Brazilian Portuguese Fulbright Teaching Assistants
Our Portuguese Conversation program is led by our Brazilian Portuguese Fulbright teaching assistants. Pitzer hosts one Fellow per year to facilitate language discussions, host events, and plan cultural workshops throughout the academic year.
Breno Salluz
“My experience at Pitzer was filled with moments of joy, of learning new things, exploring both as a language teacher and as a person. I will always cherish the time I had here!”
Breno Salluz
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
2023-2024
Joana Grande Moreira
Brazilian Portuguese Fulbright Teaching Assistant
Joana Grande Moreira
Curitiba, Paraná
2022-2023
Danielle Marafigo Arpino
Brazilian Portuguese Fulbright Teaching Assistant
Danielle Marafigo Arpino
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
2020-2022
Isabela Santos
“My experience as a Fulbright FLTA at Pitzer College was incredibly enriching, both personally and professionally. The vibrant culture exchanges and friendships I built broadened my worldview and transformed me as an educator and individual.”
Isabela Santos
Unaí, Minas Gerais
2018-2019
Ana Guimaraes
“The best thing about Pitzer was meeting wonderfully generous people and feeling like part of a community.”
Ana Guimaraes
Recife, Pernambuco
2017-2018
Dafini Peroba
“Living at Pitzer was one of the best experiences of my life! It was much more than teaching Portuguese. I made beautiful friends, I met people I will never forget, I became a better teacher, a better student, a better person! I saw incredible places, I made big dreams come true…I really miss everything I experienced in my “California Dream.””
Dafini Peroba
Aracruz, Espirito Santo
2016-2017
Thais Guerra
“The coolest things about living and teaching in Pitzer was relearning our language/culture through the eyes of the students and through the contrast with other cultures.”
Thais Guerra
Belo Horizonte, Minas, Gerais
2015-2016
Vitor Lacerda Siqueira
Vitor Lacerda Siqueira is from Minas Gerais in Brazil. As an international student at Pitzer, he majored in linguistics and received a minor in Spanish. In addition to his work as a Portuguese Fletcher Jones Language Fellow, he co-founded and presided over the Brazil Club at the Claremont Colleges. In the fall, he will begin his PhD in Linguistics at NYU, focusing on the phonology of Amazonian languages.
Vitor Lacerda Siqueira
Minas Gerais, Brazil
2014-2015
Fellow Perspectives
"As a linguistics major, I loved when students asked me challenging questions about language that I had never considered. It was also wonderful to see how much they progressed in a short period of time."
Vitor Lacerda Siquiera
Brazilian Portuguese Fulbright Teaching Assistant
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