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Brazil Gap Year

Brazil Gap Year Programmes from Xtreme Gap

Brazil gap year programmes with Xtreme Gap. If you are searching for an perfect Brazil gap year, loaded with beaches, culture, samba and action then look no further. We have a range of martial arts gap year programmes in Brazil, from Capoeria, to Brazilian Jiu jitsu to good old fashioned boxing.

 Brazil is one of South Americas most exciting countries, with a wide selection of exciting activities, a brazil gap year of one exciting prospect. Brazilians love to feel good, they can party like no other nation on earth. Anyone who has been to the carnival can testify to this, that is if they can remember being there in the first place. Brazil gap year programmes available through Xtreme Gap focus on action  and adventure. There are several cool martial arts programmes available to the brazil gap year taker.

The first and most spectacular is Capoeira.  Capoeira is a martial art and dance combined, first brought over to South America by slaves, banned from learning any proper fighting they would train and disguise their fighting as a dance.  Capoiera is cool to watch (and often unavoidable when walking the streets of Rio) and even cooler to learn.  With our learn Capoeira in Brazil programme you can get involved in Capoeira at the grass routes of the sport. If you are after a gap year with a little more high impact, consider our boxing training in Rio de Janeiro. Boxing training is superb for your fitness levels, and there can be no place better that Copacabana beach to flex off and show your new improved physique to the world! Then if you are looking to become an extremely powerful fighter, we have teamed up with a 9x world champion Brazilian Jiu jitsu school to train our students in the worlds most effective grappling combat system. You do not have to have had experience to enrol on this Brazil gap year programme, but by the end of your time there, you will be sure to have developed some mean skills. Brazil also has some crazy surf breaks, and excellent spots for some kite surfing, contact us for your options there.

 A gap year in Brazil offers many advantages : not only is it a beautiful country the Brazil gap year activities available are unforgettable too. You will no doubt have the time of your life and when you come home you will savour the experience always





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