From: Rio de Janeiro
Experiences
What’s your motivation to learn Brazilian Portuguese? Are you planning a trip to Brazil? Are you in a relationship with a Brazilian and would like to be able to communicate better with your partner and his/her relatives? Are you just in love with Brazilian culture and thought it would be great to have Brazilian Portuguese as a second (third?) language?
Having a good motivation is the starting point, but most people who feel excited about learning in the beginning, end up stopping at some point, feeling lost and frustrated. How to fix it?
I’m Andressa Maia, from Rio de Janeiro, a mother of two girls and two cats, Muay Thai practitioner, chocolate lover, a building technician with a degree in English and Portuguese and passionate about helping people find their way to learn a new language!
As a Portuguese student, you might know me from Falando Nisso com Andressa on YouTube, where I’ve been sharing tips about Brazilian Portuguese since 2017, the year when my journey as a language teacher started.
In my experience over these years I’ve learned some of the main things that cause students to not improve, get frustrated and give up in the middle of their learning process, so my biggest passion nowadays is to keep my students motivated by helping them to find their own way of learning!
Each person is unique and there is no magic formula to become fluent! Being constant is key, but each person might develop better with a different approach, that’s why – besides private lessons – I also offer a mentorship program!
Would you like to learn more about how I can help you achieve your goals? Let’s have a chat! I’m excited to get to know you and be part of your learning journey!
FAQ
Your first contact is your tutor. They are the ones that will follow your journey to fluency in every aspect.
If you can’t enter the classroom, if you can’t find a google doc you had previously used, if you believe you’ll be late for class. Just send a message to your tutor, they will do their best to help.
The moment you book your first class you will start being in contact with your tutor about the best approach to take.
Your tutor will then send you an email with all you need. There you will find the link you will use for your online sessions, suggested material based on your goals, availability and plans, apps you could try, and more.
As your tutor gets to know you better and upon your requests, more material will be suggested.
We use Stripe as our payment gateway, which means you can use most credit cards in your local currency, Apple Pay, Google pay, etc.
The amount you see at checkout is your final price, that is all we will charge. Now, if you are not paying in dollars, your bank might charge you a currency exchange fee. Be sure to check with them if you don’t know how much that will be.
Yes, if you found the teacher for you, all you have to do is to book a package of lessons and this way you will save money in the long run.
Additionally we have seasonal coupons that will save you even more. Keep up to date with our blog and read the emails we send you to be sure not to miss any of them.
If you have bought a package and won’t be able to take the remaining lessons, inform your teacher about it and they will proceed with the refund process promptly.
Now, if you just need to cancel or reschedule one specific lesson 24 hours before your lesson time, you can do so by getting in contact with your tutor, no questions asked.