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Universidade Estadual Do Maranhão
Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA, English: ''State University of Maranhão'') is a public state university in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It was founded on March 25, 1987, and is based in São Luís. In addition to the Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), it was the second university in the state. In September 2016, part of it was dismembered for creation of a third, the newly founded Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do Maranhão (UEMASUL). With more than 20 thousand students, the institution has 22 campuses and 25 university centers. In the university ranking, it ranks 157th in Brazil. The university rector is Gustavo Pereira da Costa. History UEMA had its origin in the Federation of Higher Schools of Maranhão (''Federação das Escolas Superiores do Maranhão'' – FESM), created by Law 3,260, of August 22, 1972, to coordinate and integrate students from Maranhão higher education system. FESM, initially, was created by four higher education uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public University
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape. Africa Egypt In Egypt, Al-Azhar University was founded in 970 AD as a madrasa; it formally became a public university in 1961 and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the world. In the 20th century, Egypt opened many other public universities with government-subsidized tuition fees, including Cairo University in 1908, Alexandria University in 1912, Assiut University in 1928, Ain Shams University in 1957, Helwan University in 1959, Beni-Suef University in 1963, Zagazig University in 1974, Benha University in 1976, and Suez Canal University in 1989. Kenya In Kenya, the Ministry of Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rector (academia)
A rector (Latin for 'ruler') is a senior official in an educational institution, and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school. Outside the English-speaking world the rector is often the most senior official in a university, whilst in the United States the most senior official is often referred to as president and in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations the most senior official is the chancellor, whose office is primarily ceremonial and titular. The term and office of a rector can be referred to as a rectorate. The title is used widely in universities in EuropeEuropean nations where the word ''rector'' or a cognate thereof (''rektor'', ''recteur'', etc.) is used in referring to university administrators include Albania, Austria, the Benelux, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedreiras (Maranhão)
Pedreiras may refer to the following places: *Pedreiras, Maranhão, in Brazil *Pedreiras (Porto de Mós), a parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós Porto de Mós () is a town and a municipality of Estremadura province in Leiria District. It is in the Centro Region and the Pinhal Litoral subregion. The population in 2011 was 24,342, in an area of 261.83 km². There were archeologic find ..., in Portugal See also * Pedreira (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lago Da Pedra
Lago da Pedra is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. Its estimated population in 2020 was 50,616 inhabitants. Along with Lago do Junco, Lago dos Rodrigues, Lagoa Grande do Maranhão and Poção de Pedras, Lago da Pedra is located in Lakes Region, an area for sustainable exploration of babassu. Founded on January 1, 1953, Lago da Pedra is the fifth most important economic center and detentor of the largest cattle herd in Pindaré microregion, as well is among the cities with the highest socioeconomic development indexes in Maranhão. Its urban plan, known for its excessive uphills and downhills – resides the burila of large surface area of the eponymous lake; meanwhile, the rest of this surface area is exposed to various wastes – was the result of disordered occupation since the early history of Lago da Pedra. History The early history of Lago da Pedra begins in 1929, with the arrival of the first residents: Rosendo Rodrigues, Când ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coroatá
Coroatá is a municipality in Maranhão. History It was settled by the Portuguese and became a village in 1843. By 1912 work on railroads, to give greater connection to cities, had occurred. In 1920 Coroatá was incorporated as a city and 1920 is deemed its "founding." It has a population of 65,544. Religion The population is 75.1% Catholic and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá is located there. In addition to Catholics 14.2% are Protestant, 2.3% belong to other forms of Christianity, 0.3% are of Afro-Brazilian religion, 0.1% of other religions, and 8% are of no religion. Mayors of Coroatá *José Jansen Pereira - 1920 *João Rios - 1926 *Benedito Alves Cardoso - 1931 *Luis Pereira da Silva - 1937 *João Coelho Matos - 1939 *Valdemiro de Almeida Cavalcante - 1939 *Sebastião Anfiloquio Alves - 1940 *Otacílio de Sousa Santos - 1943 *Antonio Serra Pinto - 1945 *Chico Pereira Lobo - 1945 *Emilio Lobato de Azevedo - 1948 *José Menezes Junior - 1951 *Nagib Rabelo Lamar - 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colinas (Maranhão)
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Colinas may refer to: People * Antonio Colinas (born 1946), Spanish writer * Julen Colinas (born 1988), Spanish footballer Places ;Brazil * Colinas, Maranhão * Colinas, Rio Grande do Sul * Colinas do Tocantins * Colinas do Sul, Goiás ;Spain * Colinas del Campo de Martín Moro Toledano See also * Las Colinas Las Colinas is a mixed-use planned community development in Irving, Texas, part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, governed by The Las Colinas Association, a Texas non-profit corporation. Due to its central location between Dallas Dallas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coelho Neto (Maranhão)
Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto (February 21, 1864 – November 28, 1934) was a Brazilian writer and politician. He founded and occupied the second chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, from 1897 until his death in 1934. He was also the president of the aforementioned Academy in 1926. Life Coelho Neto was born in the city of Caxias, Maranhão, on February 21, 1864. His father was Portuguese, and his mother was an indigenous woman, Ana Silvestre Coelho. At six years of age, his parents moved to Rio de Janeiro. He began his education at the Externato of the Colegio Pedro II. He attempted medical school but soon gave up. In 1883 he enrolled at the University of São Paulo School of Law, living in the boarding house where also lived Raul Pompeia, who attended the Academy of São Paulo at that time. He soon found himself involved in a student movement against a professor. In anticipation of reprisals, he moved to the Law Faculty of Recife, where he completed the first year of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codó
Codó is a city in the Maranhão, Brazil. It has an estimated population of 123,116 (2020) and an area of 4,361.344 km2. Therefore, the sixth most populous municipality in the state. It has the largest concentration of religious centers of African origin in Brazil, with 400 terreiros. Geography Codó is situated in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern Brazil, in eastern Maranhão. The city intersects with the BR-316 road and São Luís-Teresina railway, which serves as the main port of distribution of goods, such as fuels, cement and pig iron. despite being located in the state of Maranhão, it is much more connected to the state capital of Teresina due to its proximity of only 169 kilometers. The average land elevation is approximately 47 m above sea level, the predominant climate is tropical. UTC-3 time zone. It is also located in the Maranhão Babaçu forests, Maranhão Babaçu Forest region (''região dos cocais''), in the Itapecuru Valley. The Codó watershed is ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caxias (Maranhão)
Caxias may refer to: Places Brazil * Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul * Caxias (Maranhão) * Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro * Caxias River, a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil Portugal * Caxias, Oeiras Mars * Caxias (crater), a Martian impact crater Football clubs * Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, a Brazilian football (soccer) club from Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul * Caxias Futebol Clube, a Brazilian football (soccer) club from Joinville, Santa Catarina * Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, a Brazilian football (soccer) club from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro * CEPE-Caxias, a Brazilian women's football team, from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state See also * Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (25 August 1803 – 7 May 1880), nicknamed "the Peacemaker" and "Iron Duke", was an army officer, politician and monarchist of the Empire of Brazil. Like his father and uncles, Caxias pursu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barra Do Corda
Barra do Corda () is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. Climate Higher Education * Logos Institute of Theology (''Instituto Logos de Teologia'') See also *List of municipalities in Maranhão This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Maranhão (MA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão is divided into 217 municipalities, which are grouped into 21 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions. Se ... References Municipalities in Maranhão {{Maranhão-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
