54 programmes and training pathways found from official sources. Confirm current availability, licensing, and operating privileges directly with each institution.
This summary describes the profiles indexed here; it is not a count of vacancies.
Read the individual participation terms: a broad clinical pathway label does not establish hands-on access.
11 focus areas are represented. Compare the curriculum and supervision within your intended subspecialty.
Cerebrovascular comparison guide →Functional & epilepsy comparison guide →General & multi-subspecialty comparison guide →Microneurosurgery & anatomy comparison guide →Ask the selected host in Brazil whether your qualifications fit this specific post, which patient-care activities are permitted, and who arranges registration and immigration documentation. Country coverage does not imply that every profile accepts international applicants.
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Compare your shortlisted profiles →Clinical · Research · Travelling fellowship pathways are represented. Country-level licensing, language and visa requirements are not inferred; confirm them with the host and the current national or regional regulator.
International applicant guide →Recorded information is not a guarantee of funding, eligibility or a currently open intake.
AACD (Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente), Ibirapuera Unit
São Paulo · Brazil
Funding: No stipend (bolsa-auxílio) is offered; a registration fee of R$ 200.00 applies.
Exposure: Training in spine neurosurgery in outpatient and surgical settings within an interdisciplinary context for adults and children with disabilities, covering degenerative disease, tumour, trauma, amputations and brain injuries.
Eligibility: Foreign candidates need a revalidated medical diploma, a residence visa and a Portuguese proficiency certificate
Still to confirm: Training level · Medical registration · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director
Source: Official AACD Ensino e Pesquisa page and edital for the 2027 spine neurosurgery aperfeiçoamento. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
São Paulo · Brazil
Funding: For the 2027 cohort, admitted and enrolled trainees receive a Fundação Antônio Prudente scholarship equivalent to the Ministry of Health medical-residency scholarship, subject to applicable tax/social-security deductions and government adjustments. The edital does not quote a fixed amount.
Exposure: Training in service in neurosurgical oncology at a cancer reference centre, with research-methodology classes and behavioural competency development as described for the centre's aprimoramento programmes. The 2027 course objectives include multidisciplinary CNS tumour care, perioperative management through ICU and outpatient follow-up, microsurgical neuroanatomy and cranial/skull-base approaches, tumour boards, weekly classes, and research using institutional retrospective and prospective databases.
Eligibility: The 2027 call permits foreign applicants and overseas graduates with medical degrees revalidated in Brazil by an MEC-accredited institution. Programme prerequisites, registration, immigration and Portuguese-language conditions also apply; foreign specialist training is not automatically accepted.
Still to confirm: Eligibility · Training level · Language · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director
Source: Official A.C.Camargo Cancer Center teaching portal page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) – Latin American Commission (ALADE)
Multiple sites · Argentina / Brazil / Mexico
Listed lead Call issued by the ILAE Latin American Commission: Mario A Alonso Vanegas, Marcelo Bartuluchi, Arthur Cukiert.
Application status: The 2026 call states an application window of 10 Oct 2026 to 30 Nov 2026, results on 20 Dec 2026 and start of the placements on 1 Apr 2027. The page does not name the host hospitals; it says details on training centres are available from the contact emails.
Funding: Support of USD 12,000 per year from the ILAE Executive Committee via the Latin American Commission's education budget.
Exposure: One-year placement in surgical epileptology following the ILAE epilepsy surgery curriculum, with rotations in three countries.
Eligibility: Must be a resident of a Latin American country (and under 45).
Still to confirm: Participation level · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official ILAE Latin American Commission call for applicants (2026 call, PDF). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Instituto Prevent Senior / Rede Sancta Maggiore
São Paulo · Brazil
Application status: The 2027 call accepts applications 28 October–4 December 2026; checked 7 November 2026. This is a dated application window, not a guarantee that the single place remains available.
Funding: No stipend; no monthly tuition. Separate application and enrolment fees apply.
Exposure: Therapeutic neuroradiology training across Prevent Senior hospital, outpatient and diagnostic services, including Sancta Maggiore hospitals; the assigned unit will be communicated later.
Eligibility: The enrolment checklist includes RNE identification for foreign applicants; recognition of overseas specialty training and other foreign-applicant conditions are not stated.
Still to confirm: Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official Instituto Prevent Senior 2027 announcement and linked Edital 03/2027. Reviewed 7 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Rede SARAH de Hospitais de Reabilitação (Associação das Pioneiras Sociais), SARAH Brasília
Brasília · Brazil
Application status: The October 2026 selection notice lists registration from 19/10/2026 to 01/02/2027, with training starting March 2027.
Funding: Monthly study stipend of R$ 6,772.50, health insurance, library access and research support; optional housing support for non-residents of Brasília. Registration fee R$ 60.
Exposure: Supervised in-service training in the SARAH neurosurgery programme (one place in peripheral nerve surgery); pathologies listed include spinal disease, craniovertebral junction, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries, spinal cord tumours and spasticity, with rehabilitation emphasis.
Eligibility: Completed neurosurgery residency (MEC-accredited service) by February 2027, fluent English, recommendation letter from the residency head, letter of interest and Lattes CV. Out-of-state doctors need secondary CRM-DF registration.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official SARAH Network fellowship selection notice (October 2026). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Rede SARAH de Hospitais de Reabilitação (Associação das Pioneiras Sociais), SARAH Brasília
Brasília · Brazil
Application status: The October 2026 selection notice lists registration from 19/10/2026 to 01/02/2027, with training starting March 2027.
Funding: Monthly study stipend of R$ 6,772.50, health insurance, library access and research support; optional housing support for non-residents of Brasília. Registration fee R$ 60.
