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universities 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 State ...

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Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira The University for International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony ( pt, Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira, UNILAB) is a public federal university located in Redenção, Ceará, Brazil. The city was ...

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Universidade de Brasília The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is refer ...

(UnB) * Universidade do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) *

Universidade Federal do ABC Federal University of ABC ( pt, Universidade Federal do ABC, UFABC) is a Brazilian federal public institution of higher learning based in Santo André and São Bernardo do Campo, municipalities belonging to the ABC region, both in the state of ...

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Universidade Federal de Alagoas Located in the city of Maceió, the Federal University of Alagoas ( pt, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, UFAL or Ufal) is the major university in coastal state Alagoas and one of the main research centers in Brazilian north eastern region (one ...

(UFAL) * Universidade Federal de Alfenas (Unifal-MG) * Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP) * Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) *

Universidade Federal da Bahia The Federal University of Bahia ( pt, Universidade Federal da Bahia, UFBA) is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador. It is the largest university in the state of Bahia and one of Brazil's most prestigious educational institu ...

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Universidade Federal de Campina Grande The Federal University of Campina Grande ( pt, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, UFCG) is a public university whose main campus is located in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. Together with the Federal University of Paraíba, i ...

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Universidade Federal do Ceará The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ...

(UFC) * Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA) * Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo (UFES) *

Universidade Federal Fluminense The Fluminense Federal University (Portuguese: ''Universidade Federal Fluminense'', UFF, named after the state's demonym) is a public higher education institution located mainly in Niterói and in other cities of Rio de Janeiro state. It was fir ...

(UFF) * Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS) * Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) * Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD) * Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI) * Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) *

Universidade Federal de Lavras The Federal University of Lavras ( pt, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA) is a Brazilian university with headquarters in Lavras, Minas Gerais. The university was founded as an agricultural school by Dr. Samuel Rhea Gammon in 1908. Total en ...

(UFLA) * Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) *

Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso The Federal University of Mato Grosso ( pt, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT) is a public university in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Responsible for serving the entire state, its main campus is in the capital city of Cuiabá. Smal ...

(UFMT) * Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) *

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais The Federal University of Minas Gerais ( pt, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG) is a federalIn the Brazilian Higher Education context, ''Federal'' does not mean ''collegiate'' (even though most Federal Universities in Brazil enjoy a sim ...

(UFMG) * Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA) *

Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto The Federal University of Ouro Preto ( pt, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, UFOP) was established on August 21, 1969 in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais. It resulted from the merger of two century-old higher education institutions: the School of Pharm ...

(UFOP) * Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA) *

Universidade Federal do Pará The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is refer ...

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Universidade Federal do Paraná The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ...

(UFPR) * Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB) *

Universidade Federal de Pelotas The Federal University of Pelotas ( pt, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, UFPEL) is a Brazilian public higher education institution, maintained by the Federal Government with administrative headquarters in the city of Pelotas, in the state of Rio ...

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Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Federal University of Pernambuco ( pt, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE) is a public university in Recife, Brazil, established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. , UFPE had 35,000 students and 2,0 ...

(UFPE) * Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI) *

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro or University of Brazil (UFRJ; pt, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro or ') is a public research university located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest federal university in the ...

(UFRJ) * Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG) *

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ( pt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN) is a public Brazilian university funded by the Brazilian federal government, located in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Formally ...

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ( pt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS) is a Brazilian public federal research university based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. UFRGS is among the largest and highest-rated univers ...

(UFRGS) * Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR) * Universidade Federal de Roraima (UFRR) *

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria The Federal University of Santa Maria ( pt, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM) is a Brazilian public university located in Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, funded by the federal government of Brazil. It was founded in 1 ...

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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina The Federal University of Santa Catarina ( pt, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC) is a public university in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. Considered one of the leading universities in Brazil ...

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Universidade Federal de Sergipe The Federal University of Sergipe ( pt, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, UFS) is a Brazilian public institution based in Sergipe, with campuses in São Cristóvão, Aracaju, Itabaiana, Laranjeiras, and Lagarto. Founded in 1967 by the junction o ...

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Universidade Federal de São Carlos The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ...

(UFSCar) * Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) * Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (UFSB) * Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará (UNIFESSPA) * Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) *

Universidade Federal do Tocantins The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ...

(UFT) * Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) * Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM) * Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF) *

Universidade Federal de Viçosa The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ...

(UFV) * Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA) * Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE) * Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) * Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA) * Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)

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