The British School, Rio de Janeiro

Founded in 1924, The British School is a non-profit, independent and coeducational day school offering a complete and coherent curriculum for pupils of all nationalities from ages 2-18.

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International schools in Brazil

Search for the best international schools in Brazil; you can find a list of selected schools at the bottom of this page. Use the search filters to select only girls' or boys' schools, prep schools, senior schools or sixth forms; or you can search for schools that offer a particular curriculum, such as the International Baccalaureate, the UK national curriculum, a US-style model or the International Primary Curriculum. 

Brazil has a thriving private, international education sector that serves both expatriates and globally minded citizens, with the majority of schools clustered around Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia. 

The diverse sector includes schools offering British, American, Swiss and Spanish study programmes and a large number of Catholic schools, as well as other faith schools including Lutheran, Baha’i and Jewish foundations. Most are coeducational day schools. 

There are 51 IB World Schools in Brazil, including 42 that are authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma. All bar one teach in English or offer bilingual instruction in English and Portuguese or another language.

Schools such as the The British School, Rio de Janeiro combine the IB Diploma with the English national curriculum and IGCSEs, while others blend it with American or Brazilian programmes. There are also many Brazilian private schools, which teach in Portuguese. 

Parents are advised to check schools’ accreditation arrangements. The Council of International Schools has three accredited schools in Brazil and Cognia, formerly known as AdvancEd, has 25 accredited schools across the country.

Education is compulsory for children aged six to 14. In the state system, Ensino Fundamental is divided into two stages and followed by three years of Ensino Medio. Instruction is in Portuguese and students follow a national curriculum with a broad range of subjects and some regional variations. The vestibular entrance exam determines entry to higher education. 

Brazil has faced criticism for failing to raise educational standards among the poor and in deprived regions. Following initiatives to address such problems, net enrolment reached 92.5 per cent of the age group in primary schools and 85.5 per cent in secondary schools in 2019, while gross tertiary enrolment was 55 per cent.

If you are looking specifically for International Baccalaureate World Schools in Brazil, you can find selected schools on our sister website: www.ibyb.org





Escola do Futuro - São Paulo

R. Dr. Francisco Pati 40,
Cidade São Francisco,
São Paulo,
SP 05352-120,
Brazil

www.escoladofuturo.com.br

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

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St. Paul's School

Rua Juquiá 166,
Jardim Paulistano,
São Paulo,
SP 01440-903,
Brazil

www.stpauls.br

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

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The British College of Brazil

Rua Álvares de Azevedo, 50,
Chácara Flora,
São Paulo,
SP 04671-040,
Brazil

www.britishcollegebrazil.org

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

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The British School, Rio de Janeiro

Rua Real Grandeza 99,
Botafogo,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22281-030,
Brazil

www.britishschool.g12.br

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

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ABA Global School

Av. Rosa e Silva, 1510,
Aflitos,
Recife, Pernambuco,
PE 52050-245,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Amazon Valley Academy

Rodovia BR 316 - Km 3,
Tv.Tenri, n132 Guanabara,
Ananindeua, Pará,
PA 67113-120,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.

American School of Brasilia

SGAS 605,
Conjunto E, Lotes 34/37,
Brasília,
DF 70200-650,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

American School of Campinas - Escola Americana de Campinas

Rua Cajamar, #35,
Campinas, São Paulo,
SP 13090-860,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

American School of Recife

Street Sa e Souza,
Boa Viagem,
Recife, Pernambuco,
PE 51030-065,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Associação Educacional Luterana Bom Jesus / IELUSC

Rua Princesa Isabel, 438,
Joinville,
Santa Catarina,
SC 89201-270,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Brasilia International School

SGAS 914 Conjunto C Lotes 67/68,
Brasília,
DF 70390-140,
Brazil

Co-educational, , Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Bright School

R. Anfrisio Lobao 2024,
Sao Cristovao,
Teresina, Piaui,
PI 64051-152,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Centro Internacional de Educacao Integrada

Estrada do Pontal 2093,
Recreio dos Bandeirantes,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22790-877,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Chapel School – The American International School of Brazil

Rua Vigário João de Pontes, 537,
Chácara Flora,
São Paulo,
SP 04748-000,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Colégio 7 de Setembro

