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Brazilian elementary school. Hamamatsu, Japan 2002

Children who´s families intend to return to Brazil usually are studying at Brazilian schools. Choosing between Japanese and Brazilian education systems is one of the hardest tasks that parents face in Japan. Brazilian schools are not public (fees are between 400 and 500 USD/month) and have usually poor structure (very few have a library, for example). Thus, children who study in Brazilian schools don´t have yet the same benefits that children in Japanese schools do, like reduced transportation fees.