Online Portuguese as a Foreign Language Courses

The Brazilian National Association of Directors of Federal Higher Education Institutions (ANDIFES) is offering, through the ANDIFES IsF Network - Languages without Borders, free online Portuguese as a Foreign Language Courses.

The courses are open to the general foreign public, and participants do not need to be affiliated with the universities in the network or be in Brazil. In addition, most of the courses can be taken by people who do not have knowledge of Portuguese.

There are 325 places available in 11 courses. Registration is free and open until 12:00 p.m. on April 4, 2025, (Brasília time). To register, candidates must present an identification document (Passport, RNE - National Foreigner's Registry -, RNM - National Migration Registry -, or CPF) and, if necessary, proof of proficiency or a self-declaration that they can attend classes at the level they have indicated. The list of selected candidates will be released on April 24 and the courses will begin on April 28.

Additional information may be obtained from the official website https://www.andifes.org.br/institucional/redeisf/. The following links are also useful:

(i) Notice with general rules and list of courses offered: https://www.andifes.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ EDITAL_OFERTA_1SEM2025_-_PORTUGUES_28229_assinado.pdf.

(ii)Information of the vacancy table (days of the week, times, number of vacancies available, links to course syllabuses): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTzVg2 1s1SCXe5hwb3ovlxfYHBCiVL96xW0sE9At8YqarMYEKEvzVT77YyaG kKhlBu4D_ygFZc8MVyk/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true

(iii) Registration Form for Portuguese as a Foreign Language courses (versions in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGZWPRxLHzqORKQWcfFXv8aL7YA-LFV-ScbDc7QdW17fq1Xw/viewform

(iv) Informational video on how the courses work:
https://www.andifes.org.br/institucional/redeisf/106765-2/