Castelobruxo

Castelobruxo is the Brazilian wizarding school. Located amid the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil, it accepts students from all over South America.

Location
Castelobruxo castle is an imposing square edifice of golden rock, often compared to a temple. The school is bewitched to appear as a ruin to Muggles and both building and grounds are protected by Caipora.

History
Castelobruxo is implied to be as old as Hogwarts - both are enchanted so they appear as a ruin to Muggles, and it is debated which school first came up with the idea.

During Armando Dippet's tenure as Hogwarts Headmaster, he was visited by Benedita Dourado, then-Headmistress of Castelobruxo. When Dippet complained about the antics of Peeves the Poltergeist, Dourado offered to send him some Caipora to show him "what trouble really is."

Bill Weasley once had a pen-pal who attended this school. He wanted Bill to participate in a student exchange program, but the Weasley family was unable to afford the trip. Offended, he sent Bill a cursed hat which made his ears shrivel up.

Reputation
Castelobruxo students are especially advanced in Herbology and Magizoology, and the school offers very popular exchange programs for students from European wizarding schools.

Alumni

 * Libatius Borage
 * João Coelho

Uniform
Students at Castelobruxo wear bright green robes.

Etymology
The name of this school is derived from the Portuguese words castelo, meaning "castle", and bruxo, meaning "wizard", thus literally translating as "wizard castle".

The pronunciation of Castelobruxo is "cass-tell-o-broo-shoo". This conforms to the original Brazilian-Portuguese pronunciation.