The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro or University of Brazil is a public university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
UFRJ is the largest federal university in the country and is one of the Brazilian centers of excellence in teaching and research.
The purpose that justifies the existence of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and that aims at its strategic objectives is to provide Brazilian society with the means to dominate, expand, cultivate, apply and disseminate the universal patrimony of human knowledge, enabling all its members to act as a transforming force.