I have been working with Cristina for a couple of years and I love our classes together! Cristina is an exceptional instructor. She comes well-prepared to classes with a specific grammatical topic, weaving in current events and Brazilian culture to make classes interesting and relevant. She provides you with a plan to help you learn and progress at a rate you're comfortable with. She is also very flexible, both in scheduling and in presenting topics of your interest at your level of speaking the language. Since starting classes with Cristina, I have progressed significantly in speaking, listening, reading and understanding Portuguese. But above all, Cristina is an extremely warm and creative person that makes classes fun and enjoyable, and who loves to share her culture in addition to her language. She is now a friend as much as she is an instructor, and I look forward to seeing for her class each week!

I’ve taken over 50 classes with Cristina, dating back to July 2021. In that time, I’ve gone from an A1 beginner to a B1+ level in Brazilian Portuguese (I don’t speak any Spanish at all, just English). She’s flexible to your style of learning and we’ve built a friendship throughout the last 8 months. If you’re looking to have a good time while rapidly improving your abilities in Portuguese, I can’t recommend her enough. I’m confident that working with her will be key in my plans to to bump up to B2 over the next 6+ months.

She is always listening my pronounce carefully. So I hope I will speak correct pronunciation in the future.

Cristina has been an amazing Portuguese teacher! I've been working with her for a few months now, and from the very first class she listened to what I needed — which was mainly to practice speaking — and tailored every session around that. What really impressed me was how she started by assessing my level and then consistently came to each class with prepared materials to match where I was. It never felt generic. Most recently, I asked her to help me prepare for a work presentation, and she went above and beyond — helping me draft the content, practice my pronunciation, and giving me detailed, actionable feedback. I felt genuinely confident going in. If you're looking for a teacher who really listens and adapts to your goals, Cristina is the one. Highly recommend!

Se você quer uma professora que prepara as aulas com mais dedicação do que a NASA prepara um lançamento, a Cristina é a pessoa certa! Na minha primeira aula, eu cheguei com uma bagunça na cabeça, mas ela arrumou tudo rapidinho. atingir o nível C1 foi leve e divertido graças ao cuidado dela em cada encontro, e o Celpe-Bras veio como consequência desse trabalho maravilhoso! Uma profissional que eu recomendo!

I had a trial lesson with Cristina, and she was really well prepared, professional, and motivating. Her style involves engaging, high-energy interaction with a continual focus on language fundamentals, particularly grammar. I would recommend her to anyone looking to improve their Portuguese, and I look forward to booking future lessons.