Colonial Brazilian Architecture
Abrolhos - Bahia, Brazil
Brazilian Football Match
See more detailed information about the University.
See presentation about Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
Semester Dates:
- Fall Semester: August-December (Second Semester)
- Spring Semester: February-July (First Semester)
School Facts:
- FGV is located is Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil.
- FGV was founded in 1954.
- In 1955, FGV created Brazil’s first Bachelor’s program in Business Administration.
- Foreign Language Program
Country Facts:
- In April 1500, the Portuguese navigator, Pedro Álvares Cabral, arrived at the coast of the current Brazil and claimed formally all the region in the name of Portugal.
- The commemoration of Discovery Day in Brazil is on April 22nd.
- There’s no official religion on the
country, though almost 88% of Brazilians are
Catholic. However, approximately 20 million
Catholics also participate in some kind of
ritual cult of African origin.
Website Links for More Information:
- http://www.fgv.br/principal/idx_principal.asp
- http://www.embratur.gov.br/en/home/index.asp
- http://www.brasilemb.org/
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http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/brtoc.html
Escorrega Waterfall, Visconde de Maua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil