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Federal University of Viçosa

The Federal University of Viçosa (, UFV) is a public university with the main campus located in the city of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Also having campuses in the cities Paranaiba River (( and Florestal.

Recognized as one of the best public universities of Brazil, it haves as its qualities its activity in agricultural sciences and exact sciences. In the spotlight, there are the courses of Law, Food Engineering, Agronomy, Zootechny, Electrical Engineering, Nursing, Nutrition, and Medicine.

Founded in 1922 as the Higher School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (, ESAV), but with classes only beginning in 1927. In 1948 it was transformed into 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. Provided by Wikipedia