the university offers intensive six weeks courses, but in general courses run over a period of four months, qualifying visitors for a student visa.

located in ipanema, casa do caminho language centre is unique in the fact that all of the teachers are brazilian and some of the profits made from teaching go to help less fortunate regions of Xerém, Duque de Caxias in Rio de Janeiro state.

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.