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USP is the largest institution of higher education in Brazil and the third largest in South America, with approximately 50,000 students enrolled (as of 2004). USP is comprised of six campuses, its primary one being in the City of São Paulo. The other five are located in the interior of the state, in the cities of Bauru, Piracicaba, Pirassununga, Ribeirão Preto, São Carlos and São Sebastião. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sao Paulo and São Paulo (city) redirect here. ... Bauru is a Brazilian city and municipality in the state of São Paulo. ... Piracicaba is a city located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. ... Pirassununga is a municipality/county in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... A view of downtown Ribeirão Preto, showing the D. Pedro II Theatre Ribeirão Preto is a municipality and city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... São Carlos is a city of approximately 200,000 inhabitants in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. ... There are parishes that have the name São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian) In Europe In the Azores São Sebastião, a parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada In Portugal São Sebastião, a parish in the municipality of Guimarães São Sebastião, a parish in the municipality of Lagos São Sebastião...

In the "search for alternatives" period in the 1930s, political centralization and the first attempt to provide Brazil with modern administrative, military, and educational institutions took place. The main initiatives included the University of São Paulo (Universidade de São Paulo--USP), which was created in 1934. Its nucleus was a School of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters, with professors coming from France, Italy, Germany, and other European countries. USP also brought together several research and higher education institutions in the state, such as the School of Medicine (Faculdade de Medicina), the Polytechnical School (Escola Politécnica), and the School of Law (Faculdade de Direito). (The Polytechnical School includes civil, electrical, mechanical, mining, metallurgical, naval and oceanographic, and chemical engineering departments.) USP became and still is one of Brazil's main academic and research institutions.

It is considered the best university of Brazil.

External links

• Universidade de São Paulo (http://www2.usp.br/ingles/) (in English)
• Universidade de São Paulo (http://www.usp.br/) (in Portuguese)

See also

• State University of Campinas - UNICAMP - WWW page (http://www.unicamp.br)
• State University of São Paulo - UNESP - WWW Page (http://www.unesp.br)