip at JFK, NYC (USA)
FLIGHTS (Sunday, January 1st, 2017):
Depart JFK at 5:15 pm (Terminal 8) for Sao Paulo, land at 6:25 am on January 2nd in Terminal 3. This flight is 10 hours long. Leave Sao Paolo at 9:30am from terminal 2 and get to Manaus at 11:33 am on January 2nd. This flight is about 4 hrs long. NOTE: We check in as international passengers in NYC, so our bags will be checked through to Sao Paolo (the first international airport we get to in Brazil). We will recheck them to Manaus after going through customs. Pack your medications and other necessities in your carry on.
NB: Everyone must get to the airport by 2:15 pm on January 1st. Call me (352 514 6379) or message our WhatsApp group chat if you need my help checking in. I’ll hang out around our check-in counter (LATAM, Terminal 8) till about 3:30 pm. I’ll go through security screening at that time and wait for everyone at the boarding gate. The trip officially starts when we meet at the boarding gate before our flight. Don’t be late because I do not have the power to hold flights till you get there. If you miss this flight call me before 5:15 pm (our departure time) so we can figure something out. Call the NAMS office if you fail to get in touch with me. Do not panic and board another flight to Manaus (or another random destination in Brazil) without talking to me. There is a process you have to go through before you join us, even if it's at your own expense (it’s Stockton University procedure).
Remember you have one free carry on and one free checked luggage as this is an international flight (still, do not pack like a Rock Star, we are only gone for two weeks!).
I tried to include as much detail as I could since some of you are first time air travelers. The Office of Global Engagement requires us to provide a list of nearby hospitals or attorneys in case of emergency. I’m providing them here just in case.
Start trip at JFK, NYC (USA)
FLIGHTS (Sunday, January 1st, 2017):
Depart JFK at 5:15 pm (Terminal 8) for Sao Paulo, land at 6:25 am on January 2nd in Terminal 3. This flight is 10 hours long. Leave Sao Paolo at 9:30am from terminal 2 and get to Manaus at 11:33 am on January 2nd. This flight is about 4 hrs long. NOTE: We check in as international passengers in NYC, so our bags will be checked through to Sao Paolo (the first international airport we get to in Brazil). We will recheck them to Manaus after going through customs. Pack your medications and other necessities in your carry on.
NB: Everyone must get to the airport by 2:15 pm on January 1st. Call me (352 514 6379) or message our WhatsApp group chat if you need my help checking in. I’ll hang out around our check-in counter (LATAM, Terminal 8) till about 3:30 pm. I’ll go through security screening at that time and wait for everyone at the boarding gate. The trip officially starts when we meet at the boarding gate before our flight. Don’t be late because I do not have the power to hold flights till you get there. If you miss this flight call me before 5:15 pm (our departure time) so we can figure something out. Call the NAMS office if you fail to get in touch with me. Do not panic and board another flight to Manaus (or another random destination in Brazil) without talking to me. There is a process you have to go through before you join us, even if it's at your own expense (it’s Stockton University procedure).
Remember you have one free carry on and one free checked luggage as this is an international flight (still, do not pack like a Rock Star, we are only gone for two weeks!).
Manaus in the State of Amazonas, Brazil
FLIGHTS (Sunday, January 1st, 2017):
LATAM Airlines (Flight number 8001, [depart 5:15 pm from JFK] to Manaus [arrive 11:33 am on the next day. We flight into Sao Paolo (land 6:25am), then transfer to another flight to Manaus (LATAM FLT 3408 at 9:35 am). Get some sleep on this flight. We go through immigration and customs in Sao Paolo. Have a fresh shirt easily accessible so you can change before the next flight to Manaus at 9:35am.
