Federal Rural University of Pernambuco
Brazilian federal public university in the state of Pernambuco
The Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (Portuguese: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, UFRPE) is a public university in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Specializing in courses in agricultural sciences and other courses relating to rural development, the university also conducts research in these areas. However, in recent years the university has also added a variety of courses focused less on rural topics.
The main campus is in the state capital of Recife, while smaller campuses are in Serra Talhada, Belo Jardim, and Cabo de Santo Agostinho. The former campus at Garanhuns was split in 2018 into the separate Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco. UFRPE was ranked by Folha de São Paulo as 64th nationally in 2019.
Library
The Central Library UFRPE emerged in 1914 as "book depository" Courses of Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine "São Bento", originally in Olinda, PE. In 1938 with the change of these courses to Dois Irmãos, in Recife, the collection was transferred, occupying an area of 229 m2 on the ground floor of the central building of UFRPE until 1976 when the building was constructed with 1026 m2. Its facilities were expanded in 2000 m2 over from 1980 with the construction of an annex, composed of three floors, then going to occupy physical area of 3026 m2.
From 1947 to 1955 the Library was named "Library of the Rural University of Pernambuco (B-UFRPE)." Federalized, the University through Decree No. 2,524 of 04/07/1955 combined with Law No.
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