This work gives an overview of the contributions made by national and international studies on the theme of internationalization strategies for education. In general, these studies focus on recent modalities of investment made by socially advantaged families, and on the international dimension of the cultural capital. Acquiring these resources - the sum of linguistic, cultural and social skills, apart from the mobility itself - is interpreted by these groups as the agent of the constitution of aptitudes that would result in a resourceful performance by their children in international environments. The analysis of the collection of results gives important clues insofar as it makes visible common strategies characteristic of the current times, but also signal to the need for better understanding of the peculiarities that characterize distinct actions and values attributed to what is international by segments of the population in several countries. In this sense the text highlights the sociological relevance of the object, particularly in the Brazilian case. What happens is that the recent resorting to what is international as an educative strategy, not only on the part of the elites, but also by socially emerging groups, has contributed to an increased complexity, or even a worsening, of the scenario of inequalities in school opportunities that has traditionally been a hallmark of the struggle for higher positions in the social hierarchy of the country. Thus, the renewed interest by things international seems to constitute in recent times a further factor to deepen and consolidate the already existing boundaries separating those who can benefit from this kind of capital throughout their schooling from those who are limited to the national resources.
International dimension of cultural capital; Education strategies of families; Education and internationalization