New Book Reveals A Counterintuitive Approach That Gets Complete English-Speaking Beginners Holding Real Conversations In Brazilian Portuguese — Without Apps, Without Expensive Tutors, and Without Ever Feeling Lost Again

Dear Future Portulingo Owner,

From: The desk of Rau Borges

Re: Speaking Brazilian Portuguese with real confidence (and why everything you've tried before may have been the problem — not you)

Would it surprise you to learn that I've helped students go from knowing zero Portuguese to holding real conversations with Brazilians — using the information revealed in this 10-lesson book?

Skeptical?

You should be.

After all, you can't believe everything you read on the internet :-)

So let me prove it to you.

And I Did It By Using A Completely Counterintuitive Model That I'm About To Share With You On This Very Page...

The same Portulingo model that English speakers from all over the world are now using to finally speak Brazilian Portuguese...

...And in turn start having real conversations faster than they ever thought possible...

...All while skipping the formal grammar torture so they can focus on actually speaking...

...And best of all, without spending thousands on private tutoring or moving to Brazil.

Just Like Meryem, Who Was Nervous About Online Learning But Said From Her Very First Session With Rau — It Was The Right Decision

And even though being able to talk to your partner's family is incredible — that's not the best part...

The best part is that she stopped feeling excluded. No more sitting at the dinner table nodding while everyone around her laughed at stories she couldn't follow.

The language stopped being a wall and started being a door.

And Sarah isn't the only one either...

This Is Marcus, Another Student, Who Said Rau Helped Him A Lot On His Journey...

...And said Rau gives out homework that actually helps progression. "A really good teacher that is committed to learning and cares about his students."

Meet Mélina, Whose 15-Year-Old Son Went From Zero To Fluent And Confident After Months With Rau

Meryem, Marcus, Mélina, Clementina, Heidi — Part Of A Growing Wave Of Students Getting Real Results With Rau...

And you can bet...

This Portulingo model is unlike any method you've heard of before.

This is something completely different, because...

• We don't focus on memorizing grammar tables before speaking
• We don't focus on vocabulary flashcard drills
• We don't focus on pronunciation perfection before you've said a word
• We don't focus on translating word-by-word in your head
• We don't focus on passing language certification exams

In fact: we rarely — if ever — tell you to study formal Portuguese before using it

The Portulingo model allowed me to get rid of 99% of all the BS I hated when it came to teaching Portuguese...

• Watching motivated students quit because formal grammar made them feel stupid
• Spending lesson after lesson on rules that never transferred to real conversation
• Students achieving textbook fluency but freezing when a Brazilian spoke at natural speed
• The massive gap between "classroom Portuguese" and "street Portuguese"
• The soul-crushing experience of studying for years and still not being understood

The Portulingo Freed Me From All That — And It Allowed Me To Finally Help People Actually Speak

Here's what my teaching life used to look like (and if you've ever tried to learn Portuguese the traditional way, I'm sure you can relate)...

I call this the "Grammar Doom Loop":

The Grammar Doom Loop not only sucked — it kept my students stuck for months and years, forcing them to stay at "I can read a menu but I can't have a conversation" while working their asses off.

To be honest... I almost restructured my entire teaching practice.

But before I did... I wanted to try something. Something that — if it worked — would change everything.

And as you're about to find out, what I tried... it worked.

And I spent the next several years turning it into a system...

And I Put This Entire System Into A 10-Lesson Book Called "Portulingo: Learn Portuguese On Your Own" — And You Can Start Reading It In Just A Few Moments From Now...

But before you do — I'd like to introduce myself and tell you about how all this came to be.

My name's Rau Borges...

You probably haven't heard that name before. That's by design.

I've spent over a decade in the classroom. More than 10,000 hours of live instruction across hundreds of students — beginners, returnees, heritage speakers, people who moved to Brazil, people who fell in love with Brazilians, people who just love the culture and wanted in.

As We Get To Know Each Other... You'll Quickly Realize That I've Spent Years Figuring Out The Shortest Path Between "Zero Portuguese" And "Real Conversations"

I was in my early teaching years and had built my entire curriculum around the standard academic model.

I had no reason to question it — it was what everyone used.

...Until a student came back after a trip to Brazil and told me she couldn't understand a single person she tried to talk to.

Everything I'd taught her had failed at the one moment that mattered.

There's a persistent myth in language learning that more grammar study equals more fluency. Well, sometimes it doesn't. And if you want to actually speak Portuguese, grammar-first is almost never the answer...

I know, because I tried. I gave it everything I had. I gave it my BEST shot. And it didn't work.

I Ended Up Producing Students Who Could Read Portuguese But Couldn't Speak It — And I Hated It...

I hated it because language is alive. It's for connection. It's for love, for laughter, for following a conversation at a family dinner.

