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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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The best when it comes to Portuguese as a Second Language

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 (English-Portuguese).

Dilmo dos Santos

Post-graduate in Translation (English-Portuguese).

Alexandre Conceição

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

Edson Canela

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

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

2025:
From February 10 to March 28, 2025
Deadline for registration: January 10, 2025

or

From August 11 to September 19, 2025
Deadline for registration: July 04, 2025

2026:
From February 2 to March 20, 2026
Deadline for registration: January 9, 2026

From August 3 to September 11, 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

2025:
From February 10 to March 28, 2025
Deadline for registration: January 10, 2025

or

From August 11 to September 19, 2025
Deadline for registration: July 04, 2025

2026:
From February 2 to March 20, 2026
Deadline for registration: January 9, 2026

From August 3 to September 11, 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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Online and on-site courses: choose what best fits you

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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INFRASTRUCTURE THAT COMBINES THEORY AND PRACTICE

A campus for creative business and business creativity

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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On-Campus courses

100 hours per level

6-week program

2025 – From February 10 to March 28 or From August 11 to September 19, 2025

2026 – From February 2 to March 20 or From August 3 to September 11, 2026

Mondays to Fridays – 1:30 to 5:00PM

Coursebook included

Choose the payment method that best fits you.

Payment method

Installments

Total

Cash

R$3.642,00

R$3.642,00

Up to 4 installments

R$910,50

R$3.642,00

The amount as referred above is for 2024.


Enroll now: On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Courses for Foreigners

R$
3.642,00

Payment methods

Cash or credit card up to four times – interest-free – using a Brazilian credit card; wire transfer or bank slip (for this method, the student must have CPF – Individual Taxpayer Registration).

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Enroll now: On-Campus Intensive Portuguese Courses for Foreigners

On-Campus courses

100 hours per level

6-week program

2025 – From February 10 to March 28 or From August 11 to September 19, 2025

2026 – From February 2 to March 20 or From August 3 to September 11, 2026

Mondays to Fridays – 1:30 to 5:00PM

Coursebook included

R$
3.642,00

Notify me

Payment methods

Cash or credit card up to four times – interest-free – using a Brazilian credit card; wire transfer or bank slip (for this method, the student must have CPF – Individual Taxpayer Registration).

Choose the payment method that best fits you.

Payment method

Installments

Total

Cash

R$3.642,00

R$3.642,00

Up to 4 installments

R$910,50

R$3.642,00

The amount as referred above is for 2024.

Notify me

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