61 Best universities for Remote Sensing in Brazil

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 326K citations received by 19.3K academic papers made by 61 universities in Brazil was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Latin America

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Latin America

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Latin America

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Latin America

#379 in the World

Founded: 1934

5. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Latin America

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

6. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Latin America

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

7. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Latin America

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 45,038
Founded: 1927

8. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Latin America

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

9. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Latin America

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

10. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Latin America

#621 in the World

Founded: 1946

11. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Remote Sensing

#15 in Latin America

#646 in the World

Founded: 1922

12. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Remote Sensing

#17 in Latin America

#731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

13. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Latin America

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

14. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Remote Sensing

#20 in Latin America

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

15. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Remote Sensing

#23 in Latin America

#868 in the World

Founded: 1960

16. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Remote Sensing

#24 in Latin America

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

17. Federal University of Para

Brazil | Belem

For Remote Sensing

#25 in Latin America

#973 in the World

Founded: 1957

18. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Remote Sensing

#26 in Latin America

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

19. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Remote Sensing

#27 in Latin America

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1970

20. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Remote Sensing

#28 in Latin America

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

21. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Remote Sensing

#29 in Latin America

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

22. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Remote Sensing

#31 in Latin America

#1052 in the World

Founded: 1950

23. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Brazil | Natal

For Remote Sensing

#32 in Latin America

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

24. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Remote Sensing

#33 in Latin America

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

25. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Remote Sensing

#34 in Latin America

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,494
Founded: 1969

26. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Remote Sensing

#35 in Latin America

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

27. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Remote Sensing

#36 in Latin America

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

28. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Remote Sensing

#39 in Latin America

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

29. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Remote Sensing

#40 in Latin America

#1214 in the World

Founded: 1969

30. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Remote Sensing

#42 in Latin America

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

31. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Remote Sensing

#43 in Latin America

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1946

32. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Remote Sensing

#44 in Latin America

#1341 in the World

Founded: 1961

33. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Remote Sensing

#47 in Latin America

#1384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

34. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Remote Sensing

#48 in Latin America

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1994

35. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Remote Sensing

#49 in Latin America

#1428 in the World

Founded: 1912

36. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Remote Sensing

#50 in Latin America

#1465 in the World

Founded: 1969

37. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Remote Sensing

#56 in Latin America

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

38. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Remote Sensing

#57 in Latin America

#1586 in the World

Founded: 1933

39. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Remote Sensing

#60 in Latin America

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

40. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Remote Sensing

#62 in Latin America

#1622 in the World

Founded: 1970

41. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Remote Sensing

#64 in Latin America

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

42. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Remote Sensing

#69 in Latin America

#1708 in the World

Founded: 1958

43. Mato Grosso State University

Brazil | Caceres

For Remote Sensing

#74 in Latin America

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

44. State University of Feira de Santana

Brazil | Feira de Santana

For Remote Sensing

#82 in Latin America

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1976

45. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Remote Sensing

#84 in Latin America

#1889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1909

46. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Remote Sensing

#91 in Latin America

#2013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

47. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Remote Sensing

#95 in Latin America

#2054 in the World

Founded: 1973

48. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Remote Sensing

#98 in Latin America

#2087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

49. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Remote Sensing

#99 in Latin America

#2097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

50. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Remote Sensing

#104 in Latin America

#2119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

51. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Remote Sensing

#107 in Latin America

#2151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

52. Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei

Brazil | Sao Joao del-Rei

For Remote Sensing

#109 in Latin America

#2172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 12,446
Founded: 1987

53. Para State University

Brazil | Belem

For Remote Sensing

#111 in Latin America

#2194 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1993

54. Federal University of Acre

Brazil | Rio Branco

For Remote Sensing

#113 in Latin America

#2228 in the World

Founded: 1964

55. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Remote Sensing

#114 in Latin America

#2237 in the World

Founded: 1948

56. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Remote Sensing

#119 in Latin America

#2270 in the World

Founded: 1990

57. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Remote Sensing

#121 in Latin America

#2280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

58. State University of Paraiba

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Remote Sensing

#127 in Latin America

#2390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1966

59. University of Paraiba Valley

Brazil | Sao Jose dos Campos

For Remote Sensing

#128 in Latin America

#2399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1954

60. University of Taubate

Brazil | Taubate

For Remote Sensing

#129 in Latin America

#2400 in the World

Founded: 1974

61. Federal University of Pampa

Brazil | Bage

For Remote Sensing

#131 in Latin America

#2424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Remote Sensing in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Campinas, Porto Alegre, and Goiania.