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Taj Mahal Manaus
Av. Getulio Vargas, 741, Manaus, AM, 69020010 Brazil
Tel: +55 (51) 30429600
NEAREST HOSPITAL
Hospital Adventista de Manaus
Av. Governador Danilo Areosa 139, Distrito Industria, Manaus, ,
Manaus(Amazonas, Brazil)
Phone +55 (092) 613-1313
NEAREST ATTORNEYS
Advogado Dr Damião Alves Ribeiro
Av. Eduardo Ribeiro 520, sl. 803, Manaus, AM, 69010-000
Phone: +55 (92) 3232-2146
FLIGHTS (Sunday, January 1st, 2017):
LATAM Airlines (Flight number 8001, [depart 5:15 pm from JFK] to Manaus [arrive 11:33 am on the next day. We flight into Sao Paolo (land 6:25am), then transfer to another flight to Manaus (LATAM FLT 3408 at 9:35 am). Get some sleep on this flight. We go through immigration and customs in Sao Paolo. Have a fresh shirt easily accessible so you can change before the next flight to Manaus at 9:35am.
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Taj Mahal Manaus
Av. Getulio Vargas, 741, Manaus, AM, 69020010 Brazil
Tel: +55 (51) 30429600
NEAREST HOSPITAL
Hospital Adventista de Manaus
Av. Governador Danilo Areosa 139, Distrito Industria, Manaus, ,
Manaus(Amazonas, Brazil)
Phone +55 (092) 613-1313
NEAREST ATTORNEYS
Advogado Dr Damião Alves Ribeiro
Av. Eduardo Ribeiro 520, sl. 803, Manaus, AM, 69010-000
Phone: +55 (92) 3232-2146
ACTIVITIES
i. January 2nd: Drop stuff at hotel, then tour downtown Manaus (theater, market and musem). Sunset at MUSA!
ii. January 3rd : boat cruise down Rio Negra and the Amazon River. Issues: biodiversity and deforestation. Boat cruise to a Native Brazilian village. Issues: local rituals as well as biodiversity. Two hikes in the rainforest are also included in this tour.
iii. January 4th: Geopark National Park. Preparation for Rio. We depart a little after midnight
and get to Rio in the morning of January 5th. We will check out of our rooms by 10am, then pile all our stuff in three rooms (Tait's and of of the boys and another one for the girls), so we have a place to shower and change before we leave for the airport after 10pm.
Assigned work for blog:
Watch documentaries 1, 6, 8 and 9 from this link. Summarize the main points in about one page and then discuss what you think about what you saw in another page. Post each reflection as a link on your blog before we leave.
i. January 2nd: Drop stuff at hotel, then tour downtown Manaus (theater, market and musem). Sunset at MUSA!
ii. January 3rd : boat cruise down Rio Negra and the Amazon River. Issues: biodiversity and deforestation. Boat cruise to a Native Brazilian village. Issues: local rituals as well as biodiversity. Two hikes in the rainforest are also included in this tour.
iii. January 4th: Geopark National Park. Preparation for Rio. We depart a little after midnight
and get to Rio in the morning of January 5th. We will check out of our rooms by 10am, then pile all our stuff in three rooms (Tait's and of of the boys and another one for the girls), so we have a place to shower and change before we leave for the airport after 10pm.
Assigned work for blog:
Watch documentaries 1, 6, 8 and 9 from this link. Summarize the main points in about one page and then discuss what you think about what you saw in another page. Post each reflection as a link on your blog before we leave.
Rio de Janeiro, in the State of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
FLIGHTS (Thursday, January 5th, 2017):
LATAM Airlines, FLT 3751, depart 1236am - this is actually a little past midnight on Wednesday. Our flight is actually to San paulo, we get there at 6:35 am and transfer to a Rio flight in th esame terminal (terminal 2) at 7:35am. We need to be alert and walk fast! Get to GIG [arrive 8:35 am]). Get some sleep on the first flight because we hit the ground running in Rio. Duration: 4hrs
ACCOMMODATION
Premier Copacobana Hotel
Rua Tonelero 205
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Phone: 011 55 21 3816 9090
NEAREST HOSPITAL
Hospital Rio de Janeiro
Phone: +55 (21) 3369-9650 · Rua Luis Beltrão 147, Rio de Janeiro
NEAREST ATTORNEYS
Marques de Almeida Advogados
Av. Franklin Roosevelt 84 1001 1002, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20021-120
Phone: +55 (21) 3061-0908
FLIGHTS (Thursday, January 5th, 2017):
LATAM Airlines, FLT 3751, depart 1236am - this is actually a little past midnight on Wednesday. Our flight is actually to San paulo, we get there at 6:35 am and transfer to a Rio flight in th esame terminal (terminal 2) at 7:35am. We need to be alert and walk fast! Get to GIG [arrive 8:35 am]). Get some sleep on the first flight because we hit the ground running in Rio. Duration: 4hrs
ACCOMMODATION
Premier Copacobana Hotel
Rua Tonelero 205
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Phone: 011 55 21 3816 9090
NEAREST HOSPITAL
Hospital Rio de Janeiro
Phone: +55 (21) 3369-9650 · Rua Luis Beltrão 147, Rio de Janeiro
NEAREST ATTORNEYS
Marques de Almeida Advogados
Av. Franklin Roosevelt 84 1001 1002, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20021-120
Phone: +55 (21) 3061-0908
ACTIVITIES
i. January 5th: check into hotel. Remember we fly from about 1am to 8am on this day, so please try to catch some sleep on the plane so we can do some activities in the afternoon. We will discuss pollution in Guanabara Bay as well as waste management in the Favelas on this day. The rest of the day will be spent exploring sites in Copacabana and Ipanema, two of Brazil’s most well-known beaches.
