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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

  • Group courses
  • Private classes
  • Qualified teachers

CULTURAL & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

  • Free activities every day
  • Tours & events
  • Samba, capoeira, sport & more

ACCOMODATION & TRANSPORT

  • Homestay
  • Apartment (shared/private)
  • Airport pick-up

STUDENT VISA & SUPPORT

  • 1/2 year visa
  • 1 year visa
  • Visa support

Caminhos Language Centre is the largest and most exciting Portuguese school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We have an excellent infrastructure – our building has 20 classrooms, a lounge, a kitchen, a computer area, and free WiFi. Our Caminhos team consists of more than 25 experienced Brazilian teachers and friendly multilingual support staff. We are the only school in Brazil able to offer Portuguese group courses throughout the year on 10 levels (beginner to high advanced and Spanish/Italian speakers). Since we opened in 2009, we continuously evaluate and develop our curriculum and services and have become the leading Portuguese school in Brazil following these principles: ” Learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and experience Brazilian culture whilst supporting a good cause”. We keep our original vibe by continuing to create unique events like Caipi-SextaShitty Tour, and Caminhos in Action.

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You will learn how to speak Brazilian Portuguese in an effective, dynamic and fun way. We offer you a diverse learning curriculum and cultural immersion in Rio de Janeiro. Small group classes facilitate student-teacher interaction.

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Our school offers you more than Portuguese lessons for foreigners. We offer you the complete Rio de Janeiro experience. Every day we organize 100% free and fun activities for you to socialise and practise your Portuguese. Activities include beach volleyball, samba classes, football matches, hikes and sightseeing tours. At Caminhos you can learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while having the time of your life!

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Caminhos was founded with the objective to support Brazilian children in need. Over the years, the school has invested more than half of its profits into social welfare causes. We recently launched ‘Mais Caminhos’  for Brazilian children. Children come to the school from nearby ‘favelas’ to learn and have fun. The school has also employed Davi a former resident of the Casa do Caminho orphanage. Watch the documentary on Davi.  At Caminhos you learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while your fee supports underprivileged children! We also offer short and long-term volunteer opportunities.

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At Caminhos, you can choose between Portuguese group courses and private classes. We have 10 different levels running every weekday throughout the year. Intensive Portuguese courses run from Monday to Friday for 4 hours per day. In addition to intensive courses, it is possible to take Caminhos Talk. Caminhos Talk is a complementary Portuguese course designed to improve your conversation skills. For Spanish and Italian speakers we offer a Latin Group course. This beginner course runs for one week instead of four weeks.

Private classes are tailored to suit your needs, enabling you to learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at your own pace. You decide when, where and how classes are taken. We have several private class options, including: regular private classes; Celpe-Bras preparation, and a Portuguese Immersion program.

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Learn Brazilian Portuguese four blocks from the famous Ipanema Beach. You can come to school wearing your shorts and flip flops! Ipanema is famous for its bustling social scene, great restaurants, cafés and shops. Ipanema’s metro station, is five minutes walk from the language school. At the school we offer free Wi-Fi, coffee and filtered water. Many students head to the beach straight after class. Our free beach volleyball on Mondays is very popular.

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Caminhos offers you a wide variety of accommodation options in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We want to ensure you a safe and comfortable stay in Rio de Janeiro. We can recommend you our homestay option. Homestay allows you to experience Brazilian life and culture with locals while practising your Portuguese with your host family.

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Caminhos Language Centre is the most fun and exciting language school to learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

We offer a wide range of Brazilian Portuguese courses, such as: group, conversational, private, and Celpe-Bras preparation classes.

Caminhos can also help you to obtain a student visa for Brazil and homestay accommodation in Rio de Janeiro.

Every day we have free after-class activities so you can practice your Portuguese whilst having fun and making friends. Our activities include beach volleyball, capoeira lessons, samba classes, hikes in the mountains, city tours, and much more.

Your tuition fee will also help underprivileged children in Brazil. We have our own social program called Mais Caminhos which receives children and from the nearby communities (favelas) for educational, cultural, and recreational activities.

