Brazilian Student Organization Iowa State

04/24/2021

Our friend, Fabiana DePaula is inviting you to take a look at two courses offered in ISU during Fall 2021, Port111 and Port375. Check out what ISU students are saying about these courses in the videos below! You may also check ISU’s Portuguese program here: https://language.iastate.edu/portuguese/.

Port 375: Brazil Today - check our video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRtBZKd_wPQ

Prerequisite: None.

A survey of social, political, economic, and cultural topics relevant to contemporary Brazil. Materials for the course will include films, documentaries, music, and a wide variety of readings (mainstream media, blogs, academic essays, and fiction). Includes an introduction to Portuguese language to promote students’ communicative abilities and facilitate future travel to Brazil. Meets International Perspectives Requirement. 3 Credits. Offered in Fall 2021: T/R 12:40-2:00 pm.

Port 111: Accelerated Portuguese - check our video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR9NmXwBlWA

Prerequisite: None. This course is an accelerated introductory Portuguese for everyone and covers the basics of Portuguese grammar and presents selected cultural aspects of the Lusophone world, with special emphasis on Brazil. 3 Credits. Offered in Fall 2021: T/R 11:00-12:20 pm.

10/29/2020

Are you interested in learning how to speak Portuguese? Check out this amazing course taught by Professor Fabiana Depaula at ISU!

Make sure to share it with your friends!

02/04/2020

Aprenda sobre o processo de eleicao Caucus aqui de Iowa. A Luisa, advisor do grupo de estudantes brasileiros da Iowa State, explica o processo. A entrevista comeca aos 4:50 minutos da reportagem.

Família brasileira fala sobre expectativa para prévias em Iowa.

10/16/2019

Brazilian Zouk Dance Workshop!

Descarga Latin Dance Club in collaboration woth Fuze Afro Latin Dance Coalition will hold a 4 HOUR workshop with some absolutely top-notch instructors to introduce Brazilian Zouk dancing to the Ames community and surrounding areas. Everyone is welcome, no experience or partner required! There will also be a social dance party after the workshop!

Intro to Brailian Zouk Workshop at Iowa State University with Hannah Miller Jones from Austin TX and Gabriel Fends from Rio de Janeiro

Everyone is welcome! No experience or partner required!

4 HOUR WORKSHOP
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Saturday October 19th
State Gymnasium, 2642 Union Dr, Ames, IA 50011 Room 1218

Social Dance Party
Starts 6:30 pm
601 Hayward Ave Ames IA

Join us in learning the fundamentals of the social partner dance with Lambada roots that is sweeping over the world. It is characterized by strong positive energy, flowing movements, quick turns, and gorgeous styling!

Contact [email protected] with any questions!

WHAT IS BRAZILIAN ZOUK?

Brazilian zouk is a partner dance originating from Brazil. the dance is characterized by the dancers’ undulating bodies and the girls' flowing hair. Depending on the style of Brazilian zouk, you can see a strong connection and long graceful steps, hip movements, body isolations and upper-body torsions, wild spins and whip-like head movements. It is danced by people of all ages in night clubs, dance schools and events around the world!

Many different types of music are played for dancing Brazilian zouk: kizomba and semba music, latin and oriental music, reggaeton, R'n'B, hiphop, dubstep, as well as all kinds of pop music.

It leaves much room for improvisation, interpretation, and fusion with other dance styles. The variety of music makes Brazilian zouk dynamic and constantly evolving
Here’s what it looks like:

https://youtu.be/HlXPsT-zTFE

https://youtu.be/T3rxSgbsNoo

https://youtu.be/kPTfEVcloho

Tickets for Students are $20 for 4 hours of instruction plus a social. The passes can be reserved at the following Link:

https://iowalatindance.regfox.com/descarga-zouk-launch-weekender

09/18/2019

Great Job Opportunity

06/11/2019

& guess what’s coming very soon..Big Açaí Ames! We are so excited & can’t wait for the doors of Big Açaí in Ames to open!! ✨

04/18/2019

Want to try one of the best chocolates in the world? Come to Park's Library entrance tomorrow between 11:30am and 1:30pm! (We strongly recommend that you arrive early since the supply might not last until 1:30pm!)

04/02/2019

Members of the Brazilian Student Organization were part of the winning soccer team at Iowa State! Orgulho! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Sorry for the late post, but congratulations to our World Soccer Tournament champions, Joga Bonito!!!

This tournament was filled with many intense and fun matches. We thank all the teams that participated for the blood and sweat you shed. We hope everyone had fun and enjoyed it and look forward to seeing you all again next Spring!

03/21/2019

Açaí in Ames soon! 😍😍😍😍