The history of the English language in the country spans centuries. It started before 1808 and continues after 2022. The timeline is therefore a historical snapshot of this path. Navigate over 210 years of history and 101 historical facts, including biographies and interviews that make up the trajectories of the English language in Brazil.
Teachers, writers and activists were some of the characters in the history of the English language in the country. The list includes Brazilian men and women who have appropriated the language to expand knowledge, explore the world and transform the country’s history.
Janaina da Silva Cardoso
In an interview about the ways of teaching the English language in Brazil, Janaina, a director at the Institute of Letters in the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) talks about racism, decolonial English and tells stories of her former student who is now a government minister, Anielle Franco.
INTERVIEW
“The Woman’s place is wherever she wants it to be”
Young volunteers share experiences about professions for black girls in Ceilândia, Federal District in a project capable of opening doors against racism and sexism
INTERVIEW
Marieli Pereira
In an interview about the challenges of teaching English in public schools in Brazil, the teacher from the neighbourhood of Amaralina on the outskirts of Salvador, Bahia, talks about how education has transformed her life and how she uses the decolonial method for students to understand racism.
