# Online Brazilian Portuguese Lessons in Bologna Canonical URL: https://barbarasharon.com.au/en/portuguese-teaching-locations/bologna/ Language: en Last updated: 2026-11-03 [Website overview](https://barbarasharon.com.au/llms.txt) Online Brazilian Portuguese lessons in Bologna, with Barbara Sharon. Private and group formats available online. Start at your pace. Learn Brazilian Portuguese online from Bologna. Lessons are delivered online. Choose a time that works in your local time zone, then confirm availability with Barbara. ## Live online Portuguese lessons for learners in Bologna Lessons for Bologna are delivered live online. Share your level, goals, and preferred times so Barbara can confirm the current private or adult group option. ## Portuguese-language culture in Bologna For a quiet starting point, the [Jorge Luis Borges library](https://www.bibliotechebologna.it/biblioteche/biblioteca-jorge-luis-borges) in Porto-Saragozza lists Portuguese among the languages represented in its adult collection. At Via dello Scalo 21/2, you can look for something short enough to read without translating every sentence. As an optional self-study exercise, choose a paragraph, note three unfamiliar expressions and write a short response in Portuguese. Bologna's university offers another reading route. Its published [2026/27 Portuguese and Brazilian literature syllabus](https://www.unibo.it/it/studiare/insegnamenti-competenze-trasversali-moocs/insegnamenti/insegnamento/2026/515090), for the Bologna campus, connects Portuguese literature with colonial Brazilian writing and examines the images and stereotypes those texts helped construct. The bibliography includes Camões and Pêro Vaz de Caminha. You can use the public reading list as an optional guide, comparing how an author describes a place with whose perspective the description leaves out. Portuguese-language history also reaches Bologna through photography. Salaborsa's listing for [*Revoluções. Guinea-Bissau, Angola e Portogallo (1969-1974)*](https://www.bibliotechebologna.it/events/revolucoes-guinea-bissau-angola-e-portogallo-1969-1974), dated 12-31 October 2026, describes 56 photographs by Uliano Lucas. They document liberation struggles in Guinea-Bissau in 1969 and Angola in 1972, alongside Portugal under dictatorship and Lisbon after the April 1974 Carnation Revolution. The exhibition description provides a useful basis for making a timeline in Portuguese, keeping the histories of these different countries distinct. For music and dance, the [*Carioca!* programme](https://cittadellamusica.comune.bologna.it/objects/carioca) records a Brazilian cultural weekend in Piazza Lucio Dalla on 26-28 June 2026, within DiMondi. It included concerts, samba and Afro-Brazilian dance workshops, and Brazilian street food. Use the programme to discover performers such as Nilza Costa: as an optional listening exercise, choose a song and summarise its subject before looking up unfamiliar words. There is also a participatory connection through [Capoeira Angola Palmares's 2026/27 Bologna programme](https://www.capoeirapalmares.it/corsi-di-capoeira/corsi-capoeira-adulti-bologna/), based at LaCadeMia on Via Andrea Costa. The association describes its adult teaching as combining physical, musical and cultural aspects, and lists a *roda* in its timetable. If this interests you, ask the organisers about participation and the music used; an optional language task is to build a small vocabulary of instruments and movements. Film offers another way to practise listening. Cineteca di Bologna's [November 2026 programme](https://cinetecadibologna.it/programmazione/film-in-programma/) lists *The Riverbank* (*A Margem do Rio*), a Brazilian film by Matheus Farias and Enock Carvalho, for 3 November at the Lumière's Sala Scorsese, in Portuguese with Italian subtitles. Check the current programme when choosing a screening. After watching a Portuguese-language film, try describing one character's decision in your own words, using the subtitles to support comprehension. ## Lesson formats and levels Private lessons and adult groups support beginner, intermediate and advanced learners. Barbara confirms the level, format and availability before booking. Compare [lesson formats](https://barbarasharon.com.au/en/portuguese-teaching-services/) and read about [Barbara's teaching approach](https://barbarasharon.com.au/en/about-learning-portuguese/). ## Current lesson prices Starting from AUD 29/hour - **Private package:** from A$260 for four weekly one-hour private lessons. - **Adult group term:** from A$290 per student for ten weekly one-hour lessons. - **Casual private lesson:** A$65 for one hour. Prices are in Australian dollars. Use the enquiry button above to discuss the current timetable and the format that fits your goals. ## More lesson information - [Portuguese teaching services](https://barbarasharon.com.au/en/portuguese-teaching-services/) - [Barbara's teaching background](https://barbarasharon.com.au/en/about-learning-portuguese/) - [Contact Barbara](https://barbarasharon.com.au/en/contact-portuguese-teacher/) Scheduling uses the Europe time-zone group as a planning reference. Learners in Bologna can use the online lessons from Italy. Scheduling from Bologna: Lessons are delivered online. Choose a time that works in your local time zone, then confirm availability with Barbara. The IANA time zone is Europe/Rome; use it as a planning reference rather than a promise of a particular class time. A possible learner goal in Bologna: you might use an online lesson to prepare for travel, family communication, work conversations, or a personal interest in Brazilian Portuguese. ## Can I study Brazilian Portuguese online from Bologna? Yes. Live online Brazilian Portuguese lessons are available for learners in Bologna. Choose private lessons or an adult group and confirm a suitable time using Europe/Rome. ## Can complete beginners join the classes? Yes. Beginners, intermediate learners, and advanced speakers can ask about a suitable lesson format. Barbara confirms the level and current availability before booking. ## How are lesson times arranged for Bologna? Scheduling from Bologna: Lessons are delivered online. Choose a time that works in your local time zone, then confirm availability with Barbara. The IANA time zone is Europe/Rome; use it as a planning reference rather than a promise of a particular class time. ## How much do the online Portuguese classes cost? Current group-term and casual-private prices are shown below in Australian dollars. Availability and the lesson format are confirmed before booking. ## Can I request an in-person lesson near the Gold Coast? This page describes online lessons for Bologna. If you are on the Gold Coast, ask about a confirmed venue in Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach or Kirra, subject to availability. ## Scheduling and time zone Planning examples for January and July 2027, not available class times. Dates use YYYY-MM-DD and a 24-hour clock. Compare both dates as well as times; your local day may differ. | Australia/Brisbane | Bologna · Europe/Rome | | --- | --- | | 2027-01-13 09:00 | 2027-01-13 00:00 | | 2027-01-13 18:00 | 2027-01-13 09:00 | | 2027-07-14 09:00 | 2027-07-14 01:00 | | 2027-07-14 18:00 | 2027-07-14 10:00 | AI-generated teaching illustration; this image does not document a local classroom or a confirmed lesson venue. 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