Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Federal University of Minas Gerais (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, short UFMG) is a public university of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Established in 1927, it is the largest university in Minas Gerais as well as one the country's most prestigious universities.