Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Established:	September 7, 1920[1]
Type:	Public university system, Federal
Endowment:	R$1.4 billion (2007)[2]
Chancellor:	Aloísio Teixeira
Vice-Chancellor:	Sylvia da Silveira de Mello Vargas
Staff:	8,491
Students:	47,953
Location:	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state), Brazil
Campus:	3 campuses (Ilha do Fundão, Praia Vermelha and IFCS, 2 independent buildings (Law and Music)
Mascot:	Minerva
Website:	[1]

The Palácio Universitário, a 19th century Neoclassical building that serves as campus of the UFRJ. The Institutes for Economy, Education, Communications and Administration, among others, are based here

Escola de Música, a historical building in Downtown, in which Music courses are based

19th century litography depicting the palace which became the home of Law School (Faculdade Nacional de Direito)

The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro^[3] (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ) is the largest federal university of Brazil, where state-owned universities are the best and most qualified institutions^[4]. It is seated in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with three campuses (Fundão island, Praia Vermelha and the humanities core at IFCS downtown) and two more independent buildings in downtown Rio.

It was founded in 1920,^[1] 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 colleges and schools which form UFRJ date back to Portugal and Brazil united kingdom and Brazilian imperial times (19th century), such as the [Escola Politécnica] (Polytechnical School - founded in 1792), Faculdade Nacional de Direito (National Law School - founded in 1882 and refounded in 1891), Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (National School of Fine Arts) and the Faculdade de Medicina (Medicine School).

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Centers

The University is divided in "Centers" and in independent units:

• Centro de Ciências da Saúde (CCS), including
  • Instituto de Biologia (IB).
  • Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery (EEAN).
  • Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho (HUCFF).
  • Faculdade de Farmácia (FF).
  • Faculdade de Medicina (FM).
  • Faculdade de Odotonlogia (FO).
  • Escola de Educação Física e Desportos (EEFD).
• Centro de Ciências Jurídicas e Econômicas (CCJE) - (Law and Economics), including
  • Faculdade de Administração e Ciências Contábeis (FACC).
  • Faculdade de Direito (FND).
  • Instituto de Economia (IE).
• Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza (CCMN) - (Nature Sciences and Mathematics)
  • Instituto de Matemática (IM).
  • Instituto de Física (IF).
  • Instituto de Química (IQ).
  • Instituto de Geociências (IGEO).
  • Observatório do Valongo (OV)
• Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (CFCH).
  • Escola de Serviço Social (ESS).
  • Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Sociais (IFCS).
  • Instituto de Psicologia (IP).
  • Faculdade de Educação (FE).
• Centro de Letras e Artes (CLA) - (Arts and Letters), including
  • Escola de Belas Artes (School of Fine Arts)
  • Faculdade de Letras (FL)
  • Escola de Música
  • Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU)
• Centro de Tecnologia (CT).
  • Escola Politécnica (POLI).
  • Escola de Química (EQ).
  • Instituto de Macromoléculas Eloisa Mano (IMA).

Graduation Courses

Institutions

• Museu Nacional (National Museum)
• Casa da Ciência (House of Science)
• CAp UFRJ (Laboratory School)

Notable alumni

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1. Artur Barrio, artist who attended Escola de Belas Artes (School of Fine Arts)^{citation needed}
2. Carlos Brito - CEO of brewer InBev
3. Ivan Lins, a Brazilian musician
4. Marco Pereira, a Brazilian classical guitarist
5. Henrique Meirelles, current president of the Banco Central do Brasil (Brazil's Central Bank)
6. Carlos Minc, Current Environmental Minister of the federal government

References

See also

• Education in Brazil

External links

• UFRJ Official website

Coordinates: 22°51′45″S 43°13′26″W / -22.8625, -43.22389