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Universidade Federal do Ceará

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Federal university in Ceará, Brazil

The Federal University of Ceará (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Ceará, UFC) is a federal university with campuses in the cities of Fortaleza, Sobral, Russas, Quixadá, Crateús and Itapajé, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. UFC is a public and tuition-free university, with several academic programs in most areas of knowledge.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 16, 1954Founded1

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The Federal University of Ceará (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Ceará, UFC) is a federal university with campuses in the cities of Fortaleza, Sobral, Russas, Quixadá, Crateús and Itapajé, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. UFC is a public and tuition-free university, with several academic programs in most areas of knowledge.2

Corporate structure

Universidade Federal do Ceará sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Universidade Federal do Ceará Fortaleza
    • Casa de José de Alencar Subsidiary · Fortaleza, Brazil
    • Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Ceará Subsidiary · Fortaleza, Brazil
    • Universidade Federal do Ceará. Museu de Arte Subsidiary · Fortaleza, Brazil

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

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 in 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 in December 1954 and began to function on June 25, 1955. Its implementation was owed to the union of the several higher education institutes then present in the city of Fortaleza: the School of Agronomy, the Law College of Ceara, the Medicine College and the Pharmacy & Odontology College. Today, the university consists of four centers of basic science and education and five professional colleges.

From Wikipedia’s article on Federal University of Ceará, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Casa de José de Alencar
  • Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Universidade Federal do Ceará. Museu de Arte

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 16, 1954Founded Founded1

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