Classes Offered

If the class schedules above do not meet your needs why not try a private class? Private lessons are ideal for those with busy schedules or limited time with very specific language learning goals. You will enjoy personal attention and the flexibility to create your own program and schedule. You design class times to meet your specific requirements. Prefer classes online? Click here.

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To enroll: Select a class title from the list to the left to see the class description, price dates and other details about the class. Placement Test: If you have prior experience with Portuguese we recommend taking our placement test.

Questions? If you’re not sure where to start or how to enroll, call us at 917-567-7133 and we’ll walk you through it!

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Questions or Comments? Use our Contact Form Address: 380 Lexington Ave - 17th Floor btw 42nd & 41st Street New York, NY 10168 Hours of Operation: Classes: 8:00am-9:30pm (Mon-Fri) 9:00am-5pm (Saturdays) Office Hours (by appointment only) 10:00am-6pm (Mon-Fri) contact us

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$600.00

10 Private Hours

Level: Advanced Type: Private Prerequisite: Placement Test Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

$1140.00

20 Private Hours Celpe-Bras Prepare for the Celpe-Bras Exam Certificado de Proficiência em Língua Portuguesa para Estrangeiro We can help you prepare for the Celpe-Bras Exam Qualified native teachers will prepare you for the examination, using all types of texts, radio and TV reports, interviews, and picture material to develop your listening, reading comprehension, speaking, and writing ability. This course focuses on both the written and spoken aspects of the Portuguese language and gives you the means to deal with any situation you might encounter in the CELPE examination. You can enjoy regular or intensive classes, from Monday to Friday. The courses contain grammar, reading, and writing lessons as well as interactive roll-playing activities. Listening and comprehension practice and listening to Brazilian music complement the lessons. The course aims, corresponding to the level, to prepare you to deal with everyday situations. more information about Celpe-Bras Prep Course is available here

$130.00

2 Hour Crash Course

Level: Beginner Type: Private Prerequisite: None Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here. You can schedule your crash course according to your availability Crash courses are private, one on one instruction. If you are traveling with a group that would like to take the class together please call and we can make arrangements.

10-hour crash course Greetings, basic verbtenses - present, future and past - travel vocabulary tailored to your needs You can schedule your crash course according to your availability. We offer the following crash course options: 2-hour crash course Greetings, basic verbs, specific vocabulary

$550.00

10 Hour Crash Course If you are visiting Brazil in the near future and would like to have a basic knowledge of the language, such as how to order at a restaurant or get around in public places, this is the course for you. Our crash course is designed for busy people who don't have much time but who want to maximize their learning experience before their trip.

$400.00

First time students.

Course Description: Development of conversation, composition analysis of vocabulary. The objective of this course is to teach you to describe and narrate properly and defend your ideas in a conversation as well as to make you more familiar with the slang and colloquial expressions in the Portuguese language. Level: Advanced Type: Group Class Prerequisite: Complete Intermediate series or take placement test Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

Portuguese for Executives is currently being offered: Day Time Length Hours Dates Tuesdays 7:00 PM-9:00 PM 10 WEEKS 20 3/13 - 5/15

$380.00

First time students.

Course Description: Conversation & Grammar Conversation and Grammar is an upper level language class with a focus on fine tuning the skills learned in previous courses at Brazil Ahead. Conversation and Grammar is an ongoing class that is customized to the group enrolled based on skill level and proficiency. If you have taken Advanced 1 and 2, this is the next level to continue with. Level: Advanced Type: Group Class Prerequisite: Complete Intermediate series or take placement test Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

Conversation & Grammar is currently being offered: Day Time Length Hours Dates Mondays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 2/27 - 4/30

$380.00

First time students.

Advanced 2 is currently being offered: Tuesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 4/3 -6/5 Day Time Length Hours Dates

$380.00

First time students.

Course Description: Development of conversation, composition and analysis of vocabulary. The emphasis of this course is on the correct use of Portuguese structures in conversation and composition. The objective of this course is to describe and narrate in a proper style, defend their ideas in a conversation with valid arguments and a wide vocabulary. Level: Advanced Type: Group Class Prerequisite: Complete Intermediate series or take placement test Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

Advanced 1 is currently being offered: Day Time Length Hours Dates Thursdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 2/23 - 4/26

$380.00

First time students.

Course Description: In this segment, students will understand the main ideas of a complex text, interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity, produce clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects, and express viewpoints on topical issues. Pre-requisite: Intermediate 1 or Take placement test Upon completing the course successfully, students should be able to: Have better command of the grammatical structures and enough vocabulary to take part in conversations on non-specialized themes and express their opinion. You will also be able to read any text with a non-technical vocabulary. Review of the subjunctive mode, the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns, with an emphasis on conversation. Level: Intermediate Type: Group Class Prerequisite: Complete Basico series or take placement test Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

Intermediate 2 is currently being offered: Day Time Length Hours Dates Wednesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 2/29 - 5/2 Tuesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 3/20 - 5/22 Thursdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 3/29 - 5/31

$380.00

First time students.

Course Description: Recommended for students whose Portuguese allows them to communicate with others quite well much of the time, but who still make frequent mistakes so that there are regular misunderstandings. In this segment, students will acquire a better command of the different grammatical structures and know enough vocabulary to take part in conversations on general topics as well as express their opinion and read any next with a simple vocabulary. Upon completing the course successfully, students should be able to: Initiate, sustain and close a general conversation in more elaborated tenses, including the Subjunctive. Write emails and letters in Portuguese and read texts dealing with personal and social situations Schedule their own commitments (meetings, trips, social gatherings) in Portuguese. Level: Intermediate Type: Group Class Prerequisite: Complete Basico series or take placement test Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

Intermediate 1 is currently being offered: Day Time Length Hours Dates Wednesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 2/22 - 4/25 Wednesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 4/04 - 6/06 Tuesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 4/10 - 6/12

$380.00

First time students.

