these institutions have fine facilities, seasoned faculty members, affordable tuition, and a great range of offered courses.

the federal university of rio de janeiro or ufrj is located in the northern part of the city, but also has campuses across the whole city and is the largest federal university in brazil, and is considered one of the top universities in the country.

the university also manages the national museum/ufrj, (museu nacional) the oldest scientific institution in brazil housing the largest collection in all of latin america.

the rural federal university of rio de janeiro, or universidade federal rural do rio de janeiro, known commonly by its acronym, ufrrj, is a rural university specialized in a variety of courses in agronomy, biology, forestry, veterinary sciences and other related careers.