Overview
The country that brought the world samba, bikinis and Carnival is an inherently fun place to be. It’s a land of startling contrasts: while the moneyed live it up on the beaches in Rio, the poor struggle to carve out a life in the favelas (shanty towns); similarly the south has blonde-haired Brazilians of German descent, while São Paulo is enriched by Italian, Arab and Japanese influences.
These differences merge to create the rich fabric of life that makes Brazil such a seductive place. Add this to the dense jungles, remote islands and diverse wildlife, and you’ll understand why this country continually attracts visitors from across the globe.
- Huge country with plenty to see
- Exuberant people
- Lots of teaching opportunities once you arrive
- Plenty of stunning beaches and waves to surf
- A wonderful mixture of cultures
Things you might not know about Teaching English in Brazil
- Brazil is a religious country and has almost three times as many Catholics as Italy!
- São Paulo is the world’s third most populous city, with a whopping 16 million inhabitants
- Given their love of The Beautiful Game, it’s not surprising that The Estúdio do Maracanã in Rio is the world’s biggest soccer stadium, holding 200,000 people!
- The Brazilian Rainforest covers 3.4 million km2 – an area the size of India – but 700,000km2 has been lost to deforestation since 1970.
