EMPOWERING people through language learning for more than 6 years
Teaches
Portuguese
Native
English
Speaks
French
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
EMPOWERING people through language learning for more than 6 years
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From MozambiqueLiving in Quelimane, Mozambique (02:21 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 3, 2020
InterestsEnvironment & NatureBusiness & FinanceMusicFilms & TV SeriesTech
WELCOME TO MY PROFILE
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Hello! My name is Elcidio and I'm 23 years old. I was born and raised in Mozambique. I really love learning new languages and meeting new people. I currently speak Portuguese as a native speaker, english, french, spanish and I've recently started learning mandarin chinese. I'm also passionate about music and art. My favorite artist is Malangatana. I like reading mindfulness books, business books and fiction. I also like to discuss about politics, science, nature and the environment. I'm also an entrepreneur, I started my business "a hardware store" in June 2021.
Me as a Teacher
I've got over 3 years of experience teaching Portuguese and English online, and before that I used to be an English tutor for adults, which gives me 7 years of experience. I'm very patient with my students and I encourage them to make mistakes because that's the only way they can learn. Details are very important to me, so I tend to focus on them; things such as pronunciation, accent mark( if we are writing ), sentence structure are very important. I like to correct without interrupting so I usually let my students finish their sentence before giving them a tip.
My lessons & teaching style
Having a private tutor allows you to have personalized classes:
just a few rules:
- Don't be shy, you learn by making mistakes.
- if you don't understand something, ask right away.
- try to forget your native language for a while
I offer personalized lessons that are designed to meet your goals. In my lessons I like to use texts, audios and images. I teach group classes starting from 2 to 8 students.
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My teaching material
Audio files
Test templates and examples
Articles and news
Image files
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
PDF file
Graphs and charts
5.0
Rating
423
Students
3,811
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
423
Students
3811
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Portuguese Lessons
Portuguese
English
Trial Lesson
164 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Aulas de português de INICIANTE para AVANÇADO &/ou PRÁTICA DE CONVERSAÇÃO
A1 - C2Language Essentials2,481 lessons completed
USD 6.50+
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APRENDA SOBRE MOÇAMBIQUE//LEARN ABOUT MOZAMBIQUE
A1 - C2Language Essentials73 lessons completed
USD 7.50+
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Availability
497 Reviews
All
Portuguese
English
anna
1 Portuguese lesson
I started his class as a complete beginner and I was surprised by how much I could understand during the first lesson. He is good at providing comprehensible input for the learner's level, I'd say.
I definitely want to talk to him again!
Apr 13, 2026
Abel
3 Portuguese lessons
Primeira aula com o Elcido. Ele é muito paciente comigo, porque sou iniciante, então aprecio muito isso. Ele repete e fala de forma clara. Estou ansioso pela próxima aula
Apr 7, 2026
Julio
18 English lessons
Elcidio is very patient and kind, always encouraging me to speak English, and has become a friend. I recommend him to everyone.
Mar 11, 2026
Gary Williams
6 Portuguese lessons
Great class today ! Elcidio creates a relaxed environment for what feels like a very natural conversation. This type of environment makes me forget that I’m in class, allows me to relax and feel like I’m just having a conversation and catching up with someone that I know from long ago. I’m really looking forward to our next class together!
Apr 10, 2026
Zinaida Khudoshina
63 Portuguese lessons
I really love our lessons with Elcidio and have been studying Portuguese with my teacher for the second year now. He is very kind, open-minded, positive and interesting person. I’ve definitely grown in Portuguese from A1+ to B1. I always look forward to our lessons and will continue them. Thank you, Elcidio!