Brazil Cultural Center

Great Portuguese teacher! I’ve been studying with her for a few months and I feel I’ve learned so much about Brazil through language, music, dance, art, movies. I really appreciate her patience and the thought she puts into her lessons. It’s clear she has a passion for teaching and knows how to make you feel comfortable while pushing yourself farther than you thought you could. I can’t recommend her classes enough!

Cláudia é uma brasileira de espírito vibrante e de alto astral. She will help you not only to master your brazilian portuguese skills, but to immerse into the amazing Brazilian culture.
Enjoy her tips and meeting-​ups, and esteja preparado para aproveitar o Brasil, seus sabores e suas cores!
:-)

Claudia has been wonderful to work with. From the beginning, it was very clear that she understands the learning process and can tailor her lessons around my needs. I would recommend her program to anyone who is interested in learning Brazilian Portuguese. On top of that, she is a wonderful person as well.
Obrigado por tudo.

I have taken a lot of classes from a wide variety of teachers through a master’s program. When I first read the Unilocal reviews, I thought the reviews seemed overwhelmingly positive and was not sure they were accurate, but they are! I have been taking classes with the Brazil Cultural Center for 3 months now and have enjoyed every class! Even if I am being reminded that I really need to study more. :-)
Each class reviews what previous classes have taught, vocab, writing skills, listening skills, and speaking skills. I have found that in other formal beginning language classes, they can get stuck on certain topics, but these classes go as fast as you can learn the language. I am fluent in Spanish and have found the class goes as fast as I can learn the previous lessons. It is neither too fast nor too slow and students get emails on homework assignments related to cultural education as well. For example, learning the lyrics to a popular song, attending a Brazilian movie, or an invite to a cultural event.
Overall, I have found the class professional and infused with cultural richness that keeps me coming back to each class.

Brazil Cultural Center brings another side of Brazilian culture to San Diego that is not represented enough. Through music, story telling, and traditional dance Brazil Cultural Center shares the varied and rich culture of Brazil with kids and adults alike. Claudia has a very interactive and exciting style of teaching and sharing the immense and intriguing culture of Brazil.

I first met Claudia when she was performing with Nós de Chita. And as a Brazilian that has lived in the US for 17 years, I had never experienced such a beautiful, creative and realistic representation of our culture abroad. I was delighted and honored to have such genuine talent represent Brazilian culture here in San Diego. Claudia is the type of person the commits fully to what she’s devoted to, and she is passionate about sharing Brazil and its rich cultural history and legacy with her students. This is as close to full immersion as you can get if you are not in Brazil.

Amazing teacher :-)
Spreading brazilian culture, language, capoeira, music and folkloric dance/​history at it’s best!
Always fun classes! Authentic content that teaches you to speak and understand the culture, not just grammar memorization and pop culture.
Recommend to anyone interested in Brazil and it’s colorful culture!
Valeu!

Claudia is an awesome language teacher and she is incredibly spreading
brazilian culture.
The contents of her classes/​performances are dip into the Brazilian ways,
related to language, music, dance or capoeira. They are so rich that you
can emerge in the culture understanding its roots and the meanings of this
multicultural country.
It’s always fun working/​learning with her!

Studying through Brazil Cultural Center gives me so much more than simply language instruction. Claudia brings Brazilian Portuguese alive with real-​life conversation and vernacular, and study of Brazilian culture, history, and music. She also gives a solid base of structural language understanding with a progression of vocabulary and grammar skills. Claudia’s genuine Brazilian warmth, and appreciation for both Brazilian and American culture makes her a perfect guide to the diverse riches of her native land and language!