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I’ve been studying Portuguese for almost two years. By fifteen years, I obviously hope to be fluent.

I do have an English-speaking friend who lives in Brazil, and she complained about her (mandatory) English teacher not pronouncing the words right, but I happen to be a native speaker, so I probably would pronounce them better than her teacher.

I’ve only met one person who spoke Portuguese where I live, and though I would be put through a less complex process to just stay in the United States, I’m not actually sure how many people would come.

For example, in Chicago, there are Polish schools, which are definitely more useful than Portuguese classes.

I do notice people on the Internet from Brazil wanting to get better at English. IF I end up following through in 15 years or so, would it be better to teach in Brazil?

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[–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 9 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think anyone can tell what Brazil (or the US for that matter) will be like in 15 years. Why make that decision now? And is that your only reason for moving?

[–] Lysergid@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If by beneficial you mean profitable, that depends on whether you going to stay in Brazil and Brazils cost of living relative to teacher’s salary vs US one. I’m neither from Brazil nor US nor have an idea about language teacher labor market. But I moved from my home country to other country permanently. What I know for sure when deciding to move, is that you need to know at least 3 things about your country and other one: cost of living, median salary in your job, how much you loose on taxes. AFAIK, taxes especially relevant for US citizens as they are taxed by US even abroad.

Also how easy is to find Portuguese teacher job in US? Maybe stereotypes, but USAers seem to not be particularly interested in foreign languages

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

The market for Portuguese language teachers in the US would depend heavily on where OP lives, and they might have better prospects moving to a different city. I would think a large city like Chicago would have some demand, but perhaps not as high as Miami given the population of Brazilian expats and tourists in Miami. And either of those would probably be higher than, say, Crosby, North Dakota unless Crosby quietly has a large immigrant community. Still, moving within the US for work is probably much easier than moving from the US to Brazil.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

beneficial for who?

for you? can you afford US costs? Healthcare?