50 public school students, ages 15 to 18, will embark on a three-week exchange program
The United States Embassy in Brazil unveiled, this Tuesday, October 31, the names of 50 Brazilian students selected to take part in the 2018 Youth Ambassadors Program. This year’s program has at least one student from each Brazilian State and the Federal District. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission and public and private partners.
The exchange program in the U.S. takes place from January 12 to February 4. During this three-week program, they will first visit the U.S. capital, Washington, DC, after which they will be split into smaller groups to go to different American cities where they will be staying in the homes of volunteer families.
The Youth Ambassadors will take part in meetings with U.S. government officials, NGO leaders, visit schools and social projects, participate in volunteer activities and, as representatives of Brazilian youth in the USA, will also give presentations about Brazil, its culture and its people. At the end of the trip, they will present action plans in the area of social justice and volunteer initiatives to be implemented in their communities after returning to Brazil.
List of the Selected Candidates:
| Jéssica Cavalcante Mendes Rio Branco, AC |
Ingrid Ariel Silva Alves Fortaleza, CE |
Mariana de Lourdes Godoy da Silva Patrocínio, MG |
Nicole Canali De Castro Curitiba, PR |
Thiago Lopes Furtado Itajaí, SC |
| Beatriz César Freire Arapiraca, AL |
Samile Santos Fortaleza, CE |
Antonio Teixeira Junqueira Neto Uberlândia, MG |
Bárbara Lúcia Martins Barboza Nova Iguaçu, RJ |
Paulo Teylon Barreto Lima Itabaiana, SE |
| Fernanda Gabriele Oliveira Dias Manaus, AM |
João Gabriel Lenza Venerando de Lima Guará, DF |
Maria Luiza Rocha Bueno Belo Horizonte, MG |
Daniel de Fúcio Fernandes Nova Iguaçu, RJ |
Sergio Vieira Santos Junior São Cristóvão, SE |
| Lucas Bacellar Pereira Manaus, AM |
Maria Clara Araujo dos Santos Paranoá, DF |
Maria Eduarda Silva Campo Grande, MS |
Janine Paiva Avellar Volta Redonda, RJ |
Ingrid Carolina Soto Escobar Ribeiro Valinhos, SP |
| Nathan Carvalho Simões Manaus, AM |
Júlia Faria Valani Boa Esperança, ES |
Vitoria Lissa de Oliveira Marques São José do Rio Claro, MT |
Ewelyn Roanne Melo dos Santos São Gonçalo do Amarante, RN |
Paloma Cristina Bonfim Franca, SP |
| Gabriel Eudes De Amorim Lima Macapá, AP |
Miriam Hannah da Silva Dantas Piúma, ES |
Myriam Suelen da Silva Wanzerley Benevides, PA |
Pedro Vitor Silva Lucena de Medeiros Santa Cruz, RN |
Carla Benfica Garcez Novaes Lins, SP |
| Isaías Sales Santos Teixeira Salvador, BA |
José Paulo Silva Ferreira São João D’Aliança, GO |
Roberto Rivelino Ribeiro Carlos Filho Cajazeiras, PB |
Verônica Sabrina de Picoli Vilhena, RO |
Vinícius Machado de Araujo Sorocaba, SP |
| Lucca Lucciola Cassola Salvador, BA |
Francisco Benedito da Silva Serra São Luís, MA |
Abraão José da Silva Recife, PE |
Angélica Muñoz Palomino Boa Vista, RR |
Eduardo Figueiredo da Rocha Suzano, SP |
| Pedro José Santana Cirqueira Ferreira Salvador, BA |
Giovanna Gomes Santos Oliveira São Luís, MA |
Alice Aurora de Melo Santana Garanhuns, PE |
Amanda Elise Rosa dos Santos Porto Alegre, RS |
Bruno Gomes do Carmo Osvaldo Cruz, SP |
| Juan Carlos Oliveira da Silva Boquira, BA |
Luiz Henrique Soares Resende Arinos, MG |
Jennyfer Emanuelly de Sousa Ferreira Monsenhor Hipólito, PI |
Ricardo Schieck Agudo, RS |
Maria Carolina Azevedo Paraíso do Tocantins, TO |
Youth Ambassadors Program:
Since 2003, 522 young Brazilians have taken part in the program, whose partners are: Brazil’s National Council of Education Departments (CONSED), the State Education Departments, the network of Brazil-United States Binational Centers, and FedEx, MSD, Microsoft, Bradesco, IBM, and Boeing Brasil. Today, the program exists in every country in the Americas and also involves a reverse exchange program for American students to represent the USA in Latin America.
Media outlets interested in interviewing the Youth Ambassadors should contact the Press Offices at the US Mission in Brazil.
Brasília: (61) 3312-7367 / 7364 – Rio de Janeiro: (21) 3823-2122 / 2119 – Recife: (81) 3416-3096 / 3066 – Belo Horizonte: (31) 3338-4010 – Porto Alegre: (51) 3345-6128 / 6110
