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Brazil’s Radical Approach to Expanding Access for Underrepresented College Students

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Fairness in Access to Higher Education in a Global Perspective

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The development of postsecondary education in Brazil has had a different trajectory than that of Latin American countries. Because of its status as an “exploitive” colony of Portugal,1 the educational system has historically been rudimentary. In Spanish Latin America, universities were founded in the 16th century (Cunha, 2000); in contrast, the first Brazilian university was officially chartered in the early 20th century.

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Somers, P., Morosini, M., Pan, M., Cofer, J.E. (2013). Brazil’s Radical Approach to Expanding Access for Underrepresented College Students. In: Meyer, HD., John, E.P.S., Chankseliani, M., Uribe, L. (eds) Fairness in Access to Higher Education in a Global Perspective. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-230-3_12

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