Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP)

Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) was founded in 1947 as a small foundation designed to support and foster fine arts. Over the years, it has consolidated its position as one of the most important and respected academic institutions in Brazil with the equivalent of University status.

The institution has roughly 8,500 undergraduate students in its schools of Business, Fine Arts, Communications, Law, Economics, Engineering and Information Technology. In addition to its main campus in the centrally located neighborhood of Higienopolis, the foundation also has a modern building that houses the FAAP Center of Excellence and new campuses in São Jose dos Campos and Riberão Preto, designed exclusively for professional development. FAAP’s executive MBA program has been repeatedly elected one of the best in Brazil and includes an international module at the University of New Mexico in the United States of America.

The atmosphere of intense cultural awareness is reinforced by the FAAP Theater and the Museum of Brazilian Art (MAB). In this museum on campus, in addition to research and exhibitions on topics relevant to Brazilian art, international art exhibitions are also presented.

In carrying out its threefold mission to promote education, encourage research and support cultural events, FAAP serves as a center for the study of economic, historical, cultural and artistic issues in Brazil and abroad.