Abstract
Urban planning education started in Brazil at the end of the 19th century. Since then it has been expanding and has consequently become more important. Initially taught in Engineering and Architecture undergraduate courses, it has been introduced in other areas such as Geography, Sociology, Economics and Public Administration, with a strong emphasis on professional experience. The involvement of urban planners in universities, public sectors and engineering firms will present both advantages and challenges for urban and regional planning by creating links between theoretical knowledge and interventionist practice. The expansion of graduate courses in Brazil’s main cities and regional urban hubs has signaled the growing importance of this field of knowledge and professional expertise.
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As shown in the Polytechnic School’s Year Book from 1900.
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For the biography of the second generation of engineers who worked in Brazilian cities, see da Silva Leme 1999, opus cit, p. 465–509.
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Estado Novo (New State) designates a period of authoritarian government implemented by President Getulio Vargas between 1937 and 1945.
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According to Birkholz, the Chair was called “urbanism” until the 1962 educational reform, after which it was renamed “planning”. After the reform, its content was expanded and taught to the 3rd, 4th and 5th years.
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In 1970 UFRGS created the Master’s Degree in urban planning (PROPUR). In 1971 UFRJ created the Master’s Degree in urban planning (PUR); in 1973 FAU USP created a Master’s Degree in urban planning and in 1976, UNB created its Master’s Degree in urban planning.
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da Silva Leme, M.C. (2018). Planning Education in Brazil. In: Frank, A., Silver, C. (eds) Urban Planning Education. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55967-4_8
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