Information About Education
Education is widely accepted as a foundation of a secure and functional democracy. Brasil's democracy is no different. Education and educational institutions are highly valued throughout Brasil.
Become more educated yourself, here, about how it works in Brasil.
Education is considered a human right in Brasil. While access to quality education remains difficult to reach for some of most vulnerable in society, the federal university system is completely free, along with the primary education system.
As in many countries, those who can afford to do so frequently send their children to private schools at the primary level. However, the federal university system is extremely well-regarded, as well as free, and spots are pursued competitively. In accordance with Brasilian constitutional values, quotas are followed that are set to reflect the makeup of society as a whole, in order to avoid further disenfranchising the most vulnerable minorities.
Alongside the public system, the private university system, much like its counterparts at the elementary education level, and in the healthcare system, remains robust and also well-regarded.
Much research is done both at private and public universities, and at the graduate level, researchers are expected to both speak and produce reports in not only Portuguese, but in common international languages such as English, French, or Spanish.
Structure of Education in Brasil
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Research Institutions
General & Multiple Area Reasearch
FAPESP (En)
The São Paulo Research Foundation
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Getulio Vargas Foundation
Fundação Getulio Vargas
Medical & Health
Butantan (En)
Butantan Institute of Public Health
Instituto Butantan
BRAINN (En)
The Brazilian Research Institute for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology
FIOCRUZ (En)
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
National Cancer Institute
IDOR (En)
D'Or Institute
Instituto D'Or
Agriculture & Industry
EMBRAPA (En)
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
Vale Institute of Technology in Brazil
Instituto Tecnológico Vale
Environment & Sociology
Amazon Environmental Research Institute
Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia
Amazon Institute of People and the Environment
Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia
Paraense Museum Emílio Goeldi
Museu Parense Emílio Goeldi
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Institute of Research
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Igarapé Institute (En)
Instituto Igarapé (Pt)
Economy & Science
IPEA (En)
Institute for Applied Economic Research
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada
LNA (Pt)
National Astrophysics Laboratory
Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica
ON (Pt)
National Observatory
Observatório Nacional
INPE (Pt)
National Institute of Space Research
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
INMETRO (Gov.Br Pt/En | Wiki En)
National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality
Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnología
National Nuclear Energy Commission
Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear
Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials
Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais
Institute of Research Technology
Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas
Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello Research, Development and Innovation Center
Centro de Pesquisas, Desenvolvimento e Inovação Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello
Public Universities
Federal Universities
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Federal University of São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Federal University of Ceará
Universidade Federal de Ceará
Federal University of Pernambuco
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
UFRGS
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Universidade Federal do
Rio Grande do Sul
University of Brasília
Universidade de Brasília
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Federal University of Espirito Santo
Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo
Federal Univeristy of Bahia
Universidade Federal da Bahia
State Universities
São Paulo University
Universidade de São Paulo
Campinas State University
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Paulista State University
Universidade Estadual Paulista
Rio de Janeiro State University
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Maringá State University
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Londrina State University
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Ponta Grossa State University
Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
Santa Catarina State University
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
North Fluminense State University
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense
West Paraná State Univeristy
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
Ceará State University
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Santa Cruz State University
Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz
Feira de Santana State University
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
Bahia State University
Universidade do Estado da Bahia
Montes Claros State Univeristy
Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros
Center Oeste State University
Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste
Mato Grosso State University
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul State University
Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul
Regional University of Cariri
Universidade Regional do Cariri
Southeast Bahia State Univeristy
Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
Private Institutions
Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro
Pontíficia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Mackenzie Presbyterian Instutute
Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie
Mackenzie Presbyterian University
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais
Faculty of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais