Federal University of Viçosa
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The Federal University of Viçosa (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Viçosa, UFV) is a public university with the main campus located in the city of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It also has campuses in the cities Rio Paranaiba and Florestal.
Recognized as one of the best public universities of Brazil, it is known for agricultural sciences and exact sciences. Other highlighted courses are law, food engineering, agronomy, zootechny, electrical engineering, nursing, nutrition, and medicine.
Founded in 1922 as the Higher School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (Portuguese: Escola Superior de Agricultura e Veterinária, ESAV), classes did not begin until 1927. In 1948 it became the Rural University of Minas Gerais. It was federalized in 1969 with its present name. The university houses the Technological Park of Viçosa (tecnoPARQ), and one of the biggest networks of junior enterprises in the country.
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