Teacher Profile: Portuguese Teacher Brighton

Portuguese Teacher Brighton – Ines

🇧🇷 Ines, from Brazil

🇧🇷 Teaches Portuguese in Brighton

🇧🇷 Around 20 years experience

🇧🇷 With Cactus since January 2019

🇧🇷 MA in Portuguese Language and Literature

🇧🇷 Speaks: English, German, Spanish and Portuguese

🇧🇷 Worked in the tourism sector

How long have you been teaching for and how long for Cactus?

I have been teaching for the last 20 years. For Cactus I have been a Portuguese teacher in Brighton since January 2019. I teach Portuguese at the Cactus centre in Brighton.

How long have you been living in the UK?

I’ve been living in the UK since November 2018.

Where were you born and what is the city famous for?

I was Born in Brazil, a beautiful, big and multicultural country with an immense cultural richness, where people from everywhere in the world live. A country with many universities, scientific research in various industries such as oil, health, environment and many others. A country with the best soccer players in history, best racing pilots, with great celebrations like the February carnival. A country that has a lot to offer.

What is your degree and teaching experience?

I have a degree in tourism and Masters in Portuguese Language and Literature.

Have you ever worked in another field?

I worked as a travel agent in Germany.

How many languages do you speak?

I speak Portuguese, German, English and Spanish.

What is your favourite book?

One of my favorite books is: Man’s Searching for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl because he talked about his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and describing his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose in life to feel positively about, and then immersively imagining that outcome.

How many countries have you been to?

I have been to many countries in Europe, North America, South America and Asia.

Hope to see you on my course!

Até breve!