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Language and culture immersion

Multicultural learning

Language and culture immersion

Multicultural learning

Qualified academic teaching staff

Continuous students support

Qualified academic teaching staff

Continuous students support

6-week ON-CAMPUS program

100 hours (each level)

6-week ON-CAMPUS program

100 hours (each level)

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On-Campus Extra-curricular Course

On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Courses for Foreigners

Based on a communicative approach, the language teaching of our course is carried out in different cultural and social contexts, which provides a rich experience for the students to practice the Portuguese language and the Brazilian culture in a vibrant atmosphere.

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On-Campus Extra-curricular Course

On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Courses for Foreigners

Based on a communicative approach, the language teaching of our course is carried out in different cultural and social contexts, which provides a rich experience for the students to practice the Portuguese language and the Brazilian culture in a vibrant atmosphere.

Language and culture immersion

Multicultural learning

Language and culture immersion

Multicultural learning

Qualified academic teaching staff

Continuous students support

Qualified academic teaching staff

Continuous students support

6-week ON-CAMPUS program

100 hours (each level)

6-week ON-CAMPUS program

100 hours (each level)

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Learning in our on-campus intensive Portuguese courses, you will be able to:

Learning in our on-campus intensive Portuguese courses, you will be able to:

Develop the four Portuguese learning skills

Listening, speaking, reading and writing for practical situations of everyday communication, pronunciation, vocabulary for specific purposes, such as school, work and leisure.

Immerse yourself and Understand Brazil’s rich culture

You will enjoy a learning experience in a diverse environment with numerous cultural activities, providing you with a deeper understanding of life in Brazil.

Share your experience with international colleagues

The Global Buddies Project – a group speaking task between foreign and Brazilian students, in order to promote interaction and culture exchange experience.

Get a certificate after the course

The Certificate of Achievement is issued by FAAP, an Institution of Higher Education recognized by the Ministry of Education (MEC).

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Your teachers: the best when it comes to Portuguese as a second language

Your teachers: the best when it comes to Portuguese as a second language

Sílvia Burim

Majored in Modern Languages (Portuguese and English) and Literature and post-graduate in Translation (EN-PT)
Coordinator of the Celpe-Bras exam for proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese

Jaqueline Garcia

Graduated in Portuguese/Spanish from USP
Assistant Coordinator of the Celpe-Bras exam for proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese

Dilmo dos Santos

Post-graduate in Translation (English-Portuguese).

Ricardo Galli

Graduated in Portuguese and post-graduated in Portuguese Language

Edson Canela

Graduated in Portuguese/English and post-graduate in translation studies from USP.

Alexandre Conceição

Bachelor degree in Languages. Post-graduate in History of Art.

Elaine Zambon

Teaches portuguese through Brazilian songs and movies.

Celso Solha

Doctor in Education. Director and playwriter.

Camila Fanchini Rossi

Master’s in Communication and Semiotics. Post-graduate in 3D Computer Graphics.

Clenir Louceiro

Post-graduate in Portuguese Language and Literature Teaching at UNICAMP.

On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Course – Level 1 (A1/A2)

100 hours – 6 weeks
Classes: Monday to Friday, 1:30 to 5:00 pm

2026:
From February 2 to March 23, 2026
Deadline for registration: January 9, 2026

From August 3 to September 15, 2026
Deadline for registration: July 3, 2026

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On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Course – Level 2 (A2/B1)

100 hours – 6 weeks
Classes: Monday to Friday, 1:30 to 5:00 pm

2026:
From February 2 to March 23, 2026
Deadline for registration: January 9, 2026

From August 3 to September 15, 2026
Deadline for registration: July 3, 2026

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On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Courses for Foreigners at FAAP

How does the course work?

Based on a communicative approach, the language teaching of our courses is carried out in different cultural and social contexts, which provides a rich experience for students to practice Portuguese in a very pleasant environment: practical situations of everyday communication, pronunciation, vocabulary for specific purposes, such as school, work and leisure, developing the four language learning skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Visit to museums, a Brazilian cooking class and some dance classes are part of the program.

Classes are held from Monday to Friday, from 1:30 to 5:00 pm.

