Providing Global Solutions for Aviation
Providing global solutions for industry-wide problems is what Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University does best. By partnering with Embry‑Riddle, you have access to a network of faculty experts, accomplished alumni and industry connections.
Embry‑Riddle’s Central & South America staff in Brazil support local and regional aviation growth with a variety of education, applied research and training options to choose from. The university’s roots in Brazil date back to 1943, when Escola Técnica de Aviacão was established in São Paulo — within months becoming Brazil's first aviation training school and welcoming officials like former Brazilian President Getulio Vargas and U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Today, Embry‑Riddle Central & South America offers professional courses, applied research solutions and support for students interested in the aviation industry.
Industry Solutions
Working with private and public partners, Embry‑Riddle Central & South America supports industry through specialized education for new and experienced professionals. Programs and projects can be tailored for your organization’s specific needs. The university also provides faculty, student and facility resources for applied research.
Education
The Aviation Management Program is a professional and international certification offered in partnership with Confederação Nacional do Transporte (CNT), Serviço Social do Transporte e Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem do Transporte (SEST-SENAT), Instituto de Transporte e Logística (ITL), and Associação Brasileira das Empresas Aéreas (ABEAR). The 18-month program consists of 11 aviation management courses that provide an overview of topics ranging from marketing and corporate finance to airline operations and management.
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Embry-Riddle has partnered with the Secretaria de Aviação Civil (SAC) to offer two online courses that support the government’s investment in civil aviation and regional airports. The two courses — Airport Revenue Management and Airport Operational Safety — are delivered in Portuguese, with a 50-hour workload split into 10 weekly modules.
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Working with the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), Embry Riddle offers several courses and programs to develop the authority’s employees and regulate and maintain aviation safety. Topics include Specialized Operations of Aircraft, Personnel Licensing, and Specialization Program in Aeronautical Regulation and Safety Management.
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Embry-Riddle is a participating academic institution in EMBRAER’s Programa de Especialização de Engenharia corporate program for recent college graduates. The university provides virtual and in-person guidance and mentorship to student teams during their aviation engineering coursework and projects.
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Human Factors in Aviation certificate courses are available to the general public through the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Topics including fatigue management, aeronautical decision-making and human factors issues in automation and cockpit design are discussed.
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This course is offered by ˛ÝÝ®ĘÓƵ in partnership with the Secretaria Nacional de Aviação Civil (SAC) and its main objective is to provide education and disseminate the aviation culture, as well as expand the basic knowledge of professionals at public regional airports. The course is offered in Portuguese in a self-paced methodology.
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The Aviation Infrastructure Regulation program was developed by Embry-Riddle and PUCRS to be offered to ANAC’s employees as a professional education program. It covers various aspects and topics related to airport operations and management, airline strategy, public policy and economic impacts, data analytics and aviation law.
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˛ÝÝ®ĘÓƵ has partnered with the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) to deliver a customized certificate in Global Supply Chain & Operations in Aviation. The certificate program is composed of six different courses and provides a flexible blended learning, composed of both asynchronous and synchronous activities.
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English for Air Traffic Control has two goals: to improve aviation English proficiency and to improve content knowledge about air traffic control concepts. English for Air Traffic Control enables students to improve their knowledge in general, civil and military aviation terminology. The goal of the course is to transition from ICAO Pre-Operational Level 3 to Operational Level 4 language proficiency, as measured by the EPLIS.
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Applied Research
Airline Technical Operations
In partnership with different Brazilian Airlines, Embry‑Riddle is exploring critical challenges to present viable solutions to promote aviation safety in the region. The main areas currently being researched are Energy Management Decision-Making, Aviation Maintenance Decision-Making and Fatigue Management. Embry‑Riddle is able to support airlines achieving safer and more efficient operations through the knowledge and expertise of our faculty and world-class infrastructure research facilities.
For more information about these programs, please contact:
Israel Treptow
Executive Director
treptowi@erau.edu
Student Opportunities
Staff at Embry‑Riddle Central & South America are available to assist current and prospective students with admissions questions, study abroad and internship opportunities and English immersion experiences.
Admission to Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University
Questions related to enrollment at any of Embry‑Riddle’s campuses can be answered by a local, Brazil-based counselor, Marília Melhado Bonfigli. The university has several learning options in the United States, worldwide and online. Stop by our SĂŁo Paulo office or request a visit from our counselor.
Study Aboard, Internships and Co-Ops, Jobs & Group Travel
Embry‑Riddle Central & South America welcomes current Embry‑Riddle students to Brazil. Our staff is available to assist with local internships, co-ops, jobs and travel opportunities. We assist our students with the entire process, from securing an opportunity to accommodations. We also facilitate visits from Embry‑Riddle student/academic groups.
For more information about these opportunities, please contact:
Marília Melhado Bonfigli
Associate Director of Operations for Central and South America
melhadom@erau.edu
History of Embry-Riddle in Brazil
In 1941, Embry‑Riddle contracted with the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and the U.S. State Department to create a new section in its Technical School in Miami called the Latin American Department. It would provide a dual education program for students from South America and U.S. citizens planning to seek jobs in South America.
On Dec. 31, 1941, the first class of 526 Latin American cadets arrived at Embry‑Riddle to receive instructor-mechanic and service-mechanic training. Students were to complete 2,300 hours of training over 16 months. They came from Honduras, El Salvador, Paraguay, Chile, Venezuela, Cuba, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Argentina, and Brazil. The most important Latin American connection for Embry‑Riddle was Brazil.
Brazil's Air Minister, Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho, toured Embry‑Riddle in Miami and was impressed with the operations. He asked John Paul Riddle to establish a site in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil. In October 1943, plans were announced to estabÂlish Escola TĂ©cnica de Aviação, an aviation technical school that would enable that country to emulate the standardization of airfields.
After the approval by the Brazilian and U.S. governments, classes started in November 1943, and the school was to permanently operate in Brazil. Brazil was an American ally during World War II and sought to have its own strong air force and aviation industry.
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