Academic calendar
Postgraduate Residency Period 2026-2027 runs Mar 2, 2026 – Feb 26, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Postgraduate Residency Period 2026-2027Relevant now
- Second Undergraduate Semester 2026 - Medicine/Enfermagem/Faculdade de Medicina
- Second Undergraduate Semester 2026
- Postgraduate Trimester 3 2026
- Special Undergraduate Period 2027Postgraduate Trimester 4 2027
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- Alojamento
- The primary student residence complex located on the Ilha do Fundão campus.
B
- Bandejão
- The University Restaurant (RU), nicknamed for the large metal trays used to serve meals.
- Bateria
- The student-led samba percussion groups associated with different academic centers.
C
- CA
- Centro Acadêmico, a student organization representing a specific major or department.
- Calouro
- A first-year student or freshman.
- CR
- Coeficiente de Rendimento, the student's grade point average (GPA).
D
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes, the university-wide student union representing all undergraduates.
J
- Jubilar
- The act of being academically dismissed for failing to complete a degree within the maximum allowed time.
M
- Minerva
- The university's mascot and symbol, often used as a name for competitive teams and student initiatives.
P
- Pular a roleta
- Slang for jumping the turnstile, often used in the context of avoiding bus fares or entering the RU without paying.
R
- RU
- Short for Restaurante Universitário, the official name for the campus cafeterias.
T
- Trote
- Traditional welcoming activities or hazing rituals for new students.
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 library access and discounted meals at the RU.
- CCMN
- Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza, the building for math and natural sciences.
- CCS
- Centro de Ciências da Saúde, the health sciences building complex.
- CT
- Centro de Tecnologia, the main building complex for engineering and technology courses.
- FND
- Faculdade Nacional de Direito, the law school building located at the Campo de Santana.
- Fundão
- The common name for the Cidade Universitária campus located on the Ilha do Fundão.
- Grade
- The student's course schedule or the set of subjects taken in a semester.
- IFCS
- Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Sociais, the historic building located in downtown Rio.
- Intercampi
- The free shuttle bus service that connects different UFRJ campuses and major transit hubs.
- Passe Livre
- The municipal student transit pass providing free travel on city buses for eligible students.
- PV
- Short for Praia Vermelha, the campus located in the Urca neighborhood.
- ru_central
- RU Central
- ru_letras
- RU Letras
- ru_praia_vermelha
- RU Praia Vermelha
- SIGA
- The Integrated Academic Management System, the online portal for registration, grades, and schedules.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Postgraduate Residency Period 2026-2027 runs Mar 2, 2026 – Feb 26, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 15 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.