Coppe - Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa de Engenharia, da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Engineering Research of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) - is the largest engineering and research center in Latin America.
Supported by three pillars - academic excellence, exclusive dedication of teachers and students and rapprochement with society - Coppe is a producer and knowledge center. Its quality standards in teaching, research and interaction with society have been adopted as models in universities and research institutes throughout the country.
Coppe is the Brazilian engineering institution with the highest marks awarded by Capes and it forms annually more than 500 masters and PhDs.