Brazil Page

Brazil

Welcome to the country page for Brazil, which contains specific information for Brazilian students about studying at LSE.

Currently, we have 76 students from Brazil at LSE: 7 undergraduate students and 69 studying at graduate level.

Contact us

Staff in the Student Recruitment Office are delighted to answer any questions you might have about applying to and studying at LSE. Please feel free to contact us at:

Student Recruitment Office
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
Tel: 020 7955 6613
Fax: 020 7955 6001
Email: stu.rec@lse.ac.uk

Meet LSE staff in your country

We make regular visits to Brazil to hold counselling sessions for prospective students and applicants and to visit individual institutions. Details of forthcoming trips can be found on our LSE visits you page.

Entrance requirements

Undergraduate

To be considered for a first degree, in addition to the Certificado de Conclusão de 2 Grau and/or Vestibular, we would require three A levels, a suitable foundation programme from a university in the UK or the successful completion of a year at a Brazilian university. Applicants applying on the basis of a foundation course or university studies may be asked to sit the LSE Entrance Examination.

The Entrance Examination is one three-hour paper of a general nature requiring no special preparation, held in March of each year. It consists of essays on general discussion topics, a summary of an English language text and tests of mathematical understanding. The Examination may be sat overseas in any approved examination centre. Applicants required to sit the Examination are contacted by the Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Please see the individual undergraduate degree programme descriptions in the Undergraduate Prospectus for specific course requirements. Information about how to apply can be found in the prospectus and on the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) website.

Graduate School

To be considered for admission to the Graduate School, we would require the Bacheral, Licenciado or Titulo Profissional with minimum grades of Média superior or 7.5/10.

This is our general minimum requirement; however, some programmes have specific requirements in terms of degree result required and subject background. Please see the Graduate Prospectus for specific course requirements and information about the application process.

Financial Aid

LSE annually awards over £6 million in scholarships and bursaries to its students, with funding available from many different sources. Detailed information about financial aid and scholarships is provided for both undergraduate and graduate applicants, along with more general information on the Financial Support Office web site.

Fundação Estudar

Fundação Estudar is a non-profit institution which offers a merit-based scholarship programme for Brazilian students. In addition to scholarships, the Foundation provides career development and networking programmes for its scholars, both during and after their academic experiences. The Foundation is happy to consider applications from Brazilian students intending to study on one of the following programmes at LSE:

- MSc Development Management
- MSc Development Studies
- MSc Economics
- MSc Environment and Development
- MSc Environmental Policy, Planning and Regulation
- MSc Finance and Economics
- MSc International Political Economy
- MSc International Relations
- LLM
- MSc Population and Development
- MPA Public and Economic Policy
- MSc Public Financial Policy
- MSc Public Policy and Administration

For more information, please visit the Foundation's website at http://www.estudar.org.br.

Societies

Brazilian Society

The Brazilian Society was established in 2003, and has grown rapidly to include 190 members, one third of whom are Brazilian, and two thirds of whom are people interested in Brazilian politics, culture and its famous parties. The Society’s activities include social events and lectures; it also hosts a Brazilian discussion group every week to discuss Brazilian current events.

For further information please email: su.soc.brazilian@lse.ac.uk

Brazilian Postgraduates in Britain

The Associação de Brasileiros Estudantes de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisadores na Grã-Bretanha brings together Brazilian students from around the UK to share information and experiences. Further information and contact details can be found on their web site at www.abep.org.uk

Latin American Society

Brings together LSE Latin American students (and others interested in the region) and supports activities promoting Latin American affairs. It currently has almost 200 members and organise activities such as tango classes, cross-cultural events, live music nights and a carnival.

For more information please email: Su.Soc.Latin_American@lse.ac.uk.

Email A Student

Contact current LSE students through our Email A Student service. This service allows you to put your questions about student life at LSE to current students from your home country or those who are studying your course of interest.

Alumni

LSE has a global alumni network of over 87,500 former students in over 150 countries around the world. Alumni groups have been set up in over 70 countries allowing alumni to meet up with each other and stay in touch with the School just about wherever they are in the world. You are more than welcome to contact these alumni groups by visiting Houghton Street Online, the LSE online alumni community.

The main alumni contact in Brazil is Rafael Almeida who can be contacted by email at the following address Rafael.Almeida@fgv.br.

Employment opportunities and voluntary work

Most international students on courses of more than 6 months duration will be given a passport stamp that permits them to work part-time during the term (up to 20 hours a week) and any number of hours during the vacations. However, you should check before you apply for work that you do have this permission, and should bear in mind that LSE guidelines only allow students to work 15 hours a week during term time. You should also note that to meet Immigration Rules for students, you have to show that you have enough money to support yourself during your studies without needing to work.

For comprehensive advice on working in the UK, please go to the UKCISA website.

LSE itself employs many students on a part-time basis, for example, in the Students' Union shop and café.

There are also voluntary opportunities at LSE such as the Student Ambassador and the Student Tutoring schemes, both offering opportunities to work with schools and students.

The LSE Careers Service provides information and advice on employment opportunities after graduation; in addition, opportunities for vacation placements and internships are sometimes advertised here.

Religious Information

All religious faiths are widely represented in London, and the major world religions are well represented in LSE's cosmopolitan atmosphere.

The LSE Chaplaincy provides a focus for information and support for students interested in spiritual issues as well as those already committed to a particular faith. The Chaplaincy works with an ecumenical Christian team and representatives of various religious societies of the Students' Union, such as societies for different Christian denominations, the Islamic Society, the Jewish Society and the Buddhist Group. A rabbi is an associated chaplain and a room has been set aside in the School buildings for Islamic prayer.

The Chaplaincy organises regular Christian activities, groups, seminars, workshops and other forms of discussion for those of all faiths and none. It is a place which offers welcome and hospitality to all, as well as the opportunity to talk confidentially with any of the chaplains at any time.

Useful links

Information for new LSE students

British Council Brazil. The British Council is the British Government's international organisation for educational and cultural relations. Their Brazilian website is designed for those seeking information and advice on education and contemporary arts in the UK

www.educationuk.org/ Produced by the British Council to help international students interested in studying for a UK course or qualification.

www.ukcisa.org.uk Homepage of The Council for International Education, with information on many aspects of studying overseas, including visas.

Universities and College Admissions Service (UCAS) Applying for bachelor's (first) degree programmes in the UK, including information about the application process and how to obtain the UCAS application form.

www.ukvisas.gov.uk The joint Home Office and Foreign Office and Commonwealth Unit guide to visas