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Universities in Brazil
Brazil has 247 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1792. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES247
OLDEST1792
FOUNDED 1900+176
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18998 · 3%
1900 or later176 · 71%
Date unknown63 · 26%
Oldest universities in Brazil
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1792Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras
1808Brazilian Naval School
1818Museu Nacional
1827Faculdade de Direito do Recife
1839Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
1870Mackenzie Presbyterian University
1895Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
1897Polytechnic School of the Federal University of Bahia
1907Seminário Teológico Batista do Sul do Brasil
1909Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
1909Universidade Federal do Amazonas
1909Federal University of Lavras
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