The Schmid Center for International Business hosted the January, 2012 MBA International Travel class to Brazil. Students visited an array of foreign and local invested corporations to gain an in-depth appreciation of global operations and an appreciation of Brazilian business culture. In Sao Paulo, a mega city with more than 20 million residents, students’
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our entry for the final travel day, January, 1/28 comes from Kevin Tunstill. This isn’t the end of our blog – we will periodically keep posting news and updates about the Brazil Travel program at Chapman University. The next
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our entry for Wednesday, 1/25 comes from Ondrej Skorpil. It was impossible to skip a trip to a favela after seeing the City of Men film. Doug Tuggle, Tamara Stone, Kim Bowman, Petr
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our entry for Tuesday, 1/24 comes from Petr Vostry and Vaclav Mares. Tuesday January 24 was the last day of corporate visits. We visited TV Globo in the morning and the Cristo Redentor afterwards. TV Globo
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our entry for Monday, 1/23 comes from Nick Gaudiot. Our day started with a trip to PetroBras , a Brazilian oil company. It was very interesting to see how much of the oil business PetroBras controlled
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our third entry for Sunday, 1/22 comes from Jess MacMillan. Sunday here in Rio turned out to be a sunny and clear day with unlimited possibilities to take in the beauty of the city. One way
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our second entry for Sunday, 1/22 comes from Joe Melican. Sunday was supposed to be our day off. We could have slept in and spent the whole day relaxing on the beach. But NOT SO
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our first entry for Sunday, 1/22 comes from Rob Ruiz. Sunday = leisure. Sunday, in Rio de Janeiro, in the Summer, on a 90 degree day … now that’s a whole different kind of leisure. For
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our second entry for Friday, 1/20 comes from Tamara Stone. Today was an early start for us as it was our transfer day from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro. On our way we had
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our entry for Friday, 1/20 comes from Kim Bowman. On our last morning in San Paulo, we woke before sunrise to board a bus for our drive to Rio de Janeiro and a corporate visit at
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our second entry for Thursday, 1/19 comes from Kimberly Taing. The day started off with a visit to UNICA, a representative for sugarcane mills. Before the presentation by Luana, I was not too informed about ethanol and
Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our first entry for Thursday, 1/19 comes from Elaine Ho Chen. Sustainability and social responsibility was the theme for Thursday’s corporate visits. We visited UNICA , the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association and also Natura, a