Federal University of Alagoas

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Federal University of Alagoas

Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Other names	UFAL
Motto	Scientia ad Sapientiam
Type	Public university system, Federal
Established	January 25, 1961[1] (Law School dates from 1933)
Endowment	R$ 907.655.404,00 (2021)[2]
Rector	Josealdo Tonholo
Academic staff	1,826 (2017)[3]
Administrative staff	1,774 (2017)[3]
Students	28,312 (2022)[3]
Undergraduates	22,522 (2017)[3]
Postgraduates	1,326 (2017)[3]
Location	Maceió ,  Alagoas , Brazil
Campus	3 campuses: (Maceió/A. C. Simões, Arapiraca and Delmiro Gouveia/Sertão);
Website	www.ufal.br

Located in the city of Maceió, the Federal University of Alagoas (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Alagoas, UFAL or Ufal) is the major university in coastal state Alagoas and one of the main research centers in Brazilian north eastern region (one of the five regions of Brazil). It is located very near the city's airport.