
Marisa Araujo, Polina (creator of the project and Christian Louzada
Mundo Lingo is a unique international project with a core mission to build community and solidarity, in real life, online and around the world.
How does the project work?
We are about 150 people from all over the world who meet every week to talk, meet new people and practice speaking other languages. The format of the event is very lively and very entertaining. We offer small flags from over 200 regions around the world, in the form of stickers, to show where the guest is from and what language they speak.
Our events are free and you don’t need to register, just show up.
How did it all begin?
In March 2011, a “stray” foreigner in Buenos Aires noted the difficulty of making friends with locals (despite his enthusiastic friendly nature towards foreigners). A problem has been identified; a social convention was needed to unite locals and internationals.
The first Mundo Lingo was organized on July 7 with the aim of offering Argentinians an opportunity to practice languages and foreigners a chance to make friends with local Argentinians. In 2014 the format became popular, receiving more than 2500 monthly visits.
We decided to export the ‘good vibe’ to new cities, starting with Cologne, London, Montreal. 4 years ago Mundo Lingo arrived in Brazil. There are now 2 weekly events with a unique sticky flag format in Rio de Janeiro and our local community is growing every day.
In January 2020 all ML events were suspended, but at the beginning of 2022 we started again and ML Rio returned with great success after this long break.
In Rio we have 2 weekly events: every Tuesday at 19:00 at Jungle Garden Pub – R. Martins Ferreira, 48 – Botafogo and Thursdays at 19:00 at Ipanema Beach Hostel – R. Paul Redfern, 37
Discover Mundo Lingo in Rio!
You don’t need to be fluent in any language other than your own – the event is open to everyone!
