International schools in Brazil
There are 102 international schools listed in Brazil. They offer National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, IB Diploma, IB PYP, IB MYP, Advanced Placement, French National Curriculum, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge A-Level, German National Curriculum (Abitur), AERO, US Common Core, and Reggio Emilia.
Updated July 2026
- Schools
- 102
- Curricula
- 15
Curricula offered: National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, IB Diploma, IB PYP, IB MYP, Advanced Placement, French National Curriculum, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge A-Level, German National Curriculum (Abitur), AERO, US Common Core, and Reggio Emilia.
Accreditations: IB, Cambridge International, British Schools Overseas, NEASC, Cognia, Middle States Association, AEFE, UNESCO ASPnet, Deutsche Auslandsschule, COBIS, and CIS.
| School | Curriculum | Stages | Accreditation | Gender | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The British College of BrazilBCB | National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, Cambridge International | Co-ed | R$92K |
| Graded - The American School of Sao Paulo | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | R$153.8K |
| Escola Internacional de Alphaville | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | R$72.5K |
| Land School | IB MYP, IB Diploma | Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | R$59K |
| St. Paul's School | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, Cambridge International, British Schools Overseas | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, NEASC | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Eleva | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | R$39.8K |
| Gurilândia Federação | IB PYP | Early years, Primary | IB | Co-ed | R$41.8K |
| Dual International School - Florianópolis | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Pan American Christian AcademyPACA | Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cognia, Middle States Association | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Eleva Recife | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | — | R$39.8K |
| Pan American School of Porto Alegre | IB PYP, IB MYP, Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, NEASC | Co-ed | — |
| Avenues: The World School - São Paulo | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | NEASC, IB | Co-ed | R$119.9K |
| Escola Cidade Jardim Play Pen LTDAECJ | PlayPen | IB PYP, IB MYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Suíço-Brasileira (ESB) Rio de Janeiro by SIS Swiss International School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | — |
| PlayPen Escola Cidade JardimECJ | PlayPen | IB PYP, IB MYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| School of the Nations | IB PYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | NEASC, IB | Co-ed | — |
| St. Nicholas School - Alphaville | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Coree International School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | R$42.9K |
| Lycée Pasteur (Lycée français de São Paulo / Unité Vergueiro) | French National Curriculum | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | AEFE | Co-ed | R$56.4K |
| Aubrick Multicultural Bilingual School | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | — |
| Colegio Anchieta (ANCHIETINHA - Aquarius) | IGCSE, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Nova by SIS Swiss International School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Villare | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | — |
| International School of Cuiaba | Cambridge Primary | Early years, Primary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | — |
| Sant'Anna International School | Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cognia, UNESCO ASPnet | Co-ed | — |
| Chapel School | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Villa Global Education, Campus Litoral Norte | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| CLQ - Colégio Luiz de Queiroz | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Escola Americana de Vitoria | IB MYP, Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Amazon Valley Academy | Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Colégio Humboldt | German National Curriculum (Abitur) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | Deutsche Auslandsschule | Co-ed | — |
| Colégio Objetivo Camboinhas | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Lourenco Castanho - Vila Nova Conceição | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Sao Domingos | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Suíço Brasileira Rio de Janeiro by SIS Swiss International Schools do Bra | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Instituto GayLussac | IGCSE | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| SIS Swiss International School Brasilia | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Canadense de Niteroi Itacoatiara | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| St. Francis College, Brazil | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | — | — |
| The British School of Brasilia | National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, COBIS, British Schools Overseas | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Canadense de Brasilia | IB PYP, IB MYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| International School of Curitiba | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | CIS, NEASC, IB | — | — |
| Cycle International School | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | Cambridge International, UNESCO ASPnet | Co-ed | — |
| Beacon School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Colegio Da Vinci Ltda | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | — | — |
| Colégio 7 de Setembro | IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Colégio São Paulo | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | — | — |
