If you dream of studying abroad, this text was written for you. Between the wish to go on an exchange program and the bureaucracies involved, we offer valuable tips to help you save time: perhaps the most important and least known is the production of a Letter of Motivation. You’ve probably never heard of this type of document until you have to produce one. Relax, it’s no biggie: the letter of motivation is merely a personal introduction in writing required by most of the selection committees in teaching institutions.

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Considering the arrival of Spain at the estuary of the La Plata River in 1516, and the foundation of what today is called Argentina only 16 years after the arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil, it’s hard to think that a town can be almost the same age as the person who wrote this text and the person who is reading it. It is El Chatlén, the “youngest” city in Argentina, with a history that began in 1985, and was founded exclusively to maintain Argentina’s sovereignty over the territories disputed with Chile on the Patagonian frontier. Another curious fact is that the town has fewer inhabitants than the district where you live: in the winter, there are fewer than 500 people in the cold town.

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Are you thinking about living in another country? Then you must know all about the legal determinations in force in Brazil before embarking on a new life. Yes, before organizing the documents for entry and residence in another country, make sure your situation here in Brazil is in order, and avoid problems with the government. Besides closing bank contracts and subscriptions to light, gas, cable TV and cell phone, for instance, you must to pay off your possible debts and deal with the important Definite Country Exiting Statement. It is, in short, an updating of your Income Tax Declaration – even if you are up to date with your annual declaration.

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When we speak of Peru, Machu Picchu is the main destination that comes to the mind of those who love to travel. However, Peru offers another great attraction, curiously kept in a small town. Eight hours away from Lima, the capital of Peru, peaceful Hauraz has one of the most gorgeous views in South America: the Cordillera Blanca (White Mountain Range), a veritable oasis for trail lovers in the Huascaran National Park – a natural Disneyland. With endless possibilities of tours for beginners and professionals, Huaraz is perfect for light trails, ideal for acclimatization, as well as for intense trails, when it’s necessary to spend a few days to complete the route in the mountains.

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