Welcome to the Our Lady of Mercy School of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil website. We are here to serve the English speaking Catholic population of Rio de Janeiro along with others who may be interested in our mission.

    “Our Lady of Mercy School is an American Catholic English speaking school whose main purpose is to educate the whole student
towards global understanding.”

    We hope the site presents our school well and answers any questions you may have about us.

     “Ongoing excellence in education” is our motto and we have been meeting this goal for over fifty-five years in the borough of Botafogo in the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
With a student body of 500 students from twenty-eight different nations, from the Pre-Nursery through the Twelfth Grade of high school, we have an exciting international atmosphere.

      Our curriculum is college-prep oriented and mixes both the American culture with the Brazilian culture. We offer two diplomas upon graduation; one which is recognized by the local Secretary of Education for the State of Rio de Janeiro and the other by the Southern Assiciation of Colleges and Schools of the United States of America. We are firm believers in inclusion and the rights of every child to a quality education. We have over 95% success rate of our students attending higher education either abroad or in Brazil itself.

     OLM maintains a close relationship among its students, staff and families to foster spiritual orientation for our students as they prepare themselves for their futures.

      Once again welcome to Our Lady of Mercy School we hope you enjoy the tour.