Language school Salvador da Bahia, Idioma

School

Our partner school in Salvador de Bahía offers optimal conditions for learning Portuguese and discovering the Bahianese culture, with its high-quality academic structure, cultural and topical classes as options, a very friendly atmosphere and, as an added bonus, the sea located only two minutes away from the language school building! The 7 classrooms are bright and well-equipped and you will have free Internet access through the WiFi network. Between your Portuguese classes, during the coffee break, you will be able to enjoy the comfortable patio on the ground floor for relaxing and chatting with your friends and planning the evening’s festivities. The language school building is located at the heart of « Barra ». This lively residential district is reputed for its quality of life and the Bahianese like to meet up on the magnificent beaches which are on the edge of the Avenida Oceânica. In the shade of the « Farol da Barra », the lighthouse at the southern point of the city, you will find everything you need: lively restaurants, small fashion boutiques, large shopping centres, bars with lively parties, multicoloured shops and omnipresent music…all of this can be found only a stone’s throw away from the school! Therefore, do like everyone else, put on your flip-flops, choose between the beaches of the Atlantic and the Bay of All Saints and enjoy up to 200% this typical Brazilian way of life.

Courses

Standard course
Lessons: 20 of 50 minutes
Course duration: 2 to 48 weeks
Levels: Beginner to advanced
Students/class: max. 7 people
Minimum age: 18 years
Daily schedule: 09:00–12:30

Intensive course
Lessons: 30 of 50 minutes
Daily schedule: 09:00–12:30 and 14:00–15:40
Details: cf. standard course

One-to-one course
Lessons: 20 of 50 minutes
Course duration: 2 to 48 semaines
Levels: Beginner to advanced
Daily schedule: 13:30–17:00 (or in the morning if there is availability)
Details: cf. standard course

Preparation for CELPE-Bras exams
Lessons: 20 of 50 minutes
Course duration: 2 weeks
Levels: Intermediate to advanced
Details: cf. standard course

Capoeira, dance and cooking classes
After classes, discover the intoxicating rhythms of Brazilian dance, the acrobatic art of capoeira and the secrets of Bahianese cooking in classes given by experienced teachers.
Lessons: 2 afternoons/week
Course duration (capoeira, dance): 1 to 4 weeks
Course duration (cooking): 2 weeks

Accommodation

Host family
This is a dream chance to live like a real Brazilian! Sharing life and daily experiences with a host family in Salvador is an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in the Brazilian culture and to put your language knowledge into practice outside of the Portuguese classes, in a warm and friendly atmosphere. At around 30 minutes away from the school, you will have accommodation in a single room with breakfast. Most of the families are located in the « Barra » district.

Shared apartments
You also have the possibility of sharing an apartment with Brazilians or with other students. The apartments are within easy walking distance of the language school building. You will stay in a single room and will share common rooms, such as the bathroom and kitchen, with your flatmates. This option will allow you to have unforgettable encounters and to discover with your Brazilian friends their recipes, their music and the hidden treasures of a city they know by heart.

Hostel, hotel, private apartment
For students who wish to be totally independent, our partner school proposes staying in a hotel, in a private apartment or in a "Pousada" (inexpensive family guesthouses, typically Brazilian) at reduced prices.
Prices and additional information on request.

Leisure

Multicoloured façades, baroque churches, impressive uneven paved streets, welcoming inhabitants, party music…welcome to Salvador da Bahía! From the fragrant and colourful treasures of the « Mercado Modelo » to the sparkling sands of the « Morro de São Paulo », and from Capoiera performances to parades of Batucadas, you don’t risk getting bored. In addition, you are at the heart of the famous « Barra » district, and at a stone’s throw away from the school, you will be able to enjoy as much as you like the beaches and a way of life which the Brazilians have cultivated to perfection. Leaving a place for "Acarajé com camarão", for papayas and for the sun…But above all, don’t miss the soul of the « Black Rome ». In Salvador de Bahía, African music and traditions are mixed into everyday life without losing anything of their original strength. At the heart of Salvador, there is a unique place, a « miracle », the Candeal district. A place that generates musicians of all ages and a model of social integration constructed by Carlinhos Brown. With music as its only weapon and a forest of over-powering rhythms, they resist with style against the bulldozers and the reinforced concrete and every day, they fix even more this African culture which is « transported » over the Atlantic from the Gulf of Guinea to the fertile soils of a Brazil which swore to « dance forever »!

« Revolution destroys, evolution builds, Candeal represents the construction of sense, of niceness and of goodness. We don’t want paternalistic actions, we want social change. Is it necessary to feed or to teach how to sow? It is necessary to learn and to transfer our knowledge so that every one can benefit from it. Humanity needs to dance together, to dance forever!»
Carlinhos Brown

www.elmilagrodecandeal.com