39 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 154K citations received by 10.3K academic papers made by 39 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 Occupational Therapy

#1 in Latin America

#14 in the World

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

2. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Latin America

#138 in the World

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

3. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Latin America

#158 in the World

Founded: 1933

4. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Latin America

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

5. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Latin America

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

6. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Latin America

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

7. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Latin America

#294 in the World

Founded: 1970

8. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Brazil | Natal

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in Latin America

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

9. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in Latin America

#364 in the World

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

10. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Latin America

#379 in the World

Founded: 1934

11. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in Latin America

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

12. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in Latin America

#526 in the World

Founded: 1946

13. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in Latin America

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

14. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in Latin America

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

15. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in Latin America

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

16. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Occupational Therapy

#17 in Latin America

#551 in the World

Founded: 1946

17. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Occupational Therapy

#18 in Latin America

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

18. Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in Latin America

#616 in the World

Founded: 1953

19. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Occupational Therapy

#20 in Latin America

#656 in the World

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

20. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in Latin America

#671 in the World

Founded: 1950

21. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Occupational Therapy

#22 in Latin America

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

22. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Occupational Therapy

#23 in Latin America

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

23. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in Latin America

#734 in the World

Founded: 1969

24. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Occupational Therapy

#26 in Latin America

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

25. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in Latin America

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

26. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Occupational Therapy

#29 in Latin America

#791 in the World

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

27. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Occupational Therapy

#30 in Latin America

#822 in the World

Founded: 1960

28. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Occupational Therapy

#31 in Latin America

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

29. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in Latin America

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

30. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Occupational Therapy

#33 in Latin America

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

31. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Occupational Therapy

#35 in Latin America

#899 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Occupational Therapy

#44 in Latin America

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

33. University of Northern Parana

Brazil | Londrina

For Occupational Therapy

#45 in Latin America

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 200,000
Founded: 1972

34. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Occupational Therapy

#47 in Latin America

#1115 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Occupational Therapy

#50 in Latin America

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

36. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Occupational Therapy

#51 in Latin America

#1172 in the World

Founded: 1969

37. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#52 in Latin America

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

38. Federal University of Para

Brazil | Belem

For Occupational Therapy

#53 in Latin America

#1202 in the World

Founded: 1957

39. Para State University

Brazil | Belem

For Occupational Therapy

#55 in Latin America

#1231 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1993

The best cities to study Occupational Therapy in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Sao Carlos, and Campinas.