Can someone tell me about Parana State University/ Universidade Federal do Parana in Curitiba ( Brazil)?

Question

I am going to stay there for three months and I would like to have some informations about it. I don't speak Portuguese but I do speak Spanish. I would like to take intensive Portuguese courses while I will be in curibita. How is on campus life? The community the students? Do we cook by ourself or there's a caf there?How is winrter in Brazil since it will be winter when I will go. Please tell me as much as you can about Parana, curibita. How much money will I need to spend for fun? Will two hundred enough for two mnths? Is it expansive to live a simple life there? What about capoeira classes? are they as expanisve as in the US?

Answer 1

Well, Curitiba is the best city to live in Brazil. you don't worry about don't speak portuguese. We, Brazilian, speak English. We don't speak fluently , but we can always help using basic English. Where will you stay: homestay, or hotel or University houses (I think is the name!?!?!?!)?

The winter in Curitiba is very cold, but depend... Where are you from?  The weather is between 8 or 9 degree until 13 or 15 degree.

I don't think that very expansive live in Curitiba. Today US$ 1.00 = R$ 1,75. I suggest that you cook your food. We eat simple foods: rice, bean, steak, milk, bread, green salad, vegetable and fruits. But we have McDonalds, PizzaHut and other places. I would like to suggest that you eat our pizza and visit a barbecue house. It is wonderful!!!! I don't know about capoeira. Sorry! If you were study in Sao Paulo, I could help you and show the city. You can visit the sites: www.paranaturismo.com.br, www.paranacidade.org.br, www.ufpr.br (oficial site of university). I wish that help you.

Answer 2

Start on Wikipedia, get some basic info that you really need.

Then, go to Curitiba website.

Enjoy.

Answer 3

The site on the UFPR in English.

Http://www.ufpr.br/adm/templates/p_index...

Curitiba has very cold winter, with minimum of up to -4 º C. But if you live on the East Coast, not will very surprising.

Curitiba isn't a very expensive city, many bars, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and parks. In winter, the staff likes to drink wine.

There are reasonable public transport.