UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul) established in Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul, is a century-old institution, recognized national and internationally. There are courses in all subject areas and at all levels, from Elementary School to the Post-graduations. The faculty is composed mostly of teachers with master degree and doctorate. About thirty thousand peoples, in its various campi, for the most qualified education in the Country. UFRGS is a public institution in the service of society that respects the differences and prioritizes your engagement with education and knowledge production, inspired by the ideals of freedom and solidarity.

The course of Letters is located at Instituto de Letras, Campus do Vale, av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 - São José. To get there, the students rely on six bus lines, which come and go, as well, to all over the city. By getting a bus pass, named TRI, specific to students, they can have a 50% discount on the ticket, which means also a 50% discount on movies and theaters. Besides the academic restaurant and libraries located at that campus, there are others located downtown, on other campus, and the students can use them all as well.

We have some facilities on our campus: a post office, four banks, a bookstore, a drugstore, a stationery and photocopying services. At the time of eating, we can choose between two diners or two restaurants, one is a university restaurant, which offers meals at very affordable prices to students. The university has a bookstore and its own publishing house, a monthly newspaper serving, a radio that can also be heard online, a TV channel that can be accessed either by those who have cable TV or on the website www.youtube.com . In addition, it has a museum that has been developing exhibitions and special projects of scientific, technological, artistic and cultural diffusion.