The amount of existing translator-training courses has increased dramatically over the years due to the rising number of translation commissions and new translation modalities. However, not until the last few years have the number of studies specifically dedicated to Translation pedagogy risen as well. This qualitative research investigates the beliefs about translation teaching and learning from two small groups of interviewees: beginner students of Translation, with no professional experience in the area, and recently graduated students, who have already started translating professionally. All of them have taken the Translation graduation programme at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-Rio). The analysis is based on the academic literature from the Translation Studies field, in addition to the research about the foreign language classroom coming from the Applied Linguistics field. Conclusions highlight beliefs that show how important translation theory apllied to practice is, how important the professor is and how important it is to have a pedagogical practice that reflects the job market.