Welcome to the Upper School of Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro!
We created this website for you, new students, so that you learn about our community before you join us.
We are the GACsters, members of a special organization called GAC. We meet every week with the sole purpose of improving the Upper School community. We host events or create activities that will help everyone feel a part of this great place!
Here, you will get the inside story about living in Rio and attending EARJ:
- The DO's and DONT's of living in Rio
- What to expect from Rio's weather!
- where to go in Barra and Zona Sul
- Portuguese slang you can't do without!
- To Be a Carioca
- To IB or not to IB?
- School traditions
- What's your special interest? We have several clubs and activities for you!
- We really do have a school song!
- Photo gallery... and much, much more!
In the meantime, if you have ANY questions about classes, the students, the school, the culture, the city, the country... anything, please use the New Student Q&A and a GAC student will reply.
Welcome to Escola Americana! We are sure you will love it! You can find more information and pictures on the Counseling Department website
We look forward to meeting you and giving you the tour of your new school on Orientation Day before classes begin!
Welcome to Rio!
The GACsters
We are the GACsters, members of a special organization called GAC. We meet every week with the sole purpose of improving the Upper School community. We host events or create activities that will help everyone feel a part of this great place!
Here, you will get the inside story about living in Rio and attending EARJ:
- The DO's and DONT's of living in Rio
- What to expect from Rio's weather!
- where to go in Barra and Zona Sul
- Portuguese slang you can't do without!
- To Be a Carioca
- To IB or not to IB?
- School traditions
- What's your special interest? We have several clubs and activities for you!
- We really do have a school song!
- Photo gallery... and much, much more!
In the meantime, if you have ANY questions about classes, the students, the school, the culture, the city, the country... anything, please use the New Student Q&A and a GAC student will reply.
Welcome to Escola Americana! We are sure you will love it! You can find more information and pictures on the Counseling Department website
We look forward to meeting you and giving you the tour of your new school on Orientation Day before classes begin!
Welcome to Rio!
The GACsters