International schools in Brazil (and around the World) are expensive. They are attended by children of the Brazilian elite and foreigners whose companies pay the school fees. Here are the fees for the American School in Rio. Harvard looks cheap!
Tuition & Fees
2007-08 Academic Year
Monthly tuition fees, to be paid in 12 installments:
Preschool Half-Day: R$ 2.054,00
Preschool Three Days/week: R$ 1.500,00
Preschool Extended Day: R$ 3.021,00
Lower School (Grades K-5): R$ 3.729,00
Middle School (Grades 6-8): R$ 4.050,00
Upper School (Grades 9-12): R$ 4.611,00 (the exchange rate: US$ = R$1.64)
Capital Fee: US $6,500.00
The US$6500.00 capital fee is a one-time fee assessed when students enter 1st through 12th grade for the first time. Upon request it may be paid in 12 equal installments. Children who enter preschool or kindergarten are only required to pay the Capital Fee in 1st grade. The Capital Fee is used for investments in technology or other areas. It is payable in Reais, based on the official U.S. dollar rate on the date of enrollment.
Bus Fees: range from R$ 270,00 to R$ 390,00
Lunch: Current prices are R$ 11,00 per day or R$10,00 per day for students who have signed up for cafeteria service. Prices may increase slightly in 2008/9.
UPDATE:
> Click to go to site that has some reveiws of International Schools in Brazil
LINKS TO SCHOOLS:
| Brasília: | Brasilia International SchoolInternational School (US) |
| Belo Horizonte: | Escola Americana do Belo Horzonite (EABH) |
| Campinas: | Escola Americana de Campinas (EAC) |
| Curitiba: | International School (US) |
| Porto Alegre | International School (US) |
| Recife: | American School |
| Rio: | British SchoolOur Lady of Mercy (UK/US) |
| Salvador: | Pan American of Bahia |
| São Paulo: | Chapel School Graded – American School of São PauloPan American Christian Academy |
LINKS:
> The American Society of São Paulo
> The American Society of Rio de Janeiro
> Umbrella – for gringos living in Rio de Janeiro. Tons of useful info.
You are missing The Pan American School of Bahia. website : http://www.escolapanamericana.com/
Hi Akutyger,
Thank you !!!
Updated the International Schools in Brazil entry.
Expat Brazil
Can someone please get me the number for the american school in Goiania, Brasil? It has been impossible to locate this. Thank you so much. Gabriela
Hi Gabriela,
There is no American school in Goiania.
ExpatBrazil
Hi Gabriela,
You probably are looking for this school.
http://escolainter.mmvia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=75
They use the term American School, but it is not like the American schools in Brasilia, Rio, etc. as far as I can tell.
They list their phone number as: 55-62-3241-8600
ExpatBrazil