A bit about Rio de Janeiro!

Hello everybody! I was just wondering these days that Riverstone students, as well as all the other international visitors, must be thrilling to see and know more about the city of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. Thinking on this, I've selected some very special photographs of this incredible and unique place.

Rio de Janeiro was the capital of the Portuguese Colony of Brazil from 1763 to 1806, capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1806 to 1822, and capital of independent Brazil from 1822 to 1960, when Brasília became the new Brazilian capital.

It's the second largest city of Brazil, with over 12 million inhabitants.

Ipanema, considered one of the best beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Young people like coming to this beach.

The waves sidewalk of Copacabana Beach, world known.

The statue of Christ the Redeemer, which lays on the the top of the Corcovado Hill.

Of the the seven wonders of the modern world

Ipanema and Leblon's crowdy beaches

The Botanical Garden, created in 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Family came to Brazil. They intended to make Rio de Janeiro an European city, so they invest in many improvements to the once small town of Rio.

Christ and the Lake Rodrigo de Freitas, South Zone of Rio.

Sugar Loaf

Sugar Loaf from the Red Beach

Rio de Janeiro seen by the other side of the Guanabara Bay

Copacabana beach

The Christ

Flamengo and the Bay, South Zone of Rio

Downtown Rio

Hope you like it all.

Geraldo

Getting to know: SESC High School

International visitors,

here you will be able to know more about our boarding school in Rio de Janeiro. Its project is based on the pillars of serving leadership, academic excellence, critical thinking, creativity and acceptance of and respect to differences. Supported by the Commerce Social Service (SESC), the school opened in 2008 and already has a lot of work to show.

Every year the school offers a certain number of scholarships to each state of Brazil, guaranteeing the representativeness of all the corners of the country. Surely its students who will travel to the United States will take the feeling of this unique and so special project.

Website: www.escolasesc.com.br (in Portuguese)

Our Gym

That's the school lake (we don't swim there!) :D

Our dorms

The school theater

The amphitheater

The Rio's Mountains..

The mountain coming again!

A view of some buildings

We hope you have all liked it. Soon we are also going to post some pics of the students. It would be nice to see what you think, so don't wait long to comment!

Geraldo

Here are some pictures of Riverstone International School, from the website www.riverstoneschool.org. There you can see Andrew Derry's blog, the headmaster blog about the school routine and events.

Soon we will also post some pics of SESC High School for our international visitors to get to know our boarding school.

lots of snow!!

nice landscape

Developing a project together.. (we know how's that!)

Lab class..

The younger classmates..

Finding Riverstone!

Many don't know where Idaho is exactly , so here is a map to help you all.

IDAHO

Capital:Boise, 500.ooo inhabitants (Greater Area)

State population: 1,5 million

Nicknames: Gem State, Spud State

Idaho is a mostly mountainous state, bordering six states and one Canadian province. Idaho community is regarded as highly outdoor, and in Boise there are several parks where people go just to spend time strolling or riding their bikes in summer. In winter the world famous ski's resorts attract tourists from all over the world, bringing to the state a cosmopolitan atmosphere. People in Idaho are also considered for being quite friendly and easy-going, and with the natural set that's a perfect place to visit!

We are all looking forward to travelling and getting to know this other side of the world.

More news soon!

Geraldo

Opening!

Hello guys!!

This is our first post of many about the exchange program between SESC High School, in Rio de Janeiro, and Riverstone International School, in Boise, Idaho - United States of America.

The work of the students who are going there is to represent the whole community of SESC High School, showing the amazing project we have built here in Brazil.

The diversity of each region of our country will be highlighted by the following students:

Northeast

Judas Tadeu. Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte.

North

Luis Rates. Manaus, Amazonas.

Central-west

Ândrea Malcher. Brasília, the capital city of Brazil.

Southeast

Brunna Barros. Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro.

Geraldo Pereira Neto. Araxá, Minas Gerais.

South

Natália Pasqualon. Caxias do Sul, Rio de Grande do Sul.

The teachers Gloria Soares, English teacher and Exchange Program and Foreign Languages coordinator, and Reynaldo Lopes, Physics teacher, will travel with the students to the US. Presentations about our school, the students' cities, Brazil and Latin-America to Riverstone Students are already planned.

Much more information is coming, so keep visiting us!

Geraldo