Federal University of Paraíba

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Federal University of Paraíba
Universidade Federal do Paraíba

Other names	UFPB
Motto	Sapientia Ædificat
Motto in English	Knowledge Builds
Type	Public
Established	December 2, 1955
Endowment	US$327.6 million
Students	39,283
Undergraduates	32,991
Postgraduates	6,292
Website	www.ufpb.br

Federal University of Paraíba (Portuguese: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, UFPB) is a public university whose main campus is located in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. Along with Federal University of Campina Grande, they're the main universities in the state of Paraíba, Brazil.

UFPB offers degrees (Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral) in areas such as the liberal arts (including Law), health sciences (including Medicine and Dentistry), engineering and technology (Computer Science and Computer Engineering), business, education and the fine arts (Music, Theater, Art).

There are also campuses in Areia, Bananeiras and North Coast (Rio Tinto and Mamanguape).

2002 campus detachment

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In 2002 the UFPB, at the time formed by the campuses in João Pessoa, Areia, Campina Grande, Patos, Cajazeiras and Sousa, had four of them detached due to the creation of the Federal University of Campina Grande.

Campuses and Centres

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Campus I - João Pessoa

Campus II - Areia

Centre for Agrarian Science

Campus III - Bananeiras

Centre for Human, Social, and Agrarian Sciences

Campus IV - Litoral Norte (Rio Tinto e Mamanguape)

Centre for Applied Sciences and Education

External links

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Universities	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Recôncavo Southern Western Brasília Ceará Cariri International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Grande Dourados Minas Gerais Alfenas Itajubá Juiz de Fora Lavras Ouro Preto São João del-Rei Triângulo Mineiro Uberlândia Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Viçosa Pará Rural of Amazonia Southern and Southeastern Western Paraíba Campina Grande Paraná Latin American Integration Technology Pernambuco Rural São Francisco Valley Piauí Rio de Janeiro Fluminense Rural State of Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rural of the Semi-arid Region Rio Grande do Sul Health Sciences of Porto Alegre Pampa Pelotas Rio Grande Santa Maria Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina Fronteira Sul São Paulo ABC Region São Carlos Sergipe Tocantins
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Northeast Region	Alagoas Bahia Recôncavo Southern Western Ceará Cariri International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony Maranhão Paraíba Campina Grande Pernambuco Rural São Francisco Valley Piauí Rio Grande do Norte Rural of the Semi-arid Region Sergipe
Central-West Region	Brasília Goiás Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Grande Dourados
Southeast Region	Espírito Santo Minas Gerais Alfenas Itajubá Juiz de Fora Lavras Ouro Preto São João del-Rei Triângulo Mineiro Uberlândia Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Viçosa Rio de Janeiro Fluminense Rural State of Rio de Janeiro São Paulo ABC Region São Carlos
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2002 campus detachment

Campuses and Centres

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