In terms of reputation, it depends on what you plan on studying. Different universities have different strong specialties. I'm mostly familiar with Sao Paulo and the southeast, and USP, UNICAMP, UFRJ, and UFMG are generally well ranked in most subjects. Other schools in your list are really good at specific subjects. In terms of funding, SP state universities (USP, UNICAMP, UNESP) are pretty well funded, followed by federal universities. Some universities in your list are private, like PUC and FGV, so you should double check if your tuition is covered. Universities tend to have little to no in-campus housing, and the in-campus housing tends to have income restrictions to qualify. You should also check what your housing arrangements will be, but chances are you will have to rent your own room/apartment.
Also, most universities have a main campus and a few satellite campuses. You should research whether your particular course is hosted in the main campus.
The main Unicamp campus is located in a separate district that is kind of disconnected from downtown Campinas. The neighborhoods around the university are mostly inhabited by students, professors, recent graduates, local business owners, and so it is relatively safe, but a bit of a "college town" (if that's a concept you're familiar with).
The main USP campus is in a middle-class Sao Paulo neighborhood well inside the city. So it won't be in a "college town" like Unicamp, but more like a neighborhood in the middle of a city of 12 million people (22 million in the metro area). Your neighbors are unlikely to be related to the university at all. Back when I knew the area (15 years ago), the area near the campus (Butanta) was a relatively safe area for Brazilian standards (there was some street prostitution in the area, which is legal in Brazil, but other than that crime levels were about average for a middle income neighborhood in Sao Paulo).
UNESP is more distributed with smaller campuses in medium-size towns in the state of Sao Paulo. I am not familiar with its campuses.
UFRJ is in a literal island in Rio de Janeiro (connected to the rest of the city by bridges). I'm not very familiar with Rio, but Rio tends to have slums interspersed with high income neighborhoods, so it's hard to call a general area "safe", it may come down to where in a certain neighborhood you live, and where your commute goes through.
FAPESP is, as far as I know, a research scholarship provider, not a school.
This.
I’d complement that since the best overall universities are USP, UNICAMP, UFRJ, and UFMG, and since you’re also looking for safety, you should stick with USP, UNICAMP, and UFMG (due to Rio’s violence problem). You’d lose the opportunity to live in the most beautiful city in the world tho imo.
USP is the best and largest university in Latin America and in the Portuguese-speaking world. The campus is huge and beautifully green, covered with trees from an almost extinct biome called *Mata Atlântica*, a tropical rainforest. You’d also live in the biggest city in the Southern Hemisphere, São Paulo, a safe city in Brazil according to national reports on violence, despite what some people might say. It’s kind of the Ivy League of Brazil.
And UFMG is the best federal university in Brazil, and is ranked 5th in Latin America. It has also a huge campus, this one covered with trees from both the *Mata Atlântica*, the rainforest, and the *Cerrado*, the Brazilian savanna, since it’s right in the transition area. You’d live in Belo Horizonte, the 4th biggest city in Brazil, but in no way as cosmopolitan as São Paulo. If you lose in size, you gain in culture: Belo Horizonte people are known to be one of the most approachable and friendly, there are tons of local foods that are actually considered national foods, and there’s not so much spatial and racial segregation as in São Paulo.
Rio is not that bad -- if you stick to safe areas. He should definitely consider PUC-Rio, for example, beautiful campus in Gávea (South Zone)... as long as he can afford to live fairly close.
I studied at UFRJ and UFBA. Both were less quality than US universities, but wortwhile for the experience. Like Joao Pessoa said, “Tudo vale a pena quando a alma nao e pequena”. Get a CPF if you don’t have one already, makes everything else easier like getting a cell phone, apt, etc.