R. Henriqueta Galeno, 1011,
Dionísio Torres,
Fortaleza, Ceará,
CE 60135-420,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Bonja

84 Mafra Street,
Saguaçu, Santa Catarina,
SC 89221-665,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Colégio Humboldt

Av. Engenheiro Alberto Kuhlmann,
525 - Jardim Ipanema (Zona Sul),
São Paulo,
SP 04784-010,
Brazil

Co-educational, , Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colégio Miguel de Cervantes

Avenida Jorge João Saad, 905,
São Paulo, Morumbí,
SP 05618-001,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Positivo Internacional

Professor Pedro Viriato de Souza St 5300,
Curitiba, Paraná,
PR 81280-330,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Colegio Sao Luis

Av. Dr. Dante Pazzanese, 295,
Vila Mariana,
São Paulo,
SP 04012-180,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Colégio Sidarta

Estrada Fernando Nobre, 1332,
Granja Viana, Cotia,
São Paulo,
SP 06705-490,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Colégio Soka do Brasil

Avenida Cursino, 362,
Saúde,
SP 04132-000,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Colégio Suíço-Brasileiro de Curitiba

Rua Wanda dos Santos Mallmann,
537, Jardim Pinhais,
Pinhais, Paraná,
PR 83323-400,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Coree International School

R. Gothard Kaesemodel 961,
Anita Garibaldi,
Joinville, Santa Catarina,
SC 89203-522,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Cultura Inglesa - Filial Cabral

Rua Moyses Marcondes 625,
Cabral,
Curitiba, Paraná,
PR 80030-410,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.

Dual International School Blumenau

Rua Pandiá Calógeras 272,
Jardim Blumenau,
Blumenau, Santa Catarina,
SC 89010-350,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Dual International School Florianopolis

Rua Salvatina Feliciana dos Santos 525,
Itacorubi,
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina,
SC 88034-600,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Alemã Corcovado

Rua São Clemente 388,
Botafogo,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22260-000,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Escola Americana de Belo Horizonte

Av. Professor Mario Werneck, 3002,
Bairro Buritis,
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,
MG 30575-180,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro - Barra da Tijuca

Rua Colbert Coelho 155,
Barra da Tijuca,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22793-313,
Brazil

Girls, .

Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro - Gávea

Estrada da Gávea 132,
Gávea,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22451-263,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Escola Beit Yaacov

Av Marques de Sao Vicente no 1748,
Barra Funda,
São Paulo,
SP 01139-002,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Bilíngue Pueri Domus - Aclimação Campus

Rua Muniz de Sousa 1051,
Aclimação, São Paulo,
SP 01534-020,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Bilíngue Pueri Domus - Itaim Campus

Rua Itacema 214,
Itaim Bibi,
São Paulo,
SP 04530-050,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Bilíngue Pueri Domus - Perdizes Campus

Rua Ministro Godói 1697,
Perdizes, São Paulo,
SP 05015-001,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Bilíngue Pueri Domus - Verbo Divino Campus

Rua Verbo Divino 993-A,
Chacara Sto. Antonio,
São Paulo,
SP 04719-001,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Canadense de Brasilia

SIG Quadra 8, Lote 2225, Parte F,
Brasília,
DF 70610-480,
Brazil

Co-educational, Boarding, Day.

Escola Castanheiras

Alameda Castanheiras, 250,
Res. Tres (Tambore),
Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo,
SP 06543-510,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Eleva - Barra da Tijuca

Av. José Silva de Azevedo Neto 309,
Barra da Tijuca,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22775-056,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Escola Eleva - Urca

Alameda Floriano Peixoto 13,
Urca,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22291-090,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Senior, Sixth Form.

Escola Francesa de Natal

Rua Pastor Gabino Brelaz,
1470 - Capim Macio,
Natal,
RN 59082-010,
Brazil

Co-educational, , Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Escola Internacional de Alphaville

Av. Copacabana, 624,
Cond. Empresarial 18 do Forte,
Alphaville, Barueri,
SP 06472-001,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Internacional Nova Geração

EING - Portaria de alunos, Rua Washington, 264,
Vila Maia, Guarujá,
São Paulo,
SP 11410-150,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Escola Lourenco Castanho - Alto da Boa Vista

Rua Comendador Elias Zarzur 301,
Alto da Boa Vista,
São Paulo,
SP 04736-000,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Lourenco Castanho - Vila Nova Conceição

