Academic calendar
Ano Letivo 2026 runs Feb 2, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Ano Letivo 2026Relevant now
- 3º Bimestre 2026
- 4º Bimestre 2026
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- AAAITA
- Associação Atlética Acadêmica ITA, the organization responsible for sports teams and athletic events.
B
- Bixo
- A first-year student or freshman.
- Bizu
- A crucial tip, shortcut, or study guide passed down between students to help pass difficult exams.
C
- CASD
- Centro Acadêmico Santos-Dumont, the primary student representative body and student union.
- Cassino
- A term sometimes used for the officers' mess or higher-tier dining facility on the DCTA campus.
H
- H10
- A specific residential block within the campus housing complex often associated with graduate students or specific accommodations.
- H8
- The H-8 residential complex where all undergraduate students reside on campus.
I
- ITA Júnior
- The student-run junior engineering consultancy firm.
- ITAndroids
- The campus robotics team known for competing in international RoboCup events.
R
- Rancho
- The military-managed dining hall where students receive their daily meals.
T
- Trevas
- A slang term for extremely difficult periods of study or notoriously hard exams.
- Trote
- The traditional initiation rituals and welcome activities for new students.
V
- Veterano
- A senior student who has completed at least one year of study.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Biblioteca Central
- The main campus library serving both ITA and DCTA researchers.
- cozinha_experimental
- Cozinha Experimental
- CPOR
- Centro de Preparação de Oficiais da Reserva; mandatory military training for first-year male students.
- Crachá
- The mandatory identification badge required for all students to access campus buildings and the Rancho.
- DCTA
- The Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, the military organization that oversees the campus grounds.
- Fundamental
- The building dedicated to the first two years (Basic Cycle) of the engineering curriculum.
- Lacaz
- The Auditório Lacaz Neto, the main auditorium used for lectures, ceremonies, and exams.
- Portaria
- The security checkpoints (e.g., Portaria Faria Lima) required to enter the military-restricted DCTA campus.
- Profissional
- The building housing the specialized engineering departments for the final three years of study.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Ano Letivo 2026 runs Feb 2, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.