Diego Brian

I have had 166 lessons with Diego. I keep coming back because he is an amazing teacher. He has brought me from no Portuguese to being able to converse fluently (I still make a lot of errors, but I am easily understood). I am so happy with my results with Diego. And the lessons are fun!

Diego is a gem of a portuguese teacher. I was trying to learn on my own, and was too shy to try to speak much with others. Diego has been so encouraging, and I feel so supported to grow my confidence in expressing myself. He is incredibly skilled and knowledgeable in the Brazilian portuguese language. For example, he taught me the proper pronunciation of the vowels using exercises of putting my hand on my throat to feel the J of jacare. He can also break down to explain the many subtle exceptions to rules. Most importantly, he is patient, kind, engaging, open minded, and all around makes learning fun for me. I'm so grateful for him offering his time and service on this platform. Check out his youtube page too! Highly highly recommend. - Justin

Oggi abbiamo riso tantissimo durante la lezione. Mi sono divertito molto e ho imparato tante cose nuove. Il tempo passa rapidissimo!

Diego is a fantastic teacher. He is friendly, calm, and patient and he always puts his students needs first. When I practiced speaking in Portuguese, I felt like I could make mistakes and he would correct them without judgment. I also really liked the way that he would type out what I was saying as I was saying it--this helped my pronunciation, my understanding of grammar, and just generally aided my progress in the language. I would recommend him highly to anyone looking to study Portuguese.

Diego is a great teacher! He's patient, structured and funny- and remembers details about our previous lessons to connect threads across sessions. He shares a lot about the cultural context of Brazil, and makes the info relevant to our conversations. Diego always encourages questions, and gives thorough background for answers, which helps me remember and retain info. I'm grateful to be learning with him :)

An hour's conversation flows easily with Diego, as he gently drops in clarifications and corrections without interrupting discourse.