The Edu Blog is a portal run by the Education Department of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). It aims at promoting higher education in Brazil. The blog started in 2021 and until now, the Edu Blog has gained tremendous popularity among online educators who are to disseminate information on higher education in Brazil. This online platform provides training materials, such as manuals, study guides, brochures, project books, research reports, podcasts, and interactive tools. All of these are created to educate the audience on the different subjects that are related to higher education.
One of the main reasons why Edu Blog was established was to facilitate online instruction for distance learners. The portal is accessible twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. It is an ideal training hub for those who have disabilities that make it difficult for them to attend traditional classes or who cannot travel for their studies. The site promotes online learning with audio, visual, and written materials and this makes it easier for those who wish to learn without actually attending any classes.
Currently, there are over twenty thousand posts which have been made in the Edu Blog. Most of the posts address the different areas of education in Brazil such as Language, Teaching, Knowledge transfer, Cultural diversity, Cultural development, and also History. Most posts are also written by students, from the major universities in Brazil. Most of the education-related content in the Edu Blog are created by the bloggers themselves, which further promotes quality content in the education sector.