The Federal University of Lavras ( pt, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA) is a Brazilian

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...

with headquarters in

Lavras Lavras is a municipality in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Located at an altitude of 919 m, it has a population of 104,783 inhabitants (2020). The area of the municipality is 564.495 km2. The average annual temperature is 19.6°C and ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

. The university was founded as an agricultural school by Dr. Samuel Rhea Gammon in 1908. Total enrollment is over 16,000 students in undergraduate, graduate, and distance-learning programs.

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* Universities and colleges in Minas Gerais Educational institutions established in 1909 1909 establishments in Brazil

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