Portuguese · Português
Portuguese — European or Brazilian, taught as you will use it.
Private lessons, small group terms, certification preparation and business programmes, with tutors from Portugal and Brazil in London and online.
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First question: Lisbon or São Paulo?
Two Portugueses, one language — and we teach the one you need.
European and Brazilian Portuguese share a grammar and diverge in almost everything a learner hears. We pick the variety that matches your life, then match a tutor who speaks it natively.
Examinations we prepare for in Portuguese: CIPLE, DEPLE, DIPLE and the CAPLE examinations, plus GCSE and A-Level Portuguese. See Portuguese exam preparation.
A move to Portugal, and the paperwork with it
Residency and nationality routes can require certified Portuguese. The A2 CIPLE examination is a specific target, and specific targets are the easiest kind to prepare for.
Family, work or business in Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese is its own register, accent and set of expectations. We match you to a Brazilian tutor when that is the Portuguese you need.
You already speak Spanish
It is an enormous head start and a real trap. A good tutor uses the overlap and drills the differences that make Spanish speakers sound wrong.
You want to be understood at speed
European Portuguese is spoken fast and swallows vowels. Listening is taught deliberately here, not left to chance.
What we offer
Four ways to learn Portuguese with us.
Choose the route that matches what you are trying to achieve — the format follows from the goal, not the other way round.
Private Portuguese lessons
One specialist, matched from our network, and a programme written around your goal.
Private Portuguese tuition in London or online, at any level. Your specialist is matched from the Portuguese teachers already selected into our network, you meet them on a chemistry call, and the programme is built from what you actually need to do in Portuguese.
From £64/hr
Flexi £75/hr for 4 hours (£300); Mastery £64/hr for 48 hours used within up to 12 months (£3,060). VAT included.
Portuguese group classes
Ten-week terms, never more than six people in the room.
Structured, conversation, business and exam groups in Portuguese, live in Central London and online, Tuesdays to Thursdays. Levels run from complete beginner through to advanced.
From £690 / term
Entry point: the B1–B2 conversation club. 10 × 90-minute sessions — 15 teaching hours — per learner. VAT included. Structured courses £790–£910, group exam preparation £950.
Portuguese exam preparation
Technique for the paper in front of you, not general fluency.
Preparation built backwards from the exam date and the specification your school or institution actually follows, with a tutor who knows the mark scheme.
From £89/hr
Private preparation £105/hr for 4 hours, £89/hr for 48 hours used within up to 12 months. Group exam terms £950 for ten weeks.
Business Portuguese
Language that holds up in the meeting, not just the lesson.
Programmes for executives and teams, scheduled around real diaries, with progress reporting for whoever is sponsoring the training.
From £120/hr
Executive one-to-one from £120/hr on 4 hours (£480), £102/hr on 48 hours used within up to 12 months (£4,896); open business group terms from £950 per person for ten weeks. VAT included.
Why Learn&Co is different
"Everyone comes to language learning for a reason — but what keeps people going is how it makes them feel. Seen. Capable. Connected. That's what we create at Learn&Co."
Life in the language
Two continents, one language, very different rooms.
Portuguese is spoken by more than 250 million people across four continents. Which one you are heading for decides the accent, the idiom and the etiquette you are taught.
Variety chosen deliberately
European or Brazilian from the first lesson, with the differences explained rather than blurred.
Listening trained hard
Real speed, real reduction, real accents — the part most courses avoid and the part that decides confidence.
Certification when you need it
Where residency or nationality requires evidence, the programme aims at the paper as well as the conversation.
The Learn&Co method
A selected network first. Your match, second.
We do not go looking for a Portuguese tutor once you enquire. The selection has already happened: our network is built slowly, from specialists we have interviewed, observed and chosen to work with — for their teaching, not simply their passport.
