Fletcher Jones Language and Cultures Resource Center

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.

Meet the Fellows

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"My experience at Pitzer was truly unforgettable. Sharing my culture and learning from the students has deeply transformed the way I see the world. I will always cherish the friendships, experiences, and memories I made there."

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“My time at Pitzer was truly unforgettable, every person I met and every experience I had shaped me profoundly. I am extremely grateful to those who made it possible for me to fulfill this dream.”

Campino Grande, Paraíba

Close-up of Breno Salluz standing in front of a green park.

“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!”

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

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Brazilian Portuguese Fulbright Teaching Assistant

Curitiba, Paraná

Close-up of Danielle Marafigo, who has purple hair and wears a green beanie

Brazilian Portuguese Fulbright Teaching Assistant

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Close-up of Isabel Santos sitting on a green lawn

“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.”

Unaí, Minas Gerais

Close-up of Ana Guimaraes sitting in a white chair with a bookshelf in the background

“The best thing about Pitzer was meeting wonderfully generous people and feeling like part of a community.”

Recife, Pernambuco

Close-up shot of Dafini Peroba in front of a fountain

“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.”

Aracruz, Espirito Santo

Close-up of Thais Guerra standing in front of a lake.

“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.”

Belo Horizonte, Minas, Gerais

Close-up of Vitor Lacerda Siqueira, who has short brown hair and wears a blue sweatshirt.

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.

"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."

Minas Gerais, Brazil