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Catholic University of Salvador

Universidade Católica do Salvador
Other name	UCSal
Motto	Veritati
Motto in English	True
Type	Private, non-profit
Established	October 19, 1961
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Chancellor	Dom Sérgio Rocha
Rector	Silvana Sá de Carvalho
Vice rector	Giorgio Borghi
Academic staff	537
Students	13,220
Undergraduates	12,240
Postgraduates	980
Other students	580 other employees
Location	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Campus	Urban
Colors	Orange and blue
Website	www.ucsal.br

The Catholic University of Salvador (Portuguese: Universidade Católica do Salvador, UCSal) is a private and non-profit Catholic university, located in Salvador, the first capital of Brazil, and fourth largest city of Brazil. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of Salvador.

Undergraduate Courses

Postgraduate lato sensu Courses

Postgraduate stricto sensu Courses

Master Degree

Doctorate Degree

Notable alumni

Alumni

Notable Catholic University of Salvador alumni include:

• Augusto Aras, current prosecutor general of Brazil
• Luislinda Valois, jurist, former Desembargadora of the State of Bahia, former secretary of promotion of racial equality and former minister of human rights
• Otto Alencar, senator from Bahia
• Ana Arraes, vice president of the Tribunal de Contas da União
• João Henrique Carneiro, politician and former mayor of Salvador
• Bruno Soares Reis, politician and current mayor of Salvador after Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto
• Daniel Almeida, current member of the Chamber of Deputies in Brazil representing the State of Bahia
• Claudia Leitte, axé and pop singer
• João José Reis, writer and one of the most important historians in Brazil, considered a world reference for the study of history and slavery in the 19th century
• Cristiano Chaves de Farias, Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Bahia and writer
• José Medrado, lecturer and medium, founder of Centro Espírita Cavaleiros da Luz (Knights of Light Spiritist Center)

References

1. Official website UCSal
2. "Foundation Day". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
3. "Grão-Chanceler - Dom Sérgio da Rocha - Institucional".
4. ^ "Reitoria e Pró-Reitorias - Institucional". noosfero.ucsal.br. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
5. ^ "Relatório de Administração" (in Portuguese). UCSal. 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
6. ^ "UCSAL - UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO SALVADOR | Pituaçu, Salvador, BA".
7. "Primeira Capital do Brasil - Salvador".
8. "Salvador permanece como 4ª maior capital do Brasil, diz IBGE". August 30, 2017.
9. "Serviços Arquidiocesanos - Arquidiocese de São Salvador da Bahia". arquidiocesesalvador.org.br. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020.

External links

• (in Portuguese) Official website

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