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At BridgeBrazil we care about your progress and know that quality teachers are a fundamental part of how quickly you'll learn Portuguese. All of our teachers have university degrees and have been especially trained in our unique methodology. They are selected for their outgoing and dynamic personalities, their patience, creativity, friendliness and most importantly, for their enthusiasm for teaching.
As you can see from the following selected profiles of a few of our Portuguese instructors, our qualified teaching staff comes from a variety of backgrounds. What they have in common, though, is a passion for teaching and a genuine interest in sharing their language and culture with you.
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Carolina Souza
Carolina graduated with a degree in Portuguese & English from UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro). She has taken many courses in Linguistics and has also studied Kuikuro – a language spoken by the Xingu Indians.
Before teaching Portuguese, Carolina worked in commercial and movie production. She loves Brazilian literature and Rio’s cultural atmosphere. As a typical carioca (Rio native), she loves to visit the CCBB (Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil) and to see the sunset at Ipanema beach.
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Adriano Magesky
Adriano has a Masters degree in Biology, but has been teaching languages for many years. His experience in teaching started with Alliance Francaise, where he taught French for five years and became fascinated with languages. Then he got a post-certificate degree in Portuguese as a second language and hasn’t stopped teaching since!
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Daniele Stork
Daniele has a degree in Portuguese & Italian from UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro). She has taught Italian but what she most enjoys is teaching Portuguese as a second language. She is a typical carioca (Rio native) who loves her city and wants to live here forever. She also loves Brazilian culture—the music, literature, and movies.
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Rurik Leite
Rurik is the Senior Instructor at BridgeBrazil and in addition to teaching classes, he takes students on the excursions organized by the school. He has previous teaching experience in Brazil, the U.S., and Scandinavia. He is married and has two adult children. In his spare time he loves jogging and swimming, as well as reading about history, art, and culture.
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Lia Abrantes
Lia graduated with a degree in Portuguese & French from UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)—one of the most prestigious universities in Brazil—specializing in Portuguese as a foreign language. Since then, she has been working for the university correcting the official Celpe-Bras Portuguese test. In the last few years she has been teaching Portuguese to foreigners at language schools in Rio and has loved the experience.
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Leandro Freire
Leandro has a BA in Portuguese and Literature from UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), where he also worked in their Portuguese as a Second Language program. His family is from the northeast region of Brazil, but Leandro was born in Rio and has always lived here. He is very much into soccer, art, and studying foreign languages.
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Vera Bradford
Vera holds an MA in Brazilian Literature and an MBA in Management. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching both Portuguese and English. Vera is a carioca (Rio native) who loves music, soccer, and carnival.
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Cristiane Feitosa
Cristiane graduated from the two most prestigious universities in Rio: UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) and UERJ (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro). In her free time, she likes to read, travel, and make new friends. She has loved the experience of teaching Portuguese as a foreign language since she joined our team in 2006.
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Danielle Torres
Danielle has a post graduate degree as a Teacher Trainer in Portuguese as a Foreign Language at PUC Rio. She enjoys teaching immensely and plans to keep improving her skills continuously. She loves her country and likes teaching foreigners who are interested in learning not only the language but also about the culture of Brazil. Danielle adores her hometown, Rio de Janeiro, where she plans to stay for the rest of her life. She likes dancing samba as well as going to the beach every weekend.
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Jorge Ramalho
Jorge is a carioca (Rio native) who lives in Flamengo, in the southern part of Rio de Janeiro. He has a BA in Portuguese and Education and has been teaching languages for more than 20 years. He also worked as a coordinator of one of the most prestigious schools in Rio. Now, besides teaching Portuguese at BridgeBrazil, he teaches English to executives at many multinational companies. His experience, patience, and energy make him one of the most loved teachers at BridgeBrazil.
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Martha Isolda
Martha is our only teacher from the northeast region of the country. She is from Alagoas, but graduated in Sergipe. She has lived in many parts of Brazil and has a lot to tell about the culture in different regions. Among all the places she has lived around Brazil, Rio is her favorite. She loves to teach Portuguese to foreigners as she sees it as an opportunity for cultural exchange.
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