Academic Term - Brazil

Brazil

In Brazil, due to the Law of Directives and Bases of Brazilian Education, the academic year must have 200 days, both at schools and at universities. The school year usually begins during the first week of February. There is a 3-week long winter break in July. The Brazilian school year ends the first week of December, summer in Brazil. In the northernmost tropical areas of Brazil, the school year starts the first week of September and ends the last week of June, following the practice of countries further north.

In Brazilian universities academic terms are defined as periods or semesters (período, semestre). The majority of academic degrees courses are 8 semesters (four years) long or 10 semesters (five years) long.