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Why so many Brazilians in U.S.

Fiz esse texto como uma pesquisa que a UC pede aos estudantes que estao estagiando e me dei conta que o estilo ficou parecendo o dos meus posts (socorro, acho que so sei escrever desse jeito agora!). Entao, ja que o blog anda meio parado, resolvi publicar mesmo estando em ingles: When I decided to live abroad and improve my English, one of the concerns I had was to choose a place that would not be full of Brazilians. I went to a travel agency, asked about extension courses all over the world and did a great research on internet before picking the Global Business in UC Berkeley, where the agent assured I would meet very few Brazilians. The statement turned out to be a lie while I was still in the airport, where I ran into a guy and a girl, both from Sao Paulo, that were also traveling to take the IDP program.   And the lie was confirmed in the first day of classes, when I realized that Brazilians were, at least, 30% of the enrolled students in Fall 2011 term. Fortunately, in my class