Our program is organized into six levels, each named after one of the major peaks located within Brazilian territory. As each participant progresses through their learning journey, they reach a new altitude, symbolizing the deepening of their linguistic, interactional, and intercultural competencies. Throughout this journey, we will embark together on an expedition across some of the highest points in Brazil.

• 1st term | Morro do Couto (Rio de Janeiro): 2,687 metres
• 2nd term | Pico do Cristal (Minas Gerais): 2,769 metres
• 3rd term | Pico das Agulhas Negras (Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro): 2,791 metres
• 4th term | Pedra da Mina (Minas Gerais and São Paulo): 2,798 metres
• 5th term | Pico do Calçado (Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo): 2,849 metres
• 6th term | Pico da Bandeira (Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo): 2,891 metres

Morro do Couto (A1.1) and Pico do Cristal (A1.2)

By the end of the first two terms of the program, each participant should be able to:

• understand expressions, dialogues, and short texts related to everyday situations;
• introduce themselves and exchange personal information, such as nationality, occupation, and interests;
• ask basic questions and answer simple questions about familiar topics in Brazil;
• take part in straightforward social interactions, such as making invitations, making requests, and arranging plans in everyday situations;
• describe people, places, objects, and routines clearly;
• read and produce short texts, such as personal introductions, messages, and accounts of everyday experiences;
• communicate in everyday situations with speakers who use simple and accessible language;
• recognize some fundamental aspects of Brazilian culture.

Pico das Agulhas Negras (A2.1) and Pedra da Mina (A2.2)

By the end of the third and fourth terms of the program, each participant should be able to:

• handle communication situations while travelling, taking part in everyday activities, and engaging in routine social interactions in Brazil;
• participate more actively in conversations about familiar topics, personal interests, studies, work, and current affairs;
• express opinions, agree, disagree, and provide basic justifications to support their points of view;
• read and produce texts in a range of simple genres and registers, adapting their language to their communicative goals;
• use Portuguese in a wider variety of social and professional contexts;
• deepen their knowledge of Brazilian culture and develop a better understanding of the relationship between language and society.

Pico do Calçado (B1)

By the end of the fifth term of the program, each participant should be able to:

• express more nuanced opinions and ideas, adapting their use of the language to different contexts and registers;
• understand spoken and written texts from new genres and at increasing levels of complexity, identifying intentions and perspectives;
• produce narrative, descriptive, and expository texts with increasing autonomy;
• defend opinions and develop points of view in a clear and organized manner;
• navigate different registers and forms of communication, recognizing formal and informal contexts;
• recognize the diversity of historical, social, and cultural perspectives that shape Brazil;
• speak Portuguese with greater autonomy in personal interactions and multicultural contexts.

• communicate spontaneously in a variety of situations, interacting naturally with Brazilian speakers;
• understand more complex spoken and written texts, identifying nuances in intentions and different points of view;
• produce detailed spoken and written texts on a wide range of topics, demonstrating a strong command of the language’s main structures;
• present arguments, defend opinions, and support points of view using discourse strategies appropriate to the context;
• adapt their use of Portuguese to different text genres and communication situations, with a high degree of autonomy;
• critically engage with historical and social aspects of Brazil, recognizing the diversity of cultural perspectives that shape the country.