Portuguese Language Schools in Sao Paulo - Ranking 2022

I love this city…especially the friendly people and great food.

Excellent interaction to build conversational skills.

27 December 2021
Course: Intensive Language Course 20 - 1 week
Student age: 75 years

Very nice staff. The teachers were very knowledgeable. I had to end the course early because I unexpectedly received a job offer in Germany. The school was very accommodating and only charged me for the hours I had teamed up and not the entire course that I had booked.

9 March 2021
Course: Intensive Portuguese - 1 week
Student age: 24 years

The building was clean, the teachers were lovely and I found the organisation of the school very good

22 March 2020
Course: Intensive Portuguese - 2 weeks
Student age: 37 years

Nice teachers, very flexible and random, useful topics to discuss at the end of day (Eg. Brazilian culture).

1 November 2018
Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Student age: 31 years

I loved how friendly everyone there is and also that some teachers show you little restaurants near the school where you can eat together.

1 November 2018
Course: Intensive Language Course 20 - 2 weeks
Student age: 18 years

The location of the school is perfect. Safe, quiet and has everything including a cheap restaurant next to it (per kilo). The teachers are very friendly, knowledgeable, professional, helpful and adaptable to our needs. In my case it was only two weeks and when I got a bit overwhelmed on the third day, they were very flexible and helped me a lot. Thanks to Jaqueline, Rafael and Maria.
Of course I learned a lot and met many nice colleagues from different countries. Good atmosphere.

2 April 2018
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Student age: 53 years

The teachers were enthusiastic and seemed to enjoy interacting with students.
I thought the language instruction was effective. They divide students into three levels (beginners, intermediate, and "advanced"/conversation). Most students are there for professional or personal reasons, rather than recreational language learning. There are a limited number of students (15-20 while I was there), which creates a very familiar environment.

20 July 2017
Course: Intensive Course - 6 weeks
Student age: 25 years

The teachers were very personable.
I left after 3 weeks as it was a total waste of time and money. I would not be able to recommend them. My concerns were brought to the school as well.

5 June 2017
Course: Intensive Language Course 30 - 4 weeks
Student age: 50 years

The teachers and the format of the teaching!
Quite expensive compared to private tutoring, is hard to stay in the school for a long time due to school fees! But still a great overall school.

17 October 2016
Course: Intensive Course - 6 weeks
Student age: 31 years

Location
The styles of teaching were different depending on each teacher. When I asked a same question to the teachers, I received the different replies. When one of the teachers had a bad mood, the atmosphere of a class was terrible. Even if I asked during the class, I was told "Well, why didn't you search it by google?". As the class placement was not very precise, there was a student who had obviously the lower level in the language knowledge in my class. We had to waste our time to try to make her understand by repeating the subjects that we already learned.

5 April 2016
Course: Intensive Course - 8 weeks
Student age: 40 years

I had two fantastic teachers during my three-week stay. Bruna and Jacqueline were both extremely knowledgeable and dedicated teachers. They both knew that I love learning about colloquialisms and they were very willing to explain them to me in a very in-depth manner. The school is centrally located so that getting food or transportation is not a problem. It's also in a very safe neighborhood.
I think it's definitely time to renovate the building and facility. The classes aren't cheap and the students deserve a better environment. The excursions could be better organized. Often times we were wandering aimlessly in the museum/park.

28 October 2013
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Student age: 26 years

Fast progress in Portuguese. Friendly and skilled teachers.
A school for expats and professionals rather than for tourists and travelers.

18 October 2013
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Student age: 30 years

Quality of teachers is very high. Structure of the class have been made very well. Classes based on the language levels and instructors change every few weeks. They meet the needs of the students. The course material is excellent.
All teachers are kind and friendly. However, they don't seem to respect the punctuality very much due to characteristics of a nation.

30 August 2013
Course: Intensive Course - 6 weeks
Student age: 23 years

Teachers, books
Really friendly teachers and staff.

26 August 2013
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Student age: 20 years

The teachers were nice and the school did well to identify my level from the start.
Lack of organization while I was there. The 6-student limit was repeatedly broken, and I had to sit at the professors desk one day, because there were so many people.

4 September 2012
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Student age: 25 years

reactivity, flexibility, availability, lessons are lively
just a downside : my teacher, who was open-minded, pedagogue, polite and friendly, had a tendency to shorten the course length (often started 10 min late and finished at the normal time).

21 August 2012
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Student age: 47 years

The friendly, welcoming atmosphere and the small classes (not more than 6 people)

6 August 2012
Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
Student age: 27 years

They let me challenge activities at little higher levels than I thought. Teachers understand students' feeling well because they also have experiencing in learning languages.
I understand that there are exchange students and those who come to work, but it would have been nice to have a three days a week plan at the same time. However, I think my "desire to speak" has got much better than few months when I had private lessons.

16 July 2012
Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
Student age: 29 years