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The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, PUC-SP), locally known as ''PUC'' or the ''Catholic University'' ('), is a private and non-profit Catholic university. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities of Brazil. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo. The university is also responsible for the St. Lucinda Hospital (
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) and the TUCA theatre (
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
) Most of the scientific production in PUC-SP is in the areas of law, philosophy, social sciences, economics, education, social service, and communications; in these areas, it is considered one of the most important universities in Latin America, and internationally recognized by the issues and research in disorders of human communication, political economics,
semiotics Semiotics (also called semiotic studies) is the systematic study of sign processes ( semiosis) and meaning making. Semiosis is any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, where a sign is defined as anything that communicates something ...
and
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. It has national and international recognition for its teaching and tradition, appearing in excellent positions in many Brazilians and globals university rankings (with due regard to the criteria and methodologies used). In 2016, for example, according to the Brazilian ''Ranking de Universidades da
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'' ( RUF), the institution was considered the best private university of Brazil by the category of teaching quality. Besides that, fifteen courses from PUC-SP are the best in the country among private universities and another eight are among the top five. Nowadays, the university is in a privileged position: the annually published
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's official ranking of higher education indicates that PUC-SP is considered the best private university in the
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(the largest, richest and most populous state in the whole country) and the second best private university in Brazil (just after the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
PUC-RJ The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Ar ...
). Internationally, it figured in the ''2016 QS World University Rankings'' (
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) as the 38th best university in Latin America, the 52nd best university in the
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(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and, according to the same ranking, in 2018, it was considered the 21st best university in Latin America. In 2019, ''QS Ranking'' also classified PUC-SP as the 49th best university in the BRICS group and sixth in Brazil (behind USP,
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,
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, Unifesp e Unesp). Thus, not only academically, the university stands out with its visibility in the market. PUC-SP is one of the most respected institutions in the job market in all Latin America and in the BRICS countries. A professional formed by PUC is highly valued: the British ranking also classified the university as the fourth best Brazilian university in employability and 19th in Latin America. PUC-SP was the first university in Brazil to offer graduate programmes in the areas of Philosophy, Multimedia, Social Service, Psychology of Learning, Applied Linguistics and Speech-language Therapy. It also was the second university to offer a bachelor's degree in International Relations, which offers "''double diplôme''" for selected students that can finish their studies in
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. Since 2003, PUC-SP participates in the joint graduate program in International Relations ''Programa San Tiago Dantas'' together with
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and UNESP, one of the most important graduate programmes in the area in Brazil. Since 2010 it also offers a joint master's degree with Pantheon-Sorbonne University at "''Economie de La Mondialisation''" ("Mestrado Profissional em Economia da Mundialização e do Desenvolvimento"). Despite being maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese, PUC-SP is well recognized in the city of São Paulo as a liberal environment since its professors and alumni's historical political engagements during the military dictatorship, especially within its main Perdizes campus, which hosts the Philosophy, Social Sciences, Communications, Arts and Humanities courses. In 2020, the average annual fee was about US$6700, making it one of the most expensive universities in Brazil. However, there are several full scholarships available for excellent students and undergraduates with financial difficulties; for those who are scholarship recipients, one free meal a day and free transportation is also offered. Besides postgraduate programms (29 Masters and PhDs), research is also encouraged at the undergraduation level: every year the university provides almost 400 research grants (US$800/ year) for the Institutional Scientific Initiation Program (similar to the
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in the U.S.), a national integrated system organized by the
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(CNPq) that makes research undergrad students 2,2 times more likely to achieve a master's degree and 1,51 time to became a PhD. In 2010, 80% of employees had a college degree. In 2020, 63,3% of PUC-SP's researchers were women.


History


Foundation

The Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo was founded in 1946, from the union of the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de São Bento (School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of São Bento, founded in 1908) and the Paulista School of Law. Together, four other institutions of the Church were connected. Founded by the archbishop of São Paulo, Cardinal
Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta (16 July 1890 – 18 September 1982) was a long-serving cardinal. Until Eugênio de Araújo Sales surpassed him in 2005, he was the longest-serving Brazilian cardinal, and during his cardinalate the Church in Br ...
as the "Catholic University of São Paulo", the university received the title of "Pontifical Catholic University" in 1947, by the
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. In 1969s, PUC-SP was the first university in Brazil to have a
post-graduation Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree. The organization and struc ...
course.


