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Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado | |
 Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado HQ | |
| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1947 |
| Chairperson | Celita Procopio de Carvalho |
| President | Antonio Bias Bueno Guillon |
| Students | 12,500 |
| Undergraduates | 8,000 |
| Postgraduates | 4,500 |
| Location | , 01242-902 ,Brazil 23°32′42″S46°39′47″W / 23.5450°S 46.6631°W /-23.5450; -46.6631 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and white |
Sporting affiliations | LAACA |
| Mascot | Gigi (the Giraffe) |
| Website | faap.br |
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FAAP (Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation) was founded in 1947 byEarlArmando Alvares Penteado, whose objective was to support, promote and develop the plastic and scenic arts, culture and teaching.
The university has twelve thousand students and twelve hundred professors.[1] The Campus is located in Higienópolis, one of the most traditional districts ofSão Paulo, and houses seven faculties:Business Administration,Fine Arts,Communication,Engineering,Economics,Law andTechnology, post-graduation courses andMBA.
The foundation is a cultural centre in São Paulo, housing one of the most eminent theaters in town (Teatro FAAP) and the Museu de Arte Brasileira (Museum of Brazilian Art). FAAP has received important exhibits, most notably the exhibit "China: A Arte Imperial, A Arte do Cotidiano, A Arte Contemporânea", the "Treasures of the Czars" display (including some of theFabergé eggs), and in 2011 an exhibit on Grace Kelly, "Os Anos Grace Kelly" (Grace Kelly Era), inaugurated byPrince Albert of Monaco.
Every semester the institution provides lectures from artists, politicians and economists. Guest speakers includeGeorge H. W. Bush,Bill Clinton,Gordon Brown,Queen Silvia of Sweden,Rubens Ricupero (also Director Faculty of Economics),Fernando Henrique Cardoso,Peter Mandelson, among others.
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