International relations study program's features in the universities of Brazil

The article discusses the history of the formation and development of institutions implementing the program of international relations, their connection with the political structure of the country. The subject of the research is the role of international relations studying in the country. Brazil is an influential country in Latin America, which historically took an active part in building a regional system of international relations. In this sense, the creation of new directions for the study and training of the international relations programs in the universities is still relevant. The article analyzes the levels of education in the leading universities of the country, examines the content of the programs, the system of grades, and provides a list of the best universities according to international and national rankings. The analysis of Brazilian universities shows that the country has a very developed education system. Brazil's top 10 universities are included in international world rankings and collaborate with the best universities of France, Germany, USA, Japan, and Russia.