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[viridescent4]

Hi, everyone! I'm a newly-certified prospective English teacher, so I apologize in advance for any obnoxious newbie tinge to my post. I've been applying to lots of jobs in Asia but what I'd really love to do is go teach in Brazil. I've been browsing through the posts on this board and they seem to echo what my job counselor at Global TESOL said: if one wants to work in Brazil, the way to do it is to head out and look for jobs there. He made it sound so simple, as though I could just waltz in and find a job within a week (his words exactly). Likewise, the posts here suggest that to try to land a job in Brazil from outside of Brazil is extremely difficult. Those posts, however, are quite old. I'm thinking it sounds too good to be true - can it possibly be so easy to find a job in Brazil?

Any other tips would be greatly appreciated - schools to contact? Cities to check out? Thank you!

[talllolyman]

If you go to Brazil on your own, without a placement company, you will be jobless and maybe even homeless. If you are spending the money to go down there spend some more and have a company find you a job and a place to live.

I was just in Brazil and I met many many unemployed Americans with good backgrounds. Many that were working were only working 2-4 hours a week. Most schools will not even talk to teachers without a company representing them.

Let me know if you want a good referal to a company that can help you.

[Texas Cowboy]

Hello talllolyman, I'm a newbie to the forum and I am interested as well in teaching in Brasil. Do you have information on teaching in the Northeast area (Maceio, Aracaju...) or Manaus? What would be required to get started? I currently hold a 60 hour TEFL certificate that I acquired last year through i-to-i, BS in Sociology and I have a Masters in Social Work (LMSW) but no experience in teaching. I have lived and studied in Brasil these past 3 years but never thought about teaching English there. Well, I will not bore you but any and all info or advice you could supply would be greatly appreciated. BTW, I am currently stateside but am looking to return in 2007 and am highly interested in the Northeast or the Amazon area.

Thanks for the great post!

[myitoi]

If it is your first time out there then it would be best to get a placement through a company as you will be guaranteed employment and you will be looked after/represented incase of any problems.

There are lots of examples of people going abroad and not being able to find work, and in my opinion it is not worth the risk.

I will PM you some information on what i-to-i has to offer...

[Texas Cowboy]

Thanx myitoi

[Aramas]

Does anyone else get the feeling that Texas Cowboy, myitoi and talllolyman are all the same person? I know how I would love to pay $2000 to get a job that pays $500 a month, so I can understand the appeal of using an agency. Still, there's some tough competition - some other organisations charge over $1000 a month to let us work for free! I get excited just thinking about it

[Texas Cowboy]

Instead of sarcasm and paranoia.....why not share some of your wisdom and sound advice. I have no other personalities here in the forum. I am new and apologize if my questions seem insignificant or irritating to you

[shannoneast]

Ok, so I was in Rio for 6 weeks straight looking for a job in August and foud a lot of difficulties because I don't have a proper work visa. However, I made some contacts with some schools and some gave me interviews although many wouldn't even accept my applications wihtout work papers.

Since I passed the time for the start of classes I went to Peru to volunteer, but I'm returning in Dec. And yes, I found a school that will accept me under the pretense of a student visa.

You can legally work for 4 hours a day and stay legally for a year in Brazil with that. Now I'm working on getting that, but I don't have a police clearance record.

If anyone knows how I can obtain that outside of the US, please let me know.

Good luck as it's hard to find a job, you will. And you will make much more money doing private lessons especially to business men/women.

Tchau y Boa Sorte

[wayne allen]

how difficult is it to get private students and can you make a good income from that?

obrigado............

[Tiger Beer]