During the Military Dictatorship

During the
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, many students and professors at PUC-SP were present in manifestations against the Government, and the archbishop at that time,
Paulo Evaristo Arns Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM (; 14 September 1921 – 14 December 2016) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church, who was made a cardinal and the Archbishop of São Paulo by Pope Paul VI, and later became cardinal protopriest. His mini ...
, admitted teachers from the public universities who were dismissed by the militaries. Some of the persons who started working at PUC are
Florestan Fernandes Florestan Fernandes (22 July 1920 – 10 August 1995) was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He was also elected federal deputy twice. Life and career Fernandes came from a poor family with his mother being a "washerwoman". In youth he to ...
,
Octavio Ianni Octavio Ianni (1926 in Itu, Brazil, Itu, São Paulo – 2004 in São Paulo, São Paulo), Brazilian sociology, sociologist graduated, mastered and doctored at the University of São Paulo (USP) and was one of the founders of Cebrap. Ianni was a pup ...
, Bento Prado Jr., José Arthur Gianotti. In 1977, PUC hosted the 29th meeting of the Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (SBPC, Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science), which had been forbidden by the government in public universities. In September, some students celebrated the third National Meeting of the Students, also forbidden by the dictatorship. As a response, troops of the Military Police broke into the campus and arrested some students, professors and other workers. In the early 1980s, PUC-SP was the first Brazilian university to elect the
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and other administrative functions by direct vote from the students and teachers. In 1984, two fires (one in September, the other in December, the latter believe to be criminal) damaged the theater of the university.


Financial crisis

In the early 2000s, two new campuses, one in
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and one in
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, were created. In 2001, the university had a deficit of 4 million
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, and that deficit increased in the following years, forcing PUC-SP to make a loan with banks, which generated a debt of 82 million reais by the end of 2005. and the results could be observed for most of the year 2006. Some courses were closed for the low demand and the several professors were fired (although some of them had accepted to have their salaries decreased to avoid being dismissed), generating protests from professors and students. By the end of 2006, the university had its first non-deficitary months. In 2012, for the first time since the students, professors and staff have been given the right to directly elect the university's rector, the most voted candidate ( Dirceu de Mello, which had already been elected for the 2008–2012 mandate and was on campaign for reelection) was not appointed for the position by
Odilo Scherer Odilo Pedro Scherer (; born 21 September 1949) is a Brazilian cardinal of the Catholic Church, who has been the Archbishop of São Paulo since March 2007. He was made a cardinal in November 2007. In the international media, he was mentioned as a ...
, bishop-cardinal and responsible for appointing the rector. Instead, he opted for Anna Cintra, the least voted of all three candidates. She accepted the position, even though she signed a document (a gesture imitated by the other two candidates) promising not to take over unless she was the most voted candidate. The cardinal's decision was received with dissatisfaction by students and professors, who started a strike for indefinite time and did other demonstrations as an answer to Anna Cintra's indication. On 30 November, she tried to gain access to the rector's room, but was barred by the students, who surrounded her and her bodyguards and caused her to flee by taxi.


Campuses

The main campus of PUC-SP and its administrative headquarters are located in Perdizes, a middle-class neighbourhood in the subprefecture of Lapa, in the west side of
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City. It mostly consists of academic buildings, the University Theater ( TUCA) and the University Church. Most of these buildings, built between 1920 and 1940, are part of the historical patrimonium of the city. The School of Exact Sciences and Technology is located near the city centre (Consolação Campus) while Business and Economy courses are also offered in the north side of São Paulo City (Santana Campus). The School of Medical and Health Sciences is located in the city of
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(90 km from São Paulo) and a campus in the city of
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offers courses of Business, Economics, Physical Therapy and Psychology.


Unities and courses


Admission

Like other Brazilian universities, students are admitted by an entrance exam called
vestibular The Vestibular (from pt, vestíbulo, "entrance hall") is a competitive examination and is the primary and widespread entrance system used by Brazilian universities to select the students admitted. The Vestibular usually takes place from Novem ...
which consists of two tests containing questions on languages, science, math and history. The vestibular of PUC-SP also selects students for other colleges and universities in the state of São Paulo (Examples: Faculty of Medicine of
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(public institution), Faculty of Medicine of
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and the Faculty of Law of São Bernardo do Campo).


