Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

What Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia does

Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA) is a Brazilian federal public university headquartered in Belém, Pará, with the stated mission of training professionals to work in the Amazon region and Brazil. Founded in 1953, UFRA operates as a tuition-free institution funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) through regular federal budget allocations. The university serves undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and rural Amazon communities, with a thematic focus on agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine, environmental and water resources, and animal health. Its distribution footprint comprises six physical campuses across the state of Pará (Belém as the main campus, plus Capanema, Capitão Poço, Paragominas, Parauapebas, and Tomé-Açu) and a distance education platform (NEAD).

UFRA's core product surface is organized around four research institutes on the Belém campus (ICA - Agricultural Sciences, ICIBE - Ciber Espacial, ISARH - Socioambiental e dos Recursos Hídricos, ISPA - Saúde e Produção Animal) and supplementary organs including a university library (Biblioteca Universitária Lourenço José Tavares Vieira da Silva), an institutional repository, a digital library of academic works (BDTA), a publishing house (EDUFRA), a veterinary hospital (HOVET), a language teaching program (PROELI), an accessibility and inclusion nucleus (Acessar), a technology innovation nucleus (NIT), and a diversity nucleus (NEDAM). Academic administration runs on the SIG-UFRA and SIGAA systems. The university publishes seven scientific journals covering Amazonian, agricultural, hydro-environment, and livestock medicine research.

UFRA's business model is government-funded public education: it charges no tuition, derives its operating revenue from MEC appropriations, and generates no commercial revenue streams. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via competitive entrance exams (Processo Seletivo) and public service entrance examinations (Concurso Público) for faculty/staff, plus NEAD for distance learners. Complementary revenue-adjacent activities include veterinary clinical services through HOVET and publication sales through EDUFRA, but these are not material relative to the federal appropriation. The institution maintains academic autonomy within the federal regulatory framework and is integrated into Brazil's national research apparatus through CAPES and CNPq funding channels.

Name

Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Legal name

Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Website

https://novo.ufra.edu.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UFRA is a Brazilian federal public university headquartered in Belém, Pará, that delivers tuition-free higher education and research across six campuses, specializing in agricultural, veterinary, environmental, and Amazon-region sciences. It is funded by the Ministry of Education.

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Product category

Public Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Land-Grant Public Research Universities (EDAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Agricultural sciences
• Veterinary medicine
• Distance learning
• Environmental sciences

Headquarters

HQ city

Belém

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Government Funding: As a Brazilian federal university, UFRA is funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) through regular government budget allocations for public higher education institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UFRA is a Brazilian federal public university that delivers tuition-free higher education programs — undergraduate (Graduação), graduate (Pós-Graduação), and distance learning (EaD) — with a specialization in agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine, forestry engineering, and environmental sciences relevant to the Amazon biome. It also operates auxiliary services including a veterinary teaching hospital (HOVET), a university press (EDUFRA), and applied research institutes (CIBRAN, CEPNOR) across multiple campuses in Pará state.

Product overview

Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA) is a Brazilian federal public university offering a unified portfolio of higher education products and services. The institution operates multiple campuses (Belém, Capanema, Capitão Poço, Paragominas, Parauapebas, Tomé-Açu) and provides academic management through SIG-UFRA and SIGAA systems. UFRA's digital offerings include distance education via NEAD, institutional repositories (Repositório Institucional, BDTA), and seven scientific journals (AJAES, CEPNOR, LIVES, JAHEC, Gestão em Conhecimento, Agroamazon). The university also operates EDUFRA publishing house and HOVET veterinary hospital as service-oriented products.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs (Graduação) Tuition-free undergraduate degree programs delivered across UFRA's campuses in Pará state, covering agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine, forestry engineering, environmental sciences, and related disciplines. Intended for individual students admitted via federal selection processes (e.g., ENEM/SISU).
• Graduate Programs (Pós-Graduação) Master's (Mestrado) and doctoral (Doutorado) postgraduate programs, with research emphasis on Amazonian agricultural, environmental, and forestry themes. Intended for professionals and researchers seeking advanced academic specialization.
• Distance Education (EaD / NEAD) Distance learning undergraduate and continuing education programs delivered online through UFRA's Núcleo de Educação a Distância (NEAD), expanding access to UFRA's educational offerings beyond physical campuses. Intended for remote learners and working professionals.
• Veterinary Hospital Services (HOVET) Clinical veterinary care provided by UFRA's veterinary teaching hospital (Hospital Veterinário — HOVET), serving the regional community while functioning as a training facility for veterinary students. Intended for animal owners and regional veterinary referral cases.
• University Publishing House (EDUFRA) Editorial and publication services through Editora da UFRA (EDUFRA), producing academic books, scientific journals, and educational materials on Amazonian and agricultural themes. Intended for academic readers, researchers, and students.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior)coreOthersCAPES is the Brazilian federal agency responsible for evaluating graduate programs and awarding scholarships. UFRA researchers receive CNPq productivity scholarships, and CAPES data shows Brazil published 156,800 articles in 2023.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA): The primary federal university serving Pará state, headquartered in Belém. UFPA is the closest direct peer given shared geography, federal funding structure, and overlapping student base, though UFPA is significantly larger and more comprehensive in scope.
• Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ): A federal rural university with the same land-grant-style mission in agricultural sciences. Directly comparable institutional model focused on agronomy, veterinary medicine, and environmental sciences, differing primarily by geography and longer operating history.
• Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV): Brazil's leading federal university specializing in agricultural and veterinary sciences. Highly comparable in mission and structure, with significantly stronger research output and national ranking, making it the benchmark peer for academic excellence in the same niche.
• Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA): Federal university in Minas Gerais focused on agricultural sciences, agronomy, and related fields. Directly comparable in institutional profile and disciplinary focus, serving as a useful benchmark for UFRA's specialty positioning.
• Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM): Federal university with strong programs in agricultural and veterinary sciences located in Rio Grande do Sul. Comparable multi-campus federal structure and disciplinary mix, though operating in a different biome and region.
• Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM): Federal university serving the Amazonas state with overlapping Amazon biome research interests. Direct peer in geography and regional mission, though broader in academic scope than UFRA's agricultural specialization.
• Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA): Brazil's primary federal research institute dedicated to Amazonian biodiversity and environmental science. Highly comparable in research mission tied to the Amazon biome, though focused on biological/ecological research rather than agricultural sciences.

Broad incumbents

• Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa): Brazil's federal agricultural research corporation, a much larger and broader institution operating across all biomes. Comparable research focus on tropical agriculture and Amazon systems, and a natural partner/competitor for UFRA's applied agricultural research output.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ufraoficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ascomufra
• Facebookfacebook.com/UFRAOficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/ufraoficial

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

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