Worldwide Classroom

The Pontificate Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil currently offers one of the most extensive international exchange programs of the whole of Latin America. We are currently handling students of dozens of nationalities from universities across the globe.

We welcome all students and universities seeking to expand their horizons, looking to share an educational experience in the most preeminent country of the region, a nation unique in its cultural and geographic variety, offering possibilities of personal and professional growth not found anywhere else in the world.

For information on our international programs and on Rio de Janeiro as a whole, please access our website above

We also welcome all those interested to personally contact us through the following e-mail addresses above

First Semster:4 months (from february/March to June/mid July) Second Semster: 4 months (from August to November/ mid December)

PUC-RIO has four Academic Centers. International Students can take courses from any departments below

Center for Theology and Human Sciences

Arts (Industrail Design) Education Letters(Modern Languages, Literature and Linguistics) Philosophy Psychology Theology

Center for Social Sciences

Administration (Business) Economics Social Communication (Journalism and Publicity) History Geography Sociology Social Work Institute of International Relations Law

Center of Sciences and Thechnology

Physics Cemistry Mathematics Computer Science Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrail Engineering

Center of Biomedical Sciences

Only Graduate programs(most of this Center courses are not held on campus, but in specialized clinics)