Grupo Positivo is a Brazilian

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headquartered in the city of

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...

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. In addition to maintaining a significant presence in the technology sector through

Positivo Tecnologia Positivo Tecnologia started in 1989 under the name Positivo Informatica until 2017. It is a Brazilian technology company headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná. It is the Information Technology division of Brazilian holding organization Grupo Positiv ...

, it is also present in

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, and publishing sectors. It is also responsible for the editing and printing of the Aurélio Dictionary since 2003.

Companies

Positivo was founded in 1972 by a group of enterprising professors led by Oriovisto Guimarães. Initially focused solely on providing preparatory courses for the Brazilian university entry exam, it has since expanded into the areas of higher education, IT services, printing and publishing, technology, and entertainment. The following companies and institutions are part of Grupo Positivo: *

: The largest computer manufacturer in

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and tenth largest in the world. Technology arm of the group. * Posigraf: One of the largest printing plants in Latin America. Printing arm of the group. * Editora Positivo: Publishing arm of the group. Its learning system is used by over 867,000 students in Brazil. *

Universidade Positivo The Universidade Positivo (abbreviated UP) is a private universities of the State of Paraná, Brazil. Universidade Positivo's campus is in the Campo Comprido district of Curitiba and occupies an area of more than 400,000 m Universidade Positi ...

: Private university. Currently offers 27 undergraduate programs, a doctoral program, three master's degree programs. * Teatro Positivo: The largest theatre in the state of Paraná. Hosts a wide range of events. In addition, its education unit counts with seven private K-12 schools and over 40,000 enrolled students.

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