ii. January 6th: We will start our day by visiting two of the main attractions in Rio , Christ, the Redeemer (the Cocovado area, close to Sugarloaf Mountain) and a hike in the world’s largest urban park (Tijuca National Park). We will talk about conservation issues here.
iii. January 7th: on this day we will take a short trip to one of the favelas close to our hotel then take the subway to Rio
Centro, where we will have a meeting with Chevron representatives from 1:30 to 4:30pm (this meeting is actually up in the air right now). After that we will prepare for Curitiba.
i. January 5th: check into hotel. Remember we fly from about 1am to 8am on this day, so please try to catch some sleep on the plane so we can do some activities in the afternoon. We will discuss pollution in Guanabara Bay as well as waste management in the Favelas on this day. The rest of the day will be spent exploring sites in Copacabana and Ipanema, two of Brazil’s most well-known beaches.
ii. January 6th: We will start our day by visiting two of the main attractions in Rio , Christ, the Redeemer (the Cocovado area, close to Sugarloaf Mountain) and a hike in the world’s largest urban park (Tijuca National Park). We will talk about conservation issues here.
iii. January 7th: on this day we will take a short trip to one of the favelas close to our hotel then take the subway to Rio
Centro, where we will have a meeting with Chevron representatives from 1:30 to 4:30pm (this meeting is actually up in the air right now). After that we will prepare for Curitiba.
Assigned work for blog:
Read the following articles and provide a one to two page summary and reflection on each of the following issues (use other sources if you want):
1. Oil reserves in Brazil
2. Favelas and urban planning
3. Water quality (pollution) management in Rio
Articles:
a. Brazil's oil euphoria hits reality hard (Washington Post)
b. Brazil's Petrobras announces new oil discovery (The Latin American Herald Tribune)
c. Favelas: Brazil's city within the city (BBC News Online)
d. A look into Brazil's makeover of Rio's slums (Favelas)
e. Experience this favela and explore the other side of Brazil (Newday)
f. Guanabara Pollution (BBC Nes Online)
Read the following articles and provide a one to two page summary and reflection on each of the following issues (use other sources if you want):
1. Oil reserves in Brazil
2. Favelas and urban planning
3. Water quality (pollution) management in Rio
Articles:
a. Brazil's oil euphoria hits reality hard (Washington Post)
b. Brazil's Petrobras announces new oil discovery (The Latin American Herald Tribune)
c. Favelas: Brazil's city within the city (BBC News Online)
d. A look into Brazil's makeover of Rio's slums (Favelas)
e. Experience this favela and explore the other side of Brazil (Newday)
f. Guanabara Pollution (BBC Nes Online)
Curitiba (the Green City), in the State of Parana, Brazil.
