Castelobruxo

"*The Brazilian school for magic, which takes students from all over South America, may be found hidden deep within the rainforest.*"
— Basic description of Castelobruxo[src]

**Castelobruxo** was the Brazilian wizarding school. Located amid the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil, it accepted students from all over South America. It has produced a number of famous ex-students, including one of the world’s most famous potioneers, Libatius Borage.

## Contents

* 1Location
* 2History
	+ 2.120th century
		- 2.1.11980s
* 3Reputation
* 4Administration
	+ 4.1Heads of Castelobruxo
* 5Subjects
* 6Uniform
* 7Known students
* 8Etymology
* 9Behind the scenes
* 10Appearances
* 11Notes and references

## Location

*Main article: Castelobruxo Castle*
Castelobruxo castle was an imposing square edifice of golden rock, often compared to a temple. The school was bewitched to appear as a ruin to Muggles, and both building and grounds were protected by Caipora.

## History

Castelobruxo was implied to be at least as old as Hogwarts — that is, over a thousand years. This was due to the fact that both castles had been enchanted since their beginnings so they appeared as a ruin to Muggles; it was debated which school first came up with the idea.

### 20th century

During Armando Dippet's tenure as Hogwarts Headmaster, he was visited by Benedita Dourado, then-Headmistess 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" (the offer was not accepted).

#### 1980s

"*Bill had a pen-friend at a school in Brazil once. He wanted Bill to go on a student exchange trip, but Mum and Dad couldn't afford it. So the pen-friend got all offended and sent him a cursed hat, it made his ears shrivel up.*"
— Ron Weasley regarding Bill's pen-friend from Castelobruxo[src]

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

During the 1986–1987 school year, ancient ruins were discovered beneath the school and the famous Curse Breaker Patricia Rakepick travelled to the school to investigate these ruins. During the exploration, she met with Albus Dumbledore, who invited her to work at Hogwarts as the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor the next year.

The same year, the Castelobruxo Hippogriff Club sent a copy of the first edition of *Have Yourself a Fiesta in a Bottle!* by Libatius Borage to their counterparts at Hogwarts as a goodwill gift. Unfortunately, the book was destroyed by Squawk, a baby Occamy in the Hogwarts club's care. However, the students were able to restore the book and sent the Castelobruxo club some Laughing Potion brewed from the book's recipe in return.

In the 1989-1990 school year, Alanza Alves moved from Castelbruxo to Hogwarts as an exchange student.

## Reputation

Castelobruxo students were especially advanced in Herbology and Magizoology, and the school offered very popular exchange programmes for students from European wizarding schools.

## Subjects

Herbology was one of the subjects taught at Castelobruxo, as Castelobruxo students were especially advanced in Herbology. Magizoology was another subject taught at Castelobruxo, as Castelobruxo students were especially advanced in Magizoology.

## Uniform

*Main article: Castelobruxo uniform*
Students at Castelobruxo wore bright green robes outlined by yellow line patterns, with red ring patterns on both of the upper sleeves, and yellow and blue triangular patterns in a stripe halfway up the hem with two tassels of the same colours attached to it.

## Known students

Libatius Borage (graduated)

Vicência Santos (possibly)

Alanza Alves (possibly graduated)

* William Weasley's Brazilian pen-friend (possibly graduated)
* João Coelho (graduated)

## 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 /kas.ˈtɛ.lu ˈbɾuʃʊ/ or, as rendered on *Pottermore*, "*Cass - tell - o - broo - shoo*". This conforms to the original Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.

## Behind the scenes

* While Castelobruxo's *Pottermore* entry implies that the institution is just as old as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Portuguese colonisation of Brazil only started in the 16th century. This suggests that the school may have been founded by indigenous peoples some five hundred years before colonisation, when the country was a vast region populated by thousands of tribes of different ethnicities. The Portuguese name might, therefore, be a byproduct of the Marquis of Pombal's 1758 ban of Brazilian indigenous languages.

in: Castelobruxo, School buildings, Unplottable locations

English

# Castelobruxo Castle

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## Location information

### Permanent residents

* Castelobruxo staff and students
* Caipora

### Affiliation

Castelobruxo
[Source]This **castle** was hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil. It housed the wizarding school of Castelobruxo.

## Contents

* 1Description
* 2Security
* 3Behind the scenes
* 4Appearances
* 5Notes and references

## Description

Described as fabulous, this building was a large, square edifice constructed out of golden rock. It was often compared to a temple.

The castle was under an enchantment that made it appear as a ruin to the few Muggles who chanced upon it. Hogwarts Castle was concealed from Muggles in the same manner; it is unknown who first came up with the idea.

Ancient ruins were once discovered underneath the school.

## Security

Both the castle and grounds of Castelobruxo were protected by the Caipora, which emerged at night to watch over students, as well as the other creatures that inhabited the surrounding rainforest.

## Behind the scenes

* Based on *Pottermore'*s depiction, the Castelobruxo castle resembles a Mesoamerican pyramid. These structures were usually step pyramids with temples on top.
* The castle being made of golden rock may be in reference to the the various legends of "cities of gold" in Central and South America, such as El Dorado or the City of the Caesars.