The Federal University of Espírito Santo (, ''Ufes'') is a federal university with headquarters in the city of Vitória, capital of

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attracti ...

state, in

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. It is the largest and most important university in the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. It is a public university, offering free, high-quality higher education by integrating teaching, research and outreach programs in all fields of knowledge. The university was founded in 1954, and today it comprises four campuses. Two are located in the capital city of Vitória (Goiabeiras headquarters and Maruípe), one is in the south (Alegre), and the other is in the north (São Mateus), together covering over 300,000 m² of floor space in an area of more than 4 million m². In addition, there are 27 online learning centers throughout the state. Ufes has almost 25,000 students in more than 100 undergraduate courses and 64 graduate programs, 1,780 faculty and 1,650 staff. In addition to teaching, both research and outreach are very strong at Ufes. Almost 1,000 papers are published per year in all fields of science, and there are more than 500 ongoing outreach projects, serving around 2 million people throughout the state. Ufes also offers facilities to the academic and wider communities, including theater, movie theater, art galleries, language center, libraries, museums, planetarium and astronomical observatory, auditoriums, sports center, marine station, experimental farms, a veterinary hospital and a university hospital, which is the main public health facility in the state of Espírito Santo, working as a reference in high-complexity medical care. It is ranked as the 28th best university in Brazil according to Ranking Universitário Folha (RUF) operated by Folha de S.Paulo and the best university within its own state. In 2018 Ufes was ranked as the 75th best research institution in

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by the report by SCImago Institutions Ranking. In Latin America, Ufes is ranked among the top 100 according to the

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World University Rankings and #114 according to th
QS Top University Rankings

Notable alumni

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* Ethel Maciel * Miriam Leitão

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* Espirito Universities and colleges established in 1954 1954 establishments in Brazil Vitória, Espírito Santo Federal University of Espírito Santo {{Brazil-university-stub

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