A Guide to Teaching English in Brazil
Over recent years Brazil's economy has risen steadily and looks set to become one of the top five economies in the world in the years ahead. As with most countries enjoying financial growth, the demand for English language teachers is rising too. While there aren't a huge number of jobs, people with specialist knowledge and experience can gain a visa and find work. However, gaining a visa as a TEFL specialist is extremely rare and most TEFL teachers choose to work illegally on tourist visas.
TEFL Opportunities in Brazil
Brazilian language schools see hiring foreign nationals to teach English as prohibitively expensive. Therefore it is almost impossible to get a working visa to teach English in Brazil and the only option is to work illegally. If you choose to take this route, you'll need to do a twice yearly border run to a neighboring country to renew your visa.
TEFL Hotspots in Brazil
Due to the limited number of opportunities open to most TEFL teachers, the vast majority of TEFL jobs are to be found in the big cities. So these are our top three TEFL destinations in Brazil.
TEFL Jobs in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's top TEFL destination with a huge number of people taking English lessons in state schools and private language institutes.
TEFL Jobs in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, seat of the Brazilian Stock Exchange and home to the headquarters of over 60% of the country's top international businesses.
TEFL Jobs in Brasilia
Brasilia is the country's capital and home to all of the apparatus of government. It offers experienced TEFL teachers a wide variety of opportunities to teach English in language institutes.
Wages and Cost of Living
If you don't plan to rent yourself a penthouse apartment looking out over the Copacabana, the wages from your TEFL job should enable you to live comfortably in Brazil. How much you earn will depend on your experience and level of TEFL certification with wages ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 Real (US$850 to US$1,500).
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