British schools in Rio de Janeiro are a great choice for both local and expat families as they offer globally recognized curricula, outstanding academics plus a nurturing environment for children. Discover our selection of the best British schools in Rio de Janeiro, including reviews, fees, and why families choose them.
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Why families choose a British school in Rio de Janeiro?
British education has achieved a strong reputation for quality, and is recognised and respected around the world.
The National Curriculum of England - also commonly referred to as the "UK Curriculum" or "British Curriculum" - enjoys very high popularity. According to research by The International School Consultancy, there are over 3'300 schools (as of March 2017) offering the UK curriculum making it the most demanded curriculum across all international schools around the world.
The British curriculum is a very structured curriculum and one of the huge benefits is how transferable it is _ students can move seamlessly from country to country or back to the UK.
Study in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is a huge seaside city in Brazil, famed for its breathtaking landscape, Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, 38m Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mount Corcovado and for Sugarloaf Mountain, a granite peak with cable cars to its summit. The Portuguese language is the official and national language.
Top rated British schools in Rio De Janeiro 2025
This British schools list is informed by World Schools data—we consider parents and students reviews, ratings, number of page views, and user location.
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2025Lincoln International Academy
0 reviewsSantiago de Chile - ChileInternational Schoolfrom 3418785 to 6117390 clpLincoln International Academy is a co-ed, day school with a high academic standard and a solid training in the English language.Why parents choose this schoolBilingual English SpanishFinnish Curriculum International Baccalaureate -
2025The British School of Brazil
0 reviewsSao Paulo - BrazilInternational Schoolfrom 90000 to 129000 BRLThe British College of Brazil, one of São Paulo’s most distinguished international schools, caters to students of 38 different nationalities.Why parents choose this schoolBritish Curriculum International Baccalaureate OtherIntellectual Giftedness -
Avenues São Paulo
0 reviewsSao Paulo - BrazilInternational Schoolfrom 198000 to 198000 brlOpened in August 2018, Avenues São Paulo is the second global campus of Avenues: The World School, serving students from the age of 2 to 18.Why parents choose this schoolAmerican Curriculum OtherADHD Autism Dyslexia Intellectual Giftedness -
St. Nicholas School Alphaville
4 reviewsSao Paulo - BrazilInternational Schoolfrom 95000 to 155000 brlSt. Nicholas Alphaville serves who live in Alphaville or Tamboré, seeking a personal and purposeful learning: a unique learning adventure with the programmes of the International Baccalaureate.Why parents choose this schoolBilingual English PortugueseInternational Baccalaureate MontessoriADHD Autism Dyslexia Intellectual Giftedness -
St. Nicholas School Pinheiros
4 reviewsSao Paulo - BrazilInternational Schoolfrom 95000 to 155000 brlSt. Nicholas School serves the families of Sao Paulo seeking a personal and purposeful learning experience: a unique learning adventure following the programmes of the International Baccalaureate.Why parents choose this schoolBilingual English PortugueseInternational Baccalaureate MontessoriADHD Autism Dyslexia Intellectual Giftedness -
Beacon School
1 reviewsSao Paulo - BrazilInternational Schoolfrom 85000 to 153000 brlBeacon is an IB Continuum School with an international program. We develop curious students with critical thinking skills, striving to create a more ethical and peaceful society for the 21st century.Why parents choose this schoolBilingual English PortugueseInternational Baccalaureate Other
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How much do British schools in Rio De Janeiro cost?
According to World Schools data, the yearly tuition fee for British schools in ranges between $14700 and $15900. However, the cost varies significantly depending on various factors such as the school curriculum, extracurricular activities, location, and facilities, and can go up to $15900.
The average yearly cost is $15500, around $1600 per month, and can go up to the maximum monthly cost of $1600.
Additionally, most schools will also charge a one-time registration fee, and you also need to count an extra budget during the year for extracurricular trips, holiday camps, etc.
If you would like to explore British schools in with yearly fee filters, please use our advanced search filters.
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Parent and Student Reviews of British schools in Rio De Janeiro
- Beacon School was, for me, like a springboard. In my previous school, I had opportunities, but all were limited. Now, not even territorial boundaries hold me. Due to its high academic rigor, I feel prepared for a university anywhere in the world. Furthermore, the bilingual environment has made me proficient in English, enabling me to access worldwide scientific literature. The strong curriculum and bilingual education, coupled with Beacon’s undoubtedly immense array of technological resources, assure me that now the sky is the limit.Written January 9, 2024
- Both my children have been in St. Nicholas since they were very small, so for them, it’s not about having to learn English. It’s natural, they live it. The mixture of Portuguese and English, a little bit more of Portuguese when they are smaller, starts becoming mostly English as they grow.
