A helpful collection of guides that are essential for you to read through before your first few weeks of study with us and to keep referencing during the first few weeks of term.
:: FIRST INFORMATION
- Bank account
- Cards: USP ID (cartão USP) and BUSP (free subway-to-campus shuttle buses)
- CPF (Brazilian tax number)
- Directory (contact info for IFUSP students, faculty, staff)
- Enrollment
- Finding your way around campus: maps & transportation [download the app]
- Health assistance, English speaking doctors, SUS card (cartão nacional de saúde), Vaccines
- Housing
-
iFriends (USP student support for international students in Brazil)
- São Paulo: tourism & notes for visitor
- SIM Card and Currency Exchange
- Tuition fees
- Visa, MigranteWeb & RNM FAQ
:: ACADEMIC INFO
- Academic calendar: undergraduate program & graduate program
- Course catalogue: undergraduate program & graduate program
- Course timetables: undergraduate program & graduate program
- Credits and grading system
- Find your classroom (building and room numbers where the course meets)
- Research areas
- Transcript of records
:: USP FACILITIES
There are a range of facilities on offer at the University of São Paulo to help you study, keep fit, and engage with campus life.
- Apps (official USP mobile apps)
- Bilhete único estudante (student discount for public transportation)
- Cafeterias/restaurants (bandejão)
- CINUSP (free movie sessions)
- Coralusp (USP Choir)
- Day care center
-
Dental Care Clinic (Clínica Odontológica)
- Email @usp.br
- eduroam (free Wi-Fi)
- Giro cultural (guided campus tours)
- Language courses
- Libraries [download the app]
- Moodle da USP (e-Disciplinas) [how to use Moodle] [download the app]
- News & events [download the app]
- OSUSP (USP Symphony Orchestra)
- Outreach courses
- Portuguese as a foreign language courses
- Psychological support
- Sala Pró-Aluno (computer lab for undergraduate students)
- Sports Center (CEPEUSP)
- Student organizations & clubs
- University Hospital (HU USP)
- VPN USPnet (access library resources from off-campus)
:: MORE INFO
- CARTA DE SERVIÇOS (in Portuguese)
- Guides & Downloads (AUCANI) (in English)
- Informações práticas (PRIP)
- MANUAL DO CALOURO (in Portuguese)