Eduardo Coutinho

Eduardo Coutinho is a Professor of Comparative Literature at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He holds a BA in Portuguese Language and Literature (1968) from the same institution, an MA in Comparative Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1973), and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley (1983). In Fall 2011, he served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies, teaching the graduate seminar "Poetic Constructions and the Formation of the Cultural Imaginary in Brazil" (PORT 410/510).

His research focuses on comparative literature, Latin American cultural studies, literary theory, and Brazilian literature, with a specialization in the works of author João Guimarães Rosa. His academic career bridges Brazilian and global literary scholarship, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to cultural analysis.