{"id":118454,"date":"2026-07-13T21:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/members\/daniela-silva-fontoura-de-barcellos\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T17:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:57:57","slug":"daniela-silva-fontoura-de-barcellos","status":"publish","type":"cea_person","link":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/en\/members\/daniela-silva-fontoura-de-barcellos\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniela Silva Fontoura de Barcellos"},"content":{"rendered":"

DANIELA SILVA FONTOURA DE BARCELLOS<\/strong>
Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Law at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (PPGD-UFRJ, CAPES rating 6)<\/strong>
Associate Professor II \u2013 Faculdade Nacional de Direito, UFRJ<\/strong>
Ad hoc Consultant to CAPES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Academic Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    Postdoctoral Research<\/strong> (2017) \u2013 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
    Field: Legal History<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    PhD in Political Science<\/strong> (2007\u20132011) \u2013 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
    Doctoral research stay at the \u00c9cole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure de Paris
    Thesis: Civil Code: Professors between the Law Schools and the Federal Government<\/em>
    Supervisors: Michel Offerl\u00e9 (ENS) and Odaci Luiz Coradini (UFRGS)
    CAPES Scholarship Holder<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Master of Laws<\/strong> (1999\u20132003) \u2013 UFRGS
    Thesis: The Legal Concept of Consumer: A Comparative Analysis of the Brazilian and Argentine Legal Systems<\/em>
    Supervisor: Judith Hofmeister Martins Costa
    CAPES Scholarship Holder<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Legal and Social Sciences<\/strong> (1994\u20131998) \u2013 UFRGS
    CAPES Scholarship Holder<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Undergraduate Studies in Social Sciences (not completed)<\/strong> \u2013 UFRGS (1992\u20132005)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Areas of Expertise<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      Contemporary Legal Theories<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Civil Law<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Sociology of Law<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Consumer Law<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Human Rights and Vulnerable Groups<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Women\u2019s Rights<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Legal Institutions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Political Theory<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Languages<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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        English<\/strong> \u2013 Comprehension: good | Speaking: good | Reading: good | Writing: fair<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Spanish<\/strong> \u2013 Comprehension: good | Speaking: good | Reading: good | Writing: good<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        French<\/strong> \u2013 Comprehension: good | Speaking: good | Reading: good | Writing: good<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Additional Courses and Training (selection)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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          EHESS (France): Sociologie des pouvoirs et des \u00e9lites; Sociologie des intellectuels; Sociologie du droit<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Mairie de Paris: Fran\u00e7ais Expression \u00c9crite<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          UNL (Portugal): Civil Code Colloquium<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          FGV: Economics and Comparative Law<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          UNISINOS: Statistical Analysis with SPSS<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Various legal and interdisciplinary congresses and seminars (national and international)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Institutional and Academic Positions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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            Coordinator of the PPGD-UFRJ (Graduate Program in Law at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Associate Professor II at UFRJ<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Ad hoc Consultant to CAPES<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Organizer of and participant in dozens of academic events in Brazil and abroad<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            Research Topics and Publications<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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              Codification of Civil Law<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Sociology of Legal Elites<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Protection of the Rights of Women and Vulnerable Groups<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Access to Justice and Public Policy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Civil Liability and Family Law<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Comparative Consumer Law<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Regulation and Democracy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              Event Organization Activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                Coordinator of congresses and thematic seminars on:<\/p>\n

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                  Women\u2019s Rights (Redefem, CNJ)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Civil Codification<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Justice and Politics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Vulnerabilities and Over-Indebtedness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  Notable International Engagements<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                    Lecturer at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogot\u00e1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    CONPEDI (Buenos Aires, Chile, Santiago)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Coimbra International Congress on Human Rights<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    LASA Congress \u2013 Latin American Studies Association<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-118454","cea_person","type-cea_person","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cea_person\/118454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cea_person"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cea_person"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cea_person\/118454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122553,"href":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cea_person\/118454\/revisions\/122553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceadigilaw.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}