A look inside Yale’s long-standing relationship with Brazil

Yale’s long-standing relationship with Brazil is flourishing amid increased academic partnerships and a prominent Brazilian student presence on campus.

As one of the world’s emerging economies, Brazil’s partnership with Yale is significant. Through research in the country, connections with Brazilian universities and a strong and coherent Brazilian community, Yale has maintained this relationship through the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Yale has a longstanding and rich relationship with Brazil,” Asia Neupane, the director of programs and institutional partnerships for Latin America and Europe, wrote. “In fact, some of our first international students at Yale in the 1830s came from Brazil, and Yale continues to be a top university recruiting Brazilian students and scholars.”

Yale’s partnership with Brazil manifests itself on campus both in academics and through student-led activities. The Brazil Club at Yale — Yale’s undergraduate club for Brazilian students — was founded in 2008 by William Hennessey ’09 with the purpose of uniting the Brazilian community. 

The “crub,” as it is colloquially dubbed by Brazilian students, hosts dinners every Monday in the Branford small dining hall and organizes cultural events such as Carnaval.

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