Type Sociedade Anônima Industry Higher education Parent organization Estacio Participacoes | Traded as BM&F Bovespa: ESTC3 Total enrollment 334,200 (31 Mar 2013) | |
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Key people Antonio Carlos A. Ribeiro Bonchristiano, (Chairman)
Eduardo Alcalay, (CEO) Revenue US$ 732.5 million (2013) Net income US$ 103.5 million (2013) CEO Eduardo Alcalay (1 Dec 2008–) Headquarters Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Founded 1970, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Notable alumni Humberto Carrão, Kelly Key, Martinho da Vila, Luiz Fernando Pezão, Bruno Soares Similar Veiga de Almeida University, Universidade do Grande Rio, Universidade Cândido Mendes, Augusto Motta University, Rio de Janeiro State Uni Profiles | ||
Estácio is a private educational company focused in the universities sector founded in 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It is named after the Portuguese knight and military officer Estácio de Sá, who was the founder of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is Brazil's second largest university with over 311,900 students in 57 campuses around the country, 39 of which are located in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Estácio is the second largest higher education company in Brazil by number of students and revenues, after Kroton Educacional.
The soccer club Universidade Estácio de Sá Futebol Clube is owned by the university.
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Estácio S.A. Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA