Brazil Gap Year Programmes

If you are thinking about taking a gap year and want some inspiration. Consider taking a Brazil Gap year for some out of this world adrenaline sports.

Living in Rio de Janiero could possibly be one of the best choice you could make on a Brazil Gap Year.

The Marvellous City, is by any standards one of the most exciting destinations in the world. Like most tough choices especially when it comes to choosing your Brazil Gap year options, it could almost be impossible to choose what you would like to get up to on your Brazil Gap year. Fortunately, with Xtreme Gap Year the extreme sports company, there are now some incredibly exciting options to choose from when it comes to finding ways to keep you occupied on your travels.

Their programmes focus on adrenaline travel, put another way, experiences that provide you with a shot of adrenaline and really make your travel experiences stand out from the usual. In Brazil, this comes in the form of Brazil Martial arts training (Capoeira, Brazilian jiu-Jitsu and Boxing) Surfing and rock climbing. A Brazil gap year would not be complete with out soaking up the wonderful blend of Brazilian culture, which is why their programmes also include some Samba activities as well.

Capoeira training is a great programme that gets you involved with a local community project teaching street kids Capoeira. Capoeira is a martial art disguised as a dance, brought over from Africa during the slave trade and is a fantastic spectacle to behold. No doubt at some point on your Gap Year brazil will see an impromptu Capoeira Rhoda being performed.

The Brazillian Jui-jitsu programme is a serious martial art. Training at one of the top Martial arts academies in Brazil you will receive direct linage training from a 9x world champion.

The Brazil boxing academy is a great programme for those wanting to get fit and learn how to box, whilest living by the beach, exceptional for fitness levels it really packs a punch!

Most of the programmes are centred in Rio De Janiero, where you will find some of the worlds best beaches, sandwiched between the mountains and the sea. The programmes have the option to live in a favela and become involved with local community projects, really involving you in the local culture and atmosphere. Favelas, can have a nasty reputation for being a lawless dangerous environment, this is not a just reptutation however, as you will see on your Brazil Gap year, if you become involved with the locals and are willing to mix with other cultures, your experience will show you otherwise.

The other option for accommodation with the Brazil Gap year programmes, is a specially selected hostel, right near ipinema beach, you are sure to have an incredible time being located near some of the most incredible beaches in the world and right in the thick of all the night life and cool shops, which are amazingly good value.

So if you are looking for a Brazil Gap Year. Check out www.xtremegapyear.co.uk for further details.