Meet the team that will accompany you!

Susana Pereira
Position: Founder of the Academy, CEO, and Portuguese as a Foreign Language Teacher
About: With 15 years of experience in both face-to-face and online teaching, Susana has worked with students from various cultures, native languages, and ages.
Experience: Her approach is based on the 3D method (didactic, dynamic, and diversified), making classes always interesting and engaging.
Specializes in…
- Grammar explanations
- Simplifying what seems complicated
- Thematic lessons
- Producing specific materials
- Individual lessons
Joana Soares
Position: Teacher of Portuguese as a Foreign Language
About: Joana brings more than 10 years of experience in teaching Portuguese and English, collaborating with various institutions.
Experience: Since 2007, Joana has dedicated herself to helping motivated adults achieve fluency in new languages.
Specializes in…
- Conversation and Fluency
- Personalized and motivating approach
- Vocabulary acquisition strategies
- Literature and Literary Analysis


Agustín Salinas
Position: Teacher of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PLE)
About: Agustín is an experienced PLE teacher living in Argentina who teaches Brazilian and European Portuguese.
Experience: Focused on planning lessons adapted to the students’ needs and creating cultural connections between Spanish and Portuguese.
Specializes in…
- Teaching Portuguese to Spanish Speakers
- Creating cultural bridges between the Spanish and Portuguese languages
- Teaching the two variants of Portuguese
- Developing lessons based on students' specific objectives and needs
Vera Marques
Position: Teacher of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PLE)
About: She has a degree in Primary Education and a master’s degree in Education for Sustainable Development. She specialized in Positive Psychology and Montessori Pedagogy.
ExperienceMore than 20 years teaching children, teenagers and adults, with an emphasis on teaching European Portuguese and school support in various subjects.
Specializes in…
- Teaching Portuguese to adults and children
- Group and individual lessons
- Use different strategies to help the student
- Teaching Portuguese for more specific purposes


Andreia Soares
Position: Virtual and HR Assistant
About: Andreia works as a Virtual Assistant and in the Human Resources sector, offering administrative and strategic support to optimize operations and personnel management.
Experience: With experience in administrative management and team support, Andreia specializes in coordinating processes and implementing efficient systems.
Specializes in…
- Customer service and support
- Managing agendas and organizing administrative tasks
- Support in integrating new technologies and digital tools
- Coordination of communication between team members
Joana Ferreira
Position: Co-author of the digital magazine PORTUGUÊS.PT®
About: Joana holds a degree in Basic Education for the 1st cycle and works as a tutor at a Study Center, teaching students from 1st to 9th grade. At the Academy, she also contributes as a co-author of the digital magazine PORTUGUÊS.PT®.
Experience: With a solid background in education and extensive teaching experience, Joana combines effective pedagogical practices with the production of specialized content to enrich education in Portuguese.
Specializes in…
- Creating and editing articles about Portugal, its history and culture
- Development of educational and informative content
- Creation of didactic resources to support teaching
- Proofreading and editing texts
