Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
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The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ) is the largest federal university of Brazil, where state-owned colleges are the best and most qualified institutions. It is seated in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with three campi (Fundão island,Praia Vermelha and the humanities core at IFCS downtown) and two more independent buildings in downtown Rio.
It was founded in 1932, originally as "University of Brazil" (Universidade do Brasil), by gathering a number of previously autonomous institutions of high education in the city. By then, Rio was capital of Brazil and it was part of the government strategy to have qualified professionals in the country's new economy. Some of the faculties and schools which form UFRJ date back to colonial times, such as the Escola de Belas Artes (School of Fine Arts) and the Faculdade de Medicina (Medical College).
[edit] Centers
The University is divided in "Centers" and in independent units:
- Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza (CCMN) - (Nature Sciences and Mathematics)
- Centro de Letras e Artes (CLA) - (Arts and Letters), including
- Escola de Belas Artes (School of Fine Arts)
- Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (CFCH) - (Philosophy and Human Sciences), including
- Escola de Comunicação (School of Communications)
- Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Sociais (IFCS) (Philosophy and Social Sciences Institute)
- Centro de Ciências Jurídicas e Econômicas (CCJE) - (Law and Economics), including
- Faculdade Nacional de Direito (National Law School)
- Centro de Ciências da Saúde (CCS) - (Health Sciences)
- Instituto de Biologia(Biology Institute)
- Faculdade de Medicina (Medical College)
- Centro de Tecnologia (Technology Center)
[edit] Institutions
- Observatório Nacional (National Observatory)
- Museu Nacional (National Museum)
- Casa da Ciência (House of Science)
- CAp UFRJ (Laboratory School)
