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

EDITAL FFLCH/FLA no 019/2025

NOTICE FFLCH/FLA no. 019/2025

Opening of applications for the public competition of titles and exams aiming at filling 02 (two) positions of professor doctor in the Department of Anthropology, area of ​​Anthropological Theory, of the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences of the University of São Paulo. Click to open the Notice.

See also:
https://academica.fflch.usp.br/ppi/doutor

PIBIC, PIBITI and PIBIC-EM 2025_2026 Notices

We inform you that the notices PIBICPIBITI and PIBIC-EM, valid from 2025/2026.
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Precisa de ajuda em saúde mental? Programa ECOS.

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