University of Sao Paulo
San Paulo, Brazil
The School of Economics, Business and
Accounting at the University of São
Paulo (FEA-USP) is a teaching and
research institution renowned across the
world for its excellence in academic
production and undergraduate and
graduate programs. The FEA-USP was
founded more than 60 years ago to
prepare professionals in business,
economics and accounting in a nation
whose economy was going through a
process of democratization after World
War II. In the constant search for innovation and modernization, FEA works with a unique group
of PhD professors with international experience and vast research knowledge. These professors’
help the school becomes a benchmark in the thorough preparation of students, creating new
teaching and research methods through the continuous recycling of its faculty and curricular
program.
The Country
Brazil is the largest country in both
South America and the Latin
American region. It is the world's
fifth largest country, both by
geographical
area
and
by
population. Brazil is the largest
national
economy
in
Latin
America, the world's seventh
largest
economy
at
market
exchange rates and the seventh
largest in purchasing power parity.
Brazil has a mixed economy with abundant natural resources. Tourism in Brazil is a growing
sector and key to the economy of several regions of the country. Natural areas are its most
popular tourism product, a combination of ecotourism with leisure and recreation, and adventure
travel, as well as cultural tourism. Among the most popular destinations are the Amazon
Rainforest, beaches and dunes in the Northeast Region, the Pantanal in the Center-West Region,
beaches at Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina, cultural tourism in Minas Gerais and business trips
to São Paulo city.
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The City
Sao Paulo, popularly known as Sampa with its
ever-burgeoning population of 19 million
people, is the largest city in Brazil and the
world’s seventh largest city by population.
Culturally, Sao Paulo is a very productive,
housing some of the best museums and art
galleries in the country. On the contrast, the
city lays out a table of endless nightlife
options and fine dining venues that sets the
city to dizzying heights of modernism. The
numbers are dizzying: first-rate museums and
cultural centers (150), world-class restaurants (12,500, covering 52 types of cuisine),
experimental theaters and cinemas (420). Sampa’s nightclubs and bars are among the best on the
continent (15,000 bars make for one hell of a pub crawl) and its restaurants are among the best in
the world.
Student life
One of the main university campuses in Brazil, University City is home to 20 colleges, several
sports venues, two museums, two institutes linked to USP (IPEN and IPT) and a huge
infrastructure for professors, students and the population in general.
Students many times spend the entire day on campus, and the University City is prepared to
attend to their necessities, academic or not: classrooms, libraries for study and research, sports
courts and swimming pools, restaurants, snack bars, pharmacies, banks and a vast green area.
Estimated Expenses
Rough Expense
Comparison
Semester at ZSEM
Semester at FEAUSP
Health Insurance
---
274 EUR
Airfare
---
1,370 EUR
Housing/Utilities*
287 EUR
490 EUR
Internet/cable*
28 EUR
27 EUR
Food*
177 EUR
168 EUR
Books
Included
---
Transportation*
16 EUR
51 EUR
Visa
----*per month
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Accommodation
On-campus accommodation is not available. However the International Office will indicate
students a flat/apart-hotel for the first days, and a list of available rooms in family homes and
students apartments, as well as the contact information of agencies that are specialized in helping
international students to find a place to stay in São Paulo. Students will receive information on
this by e-mail before departure.
Travel opportunities
Get to know Brazil's underrated
culture
capital
and
financial
powerhouse,
from
its
funky
underground scene to the stellar
views atop its signature skyscraper.
São Paulo is more than a city. It is
also a state a little larger than the UK;
and while most of its interior is dull
agricultural hinterland, its coast is
magnificent; just as beautiful as Rio
de Janeiro's but far less visited by
international tourists. The northern
beaches are long and glorious and pounded by some of South America's finest surf. Brazil's
largest island, which is every bit as pristine and romantic as Ilha Grande, lies a short boat ride off
shore. The beaches further south are less beautiful but far wilder; behind them, stretching into the
neighboring state of Paraná, are the largest expanses of primary forest on Brazil's Atlantic coast.
Interested?
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Phone: +385 1 235 4154
Javier Aguayo
Head of International Office
Contact Abroad:
University of Sao Paulo
Av. Prof. Almeida Prado, Sao Paulo – SP, 05508-070, Brazil
Phone: (11) 3091-9094
E-mail: [email protected]
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Jordanovac 110, Zagreb, Croatia