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“The Rio Summer Program gives students a
unique inside look deep in the heart of this amazing city. We . . . had the opportunity to interact
with Cariocas from all walks of life such as
practicing attorneys, hippie fair merchants, scientists, doctors, other
Brazilian students, social workers, policemen and even with a kind and
friendly group of favela residents. “
n Luis Guerra, Nova Southeastern ’06
“This was my third time to study in Brazil and
was by far the most beneficial. The professors chosen to lead the program
were amazing, providing us with a wonderful learning dynamic balanced
between instruction, face-time with some of South
America's best attorneys, and a global perspective on the
practice of law that would be impossible to get at home. . . . “I had
ambitions of clerking with a local firm in Rio after the program, and by
the end of the program, with the help of the professors, I had offers from two
major firms to stay in Brazil
for the rest of the summer.”
n
Derek DuBois, U.
of Houston ‘08
From student evaluations:
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“Loved Rio.”
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“Rio de Janeiro . . was wonderful. There
was great access to the beach, stores, amenities. A little something for everyone.”
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“The rooms
were spacious and clean and we had good service from the staff. I was quite comfortable.”
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“Residence
was an upper class apartment near one of the nicest beaches in Rio. Difficult
to believe the apartment was affordable with the school budget.”
Karen
Shelley, Georgia
State ’08, attended the summer
program in 2007 and was the recipient of the College of Law’s
Johann Droogman’s scholarship. Read Karen’s Rio story
Jad Atallah, Georgia State
’08 wrote the essay in the attached link and submitted it for publication
in the ABA Student Lawyer magazine. They selected it for publication. Read Jad’s testimonial
Aisha
Saeed,
Georgia State ’07, attended the Program in 2006 and said that it helped her
focus her on what she wanted to do: “My experiences with the children I met
in [the favelas
in] Brazil was a factor in pursuing the [Equal Justice Works] fellowship
and my memories of the beautiful children I met continues to fuel my
passion and motivation to work on behalf of children.” More
about Aisha and her work
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