A escola decidiu me contratar.
8:27
Between 8:27 and 10:16, Rislene tells of the remote hiring process, from Brasília. «A escola decidiu me contratar.» The public school offered a work visa and had to show that the job could not be filled in the country. It is a work visa for the United States, not the Portuguese residence card.
Não quero mais, eu quero ir embora.
6:16
At 6:16, Fabiana was a tenured public-school teacher in Brazil. «Não quero mais, eu quero ir embora.» She took unpaid leave — four years in the municipality, six in the state — and then resigned.
Tentar vir sem ter um bom inglês.
57:46
At 57:46, the biggest mistake of someone organizing to teach in the United States, in Fabiana's answer, is «tentar vir sem ter um bom inglês». Near 12:11 she had already said that many people arrive without speaking it.
Fazer aquilo que você se determinou a fazer.
1:10:02
On the closing question, at 1:10:02, Rislene says a successful immigration is «fazer aquilo que você se determinou a fazer». The cycle can be long or short.