our team
meet your professoras
Teacher and coordinator
Dayana Gomes
Graduated in Literature - Brazilian Portuguese as a Second Language from the University of Brasília, she has been a Portuguese teacher for foreigners since 2012, having also worked as an evaluator in the Celpe-Bras exam. She has been a member of the Icepe team since 2014.
Teacher and coordinator
Lorena Timo
She holds a bachelor's degree in Translation - English, a degree in Portuguese Teaching and a master's degree in Translation Studies from the University of Brasília. In addition to teaching Portuguese as an additional language, she works as a translator and proofreader, having also worked as an evaluator for the Celpe-Bras exam. She joined the Icepe team in 2015.
Teacher and coordinator
Priscylla Fernandes
She holds a degree in Literature - Brazilian Portuguese as a Second Language and a master's degree in Audiovisual Translation from the University of Brasília (UnB). She has been teaching Portuguese to foreigners since 2011 and has participated as an evaluator in several editions of the Celpe-Bras exam. In addition, she works as a translator of audiovisual works with a focus on accessibility for the hearing and visual impaired. She has been a member of the Icepe team since 2016.
Teacher
Fernanda Justo
She holds a master's degree in Brazilian Literature and a degree in Portuguese and Spanish from the University of Brasília (UnB). She has extensive experience teaching Portuguese to foreigners and is passionate about learning new languages. She has been a member of the Icepe team since 2024.
Administrative secretary
Mirelly Maximino
Graduated from the University of Brasília (UnB) and with a degree in customer service, she is responsible for facilitating communication between teachers and students. With her administrative support, she helps to make the learning journey at Icepe even more enriching.
He has been part of our team since 2024.
Teacher
Sarah Sena
She has a degree in Pedagogy from the University of Brasília (UnB) and a master's degree in Psychopedagogy from UCAM (Spain). She has extensive experience in teaching children and adults and is currently studying a postgraduate degree in Teaching Portuguese to Foreigners. She has been teaching Portuguese as an additional and heritage language since 2022 and has been a member of the ICEPE team since 2024.
Teacher
Ticiana Kilpp
Born in Salvador, she has a degree in Vernacular Letters and a master's degree in Language and Culture from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). She has been teaching Portuguese to foreigners since 2014 and, in addition to being a teacher, she also works as a text proofreader. She has been a member of the Icepe team since 2024.