I love Brazilian Portuguese! I wish everyone knew how to speak it which motivates me to teach it. I teach conversational Portuguese to adult learners. I work with students who want to nurture relationships with Brazilians, deepen their travel experiences to Brazil, and most importantly have fun learning a language. 

I lived in São Paulo for several years and learned Portuguese through full immersion. I’m a language instructor with over 10 years of experience and a dual Master’s degree in Portuguese and TESOL. I’m an artist at heart and Brazilian Portuguese is my muse. It inspires me to write poetry, teach, cultivate a language-learning community and so much more!


Fun Facts

Over 236 million people world-wide are native Portuguese speakers.

Portuguese is the official language of 9 countries.

There are many Portuguese dialects. The most well known are European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese.

Portuguese is the official language of 9 countries.

Portuguese is also spoken in Goa (India), Macao (China), and East Timor.

Due to the wide viewership of Brazilian telenovelas, Brazilian Portuguese dialect has become the most popular and recognizable.

Quick Language Lessons

A free resource to help students learn typing shortcuts for Portuguese accent marks.

Shortcuts to typing accent marks.pdf

Best Brazilian Podcast for Intermediate Learners

Best Podcast for Spanish Speakers learning Portuguese

Computer Assisted Language Learning Resources 

Open Educational Resources

Online Event Materials

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