Academic calendar
2º Período Letivo 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- 2º Período Letivo 2026Relevant now
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- AA
- Atlética Acadêmica; student-run sports associations for different departments.
- Alojão
- The large on-campus student housing complex, officially known as the Alojamento Universitário.
B
- Bandejão
- A common nickname for the RU, referring to the large metal trays (bandejas) used for serving food.
- Bixo
- A freshman or first-year student.
C
- CA
- Centro Acadêmico; a student organization representing a specific degree or course of study.
D
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes; the primary student union representing the entire student body.
F
- Feminino
- The specific wing or building of the student housing reserved for female students.
K
- Km 47
- A reference to the campus location's historical marker on the old Rio-São Paulo highway.
M
- Masculino
- The specific wing or building of the student housing reserved for male students.
P
- PET
- Programa de Educação Tutorial; a government-funded academic group focused on research, teaching, and extension.
R
- RU
- Restaurante Universitário; the main campus dining hall providing subsidized meals.
- Ruralino
- A student or alumnus of UFRRJ.
S
- Sero
- Short for Seropédica, the municipality where the main UFRRJ campus is located.
V
- Veterano
- An upperclassman or any student who has completed at least one semester.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Carteirinha
- The official student ID card required for access to the RU and library services.
- Circular
- The free internal bus service that transports students between different points of the sprawling Seropédica campus.
- ICE
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas; the building complex for exact sciences like math and physics.
- P1
- Prédio Central; the iconic, historic main administrative and academic building of the Seropédica campus.
- PAG
- Pavilhão de Aulas de Graduação; a building dedicated to undergraduate classrooms and labs.
- PAT
- Pavilhão de Aulas Teóricas; a major building complex where most general theoretical lectures are held.
- PHS
- Pavilhão de Humanas e Sociais; the building housing the humanities and social sciences departments.
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- Restaurante Universitário (RU) - Câmpus Nova Iguaçu
- RioCard
- The electronic transit card used by students to access subsidized public transportation to and from campus.
- SIGAA
- Sistema Integrado de Gestão de Atividades Acadêmicas; the online portal used for course registration, checking grades, and academic records.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- 2º Período Letivo 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 10 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.