the brazilian institute of capital markets, instituto brasileiro de mercado de capitais - ibmec is a private university and is brazil's leading institution in the study of finance, economics and business administration.

its building is located in the commercial and financial downtown section of rio.

the institution also created centro de estudos de mercado de capitais - cemec, the center for the study of capital markets, dedicated to the analysis, monitoring and disbursement of information regarding the stock market and the brazilian economy.

universidade da gama filo is a large private university with a varied and broad spectrum of academic offerings. 

the university is also known for its attention to athletics serving as host to a variety of national and international sporting events - ugf has rio campuses in barra de tijuca, centro and engenho.