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1. CPDOCSchool of Social Sciences
Fundação Getulio Vargas / CPDOC
Praia de Botafogo, 190 / 14th floor
22250-900 – Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil
Phone: (55 21) 3799.5700
Avenida Paulista, 1471 / 1st floor
01311-927 – São Paulo – SP – Brazil
Phone: (55 11) 3799.3755
www.fgv.br/cpdoc
Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil)

2. Academics
The School of Social Sciences/CPDOC offers both undergraduate and
graduate degrees in social sciences and history, as well as a variety of
continuing education programs. Students can choose from different areas of
concentration, including politics and society, culture and society, and
international relations.
In addition, CPDOC offers two-year Master’s Programs and a four-year
Doctoral Program in History, Politics and Culture. Faculty background and
interests include political history, international relations and global history,
sociology and social thought, anthropology, political science, comparative
politics, urban studies, research methods, public policy, social history, cultural
history, and applied research.
Faculty members are committed to expanding ties with scholars around the
world and have established partnership agreements with several renowned
international institutions in recent years.
In addition, CPDOC offers professional graduate programs and continuing
education courses in Documentary Film, Cultural Production and
Management, and International Relations. All courses are offered at FGV’s
headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, as well as a select few in São Paulo.
The Center for International Relations
The Center for International Relations at FGV, based at the School of
Social Sciences/CPDOC, was founded in 2009 to promote and develop
research and teaching in the fields of International Relations and
Contemporary Global History. Since then, the Center has become a platform
for policy-oriented debate on critical global issues. The Center offers courses
on the history and theory of international relations to undergraduate and
graduate students. In addition, the center supports FGV’s internationalization
trajectory through active engagement with academic and research institutions
around the world.
The Archival Program
CPDOC has the leading private historical archival program in Brazil,
housing over 1,3 million documents, including over 200 personal
archives in a range of disciplines, including politics, economics, cultural
history, social movements, public policy, and foreign relations. In addition,
its research staff has compiled an extensive collection of oral history
interviews that span decades.
In recent years, CPDOC has committed its resources to offer quick and easy
access to archival materials both on and offline. This process utilizes
innovative techniques in archival management and engagement with the
community through public outreach.
For more information, visit our website at www.fgv.br/cpdoc
The School of Social Sciences/CPDOC at Fundação Getulio
Vargas (FGV) is a Brazilian academic and research center focused on
the social sciences and history. Founded in 1973 as the Center for Research
and Documentation of Contemporary Brazilian History, CPDOC is one of the
leading historical research institutes in the country, housing an extensive
collection of personal archives, oral history interviews and audiovisual
sources that document Brazilian contemporary history. In the 2000s, CPDOC
expanded its scope through the creation of a higher education program to
promote undergraduate and graduate studies and by 2012, the School of
Social Sciences/CPDOC received the highest evaluation by the Ministry of
Education in its annual national ranking.
Recognized for its commitment to the integration of history and the social
sciences, the School of Social Sciences/CPDOC offers an interdisciplinary
approach to learning reflected through its diverse faculty profile and
curricula. Over the years, CPDOC has fostered a vibrant community of
scholars, technicians and students who collaborate on education, research,
consulting and partnership work with other FGV schools and institutes.
Drawing from faculty expertise, CPDOC has recently strengthened its applied
research program in order to generate knowledge that provides direct
benefits to individuals, groups, and the public interest on a wide range of
social issues. As a result, the center is recognized as a reference and a critical
resource for public and private institutions from diverse sectors.
Dean: Celso Castro
celso.castro@fgv.br