Sabiá System
What is Sabiá?
Sabiá is a web platform for administrative request management in the graduate program at the Institute of Chemistry, USP.
Its purpose is to organize academic administrative workflows, including requests, reviews, and decisions related to graduate academic life.
Who can use it?
The platform is restricted to authorized users:
| Role | Function |
|---|---|
| Student | Create and track requests |
| Advisor | Reviews and advisee tracking |
| Assessor | Reviews when assigned |
| Staff | Workflow management and routing |
| Coordination | Final decisions and administration |
Privacy and LGPD
Sabiá operates in compliance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD – Law No. 13,709/2018).
Data processed: identification, academic information, documents, and when necessary, demographic and banking data.
Security: sensitive data is protected with AES-256-GCM encryption and restricted access.
Data subject rights: you may request access, correction, or information about the use of your data, according to USP institutional procedures.
Important limitations
- Sabiá does not replace formal decision-making bodies — final academic decisions rest with the committees and coordination.
- The platform is provided without guarantee of continuous availability — interruptions may occur due to maintenance or technical factors.
Full documentation
Complete documents are available within the Sabiá platform itself:
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy
Why is the system called Sabiá?
The word sabiá has indigenous origins, derived from the term sawi’a in the Tupi language — the name given by the Tupi peoples to birds of this family.
In Brazil, the sabiá (thrush) holds strong cultural symbolism. It is a bird associated with Brazilian identity and the nation’s nature, celebrated as the symbol of the state of São Paulo and unofficially considered a symbol of the country.
The sabiá’s song pervades Brazilian culture: from the poetry of Gonçalves Dias to the melodies of Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque, and through the mornings in Brazilian backyards. This song symbolizes the emotional connection to the land, the joy of nature, and the renewed hope of each new dawn.