Course Description: Recommended for students with some knowledge of the language, can introduce themselves as well as the world around them. This course is designed for native speakers of Spanish or English speakers with fluency in Spanish who already studied Portuguese in the past. In this segment, students continue to work on aspects of the Portuguese language that are most difficult for Spanish speakers, such as pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms and grammatical structures particular to Portuguese. They will also learn the 2 past tenses, imperative and present subjunctive. Upon completing the course successfully, students should be able to: • Express their opinions in all tenses seen so far. • Distinguish between formal and informal language; • Use adverbs of frequency; • Comprehend small texts • Use proper vocabulary related to food, travel, directions; • Demonstrate knowledge of the Brazilian-Portuguese language appropriate to a variety of everyday situations. • Adapt their Portuguese when dealing with formal and informal situations; • Converse on the phone in Portuguese; • Comprehend bigger texts; • Use vocabulary related to sports, temperature, daily life activities • Use proper expressions when exposed to certain situations Level: Beginner Type: Group Class Prerequisite: Basico 1 or placement test Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

BASICO 2 for Spanish Speakers is currently being offered: Day Time Length Hours Dates Mon & Wed 6:30PM - 8:30PM 5 WEEKS 20 2/22 - 3/26 Thursdays 6:30PM - 8:30PM 10 WEEKS 20 3/15 - 5/17 Mondays 6:30PM - 8:30PM 10 WEEKS 20 4/16 - 6/18

$380.00

First time students.

Course Description: This course is designed for native speakers of Spanish or English speakers with fluency in Spanish. The course concentrates primarily on aspects of the Portuguese language that are most difficult for Spanish speakers, such as pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms and grammatical structures particular to Portuguese. Through music, films, and readings, students are also introduced to many aspects of Brazilian culture. Upon completing the course successfully, students should be able to: • Understand simple spoken Portuguese • Relate Portuguese sounds to their written forms; • Pronounce simple Portuguese text accurately; • Demonstrate a knowledge of basic Portuguese grammar; • Write simple sentences about themselves, using present and future, and employing a basic vocabulary Level: Beginner Type: Group Prerequisite: None Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

BASICO 1 for Spanish Speakers is currently being offered: Day Time Length Hours Dates Tue & Thu 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 5 WEEKS 20 2/21 - 3/22 Saturdays 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 10 WEEKS 20 2/25 - 4/28 Thursdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 3/01 - 5/03 Mon & Wed 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 5 WEEKS 20 3/05 - 4/4 Tuesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 3/06 - 5/82

$380.00

First time students.

Course Description: Recommended for students who can produce simple sentences and can formulate and respond to simple questions using different tenses and word order, and have enough vocabulary to keep the conversation going. In this course, students will learn to use the imperative (formal and informal) and the Present Subjunctive. Upon completing the course successfully, students should be able to: • Express their opinions in all tenses seen so far; • Adapt their Portuguese when dealing with formal and informal situations; • Converse on the phone in Portuguese; • Comprehend bigger texts; • Use vocabulary related to sports, temperature, daily life activities • Use proper expressions when exposed to certain situations This class can also be taken as a Private Class or Semi Private Class or online via SKYPE Level: Beginner Type: Group Prerequisite: Basico 2 or placement test Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

Day Time Length Hours Dates TO BE ANNOUNCED

$380.00

First time students.

Course Description: Recommended for students who have some knowledge of the language, can introduce themselves as well as the world around them. In this course, students will learn to use the 2 different past tenses in Portuguese as well as express their opinions in those tenses. Upon completing the course successfully, students should be able to: • Express their opinions in the present, future and past; • Distinguish between formal and informal language; • Use adverbs of frequency; • Comprehend small texts • Use proper vocabulary related to food, travel, directions; • Demonstrate knowledge of the Brazilian-Portuguese language appropriate to a variety of everyday situations. This course also provides an introduction to aspects of Brazilian culture. Level: Beginner Type: Group Prerequisite: Basico 1 or placement test Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here.

BASICO 2 for English Speakers is currently being offered: Saturdays 10AM - 12PM 10 WEEKS 20 2/25 - 4/07 Wednesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 3/14 - 5/16 Saturdays 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 10 WEEKS 20 3/24 - 5/26 Day of Class Time Length Hours Dates

$380.00 First time students.

Course Description: Recommended for students who have no knowledge or understanding of the language and its grammar, and have a very limited Portuguese vocabulary. This course provides an introduction to pronunciation, basic grammar, reading, simple composition and conversation. Upon completing the course successfully, students should be able to: • Understand simple spoken Portuguese • Relate Portuguese sounds to their written forms; • Pronounce simple Portuguese text accurately; • Demonstrate a knowledge of basic Portuguese grammar; • Write simple sentences about themselves, using present and future, and employing a basic vocabulary This class can also be taken as a Private Class or Semi Private Class or online via SKYPE Level: Beginner Type: Group Class Prerequisite: None Current/Past students with Orbund login can enroll here. BASICO 1 for English Speakers is currently being offered:

Day of Class Start Time Length Hours Dates Saturdays 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 10 WEEKS 20 2/18 - 4/21 Mon & Wed 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 5 WEEKS 20 3/5 - 4/4 Tuesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 10 WEEKS 20 3/6 - 5/8

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