I am a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker with professional experience teaching Portuguese as a second language in both Brazil and the United States. I began teaching at Copacabana Idiomas in Brasília, Brazil, where I taught Portuguese to diplomats and other international students preparing to live and work in Brazil. I taught both groups and individual students, including Portuguese classes at the U.S. Embassy in Brasília.
After moving to the United States, I taught Portuguese at the...
I am a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker with professional experience teaching Portuguese as a second language in both Brazil and the United States. I began teaching at Copacabana Idiomas in Brasília, Brazil, where I taught Portuguese to diplomats and other international students preparing to live and work in Brazil. I taught both groups and individual students, including Portuguese classes at the U.S. Embassy in Brasília.
After moving to the United States, I taught Portuguese at the International Language Institute in Washington, D.C., where I taught adult students in a classroom setting and received the highest possible evaluation ratings from my students. I have also taught private students over the years. I like to combine conversation with pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension, depending on what each student wants to accomplish. My focus is on teenagers and adults, whether they are complete beginners or already speak Portuguese and want to become more fluent and comfortable in conversation.
I also used Portuguese and English professionally while working for the Brazilian Aeronautical Commission in Washington, D.C. for a few years. Part of my job involved translating government contracts and requests for proposals between Portuguese and English, as well as writing professional correspondence in both languages. With more than seven years of combined teaching and professional experience using both languages, along with being a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker, I can help students build a strong foundation in Portuguese and become more confident using the language.
