Fala Brasil is a course specialized in one-on-one lessons for students of all levels. If you want to improve your Portuguese or intend to start to learn this language, get in touch with Fala Brasil. It offers stimulating, high-quality instruction.

Here are some reasons why Fala Brasil is an excellent option, if you want to learn Portuguese:

• Fala Brasil offers one-on-one classes.
  
  
• The student chooses the duration of the classes and he can choose also the number of classes of Portuguese he wants to have.
  
  
• The characteristics of the classes will depend on the student. During a class, for example, an engineer can learn how to use terminology of his professional area, in addition to many other things that will improve his Portuguese.
  
  
• Augusto Pondé, the Portuguese teacher of Fala Brasil, has a considerable experience in relation to the Portuguese teaching. He has been dealing with foreigners that want to learn Portuguese in Brazil for many years.
  
  
• Salvador is the capital of Bahia, a very touristic state.
  
  
• Salvador is a lively city, the ideal one for people that decide to learn Portuguese in Brazil, for Bahia has much to offer to its visitors.
  
  
• Apart from learning Portuguese in Fala Brasil course, during its classes, you will get information about the following subjects :
  
  
  • Brazilian History : Many students come to Brazil not only to learn how to speak Portuguese. They also come to Brazil to learn about the History of Brazil. Unfortunately, most of the Portuguese courses do not have what they need. In Fala Brasil, in one-on-one lessons, the student can learn a lot about Brazil and its History.
    
    
  • Culture of Brazil : Those who intend to learn Portuguese in Brazil must get information concerning to Brazil's culture. It is fundamental. For this reason many aspects of Brazil's culture will be discussed during the classes of Fala Brasil. You choose the subjects you are interested in and you will talk to Augusto about them in Portuguese.
    
    
  • Brazilian civilization : To understand Brazil's society of our time it is necessary to have knowledge concerning to the origins of the ethnics that are present in Brazil's marvellous melting pot of races. During Fala Brasil's classes, you will discover many things about this theme and will be able to learn a lot about a history that started when Portuguese navigators and Indians from Brazil saw one another for the first time in the south of Bahia.
    
    
  • Music of Brazil : The music of Brazil is extremely rich and Bahia is mostly responsible for this reputation. Bahia is our musical Meca. In Bahia, many world famous Brazilian artists were born. Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia, Gal Costa, Tom Zé, Dorival Caymmi, Assis Valente, Gilberto Gil, Carlinhos Brown, João Gilberto, Elomar and Batatinha are some artists from Bahia that appear in a long list of big stars from Brazil. Brazil's music is admired by some of the most important musicians in the world. In Fala Brasil's classes, you will have the opportunity to discover or learn a lot about Brazil's music. Augusto uses CDs of Brazilian composers during his classes and gives to the students that are interested in Brazilian music information concerning the musical production in Brazil. The music will help the students a lot. Both in relation to their vocabulary and to their pronunciation.
    
    
  • The literature of Brazil : Nowadays, many writers and critics recognize the high quality of the literature of Brazil. Some of our men of letters take part in the list of the most important names of the universal literature. Machado de Assis, Euclides da Cunha, João Ubaldo Ribeiro and Jorge Amado are for sure present in this list. The student that likes literature will discuss the literature of Brazil with Augusto during his Portuguese classes and will visit, if he wants, bookshops, libraries, and second-hand bookshops accompanied by Augusto. At the bookshops, the student will be able to buy some very interisting books for low prices. Reading is excellent for people who intend to learn more words of the language that they want to learn.
    
    
  • The culture of Bahia : Augusto loves to read, was born in Bahia and has lived in Salvador since 1964. Therefore, he is qualified to give information concerning the culture of Brazil and the Afro-brazilian culture. Candomblé (Afro-brazilian religion) and Capoeira (dance and martial art), aspects of the culture of Bahia, are some subjects that can be discussed during Augusto's classes. Many other subjects related to the culture produced in Salvador and in other regions of Bahia will be discussed and analyzed in Fala Brasil.
    
    
  • Cookery of Bahia: The cookery of Bahia has very peculiar characteristics. Its dishes are spicy and have a strong taste. Local people and turists love them. In the streets of Salvador, Afro-brazilian women, in typical attire, sell African delicacies such as: abará, vatapá, caruru and acarajé. These Afro-brazilian women are a symbol of Salvador, of Bahia, and of Brazil too. Bahia is the ideal land for those who intend to learn new African recipies.