How to Write a Winning Research Pre-Project for a Brazilian Master's Program

A section-by-section playbook for the ABNT-format pré-projeto de pesquisa used in Brazilian public-university graduate admissions (Mestrado/Doutorado). Covers how the 3-stage selection process is actually scored (curriculum, written pre-project, oral defense), the 9-part structure evaluators expect (Título, Problemática, Questão de Pesquisa, Objetivos, Justificativa, Fundamentação Teórica, Proposta Metodológica, Cronograma, Referências), and a full worked example built section by section. Includes a pre-submission checklist covering blind-review compliance, page limits, and citation consistency. Ideal for candidates applying to Administração, Ciências Sociais, and related graduate programs in Brazil.