eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2016-11-14 4 17 1231 1237 10.12691/education-4-17-7 EDUCATION20164177 article Antonio José Müller 1 Cesar Augusto Rossatto antoniomuller2@hotmail.com 2 Departament of Education, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Brazil Department of Teacher Education, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, USA Knowledge studied in academia is mostly inherited from the northern hemisphere and little is said of the southern contribution. Without a doubt, United States has left a remarkable legacy in higher education, once Brazil currently manifest restlessness, longings, and recent remarkable growth. Brazil built several new public universities and invested in financial incentive programs to enhance educational outcomes. Brazil takes refuge in international support instead of seeking to foster and strengthen internal talent or even attract talent from abroad, which United States has done for years. Thus, this article presents important characteristics of American higher education system and compare it to Brazilian's. Based on an international comparative study, this article uses distinctive analysis of higher education development and its potential to advance quality of education in general. It also examines and discusses the real and viable possibility for Brazilian higher education improvement opportunities based on North American academic experiences. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/4/17/7/education-4-17-7.pdf Brazilian and American Higher Education quality of education comparative international study critical transnational analysis