About the Department of Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology (DA-USP) has sought to cultivate and develop the humanities reflection field dedicated to human diversity. The characteristics of this discipline are reflected in the variety of subjects studied by the teachers and student researchers that integrate it, in the richness of disciplinary interfaces represented in the research lines and groups, in the undergraduate, postgraduate, improvement and extension courses it offers and organizes.
On graduation, he joins the Departments of Political Science and Sociology to graduate bachelors and graduates in Social Sciences, whose professional possibilities are of the most varied, including: teaching at all levels, acting in public and private bodies, research, public policy advice. Already at this stage of formation students can be integrated into research groups, oriented in Scientific Initiation research and encouraged to participate in the organization of events promoted by the Department of Anthropology.

Head of Department: Prof.ª Dra. Marta Rosa Amoroso

Deputy Head of Department: Prof.ª Dra. Marina Vanzolini Figueiredo

PUBLIC COMPETITION – LECTURERSHIP

OPEN COMPETITION BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AND EXAMS FOR THE POSITION OF LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, SPECIALISING IN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF EXPRESSIVE FORMS AND KNOWLEDGE REGIMES. REGISTERED CANDIDATE: PROFESSOR PEDRO DE NIEMEYER CESARINO, PhD.

GENERAL EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
DAY 1: TUESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2026
VENUE: SALÃO NOBRE (145) – FFLCH Administration Building

The schedule of activities may be subject to change at the discretion of the Assessment Committee. To view the schedule, please visit the link.

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Current CAPES Transformative Agreements

Find out which publishers are participating and what requirements must be met for publication.

Link: https://www.abcd.usp.br/apoio-pesquisador/escrita-publicacao-cientifica/descontos-autores-usp/

Need help with mental health? ECOS Program.

Some moments in our lives can be challenging and, at these times, having a support network is essential to promoting our mental health: friends, family, groups, colleagues, neighbors, teachers, health professionals, and spaces that strengthen belonging and mutual support. ECOS is a mental health program aimed at the USP community, which proposes a break from the university routine, offering a space for support and guidance in the search for paths to overcome different sufferings and difficulties. The program operates on 3 fronts:
A) Listening, support and guidance
B) Coordination of the care network
C) Institutional support

For more information:
1. https://prip.usp.br/areas/saude-mental/precisa-de-ajuda-em-saude-mental/
2. https://prip.usp.br/wp-content/uploads/sites/1632/2025/05/Precisa-de-Ajuda.pdf

SUA - USP WELCOMING SERVICES - PRIP Services

SUA, the USP System for Reception, Registration and Accountability for Harassment, Violence, Discrimination and Other Human Rights Violations, seeks to create a listening and reception system that can support the entire USP community. Its purpose is to protect the reporting person, ensuring the adversarial system and full defense of the parties in the proceedings.
For more information: https://prip.usp.br/institucional/sistema-usp-de-acolhimento-sua/

Phone: (11) 3091-5001
E-mail: sua.prip@usp.br
Form: https://forms.gle/H84V4wWZ8QSUadHf6

Omar Ribeiro Thomaz: A Presence That Endures

The Department of Anthropology and the Graduate Program in Social Anthropology at the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters, and Human Sciences of the University of São Paulo (FFLCH/USP) express their deep sorrow at the passing of Omar Ribeiro Thomaz, a professor at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), a researcher with an outstanding career and a colleague deeply cherished by our academic community.
Omar completed his Ph.D. in Social Anthropology at USP between 1990 and 1997, under the guidance of Professor Paula Montero, with the dissertation *Echoes of the South Atlantic: Representations of the Third Portuguese Empire*. His intellectual career was marked by research conducted in Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and Haiti, as well as by fundamental contributions to studies on colonialism, postcolonialism, and social transformations in African contexts, thereby broadening the horizons of anthropology in Brazil.
At this time of profound sadness, we also wish to remember our colleague and friend, who was so dear to so many of us. His legacy is expressed not only in the significance of his work but also in the friendships he forged, the conversations he shared, the experiences he experienced, and the bonds of affection he built throughout his academic life. His absence will be deeply felt by those who had the opportunity to spend time with him and engage in dialogue. His intellectual contributions, the avenues of research he helped to open, and the many personal and academic relationships he cultivated will live on. The Department of Anthropology and the PPGAS/USP express their solidarity and affection to the family, friends, colleagues, and students of Omar Ribeiro Thomaz.
Department of Anthropology (FFLCH/USP)
Graduate Program in Social Anthropology (PPGAS/USP)