Colégio de São Bento is a

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school for boys in

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with a history that dates back more than 150 years. It was founded in 1858 on the hills overlooking

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's harbor and the

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, by the adjacent

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(). Although the school is still run by the monastery, students who attend it may come from any denomination or religion. All students follow a broad course of study, which includes

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, Classical Culture, Brazilian and Portuguese

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, Portuguese,

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, and

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languages,

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, as well the

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and

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, among other subjects. The school has been consistently rated the best Brazilian high school by ENEM (National High School Assessment Test), showing the highest ranking of college admissions in the country. Its graduates, who refer to themselves as

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include Brazilian leaders from government and business, renowned doctors, educators, poets, musicians and writers.

National High School Exam

In the years 2005, 2007, and 2010, it ranked first nationally in the National High School Exam (ENEM), and in the years 2009 and 2011, it held first place at the state level. In 2012, the school achieved 1st place in writing and 4th in objective questions nationwide, once again ranking 1st in the state. These strong results have earned the institution the reputation of being the best school in Brazil. In 2014, the school once again reached first place in the national ranking.

Coat of Arms

The

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of the Colégio de São Bento in Rio de Janeiro is derived from the

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's coat of arms. It features two main elements: the serrated mountain, which alludes to the Catalan

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, where the Most Holy Virgin Mother of God is venerated; and the

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with the

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, symbolizing the virtues of

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, bravery, and

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, which were associated in the

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with the Order of Saint Benedict. The crosier also refers to abbatial authority, with its pastoral office.

Honors and Awards

On March 29, 2010, the Colégio de São Bento was awarded the Insignia of the Order of Judicial Merit of the Federal District and the Territories — the highest

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distinction granted by the Court of Justice of the Federal District and the Territories — in recognition of its outstanding services to legal culture in general, as well as to the Judiciary of the Federal District and the Territories. It was the first

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to receive such an award.

Rectors (until 1903, Directors)

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Luís da Conceição Saraiva (founder), 1858 - 1860 * President Friar Antônio de Santa Águeda Carneiro, 1860 * Abbot Friar Saturnino de Santa Clara Antunes de Abreu, 1860 - 1863 * Abbot Friar José da Purificação Franco, 1863 - 1872 * Abbot Friar Manoel de São Caetano Pinto, 1872 - 1881 * Abbot Friar José da Purificação Franco, 1881 - 1884 * Abbot Friar Manoel de Santa Catarina Furtado, 1884 - 1893 * Abbot Friar João das Mercês Ramos, 1893 - 1903 * Dom Marcos Stoker, 1903 * Dom Pio Alpen, 1904 - 1905 * Dom Amaro van Emelen, 1905 - 1906 * Dom Ambrósio Winckier, 1907 - 1908 * Abbot Coadjutor Dom João Crisóstomo De Saegher, 1908 * Dom Amaro van Emelen, 1909 - 1910 * Dom Ildefonso Deigendesch, 1910 * Dom João Evangelista Barbosa, 1911 - 1913 * Dom Ildefonso Deigendesch, 1914 - 1915 * Abbot Dom Pedro Eggerath, 1915 - 1916 * Dom Leandro Marques de Souza, 1917 - 1918 * Dom Meinrado Mattmann, 1918 - 1936 * Abbot Dom Tomás Keller, 1936 * Dom Vicente de Oliveira, 1936 - 1937 * Dom Bonifácio Plum, 1937 - 1941 * Dom Hildebrando Petrola Martins, 1942 - 1946 * Dom Basílio Penido, 1947 - 1954 * Dom Lourenço de Almeida Prado, 1955 - 2001 * Dom Matias Fonseca de Medeiros, 2001 - 2003 * Dom Tadeu de Albuquerque Lopes, 2003 - 2010 * Dom Miguel da Silva Vieira, 2010 - 2014 * Abbot Dom Felipe da Silva, 2014 - Present

Notable alumni

* Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Jr. (Pixinguinha),

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and

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* Anselmo Vasconcellos,

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, ex-president of the

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* Antônio Silva Jardim, attorney and

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* Arnoldo Camanho de Assis, appellate judge do Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e dos Territórios, universitary professor *

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winner * Augusto Frederico Schmidt, poet, buisenessman, ex-president of Botafogo Football Club, co-founder of Botafogo de Futebol de Regatas, and Brazilian embassador to the

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and to the

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* Cândido Barata Ribeiro,

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, first mayor of the Federal Distric, ex-minister of the

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, military officer, Minister of Education in the first republican government, recognized as a founding father of the Republic by Constitution of 1891 * Casimiro Miguel,

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and brazilian streamer. * Clóvis Bevilacqua, jurist, author of the Civil Code of 1916 * Dom Estêvão Tavares Bittencourt, theologian, professor and writer * Dom Rosalvo Costa Rego, bishop-auxiliar of the Rio de Janeiro Archdiocese * Eduardo Lopes Pontes, medical doctor (PHD) by the

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, member of the

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* Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa, actor, director and screenwriter * Tenente-brigadeiro do ar Faber Cintra, retired minister of the Superior Tribunal Militar *

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, actor and producer *

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and composer *

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, football player and

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''idol'' * Hélio de la Peña, humorist * Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto, writer and politician, founder of seat number two of the

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* Hildebrando de Góis, mayor of the

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* José Eugênio Soares (Jô Soares), humorist * João Procópio Ferreira, playwright * Jorge Ricardo (Ricardinho), jockey * José Trajano, sports journalist *

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, músician and composer * Luis Felipe Couto, author of the best-seller "Eu, Édipo" *

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, journalist * Mário Ipiranga dos Guaranys,

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* Nascimento Brito, journalista, ex-owner and director of the

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* Newton Braga, pioneer of the non-stop aerial crossing of the South Atlantic, aboard the seaplane Jahú * Newton Moreira e Silva, PhD in Political Science, administrator, coordinator, and university professor; former president of the Fundação Escola de Serviço Público do Estado do Rio de Janeiro *

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, musician and composer * Pascoal Carlos Magno, playwright, novelist, poet, theatre critic, and diplomat * Paulo César Martinez y Alonso, journalist, lawyer, and writer. Rector of the Centro Universitário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro * Paulo Fortes,

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* Paulo Francis, journalist and writer * Procópio Ferreira, actor, director, and playwright * Raphael Montes, writer * Rogério Marinho, director of

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, son of Irineu Marinho * Thales Cavalcanti, actor * Mario Cezar Oliva de Mattos,

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and entrepreneur

References

Sources

Frazão, A., Nougué, C. St. Benedict’s School of Rio de Janeiro: 150 years of history, 1858–2008. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Letra Capital Publishing; 2008.

External links

*www.csbrj.org.br *www.osb.org.br {{DEFAULTSORT:Colegio de Sao Bento Secondary schools in Brazil Boys' schools in Brazil