Federal University of São Carlos
public research university in São Carlos, state of São Paulo, Brazil
The Federal University of São Carlos (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar) is a public research university located in São Carlos, state of São Paulo, Brazil.
History
On December 13, 1960, a federal statute determined the creation of a university in São Carlos. On December 1, 1968, a presidential decree was enacted to create that university and a commission was formed to coordinate the project. The result was the Federal University of São Carlos, the first federal university in São Paulo state.
Thancham's farm, localized on the border of Washington Luís highway, was chosen as the initial site. Farm buildings were adapted to provide administration, classrooms, and laboratories. In March 1970, it received its first 96 students for the science and materials engineering degree.
The university started with a strong emphasis on natural sciences. This profile changed during the 1990s, when UFSCar created more courses, departments, and added graduate programs in the humanities.
The first three academic centers were created in the 1970s.
“Federal University of São Carlos” enters the record as public research university in São Carlos, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Federal, University and Carlos can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5440482. VIAF identifies the subject as 135714342. The Library of Congress control number is n83017648. Authority coordinates are 21.985, 47.880. 3 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1960, 1968 and 1970.
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