FLIGHTS:
Sunday, January 8th, 2017: LATAM Airline (Flight 3859, GIG [depart 9:35 am] to CWB [arrive 11:03 am])
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
ACCOMMODATION
Lancaster Hotel
Address: Rua Voluntarios da Patria, 91,
Curitiba City Centre, Curitiba,
CEP 80020000, Brazil
Phone: 011 55 41 3301 8953
FLIGHTS:
Sunday, January 8th, 2017: LATAM Airline (Flight 3859, GIG [depart 9:35 am] to CWB [arrive 11:03 am])
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
ACCOMMODATION
Lancaster Hotel
Address: Rua Voluntarios da Patria, 91,
Curitiba City Centre, Curitiba,
CEP 80020000, Brazil
Phone: 011 55 41 3301 8953
NEAREST HOSPITAL
Hospital Infantil Pequeno Principe
Des. Motta 1070, Curitiba, PR, 80250-060
Phone: +55 (41) 3310-1010
NEAREST ATTORNEYS
Barcellos Baldo Advocacia
Rua Comendador Araújo 499, 10° andar, Curitiba, PR, 80420-000
Phone: +55 (41) 2106-6735
ACTIVITIES
i. January 8th: Check in. Relax till after lunch. Check out a number of different features of green infrastructure in Curitiba Centro. Include a stop at their mall.
ii. January 9th: meetings with local officials from the City and local university.
iii. January 10th: meetings with people from the city.
iv.January 11th: visit the local parks and waste management areas. Curitiba has an urban corridor that includes 5 parks along the river. We will check out their landscaping as well (and try to find those goats!).
v. January 12th: Visit the coast by rail..
vi. January 13th: Leave for Iguacu
Assigned work for blog:
Watch videos 1, 2 and 4 from this page: http://brasilexperience.weebly.com/curitiba.html and do a two to three page discussion of all the sustainable features you see in Curitiba. Start by doing a summary of each video in about half a page or so (each), then go into the discussion of the features. Include your thoughts.
Hospital Infantil Pequeno Principe
Des. Motta 1070, Curitiba, PR, 80250-060
Phone: +55 (41) 3310-1010
NEAREST ATTORNEYS
Barcellos Baldo Advocacia
Rua Comendador Araújo 499, 10° andar, Curitiba, PR, 80420-000
Phone: +55 (41) 2106-6735
ACTIVITIES
i. January 8th: Check in. Relax till after lunch. Check out a number of different features of green infrastructure in Curitiba Centro. Include a stop at their mall.
ii. January 9th: meetings with local officials from the City and local university.
iii. January 10th: meetings with people from the city.
iv.January 11th: visit the local parks and waste management areas. Curitiba has an urban corridor that includes 5 parks along the river. We will check out their landscaping as well (and try to find those goats!).
v. January 12th: Visit the coast by rail..
vi. January 13th: Leave for Iguacu
Assigned work for blog:
Watch videos 1, 2 and 4 from this page: http://brasilexperience.weebly.com/curitiba.html and do a two to three page discussion of all the sustainable features you see in Curitiba. Start by doing a summary of each video in about half a page or so (each), then go into the discussion of the features. Include your thoughts.
Foz Do Iguacu in the State of Parana, Brazil.
FLIGHTS (Friday, January 13th, 2017):
LATAM Airlines, (FLT 3156 to San Paulo, get to Sao Paulo at 11:15am, leave at 1:35pm for Iguacu [arrive at 3:15 pm]), Duration: 2 hrs
ACCOMMODATION
Manga Rosa
Avenida Florianópolis, 1085
Foz Do Iguassú, Parana, Brazil
Phone: +55 45 3029-4047
HOSPITAL
Hospital Municipal De Foz do Iguacu
Street : Rua Adoniran Barbosa, 370 – Jardim Central
BR- 86438, Phone +55 3521-1951
ATTORNEYS
DBF Advocacia, Av. Silvio A. Sasdelli, 1751, Foz do Iguaçu - PR
Foz do Iguacu, Brazil
Phone: +55 45 35240620
FLIGHTS (Friday, January 13th, 2017):
LATAM Airlines, (FLT 3156 to San Paulo, get to Sao Paulo at 11:15am, leave at 1:35pm for Iguacu [arrive at 3:15 pm]), Duration: 2 hrs
ACCOMMODATION
Manga Rosa
Avenida Florianópolis, 1085
Foz Do Iguassú, Parana, Brazil
Phone: +55 45 3029-4047
HOSPITAL
Hospital Municipal De Foz do Iguacu
Street : Rua Adoniran Barbosa, 370 – Jardim Central
BR- 86438, Phone +55 3521-1951
ATTORNEYS
DBF Advocacia, Av. Silvio A. Sasdelli, 1751, Foz do Iguaçu - PR
Foz do Iguacu, Brazil
Phone: +55 45 35240620
ACTIVITIES
i. January 13th: We get there after 3:15 pm. We will check in, have our BBQ and relax (choice between BBQ and
churrascarria!).
