CAp UFRJ

What CAp UFRJ does

CAp UFRJ (Colégio de Aplicação da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) is a federal public basic education institution founded in 1948 and operating as a supplementary organ of UFRJ's Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (CFCH). It provides free, tuition-free education spanning Educação Infantil (Early Childhood, integrated since 2019), Ensino Fundamental (elementary, grades 1-9), and Ensino Médio (high school), with student admission conducted through a public lottery system (sorteio) supplemented by social/racial quota verification (heteroidentificação). The institution serves approximately 72 employees and is governed by a Conselho Diretor (ConDir) including directors, sector coordinators, staff, students, and parent/guardian representatives.

The institution operates a unified educational portfolio structured around the Brazilian university tripé of teaching-research-extension (ensino-pesquisa-extensão). Core academic offerings include 20+ curricular sectors spanning arts, sciences, languages, and physical education; the Núcleo de Iniciação Científica Júnior (NicJr) scientific initiation program; the Formação Docente supervised-internship program hosting all UFRJ teaching degree students; and the Apoio Especial a Estudantes financial aid program for socioeconomically vulnerable students. Technology infrastructure consists of the AVA CAp virtual learning environment (hosted at NCE/UFRJ), integrated with UFRJ's SIGA academic management system and the Lattes research tracking platform.

CAp UFRJ's business model is government-funded with no commercial revenue generation. Operational funding flows from the Brazilian federal government via UFRJ and the Ministry of Education; supplemental scholarship funding comes from CNPq (R$100/month for PIBIC-EM and PROVOC participants) and FAPERJ (R$240 via Fundação Planetário's Jovens Talentos program). Long-standing research partnerships with Fiocruz, CBPF, PUC-Rio, Jardim Botânico, and Fundação Planetário enable student scientific internships. The institution markets primarily through institutional channels (official website, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook) rather than commercial channels, and does not have investors, subsidiaries, or external equity.

Name

CAp UFRJ

Legal name

Colégio de Aplicação da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Website

https://cap.ufrj.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CAp UFRJ is a federal public K-12 school affiliated with the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, providing free early-childhood, elementary, and high school education in Rio de Janeiro while serving as a teacher-training site and scientific-initiation hub for UFRJ teaching-degree students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Subject-Specific Short Courses & Academies (e.g., STEM, Business, Arts) (EDAIAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research & Lab-Based Short-Term Programs (Undergraduate/Graduate) (EDAIAIAF)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Basic education services
• Teacher training programs
• Scientific research initiation
• Federal public school

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a federal public education institution, CAp UFRJ is funded by the Brazilian federal government through UFRJ and the Ministry of Education. Education is provided free of tuition to students.
2. Student Financial Aid Program: Special Support Program for Students (Apoio Especial a Estudantes) provides financial assistance to students in socioeconomic vulnerability, funded through student assistance commissions

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CAp UFRJ is a public basic education institution that delivers tuition-free K-12 education (early childhood through high school) and serves as the practical training ground for UFRJ teaching degree students through supervised internships. The institution also operates scientific research initiation programs for high school students in partnership with major Brazilian research institutions, and provides financial aid to students in socioeconomic vulnerability.