CAMINHOS’ COURSES LEVELS

Excellent
Based on 684 reviews
Lucas G
Lucas G
I can only say great things about thiz school I can only say great things about thiz school! I don't go every day as I have a private tutor which gives me more flexibility but whenever I'm there I feel like it's a really good place for anyone who's learning how to survive in Brazil, whether it is because of the language barrier or because of the cultural part of it. It seems like a very lively and interesting place to be at whilst still being really organized by an efficient and helpful administration staff. Keep the good work!
Bernardo Cavadinha
Bernardo Cavadinha
Excellent I really enjoyed my stay at Caminhos! I learnt a lot not only from the teachers but from everyone there during my time at the school and during the activities with Davi. I really recommend this place to anyone who wants to learn Portuguese from native Brazilian teachers and to anyone who wants to explore the city, the Brazilian culture and have fun. I can definitely say that Caminhos made my life a lot easier as I'm new in town and needed to learn the language quickly to be able to get around more easily
Samuel R
Samuel R
Teachers are bar non! Caminhos is able to manage a delicate balance of professionalism and friendliness that helps cater to all learners! All my teachers were been all-stars and established a warm and engaging environment in the classroom.
Felipe
Felipe
INCREÍBLE Es un lugar increíble donde aprendí mucho y conocí personas con la cree lazos de amistad que espero conservar para siempre! Fui con la expectativa de poder mejorar mi portugués y de conocer un poco más de la cultura brasileña y puedo decir que Caminhos superó esa expectativa con creces! Todos los que trabajan en la escuela te hacen sentir bien recibido, te ayudan en todo y la escuela en sí es un lugar muy acogedor y agradable. 100% recomendado!
Ivan L
Ivan L
Recomendable 100% Las semanas que pasé estudiando fueron inolvidables. Aparte de la facilidad con la que solucionaron mis problemas de agenda, me gustaría resaltar el trato tan amable de sus empleados y, sobre todo, la simpatía de los profesores: Las clases fueron muy enriquecedoras y amenas. ¡Lo pasamos muy bien mientras aprendíamos!Recomendable 100%
Declan K
Declan K
Amazing environment to learn in Amazing staff and structure to classes. Extra curricular activities are also fantastic and further opportunities to learn about Brazilian culture. Highly recommend this school|!
Andrea Sarahi
Andrea Sarahi
Living Rio with Caminhos Caminhos language centre is more than incredible! I spent a month over Rio de Janeiro and Caminhos community was of course a key to have a great experience. First of all, the lessons are fantastic. All the teachers are more than professionals, also they share a lot of facts regarding the culture, live and brazilian traditions. The group environment is great, I felt so comfortable. AAlso I took some lessons outside the classroom (at the beach, in a museum, or a hike) and was absolutely an incredible experience, it helped us to learn different vocabulary and know new people!A special mention for the city tours with Davi! Absolutely incredible. Davi showed Rio de Janeiro in a special way to discover the city. The hikes, museums, streets were so much fun with him.In general all the planned activities were so amazing because of the great people who leaded them (samba lessons, "bate papo", volley...) The place were I stayed was so near from the school and the beach. Thank you caminhos for being with me in this amazing journey through Rio, without you these wouldn't be the same!
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Caminhos offers a variety of school activities throughout Rio de Janeiro each week in order to maximize your experience and immersion into the Brazilian culture. Our activities include Orientation, City Tour, Bate-PapoBeach VollyballSupport Hour, Football, Caipi-Sexta, Samba and more.

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Intensive Portuguese

One-on-One Classes

Immersion Weekends

Celpe Bras Preparation

Combo 25 (25 hours)

In-Company Classes

Mais Caminhos Social Programme

 

mais caminhos social program

Part of your fee helps empower children and young adults from communities of Rio de Janeiro. Mais Caminhos is our social project, allowing motivated, underprivileged Brazilian kids to make their dreams come true. Learn more about Mais Caminhos and volunteer with us.