The school works with the IB methodology, which is something spectacular for the children.
To me, it is more important that they “learn how to learn”. This is something I worry about and is solved and reflected in the education here at St. Nicholas. The children are stimulated to understand and look at what is different, to stop and really think.Written December 8, 2023 - I wanted my children to study in an International School and have the opportunity that I didn’t have because there were no international schools in Alphaville.
In addition to the parents’ day meetings, the teachers make sure to let us know during the year of any difficulties that the children might be having. They present solutions for that and also allow children to discover their own solution to that difficulty.
Through the IB method, which I believe is fantastic, that encourages the students’ autonomy to think, find solutions to challenges by themselves, to talk about inclusion, learn about different cultures.Written December 8, 2023 - I can understand that at St. Nicholas, she will have the opportunity to really focus on where she has her strengths and I think this will contribute to her growing as a better person. In an international environment that gives you all the tools you need to adapt to the different, I guess, different cultures that we have in Brazil and the international people we have in Brazil as well.
As much international background and experience that I can give her now, I think it will make her life easier or at least she will be better placed in the future to deal with all the different challenges that we face at the moment.
For me, education of the future is actually giving our children and our grandchildren all the tools that we can to help them adapt. Education-wise and information-wise we have everything.Written December 8, 2023 - We are a family that will probably always be moving around the world. So we had to have a continuation in the learning and realised that the IB has a teaching framework that allows validation and continuation in different countries without interrupting the learning process of the children.
St. Nicholas won the hearts of our daughters with the warmth in which everyone welcomed them. We arrived without speaking any Portuguese obviously, so they only spoke Spanish, and little by little they started integrating the English language into their lives, and then they started speaking Portuguese which is the language they speak with their friends. It was definitely the best choice we made.
I never had trouble making the girls go to school. Even being a family that is not Brazilian, I thought the adaptation process would be longer, but I realised that it was fast because they started understanding and really feeling the school as a second home.
The education of the future With innovation and soft skills, we have to prepare them for a digital era without losing their principles as human beings, where it is very important to be empathic and be connected.Written December 8, 2023 - Both my children have been in St. Nicholas since they were very small, so for them, it’s not about having to learn English. It’s natural, they live it. The mixture of Portuguese and English, a little bit more of Portuguese when they are smaller, starts becoming mostly English as they grow.
The school works with the IB methodology, which is something spectacular for the children.
To me, it is more important that they “learn how to learn”. This is something I worry about and is solved and reflected in the education here at St. Nicholas. The children are stimulated to understand and look at what is different, to stop and really think.Written December 8, 2023 - I wanted my children to study in an International School and have the opportunity that I didn’t have because there were no international schools in Alphaville.
In addition to the parents’ day meetings, the teachers make sure to let us know during the year of any difficulties that the children might be having. They present solutions for that and also allow children to discover their own solution to that difficulty.
Through the IB method, which I believe is fantastic, that encourages the students’ autonomy to think, find solutions to challenges by themselves, to talk about inclusion, learn about different cultures.Written December 8, 2023 - I can understand that at St. Nicholas, she will have the opportunity to really focus on where she has her strengths and I think this will contribute to her growing as a better person. In an international environment that gives you all the tools you need to adapt to the different, I guess, different cultures that we have in Brazil and the international people we have in Brazil as well.
As much international background and experience that I can give her now, I think it will make her life easier or at least she will be better placed in the future to deal with all the different challenges that we face at the moment.
For me, education of the future is actually giving our children and our grandchildren all the tools that we can to help them adapt. Education-wise and information-wise we have everything.Written December 8, 2023 - We are a family that will probably always be moving around the world. So we had to have a continuation in the learning and realised that the IB has a teaching framework that allows validation and continuation in different countries without interrupting the learning process of the children.
St. Nicholas won the hearts of our daughters with the warmth in which everyone welcomed them. We arrived without speaking any Portuguese obviously, so they only spoke Spanish, and little by little they started integrating the English language into their lives, and then they started speaking Portuguese which is the language they speak with their friends. It was definitely the best choice we made.
I never had trouble making the girls go to school. Even being a family that is not Brazilian, I thought the adaptation process would be longer, but I realised that it was fast because they started understanding and really feeling the school as a second home.
The education of the future With innovation and soft skills, we have to prepare them for a digital era without losing their principles as human beings, where it is very important to be empathic and be connected.Written December 8, 2023
- Beacon School was, for me, like a springboard. In my previous school, I had opportunities, but all were limited. Now, not even territorial boundaries hold me. Due to its high academic rigor, I feel prepared for a university anywhere in the world. Furthermore, the bilingual environment has made me proficient in English, enabling me to access worldwide scientific literature. The strong curriculum and bilingual education, coupled with Beacon’s undoubtedly immense array of technological resources, assure me that now the sky is the limit.Written January 9, 2024
- Both my children have been in St. Nicholas since they were very small, so for them, it’s not about having to learn English. It’s natural, they live it. The mixture of Portuguese and English, a little bit more of Portuguese when they are smaller, starts becoming mostly English as they grow.