Product overview

CAp-UFRJ (Colégio de Aplicação da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) is a public basic education institution affiliated with UFRJ's Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (CFCH). The institution offers a unified educational portfolio comprising Educação Infantil (early childhood), Ensino Fundamental (elementary school), and Ensino Médio (high school), all connected through the core educational mission of teacher training and scientific research initiation. The school operates as an educational service provider rather than a technology product company, with key programs including the NicJr scientific initiation nucleus, university extension courses, student support services, and the AVA CAp virtual learning environment. The institution follows the teaching-research-extension framework (tripé ensino-pesquisa-extensão) fundamental to Brazilian public universities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educação Infantil Early childhood education program for children (Infantil 2, 3, and 4), integrated into CAp-UFRJ since 2019 following the merger with the former Escola de Educação Infantil (EEI).
• Ensino Fundamental Elementary school education program covering grades 1-9, part of the basic education units of UFRJ.
• Ensino Médio High school education program preparing students for university admission, with opportunities for scientific initiation research.
• Formação Docente (Teacher Training) Initial and continuing teacher education program, providing supervised internship opportunities for UFRJ undergraduate students in teaching degrees, as established by Resolution nº 2/94.
• Núcleo de Iniciação Científica Júnior (NicJr) Scientific initiation program for high school students enabling research experience at partner institutions including UFRJ, FIOCRUZ, CBPF, PUC-Rio, and Jardim Botânico, with CNPq scholarships.
• Apoio Especial a Estudantes (Student Support Program) Financial aid program for students in socioeconomic vulnerability, supporting school retention and academic performance, funded through student assistance commissions.
• Extensão Universitária (University Extension) University extension projects and courses connecting CAp-UFRJ with external communities, registered in the SIGA system and accessible through the UFRJ Extension Portal.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38% reduction in waste sent to landfills through selective collection program
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional affiliation. CAp is a supplementary organ of CFCH (Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas). Hosts PIBIC-EM (Institutional Scientific Initiation Program for High School) and supervised internships for all UFRJ teaching degree students.
• Fiocruz (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through PROVOC (Scientific Vocation Program) since 1990. Students participate in research internships at Fiocruz centers. Students receive R$100 CNPq scholarships.
• CBPF (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through PROVOC program. High school students conduct physics research internships. Students receive R$100 CNPq scholarships.
• Instituto de Pesquisa Jardim BotânicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2013 for scientific initiation internships. Students receive R$100 CNPq scholarships for research participation.
• Fundação Planetário do Rio de JaneirominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through FAPERJ Jovens Talentos program. Students receive R$240 scholarships for scientific and educational activities.
• Cooperativa de Catadores de RecicláveisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental partnership for recyclable waste collection. Over 8.3 tonnes of recyclables have been sent to the cooperative since the program's inception.
• Rede Agroecológica da UFRJminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for sustainable food initiatives, including events promoting unconventional food plants (PAFTs) like chaya.
• Restaurante Universitário UFRJminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for food-related events and sustainable eating initiatives, including preparing PAFFT foods for school events.
• FAVELIVROSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonates used books to community libraries. 13 boxes and 3 bags of books donated to community libraries.
• PUC-Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through PROVOC program allowing students to conduct research internships at PUC-Rio centers.
• FeSBE (Federação de Sociedades de Biologia Experimental)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 1993 for 'O Jovem e a Ciência do Futuro' project. Students attend and present research at FeSBE Annual Meetings.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ): Parent institution and broader federal educational provider of which CAp UFRJ is a supplementary organ. UFRJ provides teacher-training pipeline, research partnerships, and institutional governance—the relationship CAp depends on.
• Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ): Federal network of K-12 and technical-education institutions in Rio de Janeiro sharing the public-federal funding model, free-tuition mission, and overlap with CAp's STEM/scientific-emphasis programs.

Direct peers

• Colégio de Aplicação da UFMG: Affiliated K-12 college at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais with the identical 'Colégio de Aplicação' model—basic education combined with scientific initiation and supervised internships for UFMG teaching-degree students.
• Colégio Pedro II: Historic federal public K-12 institution in Rio de Janeiro, sharing the same catchment geography and federal funding model, with comparable academic-excellence reputation and similar teacher-training function.
• Colégio de Aplicação da UFPR: Modelo school at Universidade Federal do Paraná serving K-12 students and hosting teacher-training internships under the same federal-university framework as CAp UFRJ.
• Colégio de Aplicação da UFRGS: K-12 model college at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul operating under the same Brazilian 'Colégio de Aplicação' framework with teacher-training supervised internships and scientific initiation programs.
• Colégio de Aplicação da Universidade de Brasília (UnB): Federal university-affiliated K-12 model school with the same teaching-research-extension mission and teacher-training role for UnB teaching-degree students. Operates as a direct functional analogue in a different region.
• Colégio de Aplicação da UFBA: Federal university-affiliated K-12 model school at Universidade Federal da Bahia, delivering the same teaching-research-extension framework with teacher-training integration for UFBA licenciatura students.
• Colégio de Aplicação da UFJF: Federal-university-affiliated K-12 institution at Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora with the same teaching-research-extension mission and supervised-internship model for UFJF teaching-degree students.
• Colégio de Aplicação da UFV: Federal-university K-12 'Colégio de Aplicação' at Universidade Federal de Viçosa with the same scientific initiation, teacher-training, and free-tuition public education model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCghFNriJBWf7r1rMnDM6gTw
• Facebookfacebook.com/CAp.UFRJ.1948
• Instagraminstagram.com/cap.ufrj.oficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-aplicacao-ufrj

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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