Castelobruxo

Castelobruxo
School information
Location	Amazon rainforest, Brazil
Headmaster	Benedita Dourado (former)
Affiliation	Brazilian Ministry of Magic International Confederation of Wizards Educational Office

Castelobruxo is the Brazilian wizarding school, located amid the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil. It takes students from all over South America.

Location

The school is located deep within the Amazon rainforest. Described as a fabulous castle, the building is an imposing square edifice of golden rock, often compared to a temple. Both building and grounds are protected by the Caipora.

History

Castelobruxo is implied to be as old as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as it is not known which school was first bewitched to appear as a ruin for Muggles.

Bill Weasley once had a pen-pal who attended this school who wanted him to participate in a student exchange programme. The Weasley family, however, was unable to afford the costs to cover the trip, and so the pen-pal, offended, sent Bill a cursed hat in response, which made his ears shrivel up.

Reputation

Castelobruxo students are especially advanced in Herbology and Magizoology. The school is known to offer very popular exchange programmes for students from European wizarding schools.

Alumni

• Libatius Borage (graduated)
• João Coelho (graduated)
• William Weasley's Brazilian pen-friend (possibly graduated)

Uniform

The school's uniform consists of a set of bright green robes.

Etymology and pronunciation

• The name of this school is derived from the Portuguese words "castelo", meaning "castle", and "bruxo", meaning "wizard", thus literally translating as "wizard castle", or "Wizardcastle".
• The pronunciation of Castelobruxo is /kas.ˈtɛ.lu ˈbɾuʃʊ/ or, as rendered on Pottermore, "Cass - tell - o - broo - shoo". This conforms to the original Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.
• It's interesting to note that, while Castelobruxo's entry at Pottermore seems to imply that the institution is just as ancient as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Portuguese colonisation of Brazil only started in the 15th century. This suggests that the school was founded by indigenous peoples some five hundred years before colonisation, when the country was a vast region of thousands of tribes of different ethnicities, also possibly linking the school to shamanistic magic and rituals. The Portuguese name might, therefore, be a byproduct of the Marquis of Pombal's 1758 ban on the Brazilian indigenous languages.

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Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (First identified as Castelobruxo)