Memorial de Concurso para Provimento do Cargo de Professor Titular no Departamento de Geografia na Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

This is the self-evaluation presented by Professor Bertha Koifmann Becker in December, 1993, when she was selected for the post of Full Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In this document she describes her academic and professional career, giving emphasis to her research, her role in strengthening the Department of Geography and her key part in founding the Post-graduate Program in Geography (PPGGIGEO/ UFRJ) as well as her significant contribution to different sectors of the Brazilian government, innumerous national and international universities and research institutes, always offering rich, spontaneous and brilliant scientific insight. At the end of the text a resume is added, presenting the professional accomplishments and numerous national and international prizes and medals received by one of the greatest Brazilian geographers.