Notable professors and alumni


Professors

;Economy school *
Plínio de Arruda Sampaio Plínio Soares de Arruda Sampaio (26 July 1930 – 8 July 2014) was a Brazilian intellectual and political activist, who was affiliated with the Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL). He ran as a candidate for the presidency of the Federative ...
(1930–2014), Federal Deputy for São Paulo *
Celso Daniel Celso Augusto Daniel (April 16, 1951 – January 18, 2002) was the mayor in 2002 for the third time (72% of votes) of the city of Santo André in São Paulo, Brazil, as a representative of the Workers' Party (PT). He was kidnapped and assas ...
(1951–2002), Mayor of
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*
Celso Furtado Celso Monteiro Furtado (July 26, 1920 – November 20, 2004) was a Brazilian economist and one of the most distinguished intellectuals of his country during the 20th century. His work focuses on development and underdevelopment and on the persist ...
(1920–2004), Minister of Development and
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*
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(1949–),
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* Aloísio Mercadante (1954–), Senator for São Paulo ;Education school *
Paulo Freire Paulo Reglus Neves Freire (19 September 1921 – 2 May 1997) was a Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy. His influential work ''Pedagogy of the Oppressed'' is generally considered one of the foundat ...
(1921–1997),
critical pedagogy Critical pedagogy is a philosophy of education and social movement that developed and applied concepts from critical theory and related traditions to the field of education and the study of culture. It insists that issues of social justice and de ...
theorist ;Law school * Osvaldo Aranha Bandeira de Melo (1908–1980), Director of São Paulo city legal department, first lay rector of PUC-SP between 1963 and 1972,
desembargador Desembargador is a Portuguese title given to some appellate judges in Portugal, Brazil and other countries influenced by the Portuguese legal tradition. History Historically, the title ''desembargador'' was given to the judges of some of the hi ...
of the Court of São Paulo * Tércio Sampaio Ferraz Júnior (1941–), philosopher of law and jurist. *
Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...
(1940-), President of Brazil. ;Philosophy school * Zeljko Loparić (1939–),
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scholar * Bento Prado Júnior (1937–2007), literary critic, writer, poet and translator * Jeanne Marie Gagnebin (1952 – ), philosopher,
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scholar and writer Sociology school *
Octavio Ianni Octavio Ianni (1926 in Itu, Brazil, Itu, São Paulo – 2004 in São Paulo, São Paulo), Brazilian sociology, sociologist graduated, mastered and doctored at the University of São Paulo (USP) and was one of the founders of Cebrap. Ianni was a pup ...
(1926–2004), populism and imperialism scholar *
Florestan Fernandes Florestan Fernandes (22 July 1920 – 10 August 1995) was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He was also elected federal deputy twice. Life and career Fernandes came from a poor family with his mother being a "washerwoman". In youth he to ...
(1920–1995), Federal Deputy for São Paulo * Maurício Tragtenberg (1929–1998), Libertarian Education exponent ;Arts and Letters school *
Haroldo de Campos Haroldo Eurico Browne de Campos (19 August 1929 – 16 August 2003) was a Brazilian poet, critic, professor and translator. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Brazilian literature since 1950. Biography He did his secon ...
(1929–2003), literary critic, writer, translator and one of the most important poet of twentieth-century
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.


Alumni

*
Nicandro Durante Nicandro Durante (born 13 September 1956) is a Brazilian businessman who served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of British American Tobacco (BAT), the world's largest tobacco company by sales, from 2011 to 2019. In September 2022 he was appo ...
, Chief executive of
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* Maria Rita Kehl,
psychoanalyst PsychoanalysisFrom Greek language, Greek: + . is a set of Theory, theories and Therapy, therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a bo ...
and writer * Gabriel Chalita,
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of the State of
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* Antonio Claudio Mariz de Oliveira,
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lawyer *
José Dirceu José Dirceu (; born March 16, 1946), in full José Dirceu de Oliveira e Silva, is a former Brazilians, Brazilian politician. His political rights were suspended by the Brazilian House of Representatives and he was found guilty by the Brazilian S ...
,
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* Luiz Fernando Furlan, Finance Minister and entrepreneur *
Reynaldo Gianecchini Reynaldo Fernandes Cisotto Gianecchini Júnior (; born 12 November 1972) is a Brazilian actor and model. Career Gianecchini started acting at the age of 6, on the stage of his school in Birigüi, São Paulo. He graduated with a degree in law ...
, actor *
Amir Slama Amir Slama is a Brazilian fashion designer. He was the designer, stylist and owner of the Brazilian beach fashion brand Rosa Chá. He now runs a brand under his name, Amir Slama, with stores in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Amir's father came ...
, stylist and entrepreneur *
Marta Suplicy Marta Teresa Smith de Vasconcellos Suplicy (; born 18 March 1945) is a Brazilian politician and psychologist. She was Mayor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2004. She later served as the Brazilian Minister of Tourism between 14 March 2007, and 4 Jun ...
,
psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...
, and mayor of
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
city *
Monalisa Perrone Monalisa Gomes Perrone (born 12 November 1969) is a Brazilian journalist. She is a former reporter and presenter for TV Globo, and is an anchor for a TV news program in primetime in the pay television broadcaster CNN Brazil. Biography Monalisa ...
, journalist of
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* Shigeaki Ueki, President of
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* Rui Ricardo Dias, actor *
Rafael Cortez Rafael de Faria Cortez (born October 25, 1976) is a Brazilian journalist, actor and comedian. Education and career Cortez graduated in journalism from PUC-SP and between 2008 and 2012 was a reporter of ''Custe o Que Custar''. On July 15, 20 ...
, journalist, actor and comedian *
Suzane von Richthofen Suzane Louise von Richthofen (born 3 November 1983) is a German-Brazilian woman who was convicted of murdering her parents on 31 October 2002 with the help of her boyfriend and his brother. She was put on trial in São Paulo in July 2006 and was s ...
- convicted murderer *
Ulisses Soares Ulisses Soares (born 2 October 1958) is a Brazilian religious leader and former businessman who serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a general auth ...
-
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of
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See also

*
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*
Universities and Higher Education in Brazil Brazil adopts a mixed system of public and privately funded universities. Public universities can be federally funded or financed by State governments (such as USP, Unicamp and Unesp in the State of São Paulo). Private schools can be for-profit o ...


References


External links


Official site
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