CAPES Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary and Honors Distinguished Scholars with the Anísio Teixeira Award

Professor Arlindo Philippi Jr. receives the 2026 CAPES Anísio Teixeira Award in Brasília. 

On July 1, the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) celebrated its 75th anniversary during a ceremony held at the Cláudio Santoro National Theatre in Brasília. The event brought together members of the academic community, public authorities, and researchers from across Brazil to commemorate the trajectory of one of the country's most important institutions for the development of graduate education, scientific research, and human resource training.

Throughout these seven and a half decades, CAPES has played a fundamental role in strengthening Brazil's National Graduate Education System, supporting master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral scholarships, evaluating graduate programs, and fostering national and international scientific cooperation — a decisive contribution to establishing Brazil as one of Latin America's leading producers of scientific knowledge.

As part of the celebrations, CAPES presented the 2026 CAPES Anísio Teixeira Award, one of the highest honors granted by the institution. Created to recognize individuals whose careers have made outstanding contributions to Brazilian higher education and scientific research, the award honored twenty distinguished scholars and educators in this special anniversary edition.

Among the awardees, special recognition goes to Professor Arlindo Philippi Jr., who received the CAPES Anísio Teixeira Award in Higher Education. Professor Philippi Jr. is widely acknowledged as one of the leading figures in the institutional development of Environmental Sciences in Brazil. He played a pivotal role in establishing the Environmental Sciences evaluation area within CAPES. He has also made decisive contributions to the consolidation of interdisciplinary research and graduate education in Brazil, achievements that have been recognized with two Jabuti Awards. Arlindo Philippi Jr is also a co-founder of the Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences (RBCIAMB), which has served the scientific community for more than two decades by disseminating high-quality environmental research.

As CAPES celebrates its 75th anniversary, RBCIAMB also celebrates the trajectory of this great Brazilian who has contributed so much to the advancement of Brazilian science and to the consolidation of Environmental Sciences as a strategic field of knowledge. Honoring Professor Arlindo Philippi Jr. recognizes a remarkable career devoted to academic excellence, interdisciplinarity, and the education of future generations of researchers. For RBCIAMB, having one of its co-founders receive the CAPES Anísio Teixeira Award reinforces the journal's own history and its enduring commitment to disseminating high-quality scientific research that advances Environmental Sciences and supports sustainable development in Brazil and worldwide.