"The staff and teachers are not only your instructors but your friends too. The facilities are perfect. Small, personal rooms make for learning to be very comfortable. The town of Rio is beautiful and there are great excursions to go on. I loved my time here in Rio with BridgeBrazil. I do not want to leave!"

"My experience at BridgeBrazil was excellent! I was very pleased with my progress and with the service the company provided. I learned about as much Portuguese as a total beginner could learn in 4 weeks. I think the time and money were well spent, and the staff and instructors were very good to excellent. In addition to language, I appreciate the instructors' discussions of cultural issues. Obrigado!"

"The atmosphere is great! Everybody is friendly especially the instructors. They were all great! Each one came from a different area of Brazil or Rio, so it exposed us to the different aspects of the culture and the people. I particularly enjoyed conversation sessions where we had to express ourselves in Portuguese, it really helped us improve. I will recommend it, because it was an efficient and fun way of learning. Everybody always made sure I was happy and enjoying myself. I feel like I learned so much there, that I could go back tomorrow. I really loved it! It was one of the best experiences of my life!"

"I arrived at BridgeBrazil with no knowledge of Portuguese and within two weeks I had grasped a basic understanding of the language. On a daily basis the instructors are evaluating you progress and requirements. The instructors are extremely helpful. I have thoroughly enjoyed my two weeks at BridgeBrazil in Rio de Janeiro. The atmosphere is very friendly and comfortable. I would have no doubt in recommending them to others."

"Everyone is extremely friendly and helpful. In fact, I've never felt so comfortable with the staff in any other language school I've been to. It's a very personal atmosphere, very good! I liked the small classes because the lessons were really individual. Actually I'm sad that those three weeks passed so fast and I hope I can come back to BridgeBrazil again one day."

"The curriculum was very helpful for teaching students in more than one way. I liked that at times we focused on grammar, other times vocabulary, and other times current events. This enabled the classes to flow very naturally. My Portuguese improved miraculously."

"I had an excellent experience at BridgeBrazil in Rio. The classes were so good I think I could have done full days. I was afraid that would be too boring, but now I know it can't be! The rotation of instructors is an excellent idea, and the methodology is very good! My Portuguese improved considerably in just one-week. I would definitely recommend BridgeBrazil in Rio!"

"Each of the instructors I had was excellent in their own way. Everyone was extremely encouraging and used novel means to make learning Portuguese interesting and at the same time fun. The staff are extremely friendly and dedicated to your progress. They are enthusiastic about what they do and it showed in the classroom and outside when we went on excursions."

"Probably the most well-organized Portuguese school in Rio. Very professional!"

"My Portuguese has improved a lot in one week. I was a total beginner, and now I can communicate to people at school in the language. My teachers have been as helpful as I wanted them to be in introducing me to the local language and culture. I would definitely recommend my host family. They're great! I would recommend BridgeBrazil for the simple fact that here you're going to learn a lot of Portuguese."