the school centers around an interactive small-group approach, and with classes of 4  to 10 people it is easy for teachers to focus on students' needs as well as creating an opportunity for students to interact. grammar, vocabulary, as well as a range of portuguese rules are examined in a way that lets students have more opportunities to listen, speak, debate and brainstorm, while a portion of the lesson focuses on reading and writing.

the teachers use daily life experiences to teach portuguese and help students grasp the street talk know as giria, which is important while learning how to navigate the streets of rio.

also including girias in its programs, português carioca  specializes in teaching brazilian portuguese, that is specifically  spoken by cariocas - courses are only in portuguese and are a must for anyone who sole purpose is to become fluent in the language.