Since 1993, fostering the professional development of teachers of English in Rio de Janeiro.
Board and Members
A Non-profit organization
As Aplierj is a non-profit organization, the members of its Executive Board, Cultural Committee and Financial Committee are all volunteers who work for the good of the professional development of English teachers.
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Some of the benefits of becoming a member: events; publications; partnerships and the sharing of experiences with other member. For more information, visit APLIERJ- an Overview.
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Get to know us
Executive Board
President: Bianca Walsh (IBGE)
Vice-president: Claudia Rebelo dos Santos Santos (UFRJ)
Treasurer: Janaina Cardoso (UERJ)
1st Secretary: Rosane Augusta Fernandez (UERJ/SME-Rio)
2nd Secretary: Marcela Iochem (UERJ)

Cultural Committee
Clarisssa Ewald (SME- Rio)
Danielle Menezes (UFRJ)
Inés Miller (PUC-Rio)
Katia Tavares (UFRJ)
Maria Isabel Cunha (PUC-Rio)
Patricia Bertoli (UERJ)
Rogério Tilio (UFRJ)
Solange Vereza (UFF)

Financial Committee
Alda Maria Coimbra Maciel (IFRJ)
Anielle Silva (Santa Monica)
Cecilia Nobre (Curso On Go)
Elza Mello Ribeiro (IFRJ)
Fernanda Vieira (Mundi Línguas)
Luciana Leão Junqueira (FAETEC)
Raquel Oliveira (SME-Rio)
Sheila Lima (Curso Oxford)
Vivian Lopes (UERJ)
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Regional Representatives
Angra: Rodrigo Silva (SEE - Angra)
Campos: Heloisa Raposo (Raposo Idiomas) & Maria Kury Ines Albernaz (IFF – Campos)
Caxias: Rosangela Valle (Consultant)
Itaboraí: Marcia Petti (SEE – Itaboraí)
Niterói: Aline Javarini (FME - Niterói)
Rio Bonito: Lia Guimarães e Angela Guimarães (Achieve Idiomas)
São Gonçalo: Gysele Colombo-Gomes, (ICBEU/ ISAT), Isabel Cristina R. Moraes Bezerra(UERJ / SEE)&Vera Teixeira (UERJ/ ISAT)
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University Students Representative
Soraia Costa Dias (UERJ)
Teachers and university students
At present the official number of members is approxiamately 1,000 professionals, though most of them are not frequent members. They are from private and state schools, language centers and universities, and live in different regions of Rio de Janeiro state.