ii. January 14th: Iguacu Falls tour. This deserves a full day.
iii. January 15th: Visit the Itaipu Dam and the Ecomuseum, discuss hydropower and energy in general.
Depart Iguassu Falls at 7:09pm and arrive in Sao Paulo at 9:05pm, leave 11:25pm and arrive into JFK at 6:40am am on the 16th
Assigned work for blog:
Watch the three videos discussed in number 1 from this link and discuss the opportunities and challenges in developing hydro power in different countries. Your write up should be 2 to 3 pages.
End trip in New York City, NY
Flight (Sunday, January 15th, 2017, from Iguacu (LATAM Flight # 3168 at 7:09 pm to Sao Paolo (9:05pm. Stay in the same terminal (2) but transfer to international terminal and depart on LATAM 6102 to JFK, arriving at 6:40am on Jan 16th, 2017. Accommodation – go back to wherever you stayed on December 31st, 2016!
ACTIVITIES
Please make sure you have a ride. I will hang around to make sure everyone gets picked up, but I don't want to stay at JFK all day. It's a long trip to South Jersey.
i. January 13th: We get there after 3:15 pm. We will check in, have our BBQ and relax (choice between BBQ and
churrascarria!).
ii. January 14th: Iguacu Falls tour. This deserves a full day.
iii. January 15th: Visit the Itaipu Dam and the Ecomuseum, discuss hydropower and energy in general.
Depart Iguassu Falls at 7:09pm and arrive in Sao Paulo at 9:05pm, leave 11:25pm and arrive into JFK at 6:40am am on the 16th
Assigned work for blog:
Watch the three videos discussed in number 1 from this link and discuss the opportunities and challenges in developing hydro power in different countries. Your write up should be 2 to 3 pages.
End trip in New York City, NY
Flight (Sunday, January 15th, 2017, from Iguacu (LATAM Flight # 3168 at 7:09 pm to Sao Paolo (9:05pm. Stay in the same terminal (2) but transfer to international terminal and depart on LATAM 6102 to JFK, arriving at 6:40am on Jan 16th, 2017. Accommodation – go back to wherever you stayed on December 31st, 2016!
ACTIVITIES
Please make sure you have a ride. I will hang around to make sure everyone gets picked up, but I don't want to stay at JFK all day. It's a long trip to South Jersey.
Packing list
1. A decent lined notebook or laptop computer (will inspect notes on January 14th).
2. Electrical converter for Brazil – they use 220V, instead of 110V, there. The electrical sockets are different. The guys at the electronic shop will help you select the right one. Do not forget to bring your phone chargers too.
3. Two pairs of pants, one has to be made of light material (we will hike in in hot weather).
4. Several synthetic t-shirts that dry quickly in hot weather.
5. A couple of shorts and/or swim wear.
6. Enough underwear for about a week (will do laundry midway through the trip).
7. Enough socks for a week.
8. A nice brim hat for the sun, a cap too (but definitely a sun hat!).
9. Toiletries and other stuff (toothpaste, comb, hairbrush, lotion, towel, soap, cologne, perfume, medication [don’t forget your antibiotics, malaria medication and other medication you are taking], razors, sunscreen lotion, sunglasses etc). Please check with your family physician to make sure that the antibiotics and malaria medication
we are going to take have no interactions with your own medication. Remember, you are to go and get a prescription for antibiotics and malaria medication from your family doctor before we leave for this trip. I will email you to tell you when you are supposed to start taking your malaria medication - we start before the trip.
10. A waterproof wind breaker - will show you mine on December 18th.
1. A decent lined notebook or laptop computer (will inspect notes on January 14th).
2. Electrical converter for Brazil – they use 220V, instead of 110V, there. The electrical sockets are different. The guys at the electronic shop will help you select the right one. Do not forget to bring your phone chargers too.
