Brazil, Porto Alegre
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Colégio Farroupilha is a Brazilian basic‑education school in Porto Alegre (unit Três Figueiras) maintained by the Associação Beneficente e Educacional de 1858. It serves students from berçário (nursery) through Educação Infantil, Ensino Fundamental (Anos Iniciais e Finais) and Ensino Médio. The school has incorporated Cambridge English qualifications into its curriculum since 2010 and operates as an authorised Cambridge Assessment English Open Centre, offering preparation and school‑based application of Cambridge examinations; it also facilitates international certifications in German (DSD) and Spanish (DELE). The curriculum includes a programme of additional languages—English from early years, German from the 5th year and optional Spanish in Ensino Médio—alongside Portuguese as the national curricular language. Facilities published on the school site include multiple specialised laboratories (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Portuguese, History/Geography, an Espaço Maker and an Estúdio Farroups), a library and memorial, heated, age‑appropriate classrooms and early‑years spaces, sports infrastructure (Campão, athletic track and Centro Esportivo), a pedagogical garden and a 95‑hectare Sede Campestre for outdoor activities. The school emphasises preparation for international language qualifications and curricular integration of Cambridge methodology.
R. Carlos Huber, 425 - Três Figueiras, Porto Alegre - RS, 91330-150, Brazil