The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (, PUC-MG) is a private and non-profit Brazilian

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university in

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, state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

. In 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014, PUC-MG was chosen the best

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in Brazil. It is maintained by the

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Overview

The Catholic University is a higher education institution in

, where it owns more than 100 buildings to host labs, libraries, a museum, a TV channel, a long-distance teaching center, multimedia rooms, theaters, auditoriums, a veterinary hospital, a clinic for psychotherapy, dental and psychological treatment and others. One of the best

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, PUC-MG was rated 4 by the Brazilian Ministry of Education index for higher education schools. The highest rating is 5 which is almost exclusively awarded to public universities. Dinossauromcnpucminas

The PUC-MG received, for the second consecutive year, an award given by the Federation of Industries of

( FIEMG) by Euvaldo Lodi Institute for having the best practices of training and the integration of students in companies. The award was received by the coordinator of the Integrated Training University, Professor Evanilde Maria Martins, at a ceremony held in the auditorium of FIEMG. In 2003, the PUC Minas was the first private university in Brazil to house a laboratory to perform climatological studies. It is the Centre of Excellence in Climatology (Centro de Climatologia PUC Minas TempoClima), which was created through a partnership between the university and Cemig ( Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais). The TempoClima Center features equipment for receiving weather information and one laboratory course with emphasis on Geography. Its objective is the development of weather forecasts three days in advance for the 853 municipalities of

, warning of severe storms and predictions for use by agriculture, road and rail transport, electricity, industry and tourism.Climatological studies in PUC-MG
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Campuses

Besides the headquarters in Coração Eucarístico district, in

, PUC-MG owns campuses in the districts of Barreiro, São Gabriel and Lourdes and in the cities of Arcos, Betim,

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Poços de Caldas Poços de Caldas is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. Histor ...

and

Serro Serro is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte and to the Microregions of Brazil, microregion of Conceição do Mato Dentro. As of 2020, the estimated populatio ...

Notable professors and alumni

Alumni

Notable Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais alumni include: * Cármen Lúcia, Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court *

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( pt), former

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Clésio Andrade Clésio Soares de Andrade (born October 12, 1952) is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He represented Minas Gerais in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2014. Previously, he was Vice-Governor of Minas Gerais from 2003 to 2006. He is a member o ...

, Senator from

and businessman *

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, economist and Governor of

* Fernando Pimentel, economist, and Governor of

* Rodrigo Pacheco, Lawyer, Senator for

, and President of the Brazilian Senate * Chico Pinheiro, former journalist of

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* Adriana Araújo ( pt), journalist of Record TV * Patrus Ananias, lawyer and House Representative for

* Alberto Taveira Corrêa, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * Wladimir Ribeiro, a former international butterfly and backstroke swimmer * Dora Castanheira, volleyball player * Natália Guimarães, Brazilian actress, TV host, journalist and model * Selma Sueli Silva, author, businesswoman, internet celebrity and former radio personality

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