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The ''University of Sao Paulo'' ('''University of São Paulo''', USP) supports e-learning through the LMS Elgg and Moodle as mentioned on http://eduspaces.net/usp/.


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The University of Sao Paulo calls itself the largest institution dedicated to higher education and research in Brazil. It was established in 1934. 	 


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The University of Name's main office is in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Besides the 4 campi in São Paulo, other campuses are located in Bauru, Piracicaba, Pirassununga, Lorena, Ribeirão Preto and São Carlos (2). 


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In total 86.187 students are enrolled at USP. 5.434 Faculty members are joined by 15.221 staff personnel.

Source: USP Statistics Yearbook 2008. Database 2007 from web page [http://www.usp.br/internacional/home.php?id_cont=28&idioma=en "USP in numbers"]

The courses can be found online in the Moodle platform, along with a wiki and social community possibilities at STOA: http://stoa.usp.br/

The University of Sao Paulo's web site is at http://www.usp.br
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Other sources: web page [http://www.usp.br/internacional/home.php?id_cont=28&idioma=en "USP in numbers"] 
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