Federal University of Pernambuco
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UFPE ranks among the top Brazilian universities, placing ninth in the country in size and scientific production, and seventh among the federal public universities. UFPE's Center for Exact and Natural Sciences is consistently the strongest in research production in the university.
UFPE has twice elected the best university in Northern and Northeastern Brazil by ''Guia do Estudante'' and Banco Real (ABN AMRO).
Each year over 6,000 seats are offered in its vestibular. The median and average competition rate is of about 10 applicants for each seat. Provided by Wikipedia