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Diamantina is located 292 kilometers almost directly north of the state capital, in a mountainous area.

The elevation of the municipal seat is 1,114 meters.

The River, one of 's most important rivers, flows to the east of the municipal Portuguese in Brazil seat. Diamantina is linked to the state capital by federal highway BR-259, by way of . Diamantina Airport has regular flights to Belo Horizonte.

Study abroad program with Universidade Federal do Neighboring municipalities are: Olhos D'Água and Vale do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Bocaiúva (N); , Senador Modestino Diamantina, Brazil, July 2012 Gonçalves, São Gonçalo do Rio Preto, and Couto Carlos Robles, Scholar in Residence at Daytona State de Magalhaes de Minas (E); Santo Antônio do Itambé, , and (S); Augusto de College, Daytona Beach campus Lima, Buenópolis, and Engenheiro Navarro (W).

Why Diamantina? • Diamantina was built in the colonial era in the early 18th Century in Brazil. • It was a center for diamond mining in the 18th and 19th centuries. • Situated in State in Brazil, has a population of about 50,000 inhabitants. • It is considered a World Heritage city by UNESCO for its baroque colonial buildings.

Map of Minas Gerais in 1865and its present location in Brazil

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Universidade Federal do Vale do Portuguese Language Course Jequitinhonha e Mucuri • Intensive three-week Portuguese language course (20hours /week) • Course divided in three modules per levels, each module one week course • Week One – July 9-13, 2012 (module one) • Week Two – July 16-20, 2012 (module two) • Week Three- July 23-27, 2012 (module three)

Universidade Federal do Vale de Extra Courses/Lectures Offered Jequitinhonha e Mucuri • Ecotourism Activities: visiting Mata’s waterfalls with rappel on Faldas • Visit Sao Joao da Chapada with Chula’s dance presentation

Portuguese Language Course Ecotourism

• Activity: Slave Path (XVII Century) • Visit the park of Biri Biri village • Visit a Diamond Mine • Visit Salitre Cave • Visit Conselheiro Waterfalls

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Lectures Evaluation and Accreditation

• Diamantina: Human Cultural Daytona State College would be Heritage sending a DSC Portuguese • Outreaching Project Knowing to Language Professor to escort the Respect: Cultural Heritage and group and grant the necessary Citizenship credits for this study abroad • By IEPHA (State Institute of course Historic and Artistic Heritage) .

Cultural Activities Estimated Cost • US$ 3,200.00 • Includes: • Air ticket from Orlando to Belo Horizonte, Brazil • Visit Turmalina and the making of • Airport Taxes the “flirting dolls) • Three-week Portuguese course in three modules • Housing and all meals at a Student’s Guest House • City Tour in Diamantina • Medical Insurance • Ecotourism trips with transportation • Music – Brazilian rhythms • Cultural events • Mini-courses with transportation • Return transfer from Belo Horizonte Airport () to Diamantina on arrival and departure • Escort by DSC Professor • Couse accreditation

Mini Courses Bookings • History of Brazil: The arrival of the others and the conquest of the Brasilis • Once approved by the universities in the Earth. Florida Consortium, Daytona State College would be the central booking for this study • Mining and Building: the Portuguese tour and I will be able to process all the colonization of the New World. applications and book the flights, course, • Variation and Diversity in Portuguese as accommodation, etc. a Foreign Language. • DSC to develop necessary forms for • History of Brazil: The construction of the enrolments. Brazilian identity. • Bookings would be finalized by May 30, 2012.

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Study Tour Week One

Module Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday July 9th July 10th July 11th July 12th July 13th 8:00 - Accreditation Modu 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM 9:00 - Opening Ecotourism Activity: l Slave Path or e Portuguese Language Portuguese Portuguese Conselheiro Mata's Portuguese Language Language Waterfalls, with Language I rappel on the Fadas Waterfall or visit to São João da Chapada, with Chula's dance presentation

Lecture: Mini-Course of 14:00 PM to 18:00 PM ************ “Diamantina: History of Brazil: Ecotourism Activity: cultural patrimony “The arrival of the Slave Path (XVII Portuguese of humanity” others and the Century) Language conquest of Brasilis Cultural Activity: Earth” Module Closing “Outreaching Project Knowing to Respect: patrimony and citizenship”

Study Tour Week Two

Modu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Friday l July 16th July 17th July 18th July 19th July 20th e Ecotourism Mini-Course of II 8:00 Accreditation Activity: Visit to History of Brazil: 8:00 AM to 9:00 Opening the Park of “Mining Culture: 12:00 AM “Biribiri” Extraction and Portuguese Visit to Turmalina Portuguese Language (Sentinela and building: the Language (appreciation of Falls and Portuguese the confection of Village of colonization of “namoradeiras” Biribiri) the New World” dolls)

Culture: 14:00 PM to Cultural activity: Visit to Turmalina 18:00 PM Portuguese Portuguese Portuguese (appreciation of City Tour to Language Language Language the confection of Diamantina(Town - "lovers" ceramic XVII century – World dolls) heritage by UNESCO) Module Closing

Study Tour Week Three

Module Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday July 23rd July 24th July 25th July 26th July 27th 8:00 Accreditation Modu 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM 9:00 Opening l Mini-Course: e Ecotourism Activity: Cultural Activity: Ecotourism Activity: “Variation and Portuguese Language Visit to Garimpo Real Brazilian rhythms Visit to Salitre Cave Diversity in PLE III (diamond mine) (Portuguese as Foreign Language

Mini-Course of History of 14:00 PM to 18:00 PM Brazil: Portuguese Language - Portuguese Language Portuguese Language Portuguese Language evaluation “The nobody and the construction of a Brazilian Module Closing identity”

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