Teachers before you go.

Learn non-American varieties of English, especially Canadian. Students in other countries are confronted with many forms of English. Canadian/American English has usually been preferred.

Students now are exposed to teachers and materials from at least North America, Britain, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and even philippines and they are frustrated by instructors who correct what they have learned from another native English speaker.

Teachers should be able to help students master the speaking, writting, reading and listening forms of either major variety and should be familiar with the forms found in other countries, as well.

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Every school should have an overseas teacher.
Every teacher should have an overseas teaching experience.

Ray
Your very welcome anytime just that it will help you is good to know Thanks Ross

Ray you will find some info on my form that might help you. Teachers who are seeking jobs. i have some info there on brasil

Can I work with a tourist visa? No, not legally. Will anyone ever give you a problem if you do work while on a tourist visa? No, I doubt it.
Can I change from a tourist visa to a work visa? I believe you can. You will need to have a sponsor first, of course.
Work Visa
It is very expensive and complicated for a company in Brazil to sponsor a foreigner. I do not know of any way for a person wishing to teach English in Brazil to be sponsored while they are in a different country.
If you are a professional in another area such as information technology, engineering, etc. you may have a chance of finding a company to sponsor you but then you would not be teaching English.

Should you wish to stay in Brazil for an extended period of time you might find an English school or course which would be willing to sponsor you if you pay for the entire process. This is a possibility and one that you will have to discuss with someone you trust once you have been in Brazil for a while.

If you overstay your visa you will really only have a problem when you leave the country. You may be banned from re-entering the country. I honestly don`t know the penalty. If you decide to live here on an over stayed tourist visa.

Tourist Visa
It is fairly simple for most Westerners to get a tourist visa to visit Brazil. You will need to contact your local Brazilian Consulate and apply through them. I don`t know specifics but I do know that a valid passport and a round-trip airline ticket are required as well as a fee payable at the consulate. A tourist visa is valid for three months and is renewable for three more months at any Federal Police office in Brazil. A foreigner may visit Brazil for the maximum of six (6) months out of every calender year. That means that, even if you come and go between Argentina or any other neighboring country, you still cannot legally stay in Brazil for more than six (6) months out of every year.

Someone ask a question is it legal to teaching in Brasil on a tourist visa Yess It is illegal to work in Brazil on a tourist visa. It is also illegal to overstay an expired visa.

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Check ! And ur sure not to bounce LOL

Teachers in Korea get their jobs through the net unlike China or Taiwan and and far more familiar with forums like Daves, For the Chinese its nothing personal, its just about money so they avoid interpersonal conflict and are far more mellow so things don't blow out of proportion with teachers leaving heavily resentful and sending off bitter letters to blacklists.
If you go here take enough money for a rainy day. They can have awful weather.