From 'oi' to feeling at home in Brazil.
Real Portuguese for real life here. Small live classes with a Brazilian teacher who has been the confused foreigner in the room. You will not just pass a test. You will order at the padaria, laugh at the family lunch, and finally feel at home.
No textbook robot voice. Real Portuguese, real people.
Which traveler are you?
Three kinds of people land in these classes. They all want the same thing: to stop surviving in Brazil and start living here.
You moved to Brazil
You are building a life here, and daily life should not feel like a boss fight. Handle the bank, the market, the doctor and the small talk, on your own.
Your person is Brazilian
Their whole world speaks Portuguese. Stop smiling and nodding at the family table. Start belonging to it, jokes and all.
Brazil pulled you in
The music, the food, the people got you. You want the real spoken Portuguese people actually use, not the one from page 42 of a textbook.
The TWS method: you learn by doing.
Task based classes in real Brazilian scenarios. You walk out of every single class able to do something new in Portuguese.
You learn by doing
Every class is built around a real task: arriving, ordering, asking, meeting people. Grammar serves the mission, never the other way around.
Real Brazil, not a textbook
Slang, shortcuts, the way people actually talk and text. The Portuguese you will really hear on the street and in the group chat.
Clear "I can" promises
Each module ends with a real can-do. By the end of the course: I can survive and connect in Brazil, on my own.
Checkpoints keep it honest
Short check ins show you what actually stuck, so your progress is something you can feel, not just hope for.
Pick your starting point.
Beginners get real structure. Everyone gets a teacher who tailors the ride to your life and your goals.
Voyager
- get around, order food and ask for what I need
- handle daily life: the market, the bank, the small stuff
- make small talk and actually connect with people
- tell my own story in Portuguese
Private 1:1
Your own path, built around your life, your goals and your schedule. For when you want full VIP attention, or you are already past the very beginning.
DM me to talkExplorer
The next chapter, for when surviving turns into truly living your Brazilian life. Opening after the first Voyager group sets sail.
Hi, I'm Izzy.
I'm from Recife, home of the best Carnaval in the world and a healthy respect for sharks. I finished a marketing degree in 2012, traded the corporate suits for a backpack, and never really unpacked.
South America down to Ushuaia. Two years in Buenos Aires on a diet of Malbec and alfajores. Then two years photographing cruise ships across the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal. A beer in Munich turned into accidentally living in Berlin for three years. Now I'm back in Brazil, far too social for an office cubicle.
I learned Spanish, English and German as an adult, so I know exactly how it feels to be the one smiling and nodding without a clue. That is the whole reason this school exists.
Straight from a student.
Izabel is absolutely the best tutor I have worked with. I have worked with 3 other teachers in the past to learn Portuguese or Spanish, and Izabel is, BY FAR, the best. When I first started, she was very interested in my specific goals, and she walked me through different learning paths. Each class is individually tailored to me. She also provides a lot of 'real world' scenarios, including slang that a local might actually use. We laugh a lot during classes and she makes it very easy and comfortable. I would absolutely 10000% recommend Izabel to anyone wanting to learn Portuguese.
Before you say 'oi'.
Do I need to know any Portuguese?
No. Voyager starts from absolute zero, from your very first 'oi'. If you can read this page, you are ready.
Brazilian or European Portuguese?
Brazilian, and the real spoken kind. The Portuguese you will actually use here, on the street and with real people.
Are the classes live or recorded?
Live, with me, in a small group. If you have to miss one, you get the recording so you never fall behind.
I'm too busy, too old, or bad at languages.
You are exactly who this is for. I learned three languages as an adult while moving countries. We go at a human pace and build habits that actually stick.
How do I join?
Send me a DM with the word VOYAGER on Instagram. We have a quick chat, I get to know your goals, and I help you start in the right place.
Ready to feel at home in Brazil?
The founding group is small on purpose, so everyone gets real attention. Let's talk before the seats fill up.
DM me 'VOYAGER' on Instagram →