Academic calendar
2026.2 runs Aug 11, 2026 – Dec 14, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- 2026.2Relevant now
Campus language
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A
- AAAPUC
- Associação Atlética Acadêmica; the organization responsible for university sports and competitions.
B
- Bandejão
- The main university restaurant (Restaurante Universitário) offering subsidized meals.
- Bio
- The snack bar/cafeteria located near the Biological Sciences area.
- Bosque
- The wooded, park-like area of the campus used for relaxing and student gatherings.
C
- CA
- Centro Acadêmico; the student-run organization for a specific major (e.g., CAMat for Math).
- Couve-Flor
- A popular self-service buffet restaurant located on the campus grounds.
D
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes; the primary student union representing the entire student body.
P
- Pilotis
- Used as a verb or destination ('Vamos pilotis?') to mean hanging out in the central social area.
- PUC-Rio Jr
- The university's student-run junior enterprise providing consulting services.
- Pucquiano
- A term used to refer to a student who attends PUC-Rio.
V
- Vila
- Short for Vila dos Diretórios, the social and political heart of student life on campus.
- Vila
- The 'Vila dos Diretórios' area, which contains various kiosks and fast-food options.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Amizade
- Edifício da Amizade, a major classroom building and home to the library.
- bandej_o_university_restaurant
- Bandejão (University Restaurant)
- Carteirinha
- The official student ID card required for access to the library and the university restaurant.
- eruditos_caf
- Eruditos Café
- fastway_japaway
- FastWay / JapaWay
- Frings
- Edifício Cardeal Frings, which houses several academic departments and labs.
- Kennedy
- Edifício Presidente Kennedy, primarily used for social sciences and humanities classes.
- Leme
- Edifício Cardeal Leme, the main building housing administration and various departments.
- Matrícula
- The unique student registration number used for all official university identification.
- na_medida_yogo_cream
- Na Medida / Yogo Cream
- Pilotis
- The iconic open-air ground floor area under the main buildings, serving as the campus social hub.
- PUC Online
- The essential student web portal for checking grades, schedules, and enrollment.
- RioCard
- The transit smart card used for Rio's buses, metro, and trains, often integrated with student discounts.
- SAU
- Serviço de Atendimento ao Usuário; the central help desk for IT and administrative support.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- 2026.2 runs Aug 11, 2026 – Dec 14, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 14 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.