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UFRGS GRANTS HONORIS DOCTOR TITLE Cause to Professor Angela de Castro Gomes

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At a university council meeting held on July 12, 2024, the opinion 046/2024 was approved that grants the title of Doctor Honoris causa from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) to Professor Angela de Castro Gomes. The proposal was sent by the Department of History of the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH) and unanimously approved at a meeting of the IFCH Council.

Angela de Castro Gomes, born in Itaperuna, Rio de Janeiro, has an extensive and respected academic curriculum. Graduated in History from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), obtained his master's degree and doctorate from the University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro (Iuperj). His research on bourgeoisie and social legislation in Brazil, as well as the invention of labor, are considered classic and have significantly influenced the areas of political science, history and sociology.

Full Professor of History of Brazil at UFF and the Center for Research and Documentation of Contemporary History of Brazil of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (CPDOC-FGV), Angela also served as senior visiting researcher at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State University ( UniRio). Its academic production includes 66 articles in national and international magazines, 56 books and 119 book chapters.

Throughout his career, Angela guided 32 master's dissertations, 34 doctoral theses and 13 postdoctoral supervisions, participating in more than 200 master's and doctoral newsstands. Moreover, it has always manifested itself as a defender of democracy, science and ethics.

The granting of the title of Doctor Honoris causes by UFRGS is a recognition of its significant contribution to research and teaching of the humanities, as well as the strengthening of democratic values ​​in Brazil.

The Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences congratulates Professor Angela de Castro Gomes for this deserved honor and thanks for its valuable contributions to the field of history and the academic community.