Sao Paulo is a city where Brazilians from far and wide flock to make it big. The skyscrapers flooding the Sao Paulo skyline are filled with international companies, and there is an almost infinite demand for Business English in this 17 million plus metro area. The challenge in teaching English in Sao Paulo is overcoming […]
How To Extend Your Student Visa in Brazil
Alright, you’ve got your Brazilian student visa and you’re enjoying life in Brazil. Depending on the program that you’ve signed up for, it’s now 6-12 months later and you need to extend your visa if you want to stay longer in Brazil. The visa extension for a student visa, or prorrogação, doesn’t have to be a painful […]
A Roadmap For Achieving Portuguese Fluency
Congratulations on taking the first step toward Portuguese fluency. You’ve just taken a pretty significant step in finding this website and opening up this page. Whether a friend shared this page with you or you found it through google, you now have access to one of the best resources that you could hope for on your Brazilian […]
Four Roles English Teachers Need to Play in the Classroom
Of the many definitions for English teacher, they all have one common thread – teaching English to an adult or child whose first language is not English. While that description describes what is done at a basic level, it leaves a lot out of the job description. The truth of the matter is that English […]
6 Filler Exercises You Can Use During English Classes
I looked out into the classroom and seventeen pairs of eyes stared back at me expectantly. As the lesson wound down the students were waiting for me to start the activity that would wrap up the final minutes of class. Seconds turned into hours as I ran through the halls of my memory. I was looking for the room where […]
How to Prepare A Quick Lesson Plan for Your English Classes
There I was, standing at the front of a classroom in Bangkok with 30 eyes all on me. My co-teacher was rattling off in rapid fire Thai, presumably speaking about me. I stood there uncomfortably, switching between looking at the teacher and the classroom, trying not to show any fear to my new class. Aside from the odd […]
A Brief Guide to Living in Florianópolis
Let’s be honest here. Not too long ago the only Brazilian cities you knew about were São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. If you were really on top of things you knew that the capital is Brasília. While Brazilians often get frustrated by foreigners’ lack of knowledge about their cities, we can’t really be blamed for our […]
Job Opportunities for English Teachers in Brazil
Are you an English teacher in Brazil looking for a job? Today is your lucky day. Two common questions that people email me with are: Do you know which schools are hiring right now? Do you know of any English teachers that are looking for work? Up until now my system has been to deal with these requests […]
A Quick Tip For Learning How to Think in Portuguese
Learning how to think in Portuguese is a big challenge for a lot of people. It’s not something that’s going to happen overnight, but it will happen if you put in consistent effort towards it. Here’s a video with a quick tip about the approach you should take to learning how to think in Portuguese. […]
How Many Fingers Should You Cut Off in Brazil?
Now you might think I’ve gone crazy by asking, “How many fingers should you cut off in Brazil?” but as you’ll see in a second this is a valid question. Many people in Brazil suffer from a problem where they have too many fingers. Their lives would improve a lot if they cut off some of those […]