3. Two pairs of pants, one has to be made of light material (we will hike in in hot weather).
4. Several synthetic t-shirts that dry quickly in hot weather.
5. A couple of shorts and/or swim wear.
6. Enough underwear for about a week (will do laundry midway through the trip).
7. Enough socks for a week.
8. A nice brim hat for the sun, a cap too (but definitely a sun hat!).
9. Toiletries and other stuff (toothpaste, comb, hairbrush, lotion, towel, soap, cologne, perfume, medication [don’t forget your antibiotics, malaria medication and other medication you are taking], razors, sunscreen lotion, sunglasses etc). Please check with your family physician to make sure that the antibiotics and malaria medication
we are going to take have no interactions with your own medication. Remember, you are to go and get a prescription for antibiotics and malaria medication from your family doctor before we leave for this trip. I will email you to tell you when you are supposed to start taking your malaria medication - we start before the trip.
10. A waterproof wind breaker - will show you mine on December 18th.
11. One pair of hiking shoes.
12. One pair of sandals and a belt if you need one.
13. One pair of nice shoes (option).
14. One nice outfit for when we have meetings in nice places.
15. A flash light and BUG SPRAY (I use products with about 30% DEET). .
16. Two water bottles that hold at least 2 liters of water between them.
17. Enough spending money (either as traveler’s checks or cash or on a bank card) for 15 dinners (at about $US 12 each on average), souvenirs, snacks, etc. Do not bring more than $500 cash. Most all places in Brazil accept credit cards. You can get local currency (Brazil Real, current exchange rate is 1US$ to BZR 3.20). If you use a bank card at local ATMs you can get local currency. If you are confused, I will be using a bank card for all my cash needs and those for the group. It’s just easier that way. I may use a credit card here and there but I will not carry cash or traveler’s checks.
18. A safe travel pack where you can keep your cash and cards when we travel. Something like this would suffice. REI has nice ‘undercover money belts’ that you can wrap around your waist inside your pants. I’ll show you mine on December 12th.
19. Cameras and phones – You and your parents are encouraged to download Whats App (it’s a good way to communicate with friends and family on the road for free). Every place we stay will have wifi, so you can also just switch your phone to airplane mode and use Facebook or other social media software to communicate with family and friends.
20. If you are being dropped off on January 1st and getting picked up on January 16th, consider leaving your winter coat behind and carrying a smaller fall coat (just a thought!). You are definitely not going to need your winter coat anytime between the time you walk into the terminal in New York City and the time you exit the terminal upon our return.
12. One pair of sandals and a belt if you need one.
13. One pair of nice shoes (option).
14. One nice outfit for when we have meetings in nice places.
15. A flash light and BUG SPRAY (I use products with about 30% DEET). .
16. Two water bottles that hold at least 2 liters of water between them.
17. Enough spending money (either as traveler’s checks or cash or on a bank card) for 15 dinners (at about $US 12 each on average), souvenirs, snacks, etc. Do not bring more than $500 cash. Most all places in Brazil accept credit cards. You can get local currency (Brazil Real, current exchange rate is 1US$ to BZR 3.20). If you use a bank card at local ATMs you can get local currency. If you are confused, I will be using a bank card for all my cash needs and those for the group. It’s just easier that way. I may use a credit card here and there but I will not carry cash or traveler’s checks.
18. A safe travel pack where you can keep your cash and cards when we travel. Something like this would suffice. REI has nice ‘undercover money belts’ that you can wrap around your waist inside your pants. I’ll show you mine on December 12th.
19. Cameras and phones – You and your parents are encouraged to download Whats App (it’s a good way to communicate with friends and family on the road for free). Every place we stay will have wifi, so you can also just switch your phone to airplane mode and use Facebook or other social media software to communicate with family and friends.
20. If you are being dropped off on January 1st and getting picked up on January 16th, consider leaving your winter coat behind and carrying a smaller fall coat (just a thought!). You are definitely not going to need your winter coat anytime between the time you walk into the terminal in New York City and the time you exit the terminal upon our return.