Introduction : The ultimate purpose of this study was to assess the extent of stroke awareness within high school students in several countries in Latin America. Stroke awareness and prevention is the best way to minimize the risks of a stroke. Strokes resulted in 195,661 deaths in 2016 in high‐income regions within North America. In Brazil alone, there were 107,258 deaths by stroke in 2016 that could have been caused by improper treatment and lack of awareness. Methods : The focus of the study quickly shifted to within Brazil, due to its concerning status. Quantitative data provided by secondary and primary research through an anonymous survey shows a critical need for more awareness in high school students. A Google Form survey was conducted in 2020 with various multiple choice, checkbox, and multiple‐choice grid questions on 124 high school students in Brazil was passed out through several students in the area. Of these students, 83% were from a private high school with excellent academics, student life, and club activities, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The impact of Covid‐19 has resulted in fewer responses from schools and officials as many were not taking any messages, making it difficult to attain survey responses. Results : Regardless, 26.61% of all survey participants were unaware of what a stroke is, and a majority thought it had to do with the heart. Less than half of the participants knew what FAST stood for, a well‐known acronym for identifying symptoms of a stroke. Even if a student identified a stroke, 25% did not know that the first step is calling an emergency hotline, crucial knowledge that could lead to a decrease in the high rate of stroke deaths. When asked where their knowledge of strokes came from, further concerns arose with more than half learning from social media, 12.39% not knowing anything, and 6.45% even citing Grey’s Anatomy, a popular television series. Only 37.1% of participants got any of their knowledge on stroke from the news and less than half learned from a credible source, such as their school. Conclusions : Lack of education about stroke among a significant number of students in Rio de Janeiro may lead to an increase in the number of stroke deaths that could have been prevented had communities been educated. The research marks the beginning of an ongoing assessment that will expand to all of Latin America. The assessment will reveal the extent of stroke awareness among the youth in the entire region and may provide a blueprint for educating them, ultimately improving the treatment rates for stroke in the region.