# Brazilian TCC and Dissertation Workspace: ABNT Drafting, Citation Checks, and IES Overlays

> A practical guide to the br-tcc-dissertacao workspace template for Brazilian TCCs, monographs, dissertations, and theses using ABNT skills, citation validation, source fidelity checks, institutional normalization overlays, and DOCX or LaTeX export.

Author: map[bio:Founder linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardocabral/ name:Ricardo Cabral]
Published: 2026-07-08
Tags: skills, academic, abnt
URL: https://rakenne.app/learn/tutorials/br-tcc-dissertacao-workspace-guide/index.md


Brazilian academic work is not just a writing problem. A TCC, monograph, dissertation, or thesis needs a coherent research structure, ABNT-aligned pre-textual and post-textual elements, consistent author-date citations, complete references, source-faithful quotations, and often an institutional normalization manual layered on top of ABNT.

The **br-tcc-dissertacao** workspace template packages those checks into one project shape. It installs the core ABNT academic skills, creates upload folders for source PDFs and the IES manual, seeds the main `output/tcc.md` draft, and makes the ABNT format bridge tools available for DOCX, Google Docs, and LaTeX handoff.

## What the workspace installs

| Component | Purpose |
|-----------|---------|
| `br-abnt-tcc-monografia` | Base workflow for Brazilian academic structure: identification, research problem, objectives, methodology, chapters, and final elements. |
| `br-abnt-referencias-citacoes` | Reference and citation normalization under ABNT author-date conventions. |
| `br-abnt-citacao-cross-check` | Cross-checks in-text citations against references, including direct citation page requirements and uncited references. |
| `br-ies-normalizacao-overlay` | Applies institution-specific normalization differences without losing the ABNT base. |
| `citation-source-fidelity` | Checks whether direct quotations and paraphrases remain faithful to uploaded source material. |
| `br-abnt-format-bridge` | Converts Markdown to DOCX, Google Docs-ready DOCX, or LaTeX, and reimports DOCX after external editing. |

## Recommended flow

Start with the base ABNT skill. The agent gathers the work type, course, institution, adviser, topic, problem statement, objectives, methodology, and expected chapter structure before expanding the draft in `output/tcc.md`.

After each chapter, run the citation cross-check. This catches missing reference entries, references that are never cited, direct quotations without page numbers, and page references that do not fit the cited source record.

Before final delivery, upload source PDFs or excerpts to `uploads/sources/` and run the fidelity check. This step is deliberately separate from citation formatting: a citation can be syntactically correct but still distort the source.

If the institution has its own manual, upload it as `uploads/manual-ies.pdf` and run the IES overlay. The output should distinguish the ABNT baseline from institutional requirements, so the researcher can see exactly which rule is being applied.

Finally, export the stabilized draft with the format bridge:

- `convert_to_docx` for Word review.
- `convert_to_gdocs` for Google Docs handoff, with warnings about pagination and layout drift.
- `convert_to_latex` for an `abntex2` source file.
- `convert_from_docx` after external editing, followed by another citation and fidelity pass.

## Workspace files

The template starts with:

| Path | Use |
|------|-----|
| `uploads/sources/` | Source PDFs or excerpts used by fidelity checks. |
| `uploads/manual-ies.pdf` | The institution manual, supplied by the user. |
| `output/tcc.md` | Main academic draft. |
| `output/citacao-cross-check-report.md` | Citation and reference cross-check report. |
| `output/fidelity-report.md` | Source fidelity report. |
| `output/overlay-diff.md` | ABNT-vs-IES normalization differences. |

## Where human judgment stays central

Rakenne can structure the workflow and run consistency checks, but the researcher and adviser remain responsible for argument quality, method adequacy, originality, institutional interpretation, and final approval. Treat the reports as review aids, not as academic certification.


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