Your path from survival to fluency
Structured lectures in Brazilian Portuguese, built for life in São Paulo.
Block 1: Contact and foundations
Greetings, verbs, and describing places.
Cumprimentos e despedidas
Greetings and farewells in São Paulo
Alfabeto e pronúncia básica
Alphabet, vowels, and basic pronunciation
Pronomes e verbo ser
Personal pronouns and ser (to be — identity)
Estar: localização e estado
Estar for location, feelings, and temporary states
Se chamar, ter e apresentações
Names, age, articles, and introductions
Intenções: quero, vou, preciso de
Expressing intentions and plans
Verbos regulares em -ar
Present tense of -ar verbs
Verbos em -er/-ir, porque e por isso
-ER/-IR verbs and giving reasons
Gênero, lugares e descrição
Gender agreement and describing places
Revisão + fonética I
Block 1 checkpoint — nasals, tem/não tem, role-plays
Block 2: City survival
Weather, shopping, objects, and preferences.
O clima hoje
Talking about weather in São Paulo
Demonstrativos e superlativo
este/esse/aquele and superlatives
Cores e objetos comuns
Colors and identifying everyday objects
Necessidades: preciso de, ter que
Expressing needs and obligation
Compras: preços e perguntas
Prices, quantities, and shopping questions
Roupas e diálogos na loja
Clothing vocabulary and shop dialogues
Preferir e lazer
Preferences and leisure activities
Gostar de (introdução)
Introduction to gostar de + noun/infinitive
por, para, porque (consolidação)
Consolidating por, para, and porque
Revisão integrada Blocos 1–2
Checkpoint — survival role-plays and self-assessment
Block 3: People and routine
Appearance, likes, habits, and telling time.
Aparência física
Describing physical appearance
Personalidade e família
Personality adjectives and family
Gostar de e possessivos
Likes and possessive adjectives
Gostos, desgostos e também
Likes, dislikes, and agreement
Comparações e música
Comparing tastes and music vocabulary
Dias da semana e frequência
Days, frequency adverbs, and habits intro
Rotina: verbos reflexivos
Reflexive verbs and daily routine
Verbos irregulares e conectores
Common irregulars and primeiro/depois/logo
Horas: pedir e dar
Telling time and making appointments
Revisão rotina e tempo
Block 3 checkpoint — routine, time, meals intro
Block 4: Food, navigation and capstone
Restaurants, neighborhoods, directions, and A1 wrap-up.
Refeições e alimentos básicos
Meals and basic food vocabulary
No restaurante: pedir comida
Ordering food at restaurants
Pôr, trazer e pronomes o/a
Restaurant verbs and de/com with food
Comida brasileira e SP
Brazilian dishes and São Paulo food culture
Bairros e adjetivos de lugar
Neighborhoods and describing places
Preposições de lugar
Place prepositions and algum/nenhum
Pedir e dar direções
Asking for and giving directions
Metrô e transporte em SP
Metro, buses, and getting around
Prática integrada Bloco 4
Integrated role-plays — food, neighborhoods, directions
Conclusão A1: fonética II + mock oral
A1 capstone — diphthongs, mock oral, A2 preview
All CEFR levels
Survival
Navigate basic interactions and establish your presence in São Paulo.
Routine
Handle routine situations and daily exchanges with confidence.
Independence
Live independently and maintain flowing conversations.
Fluency
Professional fluency and complex social nuances.
Mastery
Full cultural immersion and near-native expression.