Exposure: Supervised in-service training in the SARAH neurosurgery programme (one place in spine surgery); pathologies listed include spinal disease, craniovertebral junction, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries, spinal cord tumours and spasticity, with rehabilitation emphasis.
Eligibility: Completed neurosurgery residency (MEC-accredited service) by February 2027, fluent English, recommendation letter from the residency head, letter of interest and Lattes CV. Out-of-state doctors need secondary CRM-DF registration.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official SARAH Network fellowship selection notice (October 2026). Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Neurological Institute of Curitiba (INC) — WFNS Foundation Post-Graduate Training Center
Curitiba · Brazil
Listed lead Ricardo Ramina, MD, PhD, Chairman and Director, Department of Neurosurgery (as published); Armando Basso, MD, PhD, President of the WFNS Foundation and Director of the Neurosciences Institute
Funding: Travelling expenses are borne by the candidate; the page does not publish other funding details.
Exposure: Attendance and assistance at surgeries, conferences, workshops, ward rounds and neurointensive care, with participation in research; staff cover all neurosurgical fields with emphasis on skull base surgery, brain tumours, functional neurosurgery, neuroendoscopy, spine and vascular pathology. Fellows may assist but are not permitted to perform surgery.
Eligibility: Separate international-fellows track (contact Dr. Daniel Benzecry de Almeida, incescola@hospitalinc.com.br). Visa requirements not mentioned. Travelling expenses to be borne by the candidate. Required: recommendation letter, detailed CV, letter addressed to the programme contact. Fellows may assist in surgeries but are not permitted to perform them.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation
Source: Official Hospital INC fellowship page (INC/WFNS). Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Listed lead Paulo Niemeyer Soares Filho, MD, PhD (Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery)
Funding: Paid fellowship: USD 1,000 grant for the stay, donated by the Centro de Estudo e Pesquisa Paulo Niemeyer.
Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Eligibility: WFNS Foundation fellowship criteria (all WFNS training centres): completed medical degree (MD or equivalent), a commitment to return to the home country after training, and a recommendation signed by the home department head, dean or hospital director.
Still to confirm: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Recife · Brazil
Listed lead Prof Dr Hildo Rocha Cirne de Azevedo Filho, fellowship programme director (as listed by ISPN)
Funding: A salary is possible with WFNS or FLANC support; accommodation is provided.
Exposure: The listing reports about 600 neurosurgical procedures a year with 12 faculty and 10 residents; subspecialty content is not described.
Eligibility: Medical graduation and neurosurgical residency.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Application route · Accreditation
Source: ISPN International Fellowships page for Hospital da Restauração, Recife (page dated September 2024). Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Hospital da Criança de Brasília José Alencar (ICIPE)
Brasília · Brazil
Listed lead Benicio Oton de Lima, Coordinator of Neurosurgery, Hospital da Criança de Brasília (programme coordinator as named in the work plan)
Application status: Official sources conflict: the 2027–2028 call gives applications 3–30 November 2026, while course page /58 displays both “inscrições encerradas” and an application deadline of 30 November 2026. Current availability remains unconfirmed pending clarification from HCB.
Funding: No scholarship; the placement is educational and creates no employment relationship. Application and enrolment fees apply.
Exposure: Practical paediatric neurosurgery for neurosurgeons already trained in general neurosurgery: hydrocephalus and neuroendoscopy, craniosynostosis and craniofacial syndromes, spinal dysraphism, paediatric brain and spinal tumours, trauma, vascular disease and epilepsy surgery, in outpatient clinic, ward, ICU and operating room; first assistant in the first six months and surgeon with the mentor in the last six.
Eligibility: The 2027–2028 call explicitly addresses foreign professionals, subject to applicable professional, immigration and licensing requirements; it does not waive the stated CNRM/MEC residency prerequisite.
Still to confirm: Current status · Accommodation
Source: Official HCB work plan for the paediatric neurosurgery fellowship (course page: hcb.org.br/ensino-e-pesquisa/cursos/32). Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
BP – A Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo (BP Educação e Pesquisa)
São Paulo · Brazil
Listed lead General coordinator: Dr. Douglas Jorge Racy; coordination: Dra. Christiane Monteiro de Siqueira Campos and Dr. Ricardo Abicalaf.
Application status: The page is the 2026 notice (registration 10/11/2025 to 29/12/2025, start 02/03/2026); no 2027 notice was seen.
Funding: Monthly grant of R$ 3,000; registration fee R$ 560.
Exposure: Diagnostic and therapeutic angiographic procedures in neuroradiology, endovascular treatment of vascular and tumour disease, on-call duty and scientific activity.
Eligibility: Foreign nationals enrolling must present RNE, passport, permanent visa, proof of Portuguese proficiency and a diploma revalidated by a Brazilian public university.
Still to confirm: Current status · Medical registration · Accommodation
Source: Official Faculdade BP fellowship notice 2026. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP (HCX Fmusp), PCPME – ICESP
São Paulo · Brazil
Application status: The 2027 notice opening new vacancies lists the in-person selection on 16/09/2026, which has passed; later cycles are not stated.
Funding: No allowances, housing or meals from HCFMUSP; participants must prove sufficient funds. Fees are described in the notice.
Exposure: Programme equivalent to the HCFMUSP residency content; exam covers general neurosurgery and neurosurgical oncology; acts only within HCFMUSP under supervision.
Eligibility: For foreign-graduated doctors (foreign or Brazilian) who have not revalidated the diploma in Brazil and do not intend to live or work in Brazil.
Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Official contact · Programme director
Source: Official HCX Fmusp PCPME 2027 notice. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
