Academic calendar
2º Semestre Letivo 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
A
- Agendamento
- The mandatory online reservation system required for scheduling meals (breakfast and dinner) at the RU.
- Alojamento Provisório
- Temporary shared dormitory space for new students waiting for a permanent spot in the CEU housing system.
B
- Bixo / Bixete
- Standard terms for male and female freshmen, respectively.
- BSE
- Benefício Socioeconômico; a critical status for students that grants access to free or subsidized housing and dining.
C
- CEU
- Casa do Estudante Universitário; the primary student housing complexes located both on the main campus (CEU II, III, Indígena) and downtown (CEU I).
D
- DA
- Diretório Acadêmico; the student representative body for a specific course (e.g., DAGL for Letters, DAFA for Pharmacy).
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes; the main student government body, traditionally based in the CEU I building.
F
- Faixa
- The highway (specifically RS-509/Faixa Velha or RS-287/Faixa Nova) that connects downtown Santa Maria to the Camobi campus.
J
- Jubilar
- To be academically dismissed for exceeding the maximum allowed time to complete a degree.
P
- PRAE
- Pró-Reitoria de Assuntos Estudantis; the office responsible for student welfare, including housing and meal grants.
R
- Refeitório I
- The main dining hall located within the União Universitária building on the Camobi campus.
- Refeitório II
- The secondary dining hall on campus, located behind the Centro de Tecnologia (CT).
- RU
- Restaurante Universitário; the university dining hall. Students often specify 'RU Campus' or 'RU Centro' (downtown).
U
- UFSMer
- A colloquial term for a student or member of the UFSM community.
- União
- Short for União Universitária; a building that houses the main dining hall and provides temporary lodging (alojamento provisório) for incoming students.
V
- Veterano
- Any student who has been at the university for at least one semester.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Antiga Reitoria
- The historical administration building located in downtown Santa Maria, often used for cultural events and central services.
- Circular
- The free internal bus service that loops around the main Camobi campus.
- Espelho d'água
- The iconic rectangular pond in front of the Rectorate (Reitoria) building, a popular student meeting spot.
- HUSM
- Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria; the university teaching hospital located on the main campus.
- Portal do Aluno
- The official web portal (portal.ufsm.br/aluno) where students manage grades, enrollment, and academic documents.
- Prédio 40
- The main building for the CAL (Centro de Artes e Letras).
- Prédio 74
- Common designation for the CCSH (Centro de Ciências Sociais e Humanas) building.
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- Restaurante Universitário (RU) Campus I
- restaurante_universit_rio_ru_campus_ii
- Restaurante Universitário (RU) Campus II
- SIM Estudante
- The city bus card required to pay the student fare on municipal lines serving the campus.
- UFSM Digital
- The official university app used to access the RU (digital meal card), library services, and class schedules.
- Urmob
- The recommended mobile app for tracking real-time bus locations and schedules for lines serving the university.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- 2º Semestre Letivo 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 12 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.