How To Spend A Week In Brazilian Football

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2 BRAZIL Help build community soccer facilities for boys and girls in the favelas of Brazil while learning the secrets of joga bonito with love.fútbol.

3 Brazil is considered the spiritual home of soccer and the game is a religion to most Brazilians. But despite their passion for the game, many children from underserved communities in Brazil don t even have the opportunity to play the game they love. Brazil has one of the most unequal societies in the world, with millions living in poverty. In the overcrowded favelas of the country s major cities, children are often forced to play in the street, at risk from traffic and crime, or in trash dumps and other dangerous places.

4 The number one sport for young people in Brazil is soccer. You ll join the non-profit organization love.fútbol as they empower local Brazilians to plan, build and manage their own community soccer fields and use them as platforms for social education. Profits from the trip will support love.fútbol s daily operations providing access to safe places to play for underserved Brazilian children.

5 During your 14-day BRAZIL experience you will: Hone your skills the Brazilian way with training from pro futsal and futvolei players See how love.fútbol and their local partners transform local communities and help to renovate a community facility Take the field at a pro-soccer stadium at local powerhouses Sport Club do Recife and Clube Nautico (elite experience only)* Experience life in a Brazilian favela Sample incredible local culture like samba and capoeira and relax on some of the world s most beautiful beaches Make friendships that will last a lifetime *dependent on schedules

6 YOUR IMPACT Profits from each the third half experience will be invested in love.fútbol. the third half will allow love.fútbol to enhance current fields as community centers, while also supporting them in reaching future communities. love.fútbol fields have often served as a first step for future growth, and developing structures in each field s surroundings can make the space more active and increase its long term sustainability. A kiosk, for example, could generate funds and help maintain the field. Each the third half program will also provide meaningful cultural exchange for both travelers and members of the community. Tangible projects and approximate estimated costs: Outdoor classroom: 10K Gymnastic equipment: 5-10K Repainting a field: 4K Kiosk: 10-15K Playground: 5-10K Benches and seats: 5K Planting trees: 2-5K Tables for games and seats: 5K

7 Capoiera love.fútbol s local projects Swimming Pools of Maragogi Arena Pernambuco Stadium Coastline of Recife

8 RIO DE JANEIRO Located on the coast of beautiful Brazil, the skyline of Rio de Janeiro makes a powerful visual impact with Corcovado Mountain and Sugar Loaf looming in the background. While here, you ll visit sites with breathtaking views, play beach soccer and footvolley, and experience the exciting metropolitan energy of Rio. Home of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro is a popular destination with so much to offer to sports fans and tourists alike.

9 Rio de Janeiro Sugar Loaf Christ the Redeemer Barra Beach Accommodation at Hotel Praia Linda

10 SAMPLE ITINERARY Day 1: Fly out from your hometown. Day 2: Arrival at airport. Transfer to accommodations and check in. Welcome meeting. Lunch and boat tour in colonial area of the city. Dinner at local barbecue restaurant. Introductions and love.fútbol presentation. Day 3: Training Session 1. Visit two love.fútbol projects and meeting with local leaders. Light pickup game. Social and Emotional Intelligence (S+EI) Activity. Day 4: Soccer Training Session with Local Coach (Sport Club do Recife s Youth Coach). S+EI Activity. Friendly Game #1 with Sport Club do Recife Youth team. *Attend professional match. (subject to availability and additional cost.) Day 5: Beach visit. Tour Arena Pernambuco Stadium. Soccer Game. Build day (painting) and Barbecue. Day 6: Soccer Training session with Local Coach (Beach Soccer and Foot Volley training). S+EI Activity. Visit LF s partner organization, a Beach Soccer for development project. Attend local Capoeira event. Day 7: Transfer to downtown for Sightseeing, Guided City Tour. Friendly Match #2 (Beach Soccer match). *Attend Professional Match in World Cup Stadium (subject to availability and additional cost.)

11 SAMPLE ITINERARY Day 8: Travel to love.fútbol s 3rd project in the region. Afternoon Pick-up Futsal Game with community. Day 9: Dive in natural swimming pools of Maragogi. Transfer back to Recife. Sightseeing and free time downtown. Day 10: Morning Pick-up Game. S+EI Activity. Attend a local Samba event. Day 11: Morning leisure time for sightseeing and souvenir shopping. Farewell Activity with love.fútbol. Day 12: Transfer to airport and to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Transfer to accommodations, the Hotel Praia Linda. Sightsee the Corcovado Mountain (Christ the Redeemer). Day 13: Free time at Barra Beach. Lunch at Tourao Churrascaria Rodizio. Sugar Loaf for sightseeing (optional extra). *Attend possible Pro Serie A Game (optional and additional charge). Day 14: Transfer to airport, fly home.

12 THE PROGRAM INCLUDES All required ground transportation throughout your trip (airport transfers included) All soccer training sessions All community service and educational activities All cultural and sightseeing activities Use of training facilities for soccer practice sessions Water during all practices 2-3 competitive soccer games against local teams Attend a local professional league or international match (depending on availability and additional cost at time of tour) Full board during your stay (breakfast, lunch and dinner) 12 nights accommodation A full time Tour Supervisor on-call 24 hours a day Cancellation and medical insurance.

13 TERMS & CONDITIONS Dates: January Mid February 2016 Late March Late May 2016 July November 2016 Landed Package Price: Available upon request *Roundtrip airfare not included in price. Payment The payment outline is as follows; Deposit payment (date TBD): $350 per person to confirm your trip Progress payment (date TBD): $800 per person due 3 weeks prior to departure Final balance (date TBD): Remainder of balance due. *Exchange rates can fluctuate. We reserve the right to confirm the exchange rate at the time of proposal acceptance.

14 A TEAM YOU CAN TRUST streetfootballworld is the global leader in the field of Soccer for Good. Since 2002, we have developed a network of over 100 organizations in more than 60 countries that use soccer as a tool to tackle deep-rooted community issues in areas such as HIV/AIDS, education, peacebuilding, employability and gender equality. Collectively, we empower more than one million disadvantaged young people per year. streetfootballworld is a registered 501c(3) non-profit organization with offices in New York, Berlin, Rio and Cape Town. esoccer is the leading American company in the educational and soccer travel sector, that has provided services to more than 15,000 youth from the US and abroad. esoccer partners with some of the most important soccer and travel organizations in the world, including US Soccer, MLS, adidas, Real Madrid CF and many more. esoccer is a registered LLC organization with offices in Atlanta, Madrid, Toronto and London. love.fútbol partners with underserved communities to build simple soccer fields for youth without safe places to play. love.fútbol has received numerous awards and recognitions for its work including winning Nike and Ashoka s Changing Lives Through Football Award (2010), being selected as a finalist in the Beyond Sport Awards and as a recipient of FIFA s Football for Hope fund. love.fútbol is a registered non-profit organization with offices in the USA, Guatemala and Brazil. For more information visit

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