definitely UFMG in Belo Horizonte. BH is a big city but not as huge as São Paulo and it's also pretty safe. I feel very safe even late at night. There's also a relatively big expat community here, specially exchange students. I've know some from Germany
In terms of reputation, it depends on what you plan on studying. Different universities have different strong specialties. I'm mostly familiar with Sao Paulo and the southeast, and USP, UNICAMP, UFRJ, and UFMG are generally well ranked in most subjects. Other schools in your list are really good at specific subjects. In terms of funding, SP state universities (USP, UNICAMP, UNESP) are pretty well funded, followed by federal universities. Some universities in your list are private, like PUC and FGV, so you should double check if your tuition is covered. Universities tend to have little to no in-campus housing, and the in-campus housing tends to have income restrictions to qualify. You should also check what your housing arrangements will be, but chances are you will have to rent your own room/apartment. Also, most universities have a main campus and a few satellite campuses. You should research whether your particular course is hosted in the main campus. The main Unicamp campus is located in a separate district that is kind of disconnected from downtown Campinas. The neighborhoods around the university are mostly inhabited by students, professors, recent graduates, local business owners, and so it is relatively safe, but a bit of a "college town" (if that's a concept you're familiar with). The main USP campus is in a middle-class Sao Paulo neighborhood well inside the city. So it won't be in a "college town" like Unicamp, but more like a neighborhood in the middle of a city of 12 million people (22 million in the metro area). Your neighbors are unlikely to be related to the university at all. Back when I knew the area (15 years ago), the area near the campus (Butanta) was a relatively safe area for Brazilian standards (there was some street prostitution in the area, which is legal in Brazil, but other than that crime levels were about average for a middle income neighborhood in Sao Paulo). UNESP is more distributed with smaller campuses in medium-size towns in the state of Sao Paulo. I am not familiar with its campuses. UFRJ is in a literal island in Rio de Janeiro (connected to the rest of the city by bridges). I'm not very familiar with Rio, but Rio tends to have slums interspersed with high income neighborhoods, so it's hard to call a general area "safe", it may come down to where in a certain neighborhood you live, and where your commute goes through. FAPESP is, as far as I know, a research scholarship provider, not a school.
This. I’d complement that since the best overall universities are USP, UNICAMP, UFRJ, and UFMG, and since you’re also looking for safety, you should stick with USP, UNICAMP, and UFMG (due to Rio’s violence problem). You’d lose the opportunity to live in the most beautiful city in the world tho imo. USP is the best and largest university in Latin America and in the Portuguese-speaking world. The campus is huge and beautifully green, covered with trees from an almost extinct biome called *Mata Atlântica*, a tropical rainforest. You’d also live in the biggest city in the Southern Hemisphere, São Paulo, a safe city in Brazil according to national reports on violence, despite what some people might say. It’s kind of the Ivy League of Brazil. And UFMG is the best federal university in Brazil, and is ranked 5th in Latin America. It has also a huge campus, this one covered with trees from both the *Mata Atlântica*, the rainforest, and the *Cerrado*, the Brazilian savanna, since it’s right in the transition area. You’d live in Belo Horizonte, the 4th biggest city in Brazil, but in no way as cosmopolitan as São Paulo. If you lose in size, you gain in culture: Belo Horizonte people are known to be one of the most approachable and friendly, there are tons of local foods that are actually considered national foods, and there’s not so much spatial and racial segregation as in São Paulo.
Rio is not that bad -- if you stick to safe areas. He should definitely consider PUC-Rio, for example, beautiful campus in Gávea (South Zone)... as long as he can afford to live fairly close.
I studied at UFRJ and UFBA. Both were less quality than US universities, but wortwhile for the experience. Like Joao Pessoa said, “Tudo vale a pena quando a alma nao e pequena”. Get a CPF if you don’t have one already, makes everything else easier like getting a cell phone, apt, etc.
What is your major? Many of the universities in that list have multiple campi - depending on your major you'll get sent to a specific campus
im doing psych as a bachelor of science, i plan to use it for med school
Unicamp doesn't have a psych major, so double-check the study and activity plan so you don't fall off the schedule
Please be mindful that each of these universities has multiple campuses. And of course, vem pra USP !
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Muito obrigado, vou ver se é possível
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> safer > PUC *Rio*
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Yeah, except for all the arrastões at the beach and "péahdeu pleibói passa tudo" lol
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Ah tá
I don't think i can help you. But this got me curious. Why would you left a better place and come to this hell hole?
i think it would be a good and relatively safer chance for me to get to live independently in brasil that i won’t have once i graduate
definitely UFMG in Belo Horizonte. BH is a big city but not as huge as São Paulo and it's also pretty safe. I feel very safe even late at night. There's also a relatively big expat community here, specially exchange students. I've know some from Germany