The school works with the IB methodology, which is something spectacular for the children.
To me, it is more important that they “learn how to learn”. This is something I worry about and is solved and reflected in the education here at St. Nicholas. The children are stimulated to understand and look at what is different, to stop and really think.Written December 8, 2023 - I wanted my children to study in an International School and have the opportunity that I didn’t have because there were no international schools in Alphaville.
In addition to the parents’ day meetings, the teachers make sure to let us know during the year of any difficulties that the children might be having. They present solutions for that and also allow children to discover their own solution to that difficulty.
Through the IB method, which I believe is fantastic, that encourages the students’ autonomy to think, find solutions to challenges by themselves, to talk about inclusion, learn about different cultures.Written December 8, 2023 - I can understand that at St. Nicholas, she will have the opportunity to really focus on where she has her strengths and I think this will contribute to her growing as a better person. In an international environment that gives you all the tools you need to adapt to the different, I guess, different cultures that we have in Brazil and the international people we have in Brazil as well.
As much international background and experience that I can give her now, I think it will make her life easier or at least she will be better placed in the future to deal with all the different challenges that we face at the moment.
For me, education of the future is actually giving our children and our grandchildren all the tools that we can to help them adapt. Education-wise and information-wise we have everything.Written December 8, 2023 - We are a family that will probably always be moving around the world. So we had to have a continuation in the learning and realised that the IB has a teaching framework that allows validation and continuation in different countries without interrupting the learning process of the children.
St. Nicholas won the hearts of our daughters with the warmth in which everyone welcomed them. We arrived without speaking any Portuguese obviously, so they only spoke Spanish, and little by little they started integrating the English language into their lives, and then they started speaking Portuguese which is the language they speak with their friends. It was definitely the best choice we made.
I never had trouble making the girls go to school. Even being a family that is not Brazilian, I thought the adaptation process would be longer, but I realised that it was fast because they started understanding and really feeling the school as a second home.
The education of the future With innovation and soft skills, we have to prepare them for a digital era without losing their principles as human beings, where it is very important to be empathic and be connected.Written December 8, 2023 - Both my children have been in St. Nicholas since they were very small, so for them, it’s not about having to learn English. It’s natural, they live it. The mixture of Portuguese and English, a little bit more of Portuguese when they are smaller, starts becoming mostly English as they grow.
The school works with the IB methodology, which is something spectacular for the children.
To me, it is more important that they “learn how to learn”. This is something I worry about and is solved and reflected in the education here at St. Nicholas. The children are stimulated to understand and look at what is different, to stop and really think.Written December 8, 2023 - I wanted my children to study in an International School and have the opportunity that I didn’t have because there were no international schools in Alphaville.
In addition to the parents’ day meetings, the teachers make sure to let us know during the year of any difficulties that the children might be having. They present solutions for that and also allow children to discover their own solution to that difficulty.
Through the IB method, which I believe is fantastic, that encourages the students’ autonomy to think, find solutions to challenges by themselves, to talk about inclusion, learn about different cultures.Written December 8, 2023 - I can understand that at St. Nicholas, she will have the opportunity to really focus on where she has her strengths and I think this will contribute to her growing as a better person. In an international environment that gives you all the tools you need to adapt to the different, I guess, different cultures that we have in Brazil and the international people we have in Brazil as well.
As much international background and experience that I can give her now, I think it will make her life easier or at least she will be better placed in the future to deal with all the different challenges that we face at the moment.
For me, education of the future is actually giving our children and our grandchildren all the tools that we can to help them adapt. Education-wise and information-wise we have everything.Written December 8, 2023 - We are a family that will probably always be moving around the world. So we had to have a continuation in the learning and realised that the IB has a teaching framework that allows validation and continuation in different countries without interrupting the learning process of the children.
St. Nicholas won the hearts of our daughters with the warmth in which everyone welcomed them. We arrived without speaking any Portuguese obviously, so they only spoke Spanish, and little by little they started integrating the English language into their lives, and then they started speaking Portuguese which is the language they speak with their friends. It was definitely the best choice we made.
I never had trouble making the girls go to school. Even being a family that is not Brazilian, I thought the adaptation process would be longer, but I realised that it was fast because they started understanding and really feeling the school as a second home.
The education of the future With innovation and soft skills, we have to prepare them for a digital era without losing their principles as human beings, where it is very important to be empathic and be connected.Written December 8, 2023