Márcia Cançado - UFMG/CNPq
Creator and coordinator of VerboWeb
THE PROJECT
VerboWeb is a syntactic-semantic classification database of Brazilian Portuguese verbs, inspired by Levin’s (1993) proposal for English. The project began in 1995 under the initial supervision of Professor Carlos Franchi (in memoriam), to whom I express my deep admiration and gratitude. Over three decades of research, it has led to the analysis of more than 2,000 verbs, compiled in a free digital platform designed for academic purposes.
VerboWeb 3.0, launched in 2025, introduces a new architecture, a refined classification system, an improved interface, and usage examples drawn primarily from web sources. The tool supports both the teaching of Portuguese grammar—at various educational levels—and applications in Natural Language Processing (NLP), remaining an expanding project open to further development and contributions.
TEAM OF CONTRIBUTORS
Current collaborators
Isabel Cândido – Undergraduate, FALE/UFMG – (2024–present)
Sofia Sauer – Undergraduate, FALE/UFMG – (2024–present)
