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Blog Portuguese Connection - Moving to Lisbon

In the summer of 2015, my husband and I decided to move to Lisbon without ever having visited here. Still in California at the time, we knew we were coming back across to Europe, and we had a wish list. We’d been to Portugal exactly once, well over a decade earlier, and at the time found...

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Portuguese Summer Course in Lisbon, Portugal

There is no better way than learning one of the most spoken languages in the world while enjoying the beauty of Lisbon and its light! Portuguese Connection School offers an exciting Portuguese Summer Course, the most enjoyable way of learning portuguese in Portugal, where throughout 2...

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How to wish a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year in Portuguese

Do you like our Christmas card this year? We had so much fun taking the pictures, what a crazy staff :) As you all, we also want to share our Christmas love and cheer with our loved ones, near and far! If you did not have the chance to come to our school in December for one of our Intensive...

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Absolute Beginners intensive course: December 4th!

Your new year's resolutions list is full of "learn a new language, make new friends, travel to another country, have fun, do something new, meet people from all over the world"? Well, if that's the case we have good news for you: you do not need to wait for 2018! On December 4th we are opening a...

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Walking Tour: ATTERO - Bordalo II

Yesterday we took our students to Attero, an exhibition where the works by Urban Artist Bordalo II are showcased. This Portuguese artist (born in Lisbon in 1987) upcycles the city's rubbish to create amazing pieces of art, reminders of the natural cost of our production, and to raise awareness...

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Portuguese Extensive Classes - New Starting Dates (September 2017)

  BACK TO SCHOOL! Starting Dates   30 hours/15 classes of 2 hours (twice a week from 7pm to 9pm)   A1.1 Level 13th of September (Mondays and Wednesdays) COMPLETE 20th of September (Mondays and Wednesdays) CANCELLED 28th of September (Tuesdays and Thursdays) 4 SEATS...

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Extensive Courses: new dates (September 2017)

BACK TO SCHOOL! Looking for evening classes in Lisbon? We have the perfect course for you! Our Extensive Classes run twice a week from 7pm to 9pm for a total of 30 hours! If you enroll with a friend, the price is 171€ only! But hurry up, there are only a few seats left! Check out the...

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The best Lisbon beaches

  LISBON - Do you know a better place to learn a new language? When we say that Lisbon is the best place to learn a new language, we do not just mean all the things that the city center can offer you, such as beautiful old neighbourhoods plenty of mysterious stories,...

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Portuguese Music: PIMBA

June, the most awaited month of the year in Lisbon, has arrived and before you go enjoying the celebrations, you NEED to improve and expand your knowledge about PIMBA music! There is an arraial (local festival) in every corner, each one with its own pimba song. But, what is pimba and which...

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Portuguese Traditions: Dia da Espiga

This morning our student Vance (USA) came to the school with a beautiful flower bouquet saying everybody was selling bouquets in the street. Do you want to know why? Well, today we celebrate "Dia da Espiga" or "Quinta-feira da Espiga". It always falls on a Thursday, 40 days after Easter and it...

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