Grupo Positivo is a Brazilian

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headquartered in the city of

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...

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. In addition to maintaining a significant presence in the technology sector through

Positivo Tecnologia Positivo Tecnologia (B3: POSI3, formerly Positivo Informática) is a Brazilian technology company headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná. It develops, manufactures, and sells computers, cell phones, tablets, smart home and office devices, servers, IT ...

, it is also present in

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, and

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sectors. It is also responsible for the editing and printing of the Aurélio Dictionary since 2003.

Companies

Positivo was founded in 1972 by a group of enterprising professors led by

Oriovisto Guimarães Oriovisto Guimarães (born August 12, 1945) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Paraná (state), Paraná in the Brazilian Senate, Federal Senate since 2019 and he is a member of Podemos (Brazil), Podemos. He was president of Grupo Positi ...

. Initially focused solely on providing preparatory courses for the Brazilian university entry exam, it has since expanded into the areas of higher education, IT services, printing and publishing, technology, and entertainment. The following companies and institutions are part of Grupo Positivo: *

: The largest

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manufacturer in

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and tenth largest in the world. Technology arm of the group. * Posigraf: One of the largest printing plants in Latin America. Printing arm of the group. * Editora Positivo: Publishing arm of the group. Its learning system is used by over 867,000 students in Brazil. *

Universidade Positivo Universidade Positivo (abbreviated UP) is a private university in the State of Paraná, Brazil. Universidade Positivo's campus is in the Campo Comprido district of Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paran ...

: Private university. Currently offers 27 undergraduate programs, a doctoral program, three master's degree programs. * Teatro Positivo: The largest theatre in the state of

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. Hosts a wide range of events. In addition, its education unit counts with seven private K-12 schools and over 40,000 enrolled students.

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