Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP) (National Education and Research Network) is
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
's
academic
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Internet backbone
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. It was created in 1989 and the network started being built in 1991.
RNP has 27
points of presence, one on each of the 26
Brazilian states
Brazilian commonly refers to:
* Something of, from or relating to Brazil
* Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil
* Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent
Brazilian may also ...
and on the
Federal District
A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ...
. It connects 15 state networks and over 600 institutions.
See also
*
National Research and Education Network
A national research and education network (NREN) is a specialised internet service provider dedicated to supporting the needs of the research and education communities within a country.
It is usually distinguished by support for a high-speed backb ...
External links
Rede Nacional de Ensino e PesquisaList of connected institutions
(in Portuguese)
Internet in Brazil
National research and education networks
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