Hostel Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4.5
47 reviews47

Come teach english to children (B2-level English and +)

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Immerse yourself in the local culture
25 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Connect with the locals
23 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
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What you offer

16h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Teaching Sports
Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.
Social Work
Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Teaching Languages
Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
Additional Fee
This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.

Additional fee required

This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of Worldpackers’ annual plans.

Amount

R$ 50

Per day

Fee pays for

  • Benefits for travelers
  • Materials for volunteer activities
  • Donation to project

Description

We ask for a 50 reais/night contribution to cover your accommodation costs, classroom rent, supplies while you volunteer with us. Rio is not a cheap city, with a good hostel bed costing around 90 reais a night. These fees help us ensure the long-term sustainability of our programs.

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What you get

3

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Shared Dorm
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Fast Internet Access
High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace
Specific space for you to work remotely
Use our equipped kitchen
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Free Laundry
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours
We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Yoga classes
Take free yoga classes at our place.
Surfboards
You can use our surfboards as much as you want.
Support
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Availability

Mar
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Jul
Aug
Stay at least
2 weeks
Stay up to
12 weeks

The Experience

Teach English to adults and children at our school in Vidigal (three afternoons per week). Live at our pousada in Vidigal in a glass-fronted shared room opening out directory onto the rainforest, with uninterrupted views of the ocean. There’s a 75 step walk down from the road but that’s a price worth paying for hearing the waves rather than traffic noise.

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Requirements

  • Intermediate English or Beginner Portuguese
  • Over 18 years old
  • Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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47 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

  • 25 Immersing in the local culture
  • 23 Meeting locals
  • 23 Meeting international travelers
  • 21 Practicing English
  • 19 Get in touch with nature
  • 18 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

  • 6 4. Quality education
  • 2 1. No poverty
  • 2 10. Reduced inequalities
  • 1 3. Good health and well-being
  • 1 5. Gender equality
  • 1 6. Clean water and sanitation
  • 1 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Brazil

5

The hostel is a huge family, a family created during the program with the people that went for the project. James, the host, is creative, calm, flexible and trully engaged with the project and aware on how to make it pleasent during all the steps of the way. We created a social entrepreneurship from scratch and went to teach english on Rio communities, in between, we did hikes, workshops, and immersion in Rio culture and nature. A truly unique experience that I recommend to all of those who want to make a local impact in Rio and in themselves.

2 days ago

United States

5

It was amazing I liked everything and the people I came across through the program where impactful and I felt at home, I didn't want to leave but I'm glad I had an experience of that nature. The school was fun and impactful towards me and the students where amazing and cool I got the chance to interact and feel apart of the local community.

17 days ago

Bolivia

5

James and victor made me feel at home in casa de Larry, really became my little home away from home, the project of the hostel teches English to whoever wants to learn it in the heart of Vidigal and I know it will keep growing and doing good to the community with the amazing teachers they have, cannot recommend this volunteer work enough, good luck James and thank you for having me

about 1 month ago

Norway

2

The house is very nice, and we loved living in Vidigal and it felt very safe! We also met so many nice people and made good friends here. But when it comes to the project there is a lot of improvement to be made. The project has potential but there is lacking structure and passion from the management. More time could be spent on improving the school rather than making volunteers do personal development classes. No problem with paying but would like to see the kids get more food and see that the money is actually going towards the project. Would recommend the place but not the project!

about 2 months ago

Sweden

5

I truly enjoyed staying at the hostel! It's a calm place with a friendly atmosphere, and I could see myself going back. I did the cleaning volunteering with another person, it was flexible and the starting time was not set in stone. There was a checklist for every day, and we could decide together if we wanted to start early in the morning or later.

8 months ago

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Hosted by Larry

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