Learn Portuguese in Context

Language for Liberation is a live online Brazilian Portuguese program taught from Salvador, Bahia. Our courses combine practical language learning with Afro-Brazilian history, culture, and everyday life.

We are currently building the interest list for future courses, university partnerships, group classes, and institutional programs.

Language for Liberation is designed for people who want more than vocabulary lists. Students learn Brazilian Portuguese through the people, places, movements, and cultural traditions of Afro-Brazilian life.

Our classes support students, educators, researchers, artists, organizers, travelers, and institutions preparing to engage with Brazil and the Black Atlantic diaspora.

The course is taught by Évelin Rodrigues, an Afro-Brazilian educator and polyglot based in Salvador, Bahia.

Future Courses

New beginner and continuing Portuguese cohorts will be announced soon.

Future courses will include:

• Beginner Brazilian Portuguese

• Conversation and pronunciation practice

• Portuguese for researchers and travelers

• Portuguese through Afro-Brazilian culture

• Custom group classes for universities, organizations, and study abroad programs

No prior Portuguese is required for beginner courses.

Why This Work Matters

Since its launch, Language for Liberation has built an international learning community, with students joining from the United States, West Africa, Central Africa, Brazil, and Europe.

Your participation supports Atlantic Archives programming, including Afro-Brazilian youth fellowships, archival training, international exchange, and community-based education in Salvador and beyond.