The Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (, UNIRIO) is a federally funded public university located in the State of
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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. It has several campuses in the city of
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
, including two in the
Urca
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neighborhood.
It was established on June 5, 1979.
The university was ranked 23rd in the Government's ''ENADE'' classification, in 2006.
In 2010, it was given a score of 4 out of 5 in ''ENADEs system of evaluation.
History
UNIRIO has its origins in the Federation of Isolated Schools of the State of Guanabara (FEFIEG), created in 1969, that brought together institutions of higher education that were previously operating in isolation. It integrated traditional institutions such as the Central School of Nutrition, the Alfredo Pinto Nursing School, the National Conservatory of Theater (currently the School of Theater), the Villa-Lobos Institute, the School of Medicine and Surgery of Rio de Janeiro and the National Library's course in
Library Science
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.
With the fusion of the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro, in 1975, FEFIEG became the Federation of Isolated Federal Schools of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FEFIERJ). Two years later, the National Archive's Permanent Course in Archive and the National Historic Museum Course in Museums were incorporated.
In 1979 FEFIERJ was institutionalized with the name of University of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). In 2003 the name was changed to Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
See also
*
List of federal universities of Brazil
This is a list of federal University, universities in Brazil.
* Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (UNILAB)
* Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
* Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Universidade ...
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Universities and colleges established in 1979
Universities and colleges in Rio de Janeiro (city)
1979 establishments in Brazil
Rio
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Rio, RIO or Río may also refer to:
Places United States
* Rio, Fl ...
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