The University of Santa Cruz do Sul (

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: ''Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul'', UNISC) is a Brazilian non-profit (communitary)

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located in the city of

Santa Cruz do Sul Santa Cruz do Sul () is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has an estimate 131,000 inhabitants as of 2020 and sits about 150 km (93 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre. The city enjoys a high standard ...

, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with four other campuses in

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, Sobradinho, Venâncio Aires, and

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. The institution had its first

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founded in 1964, but it was only in 1993 that it became a

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. The University also has a preservation area, named " RPPN da Unisc", which has an area of 221,39 hectares and had its creation in the year of 2009, through Ordinance nº 16, of March 18, 2009.Brasil. Ministério do Meio Ambiente. Portaria Nº 16, de 18 de Março 2009. Diário Oficial da União, seção 1, n. 53. 2009.

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