| As the largest country in South America,
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| | for those reasons.
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| Brazil is big on business. Their
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| | With that said, if you are planning on
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| geographical proximity to the United
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| | remaining in Brazil to teach English for
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| States, as well as their trade agreement
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| | an extended period of time, you may be
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| with North America, makes speaking
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| | able to find an employer who is willing
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| English a very important asset for
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| | to sponsor you. The catch is that you
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| Brazilian citizens. English is taught to
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| | will probably have to pay for the process
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| all levels of Brazilian students, from
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| | yourself. This is something that you
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| childhood on up. Some Brazilian companies
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| | should actively research and discuss with
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| will hire English teachers to train their
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| | your employer if you're interested in
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| employees to make foreign communication
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| | pursuing a work visa.
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| easier.
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| | So you might be wondering how so many
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| With that said, Brazil is naturally a
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| | English teachers manage to work in
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| major destination for those looking to
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| | Brazil. The answer is, the majority of
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| teach English in a foreign country.
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| | them are working on tourist visas.
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| Teaching English in Brazil is a unique
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| | Technically, it is not legal for a
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| and enriching experience that anyone who
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| | foreigner to work on a tourist visa;
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| wishes to travel should consider.
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| | however, chances are very slim that you
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| What is required?
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| | will ever get into trouble for doing it.
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| Some countries require English teachers
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| | Tourist visas are fairly simple to get,
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| to be certified in any number of teaching
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| | and require an application through the
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| courses. TEFL, TESOL, and the Cambridge
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| | Brazilian Consulate as well as a valid
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| CELTA are all certifications that are
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| | passport and other documents. Tourist
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| often required for foreigners wishing to
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| | visas are valid for three months, which
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| teach English in another country. Brazil,
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| | means if you are working in Brazil you
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| however, does not consider this a
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| | will have to renew your visa at a
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| prerequisite.
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| | Brazilian police office every three
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| If you do have a certification, it may
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| | months. You are also not allowed to
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| very well help you in the classroom. But
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| | remain in Brazil on a tourist visa for
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| chances are good that if you are hired by
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| | more than six months every year.
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| a Brazilian company or school, they will
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| | It is possible to get a tourist visa
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| require you to go through an in-house
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| | changed over to a work visa, provided you
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| training program regardless of whether or
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| | can find a sponsor. Your best bet may be
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| not you are certified to teach.
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| | to begin a job on a tourist visa, get
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| What is recommended is a BA in some
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| | comfortable with your employers, and then
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| subject and a working knowledge of
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| | bring up the subject of a work visa after
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| Portuguese, the official language of
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| | they have decided they want to keep you.
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| Brazil.
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| | At that time, they may be willing to
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| What about a visa?
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| | sponsor you.
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| This is where the information can get a
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| | It sounds like a lot of red tape, but the
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| little sketchy, and keep in mind we're
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| | truth is that teaching English in Brazil
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| not advocating one course of action over
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| | isn't as complicated as it sounds. The
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| another. The truth is, getting a work
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| | market for English teachers in Brazil is
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| visa for teaching English in Brazil is
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| | booming, and with that demand comes an
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| going to be very, very difficult.
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| | increased possibility that you'll be able
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| The vast majority of schools in Brazil
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| | to find the right job for you. With
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| that hire English teachers are unwilling
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| | thousands of English teachers needed all
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| to sponsor those teachers for work visas.
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| | over the country, Brazilians are for the
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| Sponsorship by an employer is required to
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| | most part eager to help. Do your research
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| get a legitimate work visa. It is also
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| | and be prepared, and you're sure to have
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| extremely expensive and complicated, and
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| | the experience of a lifetime.
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| many companies steer clear of doing so
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