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.

puc rio, pontifícia universidade católica do rio de janeiro, or the catholic university of rio de janeiro is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in all of brazil.