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Top 25 Research universities based in Brazil

Name: Research universities based in Brazil
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 374 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 374 research universities headquartered in Brazil as of September 2026 and tracks 122,264 professional contacts across them, including 26,412 with verified work emails. Sao Paulo is the largest hub.

This list covers research universities headquartered in Brazil, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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122,264Contacts tracked

26,412Verified emails

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The 25 largest research universities based in Brazil

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 374 research universities based in Brazil, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to research universities: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Universidade Paulista	Indirect evidence	Sao Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	11,960 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A UNIP promove, em todas as áreas da educação, a formação atualizada dos alunos e sua capacitação para uma sociedade em constante mudança, por meio de um ensino de qualidade…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Universidade Estadual DE Campinas	Partial evidence	Campinas, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,179 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Universidade Estadual de Campinas (University of Campinas), short Unicamp, is one of the public universities of the State of São Paulo, Brazil.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Universidade DE Brasília	Indirect evidence	Brasilia, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	7,606 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Universidade de Brasília foi inaugurada em 21 de abril de 1962.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Universidade Federal DA Paraíba	Indirect evidence	João Pessoa, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,874 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Página destinada a professores, pesquisadores, alunos e servidores da Universidade Federal da Paraíba” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Pontifícia Universidade Católica DO Paraná	Indirect evidence	Curitiba, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,490 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Educational excellence, innovation-driven entrepreneurship, and multi and intercultural learning form PUCPR’s primary purposes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Universidade Federal DE Santa Maria	Indirect evidence	Santa Maria, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,443 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Federal University of Santa Maria is among the best higher education institutions in Brazil.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Pontifícia Universidade Católica DO RIO Grande DO SUL	Indirect evidence	Porto Alegre, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “É uma instituição de ensino superior, de pesquisa e de extensão, constituída por um conjunto de unidades (faculdades, institutos, etc.), que promove a formação profissional e…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Universidade Federal DE Mato Grosso DO SUL	Indirect evidence	Campo Grande, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,110 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) teve sua origem em 1962, com a criação da Faculdade de Farmácia e Odontologia de Campo Grande, na cidade de Campo Grande, que…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	UEL	Indirect evidence	Londrina, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,053 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Criada em 1970, a Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) é, atualmente, uma das mais importantes universidades públicas da Região Sul do Brasil.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Universidade Federal DE Pelotas	Indirect evidence	Pelotas, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,044 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel) é uma instituição brasileira de ensino superior cujos campi se localizam nas cidades de Pelotas e Capão do Leão, no Rio Grande do Sul.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	UCS	Indirect evidence	Caxias Do Sul, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,241 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), mantida pela Fundação Universidade de Caxias do Sul, é uma referência em educação superior com 57 anos de tradição.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Universidade Tiradentes-Unit	Indirect evidence	Aracaju, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,846 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Em 1994, após reconhecimento pelo Ministério da Educação e Desporto do Brasil, surge a primeira e única universidade particular até então do Estado de Sergipe: a Universidade…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	UFMT	Indirect evidence	Cuiabá, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,725 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Criada em 10 de dezembro de 1.970, através da Lei n.º 5.647, a Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso incorporou a Faculdade Federal de Direito de Cuiabá, instituída em.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Uniceub	Indirect evidence	Brasília, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,713 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “O CEUB é um dos pioneiros de ensino na capital do país.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Universidade Federal DE Alagoas	Indirect evidence	Maceió, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,703 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fundada em 1961, a Universidade Federal de Alagoas (Ufal), instituição federal de ensino superior, instalada no Campus A.C.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Universidade SÃO Judas Tadeu	Indirect evidence	Sao Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,458 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Universidade São Judas hoje tem quase 50 anos de história e é reconhecida como uma das três melhores universidades privada do estado de São Paulo, segundo o MEC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Federal University Of Technology - Parana	Indirect evidence	Curitiba, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,449 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Federal University of Technology – Parana (UTFPR) is a higher education institution with over 110 years of trajectory.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Universidade Feevale	Indirect evidence	Novo Hamburgo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,395 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mantida pela Associação Pró-Ensino Superior em Novo Hamburgo (Aspeur), uma entidade sem fins lucrativos e reconhecida como de utilidade pública federal, estadual e municipal, a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	FURB	Indirect evidence	Blumenau, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,365 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB) é a primeira instituição de ensino superior do interior do estado de Santa Catarina.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	UFMA	Indirect evidence	São Luís, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,360 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Página oficial da Universidade Federal do Maranhão.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	UNESC	Indirect evidence	Criciúma, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,083 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Unesc (Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense) é uma Universidade de caráter comunitário com 47 anos de vida, que desenvolve atividades nas áreas de ensino, pesquisa e extensão.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Pontifícia Universidade Católica DE Goiás	Indirect evidence	Goiânia, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,008 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás conta com ampla infraestrutura de ensino para oferecer formação integral e continuada em cursos de graduação, pós-graduação e extensão.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Universidade DE Mogi DAS Cruzes	Indirect evidence	Mogi Das Cruzes, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,007 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Universidade oferece cursos de Graduação, Pós-Graduação e Extensão nas áreas de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Ciências Humanas e Ciências da Saúde.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Universidade Fumec - Oficial	Indirect evidence	Belo Horizonte, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	970 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Universidade FUMEC é uma instituição de ensino superior, com mais de 60 anos de tradição, localizada em Belo Horizonte/MG.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Unifecaf	Indirect evidence	Taboão Da Serra, BrazilHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	937 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Seu sonho, nossa meta!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: research universities. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names research universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name research universities. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Research universities based in Brazil at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

21.6%Verified-email coverage

326.9Average contacts per company

201-500Median size (employees)

6.1%Largest-city concentration · Sao Paulo

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Brazil, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Brazil, over 374 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among research universities, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Brazil whose own description of what they do matches “research universities”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names research universities), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among research universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Brazil are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 26,412 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names research universities, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many research universities are there based in Brazil?

RevenueBase identified 374 research universities headquartered in Brazil as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Universidade Paulista, headquartered in Sao Paulo, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research universities?

Sao Paulo leads with 23 headquartered companies, followed by Belo Horizonte (12) and Rio De Janeiro (12).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 26,412 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 374 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.