<p>Seriously? More than 4,000? I just thought that because we only know about the cases of brazilian students who got admitted to Harvard, MIT, Standford etc.
Brazilian government is funding study abroad opportunities, but it’s mainly for science-technology courses and it is not a full undergraduation: what they do is to give you opportunities to study for one or two years in an american college after you’ve completed at least 40% (20% for this science program I mentioned) of your major in an brazilian college. It’s true that lots of colleges do have their own study abroad programs, but only a few students get the chance to do it as a consequence of the low number of waves.</p>
<p>Not many students go to an U.S. college during the 4 years. Now, it is getting more popular - I’ve heard of some agencies that help you during the process of choosing and applying to colleges - but I don’t believe that it will ever be as it is in China, for example, since our best colleges are totally for FREE (although it is very hard to get accepted) and most families can’t afford paying for an U.S. college.</p>
<p>I may be wrong, but that is what I believe.</p>