Our learning method is based on learning by living in a Portuguese immersion, 24 hours a day while enjoying Rio. The best way to learn a language is by fully immersing your senses. This means to see, to hear, to experience life through another language!
Livelearning encourages you to use Portuguese continually so you acquire expressions and language without realizing, and without hours of tedium or boredom! We offer the chance to experience life with Brazilian people to help you apply our method of Livelearning so you quickly improve your new language skills.
Do you know the real meaning behind Livelearning? Our method was created focusing on our students and their needs when we talk about the learning process. Many students previously associate learning with boring and long hours inside a classroom, taking notes in a notebook and wishing you were anywhere else… but not at Rio & Learn!
Livelearning is about living your learning process. If you need to learn about food vocabulary, why not spending some time with your teacher outside in a fruit market and do some shopping? If you want to learn about sports, why not practice them while acquiring your communication skills?
This method is our foundation for learning Portuguese, and it is proved to be successful with our many students. So, don’t lose your time with courses that want you to stare at walls and repeat syllables. Come with Rio & Learn and acquire the real Brazilian Portuguese!
Now you must be wondering: what are some other tools used to help Livelearning develop fully? Well, first one is for sure our RioLIVE! activities. They are well planned activities that vary from important places in Rio (like Christ the Redeemer!) to capirinhas during nightlife. Have you ever imagined yourself learning Portuguese while sipping some of the best caipirinhas in Lapa? What about learning new slangs and expressions while having a Stand-Up Paddle class? These activities are all designed to help students learn Portuguese while getting to know Brazil. Our objective is to burst the classroom and practice what you have learned during classes in the real world, with real people! Don’t be shy, remember Brazilians are friendly and will be amazed by your Portuguese skills!
But what if I am learning online? Fear not! Our alternative to our online students is RioONLINE! These are activities planned to be remotely engaging, and to immerse our students from anywhere in the world! You will still live the Brazilian culture and essence, but all through your computer from the comfort of your own home!
But learning doesn’t stop once you leave classroom or our activities. Many people are caught in the trap of trying to immerse themselves while staying in hostels and hotels… which is terrible, by the way. These places usually have English speaking personnel, and most people end up using, if not English, their own languages to interact once outside our school. So, how can we help? That is easy, with our homestay program!
Our accommodation program is designed to place you in a native family house. This way, you can begin putting Livelearning into practice immediately! It’s amazing how much practice and revision you can get from just 10 minutes when a friendly face asks you “How was your day?”.
This daily contact with Brazilian people at home will help you keep practicing while relaxing. Cariocas are renowned for their hospitality and kindness. Of course, they also provide you with useful tips on how to get by in the city and they can teach you a lot about Brazilian culture.
All of our accommodation offers are very accessible by public transport, so getting to school every day is simple. We also select homes of families in a good neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Check out our accommodation page for more info!
In some seasons, we offer hostel accommodation, but since hostel staff tend to speak English we wouldn’t recommend it. It is also very common for students in hostels to gravitate towards people who speak their own native language. This can really limit your progress of acquiring a language by simple, enjoyable day-to-day interaction and expression.
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