| Instituto Educacional Soka do Brasil | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Pan American School of Bahia | IB PYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, NEASC | Co-ed | — |
| St. John's International School | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Colegio Alfa Cem | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Great International School | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| ABA Global School | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, UNESCO ASPnet | — | — |
| Escola Beit Yaacov | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Lycée Français François MitterrandLFFM | French National Curriculum | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Uni Bilingual School | British EYFS, Cambridge Primary | Early years, Primary | Cambridge International | — | — |
| Brazilian International School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cognia | — | — |
| Bright Bee/ Bright School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Colégio Cândido Portinari | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | — | — |
| Escola Joao E Maria de Vinhedo | Cambridge Primary | Early years, Primary | Cambridge International, UNESCO ASPnet | — | — |
| Colegio Petropolis | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Viva | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| AZ Internacional | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | — | — |
| Brasilia International School Brazil | AERO, Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Colégio Sidarta | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Colégio Suíço-Brasileiro de Curitiba | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Escola Crescimento | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Escola Bilingue Pueri Domus - Aclimacao | IB Diploma, US Common Core | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | — | — |
| Colegio Uirapuru | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | R$38K |
| Os Batutinhas Casa Redentor | — | Early years | — | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Castanheiras | IB Diploma | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| GIS SP - The International School of São Paulo | IB PYP | Early years, Primary | IB, UNESCO ASPnet | — | — |
| OLM - Our Lady of Mercy American School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Laviniense Ensino Integrado | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| C.E.M. Pastor Dohms - Higienópolis | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Escola Girassol | Cambridge Primary | Early years, Primary | Cambridge International | — | — |
| Escola Santo Tomas de Aquino | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Liceu Albert Sabin – Ensino Infantil e Fundamental | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Colegio Eduardo Gomes | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | — | — |
| Colégio Evangélico Alberto Torres | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Dom Bosco | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Primeiro Mundo-Praia da Costa | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Colegio Benjamin Constant | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Jardim dos Pequenitos Il Sole | Reggio Emilia | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | — | — |
| Stance Dual SchoolStance | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | — | — |
| Avalon Evolutive School | — | Early years, Primary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Maxi Global School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Aquarela Trails School | — | Early years | — | — | — |
| Colegio Progresso Bilingue Indaiatuba | — | Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Colégio Pequeno Príncipe Studium | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | — | — |
| Colégio Stella Maris | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Escola Carlitos | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | — | — |
| Lighthouse Ensino Bilíngue | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | — | — |
| Centro Educacional Leonardo Da Vinci | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Escola Eleva Barra | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Colegio Interacao Vozes Ativas | — | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Escola Eleva Brasília | — | — | — | — | — |
| Escola Eleva - Urca | — | — | — | — | — |
| Centro Educacional Primeiro Mundo | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liceu Albert Sabin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Escola Alemã Corcovado | — | — | — | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How many international schools are in Brazil?
- Novana Index lists 102 international schools in Brazil.
- What are the best international schools in Brazil?
- There is no single best international school in Brazil; the right fit depends on curriculum, budget, and boarding needs. The 102 listed schools offer National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, IB Diploma, IB PYP, IB MYP, Advanced Placement, French National Curriculum, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge A-Level, German National Curriculum (Abitur), AERO, US Common Core, and Reggio Emilia and hold accreditations including IB, Cambridge International, British Schools Overseas, NEASC, Cognia, Middle States Association, AEFE, UNESCO ASPnet, Deutsche Auslandsschule, COBIS, and CIS. Compare all 102 by curriculum, fees, boarding, and accreditation to find the best match.
- What curricula do international schools in Brazil offer?
- International schools in Brazil offer National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, IB Diploma, IB PYP, IB MYP, Advanced Placement, French National Curriculum, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge A-Level, German National Curriculum (Abitur), AERO, US Common Core, and Reggio Emilia.
- Which accreditations do schools in Brazil hold?
- Listed schools in Brazil hold accreditations including IB, Cambridge International, British Schools Overseas, NEASC, Cognia, Middle States Association, AEFE, UNESCO ASPnet, Deutsche Auslandsschule, COBIS, and CIS.