Rio Branco Institute

The Rio Branco Institute (Portuguese: Instituto Rio Branco; Abbreviation: IRBr) is Brazil's diplomatic graduate school, internationally recognized as one of the best diplomatic academies in the world. It is the oldest government school in the country and the third oldest diplomatic training institution on the planet, located in Brasília.[2] The institute was created on April 18, 1945, as part of the centennial celebration of the birth of the Baron of Rio Branco, the greatest and most important diplomat in the history of Brazil. The IRBr is run by the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil.[3]

Rio Branco Institute
Instituto Rio Branco
EstablishedApril 18, 1945
DirectorAmb. Glivânia Maria de Oliveira[1]
Students134 (sep-dec 2011)
Location
Brasília
,
Brazil
Websitewww.institutoriobranco.itamaraty.gov.br

Graduation from the IRBr is the only possible entrance point into the diplomatic career in Brazil.[4]

Courses
Students in 1947.

The Rio Branco Institute offers a career program and three advancement courses.[4]

Graduate course

The IRBr's Graduation and Improvement Program (Diplomat Training Course) is a one-year-and-a-half program of studies, encompassing studies in fields such as History, Economics, Politics, Law, Foreign Policy, English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic. After successful completion of the course, students are confirmed in the Foreign Service as Third-Secretaries.[4]

Postgraduate course

The Diplomat Improvement Course (CAD) is maintained by the Rio Branco Institute as an integral part of the diplomat career training and qualification system, with the aim of deepening and updating the knowledge necessary for the performance of the functions performed by Seconds and First Secretaries. Possession of the CAD diploma is a requirement for the functional progression of its holder to First Secretary.[5]

Higher education course (PhD)

The Higher Education Course (CAE) consists of the preparation of an analytical and propositional thesis, with functional relevance and utility for Brazilian diplomacy or that represents a contribution to Brazilian historiography or diplomatic thought. The thesis is evaluated by an examining board composed of first-class ministers and subsidized by opinions prepared by two rapporteurs, one internal and the other external to the institution. The examining board decides if the work is able to pass to the defense phase, when its authors are summoned to the argument. The Higher Studies Course is mandatory for a Brazilian diplomat to become an ambassador. [6]

Admission

Entry

Admission to IRBr is achieved through a five-phase entrance examination:[4]

Requirements

The Ministry of External Relations established the following prerequisites for admission:[4]

References
  2. Brazilian Diplomatic Academy
  3. Ministry of External Relations of Brazil
  4. Information on the Diplomatic Career Instituto Rio Branco. Retrieved on 2011-01-07.
  5. Diplomat Improvement Course
  6. Higher Education Course

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