Excellent
Based on 158 reviews
solarius _
solarius _
my experience at Caminhos was unique. Administration and teachers staff are very friendly and competent. A special mention is for David, he is a professional organizer of different events/activities which help to practice the language, to get to know other students as well as to get to know the brazilian culture much better.
Mathias
Mathias
Definitely the best language school in Rio! I only went there two weeks but I learned so much and I improved a lot. The classes are super interactive and you are forced to apply your knowledge day by day. The whole stuff is so enthusiastic and also the program around the classes is various and extraordinary. Keep on working like this guys it was a real pleasure!
Gabrielle Ware Mourao
Gabrielle Ware Mourao
I loved the 5 weeks I spent learning Portuguese at Caminhos! All of the teachers and the staff were fantastic. The group classes (4hr/day) offered the perfect mix of structure and fun in order to improve your Portuguese quickly. The school uses their own books and materials (included with the group classes) but the teachers still tailor the classes to the needs and interests of their groups. With the ongoing pandemic, Caminhos is taking steps to ensure the safety of students and teachers. Everyone wears masks at all times and group classes have fewer students (anywhere from 2-6) than usual. There are still plenty of outdoor afterschool activities - they were fun and a great way to get to know Rio. I hope to return to Caminhos soon!
Phoebe Gill
Phoebe Gill
This is a great wee Portuguese language school, I would really highly recommend it to anybody wanted to come learn Portuguese in Brazil. Super well structured, high quality teachers and a lot of extra events in the afternoons (free samba classes, free capoeira, football games, walking tours etc). There are a big range of students here from all over the world, ranging in age from probably about 20 to 60, from people travelling who want to improve their portuguese, to people wanting it for their careers. They even have an intensive class for people who already speak Spanish. Don't consider anywhere else in Brazil, Caminhos is perfect.
Vivian Horvath
Vivian Horvath
The school: The school encourages learning the language very fast by pushing students to speak as much as possible & constantly evaluating whether people are in the right level class, etc. Overall it was a fantastic method & I was able to learn conversational Portuguese in around 3 months! Also there are many free & fun activities which are an excellent way to integrate in the community (beach volleyball, volunteering, city tours, movie nights, etc) The people: The people who work in the school are awesome, very friendly and helpful. The professors are excellent. The location: Centrally located in Ipanema & near to Lagoa, near the beach and in the most touristic part of Rio.
Marine i.
Marine i.
Excellent place to learn! Teachers are very competent as well as friendly, the staff is warm and helpful, and there are many extra activities to discover Rio and Brazilian culture. I followed a three weeks group class without any prior knowledge of Portuguese, I left more than able to hold a conversation and manage everyday small talks. As a bonus, your fellow students are as many potential friends from all over the world! Interesting option: the Homestay Program. The school operates a network of families offering a room to rent for a few days to a few months. I lived three weeks with awesome Brazilian flatmates in Copacabana, during the World Cup!
Jan Bijen
Jan Bijen
I had a wonderful experience. My son and grandchild moved to Brazil and I wanted to learn portuguese. I ended up doing a course at the Casa do Caminho Language Centre. What a wonderful school. Friendly people and what I enjoyed most was the free beach volley after classes. And my money was also well spend. Besides the high quality classes do the profits go to unprivileged kids. They have great projects for kids. The concept is just right.
Micah Lyn
Micah Lyn
I´m a licensed teacher in the U.S. and I´ve been teaching and living abroad for the last 5 years. I think that it´s excellent that all the teachers here are native Portuguese speakers and speak almost exclusively Portuguese in the classroom, even in the basic levels. It´s the fastest way to learn a new language. All the teachers that I have met are very friendly, energetic and dedicated to helping their students learn Portuguese quickly and fall in love with Rio! There are daily activities to help students integrate and get to know the city and the community here. And, on top of everything, the center supports at-risk children and youth in a neighboring community! That makes me feel really good about being a part of Casa do Caminho Language Centre. 🙂

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