Faculdade Cásper Líbero (FCL) or Cásper Líbero College is a private college in

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. Founded in 1947 by Brazilian journalist Cásper Líbero, it is the oldest journalism school in

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. The university offers courses on

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, broadcasting, advertising and public relations. Currently it offers courses in advertising, public relations and radio, TV and internet as a complement to the area of social communication, in addition to an interdisciplinary research center, postgraduate programs, and university extension. The college occupies four floors of the building where the Cásper Líbero Foundation operates. In addition to conventional classrooms, its educational structure is supported by the preservation of the Prof. José Geraldo Veiria library, which has a collection of 49,000 books, 580 periodicals, 4,270 films in an area of 625 m², in the editing islands equipped with specific audio and video editing software, in the two radio laboratories with acoustic coating, three TV laboratories, digital photo laboratory, photographic laboratory, nine computer laboratories equipped with PC and Apple lines, multi-sports court, Aloysio Biondi Room and the Cásper Líbero Theater. Faculdade Cásper Líbero also develops postgraduate programs at master's and specialization levels, maintains an interdisciplinary research center and promotes the provision of free and university extension courses. Faculdade Cásper Líbero is a leading communications school in Brazil. It ranked as the best private communications school in the country on

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's University Ranking.

History

According to the founder, lawyer, journalist and businessman Cásper Líbero, the first school of Journalism in Brazil, Faculdade Cásper Líbero was founded in 1943, but only started operating in 1947, due to legislative and bureaucratic issues. It was the second institution in

to have a

course. In 1972, it introduced courses on advertising and public relations. In 2002, it introduced a broadcasting course. The university is located at 900

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Admissions

All students are admitted through a competitive entrance exam, usually consisting of 90 multiple-choice questions and a written essay. Students may also earn extra points depending on their performance on the ENEM exam.

Library

The José Geraldo Vieira Library opened in 1948, one year after the inauguration of the Journalism school. The collection management system underwent a modernization process in June 2008, making it possible to access online services. With an area of 625 m², the Library contains a collection of 49,000 books, 580 periodicals, 4,270 films and several online and CD-ROM databases, in addition to having a Documentation and Research Center where you can find the newspaper library, the audiovisual collection, the Gazeta collection of historical newspapers, the collection of books from Cásper Líbero's personal library and other rare materials. Students have a large historical collection to consult. Several editions of the old Gazeta Esportiva are preserved on site, television materials stored in past formats (Quadruplex videotape, U-matic, Betacam, among others.) and a vast disco with rarities, primarily of Brazilian music.

Professors

* José Geraldo Vieira

Alumni

* Bianca Santana * Cesar Tralli * Clóvis Rossi * Clóvis de Barros Filho * Gilberto Dimenstein * Gugu Liberato * Maria Julia Coutinho * Mari Palma * Mônica Bergamo

References

External links

Official website
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