Adult education campaigns have been run on-and-off in Brazil since the 1930’s, supported by the federal government, often with assistance from social, fraternal, religious, professional or commercial bodies. One of the main motivations for supporting such projects is the relatively high adult illiteracy rate, which in 2000 stood at 14.7% according to UN estimates.
Note that Brazilian companies sometimes agree to pay for their employee’s language courses, even their spouse’s.
The American School of São Paulo, known locally simply as "Graded", offers language, art and cultural lessons for adults in a friendly and warm environment. To register or get more information either call 3747-4824 or 3747-4864, or send them an e-mail at anacris.fernandes@graded.br. In addition their monthly field trips around São Paulo will help you enlarge your social circle and get to know the city.
The following links are for additional institutions in Sao Paulo offering adult education programmes:
Update 13/12/2010
Babbel is an international success with millions of active subscribers and ranked as the world's #1 innovative company in education.
Why Babbel?
Learn and review on your own schedule: Mobile, tablet or desktop compatible, with lessons about 10-15 min.
Expert-made courses: Learn the basics or focus on topics like travel, culture, or business.
Start speaking right away: Learn to speak a new language naturally and conversationally.
Every learner is different: Each course is based on your native language and personal interests.
Remember everything: Babbel employs proven cognitive techniques that move new vocab to your long-term memory.
Refine your pronunciation: Practise speaking and improve your pronunciation with speech recognition technology.
Try Babbel for free today
Registration with Babbel is completely free of charge and the first lesson in every course is FREE to try (Depending on the language you choose, that's 30-80 free lessons!).
If you want full access to Babbel's courses, simply choose a subscription that works best for you. Buy with confidence: 20-day money back guarantee!