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Federal University of Ceará (UFC, Portuguese
Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Portugal. It is derived from the Latin language spoken by the Romanization Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula around 2000 years ago....
: Universidade Federal do Ceará) is a federal university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 with campus
Campus

A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes library, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings....
es in the cities of Fortaleza
Fortaleza

Fortaleza is the state capital of Cear?, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population of over 3.4 million , Fortaleza has an area of . To the north of the city lies the Atlantic Ocean; to the south are the cities of Pacatuba, Eus?bio, Maracana? and Itaitinga; to the east is the county of Aquiraz and the Atlantic Ocean; and to the west i...
, Sobral
Sobral, Ceará

Sobral is a city and municipality in the state of Cear?, Brazil.Sobral is the second largest municipality of Cear?, after Fortaleza. Its economy is based on agriculture, services and some manufacturing industry....
 and Barbalha, in the state of Ceará
Ceará

Cear? is one of the 26 States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean coast. This land of the sun is one of the main tourist destinations of Brazil and has attractions for all tastes....
, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
. UFC is a public and tuition
Tuition

Tuition means "instruction" or "teaching." In American English, the term "tuition" is often used to refer to a fee charged for educational instruction; especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition....
-free university, with several academic programs in most areas of knowledge.

In Fortaleza, the university has three main campuses: "Campus do Pici", with the most of the programs in science
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
 and technology
Technology

Technology is a broad concept that deals with an animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species' ability to control and adapt to its Natural environment....
 areas, "Campus do Benfica", which harbors the university's administration and the programs in humanities
Humanities

The humanities are academic disciplines which study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural science and social sciences....
, business
Business

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, and the law school
Law school

A law school is an institution specializing in legal education....
, and the "Campus do Porangabussu", with the medical school
Medical school

A medical school is a tertiary educational institution?or part of such an institution?that teaches medicine.In addition to a medical degree program, some medical schools offer programs leading to a Master's Degree, Doctor of Philosophy , or other post-secondary education....
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Federal University of Ceará (UFC, Portuguese
Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Portugal. It is derived from the Latin language spoken by the Romanization Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula around 2000 years ago....
: Universidade Federal do Ceará) is a federal university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 with campus
Campus

A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes library, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings....
es in the cities of Fortaleza
Fortaleza

Fortaleza is the state capital of Cear?, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population of over 3.4 million , Fortaleza has an area of . To the north of the city lies the Atlantic Ocean; to the south are the cities of Pacatuba, Eus?bio, Maracana? and Itaitinga; to the east is the county of Aquiraz and the Atlantic Ocean; and to the west i...
, Sobral
Sobral, Ceará

Sobral is a city and municipality in the state of Cear?, Brazil.Sobral is the second largest municipality of Cear?, after Fortaleza. Its economy is based on agriculture, services and some manufacturing industry....
 and Barbalha, in the state of Ceará
Ceará

Cear? is one of the 26 States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean coast. This land of the sun is one of the main tourist destinations of Brazil and has attractions for all tastes....
, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
. UFC is a public and tuition
Tuition

Tuition means "instruction" or "teaching." In American English, the term "tuition" is often used to refer to a fee charged for educational instruction; especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition....
-free university, with several academic programs in most areas of knowledge.

In Fortaleza, the university has three main campuses: "Campus do Pici", with the most of the programs in science
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
 and technology
Technology

Technology is a broad concept that deals with an animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species' ability to control and adapt to its Natural environment....
 areas, "Campus do Benfica", which harbors the university's administration and the programs in humanities
Humanities

The humanities are academic disciplines which study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural science and social sciences....
, business
Business

A business is a legally recognized organization designed to provide good s and/or Service to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalism economies, most being privately owned and formed to earn profit that will increase the wealth of its owners....
, and the law school
Law school

A law school is an institution specializing in legal education....
, and the "Campus do Porangabussu", with the medical school
Medical school

A medical school is a tertiary educational institution?or part of such an institution?that teaches medicine.In addition to a medical degree program, some medical schools offer programs leading to a Master's Degree, Doctor of Philosophy , or other post-secondary education....
. The campuses of Sobral and Barbalha are new and have only a medical school each, which are extensions of the central medical school at Fortaleza.

History

UFC was created by the Brazilian federal government in 1955 and is under the Ministry of Education. The University was created as the result of great public debate, which had begun on 1949. The main character of this movement was Antônio Martins Filho, an intellectual who became the first director of the recently created "Universidade do Ceará" ('University of Ceará'). The University itself was created by Law #2.373, ratified on December of 1954 and began to function on June 25, 1955. Its implementation was owed to the union of the several higher education
Higher education

Higher education refers to a level of education that is provided by university, vocational university, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, Institute of technology and other collegiate level institutions, such as Vocational school, trade schools and career colleges, that award academic degrees or professional certifications....
 institutes then present in the city of Fortaleza: the School of Agronomy
Agronomy

Agronomy is the science and technology of using plants for food, fuel, feed, and fiber. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science....
, the Faculty of Law of Ceara, the Faculty of Medicine
Medicine

Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
 and the Faculty of Pharmacy
Pharmacy

Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemistrys, and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of medication....
 & Odontology. Today, the University consists of four centers of basic science and education and five professional college
College

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