I had a vision of what language teaching could actually do for people... and "reading-only fluency" wasn't going to work.

So I did what I always do. I started looking for a different path.

I discovered that the most successful language learners shared something: they all experienced the language through context before they understood it through rules.

The only difference was they were absorbing it naturally — not from a textbook, but from stories with real emotional stakes.

And That Was The Birth Of The Portulingo Method

After building this approach and testing it with real students — I started seeing results I'd never seen before. Students who'd been stuck for two years started moving. Students who'd "failed" at Portuguese three times started succeeding.

Looking back, those first few years of building this were brutal. Late nights. Revisions. Testing every lesson with real students and cutting what didn't work. But the results started coming in.

That Was Years Ago — And Fast Forward To Today It Almost Seems Like A Different World

Instead of drilling students through rules that never transferred... I'm watching students follow natural conversations, respond without freezing, and use Portuguese in the real moments that actually matter.

Wanna Know What The Main Difference Is With The Portulingo Model And That "Old Way" Of Doing Things?

When you learn Portuguese using the Portulingo model, the language starts to feel natural instead of academic. Grammar-first produces comprehension at a controlled pace — and speaking almost never. Portulingo produces real conversation faster because you're absorbing the language through story before your brain has a chance to overthink it.

I'm not saying grammar study is worthless. What I'm saying is — if your goal is to actually speak, starting with grammar might be what's holding you back from getting there.

And You Know What? I'll Stake My Entire Reputation On This One Promise

Here's what I want you to do now: set your calendar right now — set it to 10 weeks from today.

Because if you go through every lesson in the Portulingo book — that's when you'll start having conversations you never thought you could have.

That's how effective this is. I know how bold that sounds.

And Just A Few Years Ago... I'd Tell You It Was Impossible To Build This Level Of Fluency Without Immersion Or A Native-Speaking Partner...

...But, today I know better. I don't care how many times you've tried to learn Portuguese and quit...

Anyone can reach conversational fluency with the right model — and the right model is 10 lessons away.

If My Students Can Do This, So Can You!

Because over 847 students have gone through this method — and the results speak for themselves.

Here are some recent posts from the community:

It took me over a decade of live teaching to "figure this out"... and another several years to build the Portulingo system from scratch.

Which means there's nothing left for you to figure out. I already did all the hard work.

Which means... there's nothing for you to "figure out."

You just need to download this book and — most important of all — go through it. That's it...

Here's The Exact 3-Step System Revealed In The Portulingo Book For Conversational Brazilian Portuguese

All of this is revealed in the Portulingo book in lesson-by-lesson detail. And that's not all, because...

We'll also show you how to take the Portulingo foundation and turn it into full immersive fluency — for people who want to go deep into Brazilian culture, relationships, and life. If conversational Brazilian Portuguese is what you seek, this is the ultimate guide on how to get there.

Plus I'm Going To Give You The Viagem ao Brasil Phrasebook

And Before You Download Portulingo... I Want You To Know That There's No Catch!

I realize this is very inexpensive and that I'm practically giving it away...

And you're probably wondering: "If you're this good at teaching Portuguese, why would you give it away for next to nothing?"

So there has to be a "catch"...

And I know there are some websites out there that offer you a great deal on something but then they stick you in some program that charges your card every month.

This isn't one of them. There's NO hidden "continuity program" you have to try or anything even remotely like that.

I'm literally giving you this entire book for $19 as a means of putting my best foot forward and demonstrating real value.

My hope is that you'll love it — and that this will be the start of a real journey with the Portulingo method and with me as your guide.

But with all that said, there is ONE thing to keep in mind:

This Won't Last Long

The truth is... I was planning on selling this book for $97, but that would have made it harder to reach the people who need it most.

Then I sold the Portulingo book for $69 and hundreds of students downloaded it at that price....

...Which was great, but then I realized — this is a digital book. The marginal cost of delivery is zero.

By Lowering The Price To $19 It Allows Me To Reach More Students And Help More English Speakers Actually Speak Brazilian Portuguese

I consider that a true win/win... Also — in most cases, I take a loss when selling the book at this price. It costs me more than $19 in advertising to sell one copy.

So why would I do that? Simple. I'm making this offer with the idea that you'll love the book so much, you'll want to go deeper — and when you're ready for private sessions or the weekly group class, you'll already know and trust the Portulingo method.

Pretty straightforward. Anyway — with all of that said, this is a limited offer.

And since you've made it this far, I'll assume that you're ready to order, so with that in mind...

I'll see you inside the community that you'll get instant access to as soon as you download your copy of Portulingo.

Until then, to your success in Portuguese,

Rau Borges

Portuguese Professor, 10,000+ Hours of Live Instruction