Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) is a major research institute, think-tank and school in the fields of Economics, Business, Law, History and the Social Sciences. Our scholars work across Brazil, but our two main offices are in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

FGV’s School of Social Sciences (FGV/CPDOC) is one of Brazil's leading centers for teaching and research in History and the Social Sciences. We are a community of active researches that consciously seek to bridge the gap between the two disciplines. Our School offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, and provides a range of continuing education activities.

As holders of major historical archives our collection includes over 1,7 million documents ranging from politics to economics, cultural history to social movements, and public policy to foreign relations. Over the years we have also gathered a massive set of oral histories with politicians, diplomats, the military, social activists, and scholars. We are committed to offering swift access to our materials and are moving fast towards making all data available online. This has includes innovative work in applying IT to the management of archives and public outreach. For early results see http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc .