Foreign Exchange Student Matheus

Our Program on March 4^th was by Matheus, the morning club’s exchange student from Brazil. Resplendent in his Rotary blazer with badges from other Rotary exchange students and souvenirs of places he’s been, he gave a very good talk on his home country.

His PowerPoint displayed pictures of Brazil showing the range of climates from semi-desert to lush tropics. Located in Eastern South America, Brazil has the world’s sixth largest economy, and covers 3.3 million square miles. Sao Paulo is the largest city, with Rio de Janeiro second in size but the better known town.

Matheus lives in an apartment with his parents and his two younger brothers. His father is a college professor. In Brazil, as in many other exchange countries, students have to take comprehensive tests to qualify for college, and Matheus has those tests shortly after he returns. The school year in Brazil is the opposite of ours, starting in our spring.

He’s been traveling a bit with his host family, Dean and Laura Hotvet.