What happens after your enquiry is the second layer. Maria listens first — your goal, your level, your temperament, your timetable — and then chooses the specialist inside that network who fits the brief. You meet them on a chemistry call before anything is committed, and the programme is written around your life from there.
Our tutor matching is reviewed by The Good Schools Guide.
A network selected before you arrive
Portuguese specialists we have already interviewed, referenced and chosen — vetted for teaching skill, subject depth and the ability to adapt.
A conversation before a tutor
Maria hears the brief first — what you need Portuguese for, by when, and how you like to learn.
Matched from the network
The specialist inside the network who suits your goal, level and temperament is named to you, with Maria overseeing the match — no rota, no algorithm, no directory to scroll.
A chemistry call, then oversight
You meet the tutor before anything is booked. Progress reports, founder check-ins and rematching if the fit ever stops working.
Corporate clients
Trusted by global businesses
Language programmes delivered inside law firms, hedge funds, publishing houses and global property groups.
Partner schools
Working with leading schools in the UK and Europe
Exam preparation, tutor placement and curated exchanges with demanding independent schools here and with partner schools across Europe.
Investment
What each Portuguese route costs.
Every route is priced on its own model — monthly for tuition, per term for groups, per programme for travel. The figures below are the starting points; the full private plans, with the saving for a longer commitment, sit on the private tuition page.
Flexi £75/hr for 4 hours (£300); Mastery £64/hr for 48 hours used within up to 12 months (£3,060). VAT included.
From £64/hr
Entry point: the B1–B2 conversation club. 10 × 90-minute sessions — 15 teaching hours — per learner. VAT included. Structured courses £790–£910, group exam preparation £950.
From £690 / term
Private preparation £105/hr for 4 hours, £89/hr for 48 hours used within up to 12 months. Group exam terms £950 for ten weeks.
From £89/hr
Executive one-to-one from £120/hr on 4 hours (£480), £102/hr on 48 hours used within up to 12 months (£4,896); open business group terms from £950 per person for ten weeks. VAT included.
From £120/hr
All figures include VAT. Private tuition prices are based on one hour a week online; group terms run for ten weeks with never more than six people. Corporate programmes are quoted in full after a scoping call.
Discuss a programmeBefore you book
Learning Portuguese — your questions, answered.
- Do you teach European or Brazilian Portuguese?
- Both, and we treat the choice as the first decision rather than a detail. Your tutor is a native speaker of the variety you need.
- Which exam do I need for Portuguese nationality?
- Applicants are usually asked for A2-level evidence, most often the CIPLE. Always confirm the current requirement with the authority handling your application before booking, and we will prepare you for exactly that.
- Are there Portuguese group classes?
- Yes — ten-week terms in Central London and online, beginner through advanced, capped at six people.
- I speak Spanish. Will that help?
- Considerably, for reading and grammar. Pronunciation and everyday idiom are where Spanish speakers need targeted work, and your programme will focus there.
- European or Brazilian Portuguese — which should I learn?
- Whichever you actually need. Tell us where you are going or who you are speaking to, and we match you with a tutor from that variety. We teach the differences explicitly rather than pretending they do not exist.
- Can I start as a complete beginner?
- Yes. Private Portuguese lessons start at any level, and the programme is built from zero if that is where you are.
- Do you prepare for CIPLE and the CAPLE examinations?
- Yes — including the CIPLE level commonly required for Portuguese nationality, prepared for against the real paper and the score you need.
- How do you choose my tutor?
- Maria takes the brief, then matches you with a Portuguese specialist from our network. A chemistry call comes before any commitment.
Ready to start Portuguese?
Twenty minutes with Maria.
Tell Maria what you want to be able to do in Portuguese, and by when. She will tell you honestly which route gets you there, and introduce the tutor she would match you with.
Maria Toubbe
- 20 minutes
- A conversation, not a sales call.
- With Maria
- Our founder, every time — not a call centre.
- No obligation
- Advice you can use even if you never book.
20 min · video call · free
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