Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: [Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), UFRJ) is the largest federal university of Brazil. It has a central campus in the city of Rio de Janeiro and two smaller ones. It was established in 1792 as a military college, and became a university in 1920. It is one the country's most prestigious universities.
The Federal University owns several hospitals and several museums including the National Museum of Brazil.[1]
Federal University Of Rio De Janeiro Media
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The Roman goddess Minerva is the symbol of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, also called the University of Brazil. This symbol is widely used in the university's institutional identity.
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University Palace in the 19th century, when it functioned as a hospice. The building was given to University of Brazil only in 1949.
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1928 diploma certificated by then-University of Rio de Janeiro
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University Palace, neoclassical building finished in 1842. In the foreground, the Charity Statue, symbol of piety towards the ill (the facility originally functioned as a hospice).
Ponte do Saber ("Knowledge Bridge") is one of the main exit points from the campus at Ilha do Fundão ("Backyard Island").
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The Rectory building, designed by architect Jorge Machado Moreira and finished in 1957, was awarded in the same year at the IV Bienal Internacional de Arte de São Paulo. Its gardens were designed by Roberto Burle Marx.
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Night view of the University City: highlighted Saber bridge supported by 21 wires tied to a pylon.
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The National Museum is among the most important architectural heritages not only of the university, but of Brazilian society as a whole - CT UFRJ.png
It is in the Center of Technology's Block A where the Institute of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics are housed.
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The university's modern-architecture City Hall is home of, besides the central bureau, the College of Fine Arts and the College of Architecture and Urbanism.
References
Other websites
- UFRJ Official website (in Portuguese)
Coordinates: 22°51′45″S 43°13′26″W / 22.86250°S 43.22389°W
