Taxi drivers and bellboys aren't the only ones going back to school to learn a little English ahead of the 2014 World Cup to be hosted in various cities across Brazil.
In
the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, prostitutes are lining up for
free English classes that will be offered by the regional Association of
Prostitution starting in March.
"Across
Brazil, lots of businesses in the private sector are getting prepared
and making their workers more qualified for the Cup. Well, this is a
profession, too," Cida Vieira, the president of the association, told
CNN in a telephone interview.
In Brazil, prostitution is legal, although sexual exploitation and pimping are not.
"English
will be very important to communicate with clients during the Cup,"
Vieira said. "They'll have to learn how to work out financial deals and
also use a specialized vocabulary with sensual words and fetishes."
Vieira
said that 20 prostitutes had already signed up, but that she expected
at least 300 women to participate in the classes once they started.
The
association is in talks with teachers and English speakers to provide
their services free of charge, similar to deals they have with doctors
and health care workers. The classes would last six to eight months.
Belo
Horizonte will host football games not only for the World Cup in 2014,
but also for the Confederations Cup, a kind of dress rehearsal that will
take place in June 2013.
CNN
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