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The University of São Paulo, known as USP, is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo and the largest public university in Brazil. It was founded on 25 January 1934 by regrouping existing schools in the state, such as the Law School, the Polytechnic School and the College of Agriculture, and its foundation was marked by the creation of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Literature. It has eleven campuses, four of them in the city of São Paulo. Its alumni and faculty include thirteen Brazilian presidents.

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The University of São Paulo (Portuguese: Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil.
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The University of São Paulo (Portuguese: Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil.
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He attended the University of São Paulo, where he studied under Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Florestan Fernandes and Antônio Cândido.
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In his academic career, Lefort taught at the University of São Paulo, at the Sorbonne and at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), being affiliated to the Centre de recherches politiques Raymond Aron.
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