Av. Antônio Joaquim de Moura Andrade 731,
Vila Nova Conceição,
São Paulo,
SP 04506-000,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Nova

Rua Major Rubens Vaz, 392,
Gávea,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22470-070,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Escola Suíço-Brasileira (ESB) by SIS Swiss International School

Rua Corréa de Araújo 81,
Barra da Tijuca,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22611-060,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Escola Suíço-Brasileira de São Paulo

Rua Visconde de Porto Seguro 391,
Alto da Boa Vista,
São Paulo,
SP 04642-000,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

GIS SP - The International School of São Paulo

Alameda dos Jurupis 485,
Moema, São Paulo,
SP 04088-000,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Graded - The American School of São Paulo

Av. José Galante, 425,
São Paulo,
SP 05642-000,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Great International School

Av. Nossa Senhora de Fátima 1000,
Jóquei,
Teresina, Piaui,
PI 64048-185,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

International School of Curitiba

Ave. Eugenio Bertolli, 3900,
Sta. Felicidade,
Curitiba, Paraná,
PR 82410-530,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Land School

Av. Cardeal da Silva, No. 136,
Federacao,
Salvador, Bahia,
BA 40231-250,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Liceu Albert Sabin

Rua José Curvelo da Silveira Jr. 110,
Ribeirão Preto,
São Paulo,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Lighthouse Ensino Bilíngue

Av. dos Expedicionários, 3548,
Moradias Bom Jesus,
Campo Largo, Paraná,
PR 83604-360,
Brazil

Co-educational, , Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Lycée Français François Mitterrand

SHIS QI 21 Bloco D,
Lago Sul,
Brasília,
DF 71655-580,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Lycée Pasteur (Lycée français de São Paulo / Unité Vergueiro)

Rua Vergueiro,
3799 - Vila Mariana,
São Paulo,
SP 04101-300,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Maple Bear Barra da Tijuca

Rua Martinho de Mesquita 136,
Barra da Tijuca,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22630-220,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Pan American Christian Academy

Rua Cássio de Campos Nogueira, 393,
São Paulo,
SP 04829-310,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.

Pan American School of Bahia

Av Ibirapitanga,
Loteamento Patamares, s/n,
Salvador, Bahia,
BA 41680-060,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Pan American School of Porto Alegre

Av. João Obino 110,
Petrópolis,
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul,
RS 90470-150,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

PlayPen Escola Cidade Jardim

Praça Professor Américo de Moura, 101,
São Paulo,
SP 05670-060,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Preparatory, Senior.

Red House International School

Rua Engenheiro Edgar Egidio de Souza 444,
Pacaembu,
SP 01233-020,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Rio International School

Avenida Prefeito Dulcidio Cardoso, 4351,
Barra da Tijuca,
Rio de Janeiro,
RJ 22793-011,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Sant'Anna International School

Av. Independência, 5588,
Aquário,
Vinhedo,
SP 13280-000,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

School of the Nations

SHIS QI 21 Área Especial Conjunto C1,
Brasilia,
DF 71655-600,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

SIS Swiss International School Brasília

SGA/SUL, Quadra 905, cj B,
Brasília,
DF 70390-050,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Sphere International School

Av Anchieta, 908 - Jardim Nova Europa,
Sao José dos Campos,
São Paulo,
SP 12242-280,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

St. Francis College, Brazil

Rua Joaquim Antunes 678,
Pinheiros,
São Paulo,
SP 05415-001,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

St. Nicholas School - Alphaville

Av. Honório Álvares Penteado 5463,
Tamboré, Santana de Parnaíba,
SP 06543-320,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

St. Nicholas School - Pinheiros

Rua do Emissário 333,
Pinheiros,
São Paulo,
SP 05423-070,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The British School of Brasilia

EQS 708/907,
Lote C, Asa Sul,
Brasília,
DF 70390-079,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

The British School, Rio de Janeiro - Barra Site

Rua Mario Autuori, 100,
Barra da Tijuca,
RJ 22793,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Valley International School

Av. Osvaldo Reis,
2000 Praia Brava,
Itajai, Santa Catarina,
SC 88306-600,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.

Villa Global Education

Avenida Luis Viana 7731,
Salvador, Bahia,
BA 41745-130,
Brazil

Co-educational, Day.