The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the seminars that aim to integrate international students at Oswald Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) Rio de Janeiro’s campus. Fiocruz is a governmental research institution devoted to health issues. Brazil occupies an important role in the world economy and attracts international students and migrants. In this new millennium, the focus of South-South cooperation with countries of South America and Africa gained more importance for Brazil in both the education and health sectors. The Brazilian government begun to give priority to a more active process of exchange among institutions, professionals and students. In the health sector, Brazil has played a leading role in training professionals from other nations. The qualitative analysis illustrates that, in the main campus of this health research institution, one trend is integrating the international student body with the national one.