SUMMARY
This article focuses on the anthropological studies undertaken at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, principly after the signing of the bilateral agreement between the Museu and the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) in 1954. The following topics are treated: (1) historical background. (2) periodo of the present association between the Museu and INPA. (3) objectives at the studies, (4) results obtained to date, (5) teaching and the orientation of students, and (6) current research projects.