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

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

's harbor and the

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, by the adjacent

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( pt, Mosteiro de São Bento). 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 Theology, Music, Algebra, Geometry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Classic Culture, Brazilian and Portuguese Literature, Geography, History, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English Languages, Philosophy, Sociology, as well the History of Music, Architecture and Fine Arts, 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.

External links

*www.csbrj.org.br *www.osb.org.br Secondary schools in Brazil Boys' schools in Brazil {{brazil-school-stub