If you have already studied some Portuguese, an interview with the language coordinator is required.
For more information, please contact: international3@faap.br

International Office
Office hours: from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 7 pm.
+55 11 3662-7645

If you are an international student, expatriate, immigrant or simply passionate about Brazil and want to learn about our Language and Culture, study Portuguese at FAAP.
The passing grade is 7.0, which is calculated based on the student’s performance in class participation, assignments, fluency and written exam scores. Minimum attendance of 75% is also required.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Course Levels

Objectives: At the end of this course, it is expected that the student will have the ability to introduce himself, greet people, talk about himself and others, talk about his routine and ask others about their routines, tell the time, report simple facts in past time, talk about the weather, make quick comparisons, go shopping using units of measurement, talk about a future action, understand and give directions, communicate, even with a little hesitation, in public places, as in a restaurant, at a hotel and at the airport. It is also expected that he will be able to write and understand simple texts, with a predominance of colloquial language. 

→ According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): A1/A2, depending on the students’ performance along the course. 

Content Description 

The study of the Portuguese Language 

  • Simple Present (Indicative) 
  • Definite and Indefinite articles
  • Subject Pronouns and Possessives 
  • Interrogative Pronouns 
  • Prepositions and some Contracted forms 
  • Past Simple (Indicative) 
  • Imperfect (Indicative) 
  • Gerund 
  • Future (Indicative) 
  • Indefinite Pronouns 
  • Greetings; nationalities; professions; food; numbers; time; weather; hobbies 
  • Phrases and colloquial expressions for the everyday life conversations. 

Objectives: At the end of this course, it is expected that the student will be able to understand more elaborated sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance. He will also communicate on simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Even with some hesitation he will make assumptions and raise hypotheses. It is also expected that he will be able to write and understand simple texts, with a predominance of colloquial language.

→ According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): A2/B1, depending on the students’ performance along the course. 

Content Description 

The study of the Portuguese Language 

  • Review of Indicative Tenses 
  • Present, Imperfect and Future (Subjunctive) 
  • Comparatives and Superlatives 
  • Object Pronouns 
  • Indefinite Pronouns 
  • Imperative 
  • Augmentatives and Diminutives 
  • Shopping; clothing and accessories; colloquial expressions; abbreviations; traffic signs.
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Free access to FAAP’s laboratories and workshops with support from highly qualified monitors

Learn from professors with academic experience and who are world references

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The campus of Centro Universitário FAAP is an icon. Famous for its main building whose architectural design was developed by the Frenchman Auguste Perret, one of the most important architects of the first half of the 20th century, based on sketches made by Count Armando Alvares Penteado, the institution’s founder. The building is the only work carried out by Perret in Latin America.

The grandeur of its structure extends to the specific facilities of each undergraduate course. Workshops, studios, laboratories, and cutting-edge equipment, combined with teachers renowned by the market, enhance the academic and professional training of students who pass through there. Get to know a little of everything that FAAP offers here.

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Study Portuguese at FAAP

Basic to intermediate (A1 to B1)

On-Campus courses

Duration of each level – 6 weeks

2 levels – 100 hours each

Coursebook included

Choose the payment method that best fits you

Payment method

Installments

Information

Credit card

up to 4x

For this option, interest-free is only available if using a Brazilian credit card

 Bank slip

1x

For this option, the student must have CPF – Individual Taxpayer Registration

Wire transfer

1x

Cash

1x

The amount as referred above is for 2026


Apply to On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Courses for Foreigners

R$
3.950,00

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Study Portuguese at FAAP

Apply to On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Courses for Foreigners

Basic to intermediate (A1 to B1)

On-Campus courses

Duration of each level – 6 weeks

2 levels – 100 hours each

Coursebook included

R$
3.950,00

Apply here

Choose the payment method that best fits you

Payment method

Installments

Information

Credit card

up to 4x

For this option, interest-free is only available if using a Brazilian credit card

 Bank slip

1x

For this option, the student must have CPF – Individual Taxpayer Registration

Wire transfer

1x

Cash

1x

The amount as referred above is for 2026

Apply here

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