A practical, community-based setting for your students.
Comunidade Rio Flow offers a place for students to learn, contribute and develop professionally in Rio de Janeiro — designed around your academic objectives and safeguarding procedures.
Why partner with Comunidade Rio Flow
Established local foundation
A Brazilian NGO working alongside local nonprofit organisations, the Vidigal community council and the Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro.
Real community engagement
Students work within existing community and public-education structures, contributing to programmes for children, young people and local grassroots projects.
Academic & professional value
Internships, field studies and practical projects designed around students' academic objectives, professional interests and learning outcomes.
Professional supervision
Qualified teachers and experienced programme coordinators lead activities and provide continuity.
Flexible participation
Individual students, short-term cohorts, semester internships, research projects, service-learning programmes and longer-term partnerships.
Accessible participation
No programme fee. Instead, we ask participants to make a donation equivalent to the cost of affordable hostel accommodation in Rio.
From one student to a long-term partnership
Individual students
Internships · field study · research · service-learning
Students come to Rio independently and build an experience around their academic or professional objectives.
University cohorts
Short-term · faculty-led · service-learning groups
Universities organise groups of students to take part in a focused programme in Rio.
Student-led cohorts
2027 Student Ambassador Programme
A student becomes the link between Comunidade Rio Flow and their university, building and organising a group with our support throughout the year.
Long-term partnerships
Recurring cohorts · internship pipelines · academic partnerships
An ongoing relationship in which students return regularly and programmes evolve around institutional objectives.
Partnerships can be designed around student numbers, academic requirements, duration, learning objectives and university safeguarding procedures.
How your university can engage
University staff:help us find the right students.
You don't need to create a formal university programme to get involved. If you know students who are curious, proactive and community-minded, please share the opportunity with them.
If you work in
- International education / study abroad
- Internships & experiential learning
- Service-learning
- Faculty or academic departments
- Student engagement
We would love your help sharing Comunidade Rio Flow with your students.
Share
Share the Comunidade Rio Flow opportunity directly with students who may be interested.
List
Include Comunidade Rio Flow on your university's internal opportunities, internship or study-abroad pages.
Connect
Introduce Comunidade Rio Flow to relevant professors, departments, student societies or international offices.
Nominate
Encourage motivated students to apply for the 2027 Comunidade Rio Flow Student Ambassador Programme.
2027 Student Ambassador Programme
Build it at your university.Bring it to Rio.
We are recruiting a small group of university students to become Comunidade Rio Flow Student Ambassadors for 2027.
10 places for 2027
Build
Introduce Comunidade Rio Flow to students, societies and relevant departments at your university.
Organise
Build a committed group of students interested in coming to Rio.
Lead
Work directly with our team throughout the year to plan and coordinate the trip.
Come to Rio
Bring your university group to Rio and take part in our programmes and community activities.
What we provide
- Programme guidance
- Planning support
- Materials and promotional resources
- Local coordination
- Support organising the group
The more you build, the more support you can receive
Depending on the size of the group, we can offer a full or partial accommodation scholarship, plus a living stipend, plus flight expenses reimbursement.
Final scholarship support is determined by the number of confirmed participants and programme requirements. Full terms and conditions are provided during the application process.
Local & community organisations
We work alongside local nonprofit and community organisations, the Vidigal community council and the Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro. Local organisations keep their own identity and leadership; our role is to connect them with useful skills, international perspectives and additional capacity.
If you run a local organisation, school or community project and would like to talk about working together, contact the team directly — there is no need to go through the volunteer application.
Intercultural exchange days
Are you an international travel organisation planning a visit to Rio de Janeiro? Comunidade Rio Flow welcomes intercultural exchange days that bring people together through culture, shared learning and community. Get in touch to explore the possibilities!
Working alongside local organisations
We work with local nonprofit and community partners, the Vidigal community council and the Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro.
