Teach your English to a Brazilian family or a group of people. Help them to improve their grammar and oral skills in exchange for room and board. Teach ONLY 15 hours weekly and enjoy the rest of your time exploring Brazilian cities and culture. Having the opportunity to tutor is itself a learning experience. Learn more about Brazil, the language, and discover new things about yourself!

Host families are carefully selected. Besides their deep desire to learn a new language, they are also very interested to learn more about a different culture and to share their habits too!

The teaching English experience is offered in many different cities and its surroundings.

Locations: Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Blumenau, Caxias do Sul, Curitiba, Duque de Caxias, Florianópolis, Fraiburgo, Joinville, Londrina, Manaus, Niterói, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Vitória

This 20-year old American  participant had a "wonderful experience, thank you. I am really enjoying Brazilian culture and people. Although Cataguases is a little quiet for my taste, I am still having fun. I was in Rio for a few days last week when Tatiana had class in Sao Paulo. The teaching has been going okay; ...she has only received about 12~ days of classes since I have been here.  I am confident she will learn a lot by the time I leave in July."

Click here to read more about of his experience!

This program was designed with the objective of placing foreign university students in Brazilian families who wish to improve their language skills.

The host families will provide room and board to the students who, in exchange, will give conversational lessons in their native language to all or any family member. Having the opportunity to tutor the members of a family is in itself a learning experience. The sessions may be a time for exchanging information about languages, customs, and cultures.

The tutor will spend up to 15 hours per week helping their host family to improve their English skills, who will accommodate the student for a period of 4 , 8 or 12 weeks.

Duration:  4-12 weeks

• Tutoring a Brazilian family is a different way to experience the country, being close to the community

• It is an opportunity to teach, learn, share and promote intercultural exchanges

• Brazil is rich in culture, heritage, history and tradition, and continues to become more relevant in the global market

• We have many years local expertise of Education and Cultural Programs

• The program includes an extensive package including placement, counseling and support

• This Brazilian experience offers a wide range of host families to suit the different needs of each tutor

• Program Length and Start Dates 4, 8 or 12 weeks

• Start dates vary according to availability of the host families and tutors preferred start.

Choices for the locations and host families are primarily based on availability, student background and preference as stated at the time of booking. We have many years experience of placing overseas students. We feature years of expertise in Intercultural Education and therefore we are better able to match a tutor application to a family than a student or parent. It cannot be guaranteed that a tutor can be placed in a chosen location; however, we will always try to accommodate the preferences of the early applicants when making our selection.

If an prospective tutor has specific requirements, please consult with us before confirming acceptance of the booking: teach@nik-las.com

• Placement in a Brazilian host family

• Airport pick up and transfer

• Room and board provided by the host family (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

• Total assistance and full-time support during stay in Brazil provided by a local representative

• Visa documents to be sent to you 

• Cultural Exchange

• Language tutoring training

• Counseling provided

• Arrival Orientation upon arrival

• Travel to and from Brazil

• Internal flights and weekend trips

• Visa fees

• Travel Medical Insurance

• Pocket money 

• Résumé in Portuguese or English.  (Example Provided)

• Application Form - Click here!

• Short essay (1-2 pages): the student has to focus on  relating who he/she is, and the kind of experience he/she wants to have.

• Applicant has to send the documents by e-mail to: teach@nik-las.com

• Deposit of $250 USD

• Send documents at least 2-3 months before arrival date

Please, make sure your medical insurance covers you during your stay in Brazil; otherwise we can make arrangements for you to receive in this case.