Brazil Gateway News

Brazil Gateway releases 2022 annual report

The Brazil Gateway 2022 annual report shares statistics on international student recruitment, connecting students to Ohio State resources, partnerships with universities and corporations in Brazil as well as alumni events and networking. Learn more about how the Brazil Gateway furthers Ohio State’s mission in Brazil.

Academic directors for Global Gateways appointed

The Office of International Affairs has appointed three Ohio State faculty members to serve as academic directors for the Global Gateways, Ohio State’s liaison offices in China, India and Brazil. In addition to their faculty appointments, they will serve as part-time senior advisors for the Global Gateways and connect with Ohio State’s 15 colleges and regional campuses to identify new partnership opportunities abroad. Fabio Leite, associate professor of psychology at Ohio State Lima, is the academic director for the Brazil Gateway.

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Consultants complete Center for Operational Excellence program

Founded in 2003 out of the technology incubator of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro as a management and technology consulting company, Visagio is now a global business development transformation platform with projects delivered across more than 40 countries. Visagio has a long-standing partnership with Ohio State – one of the existing collaborations is a seven-week program for Visagio’s consultants at the Fisher College of Business Center of Operational Excellence. As part of this partnership, three consultants were selected to travel to Columbus and implement a sustainability project for a local company.

Ohio State teaches capoeira at local high school

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Center for Latin American Studies recently led a three-part series at Westerville Central High School called "Capoeira in the Classroom." As part of a Spanish class, students learned about the instruments used in capoeira and different techniques that make up this Afro-Brazilian art form.

Brazil reintroduces visa requirement for U.S. citizens

Starting October 1, citizens of the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan must have a tourist visa to travel to Brazil. This change comes four years after Brazil's decision to remove the visa requirement.

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Ohio State’s Global Gateways facilitate the university's global reach in China, India and Brazil. Learn more at oia.osu.edu/global-gateways.