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Former names | Academia de Direito de São Paulo Faculdade de Direito de São Paulo |
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| Type | Law school |
| Established | 11 August 1827; 198 years ago (1827-08-11) |
Parent institution | University of São Paulo |
| Principal | Celso Fernandes Campilongo |
| Vice-Principal | Ana Elisa Liberatore Silva Bechara |
Academic staff | 169 |
| Undergraduates | 2,400 |
| Location | ,, Brazil 23°33′00″S46°38′13″W / 23.5501°S 46.6370°W /-23.5501; -46.6370 |
| Website | www |
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TheLaw School of the University of São Paulo (Portuguese:Faculdade de Direito da Universidade São Paulo, or alsoFaculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco) is an institution ofhigher education andresearch in the field oflaw located inSão Paulo,Brazil. It joined theUniversity of São Paulo (USP) in 1934, when the latter was established.
One of the oldest establishments of higher education inBrazil, and the oldest law school, the São Francisco Law School (in Portuguese: "Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco"), was founded together with the Olinda Law School (later moved and renamedRecife Law School), by Brazilian EmperorDom Pedro I on August 11, 1827, but its classes began earlier than Olinda's.As it was founded a few years after the proclamation of theIndependence of Brazil, it was essential for the administration of the Brazilian Empire, having taught most of those who would later be part of the Brazilian government.
The school was first installed in amonastery building from theFranciscan order, which has been rebuilt several times since, for instance, after a fire. The most recent construction dates from 1934. A number of Brazilian politicians and famous writers have studied atLargo de São Francisco since its foundation, such asCastro Alves,Álvares de Azevedo,Fagundes Varela,Ruy Barbosa,Monteiro Lobato.
There is a statue ofÁlvares de Azevedo in front of the building with this quote: "Foi poeta, sonhou e amou na vida", which translates to "He was a poet, dreamed and loved in life".
Students come from all over the country to study at São Francisco and contribute with bohemian and cultural lifestyle to the Brazilian most cosmopolitan city of São Paulo.
There is a gravestone in its patio, whereJulius Frank, a German professor dear to students[citation needed], was buried in 1841. Because Frank was a Protestant, he could not be buried in any of the Catholic graveyards in São Paulo, so the students chose to bury him inside the school as homage.
Consistently ranked as the best[1] Law School in Brazil, São Francisco Law School has been thealma mater to 13 Brazilian presidents and many outstanding public officers, diplomats, scholars, writers, politicians and businessmen.Each year São Francisco Law School admits 460 new students in its undergraduate (LL.B.) program, from roughly 10,000 to 15,000 applicants.[2] Graduate programs (LL.M. andSJD) are also available.
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