The going rate for private lessons pretty much anywhere in Brazil is R$50 an hour. You can find university students who will do it for cheaper by posting an ad on campus. Stay away from the language institutes, they will rip you off and you wont learn anything.
Most major cities have a Portugues para Estrangeiros program which can help you get a student visa. I wouldn't expect to get much more than that from the class. I find most Brazilian teachers to be too mechanical and focus on grammar instead of developing real conversation skills.
Its really hard to find a good language teacher because most will drown you with useless worksheets and grammar drills, or they will talk to you in Portuguese with no structure which you can get from any of your Brazilian friends.
The best way to learn would be to move in with Brazilians who don't speak any English, study on your own 2 hours a day, have an active social life with Brazilians who don't speak English or who are on your team and won't speak English with you, and have a few hours a week of 1 on 1 tutoring to iron out any errors you have.
A good teacher is more like a coach who keeps you motivated and makes sure you're following the right path. They really cant teach you anything, you have to learn everything by yourself.
Most major cities have a Portugues para Estrangeiros program which can help you get a student visa. I wouldn't expect to get much more than that from the class. I find most Brazilian teachers to be too mechanical and focus on grammar instead of developing real conversation skills.
Its really hard to find a good language teacher because most will drown you with useless worksheets and grammar drills, or they will talk to you in Portuguese with no structure which you can get from any of your Brazilian friends.
The best way to learn would be to move in with Brazilians who don't speak any English, study on your own 2 hours a day, have an active social life with Brazilians who don't speak English or who are on your team and won't speak English with you, and have a few hours a week of 1 on 1 tutoring to iron out any errors you have.
A good teacher is more like a coach who keeps you motivated and makes sure you're following the right path. They really cant teach you anything, you have to learn everything by yourself.