Faculdade de Direito do Recife
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The Faculty of Law of Recife, now called Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Pernambuco
(formerly in Portuguese Faculdade de Direito do Recife and now Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco), is a law school
in the city of Recife
, Pernambuco
state, Brazil
.
) on August 11, 1827 by an imperial law of Dom Pedro I, of Brazil. It was first located in the city of Olinda but since 1854 it moved to Recife. Since 1912 it is located in it own palace at the praca Dr. Adolfo Cirne downtown in Recife.
Since its beginning the Faculdade de Direito do Recife was important not only for graduating bachelors in law but also for being a centre of excellence in philosophy and humans sciences. It had glorious times under the influence Tobias Barreto, Joaquim Nabuco
e Castro Alves
. It is one of the most important superior education centres in Brazil.
Between 1860 and 1880 a social, philosophic, intellectual movement known as "Escola do Recife" (The Recife's school) influenced the positivist philosophy and it understanding.
Many of the most remarkable Brazilian politicians, poets, and lawyers studied there such as Tobias Barreto, Sílvio Romero
, Artur Orlando, Clóvis Beviláqua
, Capistrano de Abreu
, Graça Aranha
, Martins Júnior, Faelante da Câmara, Urbano Santos
, Abelardo Lobo, Vitoriano Palhares, José Higino, Araripe Júnior, Gumercindo Bessa e João Carneiro de Sousa Bandeira, Castro Alves
, Pinto Ferreira.
It graduation course has around 970 students and has the excellency award from the OAB - Ordem do Advogados do Brasil (Order of the lawyers of Brazil). The Faculdade de Direito do Recife has one of the most important juridical library in Brazil, with more than 100,000 books, many of them rare.
Federal University of Pernambuco
The Federal University of Pernambuco is a public university located in Recife, Brazil, and established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. As of 2007, UFPE had near 35,000 students and about 2,000 professors. The university has three campuses: Recife, Vitória...
(formerly in Portuguese Faculdade de Direito do Recife and now Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco), is a law school
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
in the city of Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
, Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
state, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
History
It is one of the first superior education centres created in Brazil; it was created (together with the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São PauloFaculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo
Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo is an institution of higher education and research in the field of Law located in São Paulo, Brazil...
) on August 11, 1827 by an imperial law of Dom Pedro I, of Brazil. It was first located in the city of Olinda but since 1854 it moved to Recife. Since 1912 it is located in it own palace at the praca Dr. Adolfo Cirne downtown in Recife.
Since its beginning the Faculdade de Direito do Recife was important not only for graduating bachelors in law but also for being a centre of excellence in philosophy and humans sciences. It had glorious times under the influence Tobias Barreto, Joaquim Nabuco
Joaquim Nabuco
Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo was a Brazilian writer, statesman, and a leading voice in the abolitionist movement of his country.-Biography:...
e Castro Alves
Castro Alves
Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves was a Brazilian poet and playwright, famous for his Abolitionist and Republican poems...
. It is one of the most important superior education centres in Brazil.
Between 1860 and 1880 a social, philosophic, intellectual movement known as "Escola do Recife" (The Recife's school) influenced the positivist philosophy and it understanding.
Many of the most remarkable Brazilian politicians, poets, and lawyers studied there such as Tobias Barreto, Sílvio Romero
Sílvio Romero
Sílvio Vasconcelos da Silveira Ramos Romero was a Brazilian "Condorist" poet, essayist, literary critic, professor and journalist....
, Artur Orlando, Clóvis Beviláqua
Clóvis Beviláqua
Clóvis Beviláqua was a Brazilian jurist, historian and journalist born in Viçosa do Ceará Clóvis Beviláqua (1859–1944) was a Brazilian jurist, historian and journalist born in Viçosa do Ceará Clóvis Beviláqua (1859–1944) was a Brazilian jurist, historian and journalist born in Viçosa do Ceará...
, Capistrano de Abreu
Capistrano de Abreu
João Capistrano de Abreu was a Brazilian historian. His works are characterized by a rigorous investigation of the sources and a critical view of the historical process....
, Graça Aranha
Graça Aranha
José Pereira da Graça Aranha was a Brazilian writer and diplomat, considered to be a forerunner of the Modernism in Brazil. He was also one of the organizers of the Brazilian Modern Art Week of 1922....
, Martins Júnior, Faelante da Câmara, Urbano Santos
Urbano Santos
Urbano Santos is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Abelardo Lobo, Vitoriano Palhares, José Higino, Araripe Júnior, Gumercindo Bessa e João Carneiro de Sousa Bandeira, Castro Alves
Castro Alves
Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves was a Brazilian poet and playwright, famous for his Abolitionist and Republican poems...
, Pinto Ferreira.
It graduation course has around 970 students and has the excellency award from the OAB - Ordem do Advogados do Brasil (Order of the lawyers of Brazil). The Faculdade de Direito do Recife has one of the most important juridical library in Brazil, with more than 100,000 books, many of them rare.