Academic calendar
Período Letivo 2026.2 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Recesso das aulas após 2026.1
- Período Letivo 2026.2Relevant now
- Recesso das aulas após 2026.2
- Período Letivo Especial de Férias 2027
- Período Letivo 2027.1
- Recesso das aulas após 2027.1
- Período Letivo 2027.2
Campus language
Search the full glossary. Nothing is sampled or hidden when the search field is empty.
Showing 13 of 13 terms
B
- Bixo
- A freshman or first-year student; derived from 'bicho' (animal/beast).
C
- CA
- Centro Acadêmico; the student representative body for a specific major or department.
D
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes; the university-wide student union representing all students.
J
- Jubilar
- To be academically dismissed or expelled because the student exceeded the maximum time allowed to complete their degree.
P
- Pagar
- To take or enroll in a specific course (e.g., 'Vou pagar Cálculo' means 'I'm taking Calculus').
- PET
- Programa de Educação Tutorial; a federally funded academic group focused on research, teaching, and extension.
R
- Residência
- The official student housing complex located on the main campus, often referred to simply as 'the residence'.
- RU
- Restaurante Universitário; the main subsidized student dining hall.
- Ruzinho
- A smaller or secondary dining area, often used to refer to the snack bars or smaller units of the RU system.
S
- SINEIT
- The student union specifically for technical and technological education students.
T
- Trancar
- To officially suspend or 'lock' a course or an entire semester to avoid academic penalty.
V
- Veterano
- A senior student or anyone who is not a freshman.
- Vila
- Refers to the residential units within the student housing area.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Árvore
- The 'Árvore de Natal de Mirassol', a giant Christmas tree monument located just outside the campus entrance, used as a major landmark for transit.
- CB
- Centro de Biociências; the complex of buildings housing the biological sciences departments.
- CCHLA
- Centro de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes; the humanities and arts hub, known for its long corridors.
- Circular
- The free bus service that runs internal routes within the Natal campus.
- CT
- Centro de Tecnologia; the engineering and technology sector of the campus.
- Direto
- An express version of the Circular bus that skips certain stops to move between major sectors faster.
- Inverso
- Refers to the counter-clockwise route of the Circular bus service.
- Passe Livre
- The student transit benefit that allows for free or discounted fares on city buses using the student ID.
- restaurante_universit_rio_setor_norte
- Restaurante Universitário - Setor Norte
- restaurante_universit_rio_setor_sul
- Restaurante Universitário - Setor Sul
- Setor II
- Known among students as 'O Labirinto' (The Labyrinth) due to its confusing and repetitive architectural layout.
- SIGAA
- Sistema Integrado de Gestão de Atividades Acadêmicas; the essential online portal for grades, enrollment, and all administrative tasks.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Período Letivo 2026.2 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 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.