Program Highlights

The goal of this field school is to provide students with the opportunity to do community service internationally. You will have the opportunity to do community service with Teia dos Povos (Web of the Peoples), a network of Indigenous, Black, landless and working-class organizations. After a cultural tour of São Paulo, you will travel to Bahia, where you will spend a week at the Terra Vista Settlement. You will also visit Indigenous communities in southern Bahia, and visit historical sites in Porto Seguro. Through an interdisciplinary approach, this 6-credit course and field school gives you a hands-on experience on global community service and opens doors for you to initiate new paths in your life.

Field School Highlights

• Learn about Brazil's history, culture, and current issues from local experts.
• Visit the Resistance Memorial in São Paulo
• Interact with the founders and current leaders of the Teia dos Povos
• Participate in the process of chocolate production from harvesting the cocoa to industrialization
• Visit a Pataxó community, one of the first Indigenous groups to have its territory officially recognized in Brazil
• Visit the Canavieiras Reserve to learn about sustainable use of natural resources Destination
• São Paulo, Arataca, and Porto Seguro, Brazil

Application from outside KPU

Applications from college and university students outside of KPU are encouraged and will be accepted and considered based on seat availability and compliance with pre-requisites. To arrange your application if you are studying outside of KPU, please email us with details of:

• where you are studying
• your program
• your expected number of credits completed by Spring 2025
• A phone number you can be reached at

For our contact details and the most updated information, please refer to the program page.