Learn Portuguese in
Salvador Da Bahia in Brazil
Tuition of 20 or 30 group lessons per week,
private courses, pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese, workshops
(dance, cooking,...)CELPE-Bras exam preparation.
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Festival Boa Morte...Viva do Brazil
The school
is located on the coast of Salvador, in a calm and safe neighborhood known
as Barra. It is close to many tourist attactions such as the famous
lighthouse Farol da Barra, the historic town center Pelourinho, the famous
island Itaparica, the Mercado Modelo and other lovely sites. Besides the
nightlife, you can find various restaurants, hotels, & shopping areas. You
have also excellent public transportation from Barra to nearly all areas of
the city and various banks as well as a post office are nearby the school.
Tuition Programs
- 1 lesson: 50 minutes
- Minimum age: 16
- Schedule: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm for 20 lessons
per week and from 2:00 pm to 3:10 pm for those taking 30 lessons per
week. Private tuitions are always in the afternoon from 1:30 pm to 5:00
pm.
- Maximum 6 students per class.
- All levels available
- Access to Internet. You can bring your
own laptop.
- Many cultural and social
activities program
included: visit of Market place, movies, sports, theatre, beach, sugar
factory, distillery, ...........
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CELPE-Bras examination, (Certificado de Proficiência em Língua
Portuguesa para Estrangeiros) from the Brazilian ministry of education
(MEC). 4 weeks or more, 20 lessons per week. This course will be
followed by the official exam (twice a year in April and October).
Minimum level required: intermediate. For any additional information,
.....:
Brazilian
ministry of education....click here.
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School
material not included. To be paid on the spot (105 Reals, around 42 Euros or 59 $US)
- Dancing course (afro Brazilian, Capoeira),
cooking course. In addition to a 20 or 30
lessons per week programme.
- Pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese: 2
hours per day. In addition to a 20 lessons
per week programme.
- Test and certificate of linguistic
training
Your school secretary
Come on....we are waiting for
you.........
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Starting Dates
Every Monday.
School closing dates
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Available
options
- Airport transfer one way: to be paid on
site: 65 reals (around 26 Euros or 38$US)
- Additional day in family, 1 meal per day:
20US$.
- Accommodation in Pousadas (Inn) or Hotels:
upon request
- Our prices are available
from January 1st to December 31st,
2008. These prices never include the
plane ticket.
School staff
Group lesson
Breakfast at school.....
Video interaction.......
Cultural lesson |
Family accommodation:
- Arrival on Sunday.
- Departure on Saturday.
- Single or double * occupancy, 1 meal
per day.
* For 2 people travelling
together
Placement fee (once): 80$US
ATTENTION:
during carnival, and some days which precede, accommodation price in
family increases. In 2008, foresee $57US per night for period going from
January 30th till February 6th (these 2 dates are including).
Our greeting families are recruited with great care. The criteria of selection are very rigorous and each family must satisfy a precise schedule of conditions: excellent morality, desire to communicate with their host, satisfactory social standing.
We should specify that the families will only speak with you the language of the country where you will be. It is the principle of the immersion courses!
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City information
 Salvador
and Bahia Information
Colonial History, Pelourinho
The historical Center of Salvador Bahia is called Pelourinho. The name
came from the chains used to keep the slaves imprisoned in those times.
That was the place where the slaves were punished. They worked for the
Portuguese in the construction of churches, houses, forts and other
buildings. The slaves could not attend the same churches as the whites,
so they saved money to build their own temple - Rosary of the Blacks.
They would work on it at night . It took around 100 years to be
finished. Currently the tourists enjoy the pretty church for visitation.
The San Francisco church is the most famous . Its interior is coated
with gold, the great Baroque wealth. The Rosary of the Blacks of
Salvador is the only church of the Brazilian black people (Rosary of the
Blacks). It is in this church that the photos of the Anast‡cia slave can
be seen. The African-Brazilian museum is also located in Pelourinho .
The area also spots the first university of medicine of south America;
where my Grandmother, Dr Maria de Lourdes, got her Degree. There is also
the Museum of the City. Former home of the beloved book Jorge Amado, one
of the most famous Brazillian writers. Bars, restaurants, jewelry
stores, currency exchange stores, giftshops, InterNet cafes, banks,
schools of capoeira and percussion instruments, hotels, inns, hostels as
well as an African-Brazilian school of dancing and culture are some of
the vast alternative places to go for. Every Tuesday evening there is a
great Percussion festival in the streets called Olodum Blessing . Three
small squares are used as stages by different musical groups. A tour of
Pelourinho will make you feel liking gooing back in time, for its
arquitecture preserves the style and looks of centuries behind.
Salvador and it's neighborhoods
 Splitting
the Lower city from the Higher City, it is one of the most well known
historical points of the city of Salvador. It was named after Lacerda
engineer, who made the first project of the workmanship. Mercado Modelo
is a fair inside one of the largest old buildings.It is right across
from the Lacerda elevator, at the lower side of the city. The building
holds one of the most astonishing fairs of handicrafts in South America
aimed at national and international tourism market, with a huge variety
of souvenirs. With professionals who dedicate daily to take care of the
delicacy and beauty of the souvenirs of the most historical city in
Brazil. In the Model Market every one can find all sorts of Art which
preserves the culture of Bahia.
Afro-Brazilian Influence
Salvador, Bahia is vigorous City of around 2,600,000 inhabitants,
streched along the green tropical hills and the bulcolic beaches along
the Bahia de Todos os Santos (Bahia of All Saints). The first capital of
Brazil, Salvador was built on two levels, with administration buildings
and residences on the hills and forts, docks and warehouses on the
beaches. From 1500 to 1815, a significant amount of enslaved Africans,
sugar, gold and diamond landed on salvador, where at that time was
Brazil's busiest port. Those were prosperous times for the city as well
as the whole country.
 In
Salvador, more than anywhere else in the country, the African influence
in the Brazilian culture is readily visible in the religious festivals
and ceremonies of Candonblé, which worships the African Gods and
Godesses; the spicy dishes with African names such as Acarajé, Vatapá
and Moqueca and the capoeira school, where unique African style of
ritualistic fighting is taught. Salvador is the center of both
traditional and contemporary Afro-Brazilian art and culture, and is
famous for its Afro-Brazilian carnival groups - Blocos and Afoxes.
Salvador's artistic and religious groups are the foundation of an
important social movement in Brazil, teaching visitors on Bahia's
African roots.
Outside Salvador, The beaches of Praia do Forte and beyond
The Beaches and islands Inside the city of Salvador have a maritime edge
of thirty-six kilometers, starting from Barra beach and up to Stella
Maris. The most visited islands are: Morro de São Paulo, Boipeba and
Itaparica. Morro de São Paulo is the preferred one which has the beauty
of its crystal waters, the options for varied parties, the tranquility
and several other alternatives of leisure,such as : scuba diving,
sailing, horseback riding, surfing and a lot more
click to see pictures
Click here to see Salvador da Bahia, its streets and beaches thru Google Maps
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