Colégio Pedro II

The Colégio Pedro II is a traditional institution of public education of the Confederation in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

History

The school was founded on December 2, 1837. It is the second oldest high school in the country (the oldest is the North Atheneu Riograndense ) and was named after the Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II. It is one of the most prestigious schools in the country and is considered Vorzeigeeinrichung.

After its founding in 1837, the Colégio Pedro II, the highest school in the country and the only institution of higher education in Brazil. At that time there were no universities in Brazil. The first university in Brazil, the Universidade do Paraná, was founded in December 1912.

The Colégio Pedro II should serve as a model school for the whole of Brazil. The elaborated on her curriculum was de facto as the official curriculum for all schools, the diplomas could exhibit. Only schools who kept this program, had the authority to issue high school diplomas. These diplomas presented the highest levels of education in the country dar. From 1837 to the mid-20th century taught a long line of distinguished Brazilian intellectuals and scholars at the Colegio Pedro II for their approval was regularly a public examination. The teachers of the school, the professor title was awarded.

The school has as main objective the training of politicians. On it, the offspring of the upper stratum of the cultural and political center of Brazil was taught. Numerous well-known Brazilian personalities from politics and culture have studied at this school or taught there.

As one of the first schools to the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein was taught to her, even before this was generally accepted.

Anthem

The anthem of the students of the Colégio Pedro II ( Hino dos Alunos do Colégio Pedro II) was the occasion of the centenary of the Colégio Pedro II composed. It was first performed by Maria Eliza de Freitas Lima with music by Maestro Francisco Braga and text of Bacharel do Externato Hamilton Elijah.

Known teachers

• Philadelpho Azevedo (1894-1951), Brazilian lawyer
• Manuel Bandeira (1886-1968), Brazilian writer and poet
• Euclides da Cunha (1866-1909), Brazilian writer, journalist and military engineer
• Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823-1864), Brazilian poet
• Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820-1882), Brazilian writer, physician, teacher, poet, playwright and journalist
• Henrique Coelho Neto Maximiano (1864-1934), Brazilian writer
• João Ribeiro, origin. João Batista de Andrade Ribeiro Fernandes (1860-1934), Brazilian writer and painter
• Wilhelm Theodor von Schiefler (1828-1884), German - Brazilian writer and linguist
• Heitor Villa -Lobos (1887-1959), Brazilian composer and conductor

Known students

• Philadelpho Azevedo (1894-1951), Brazilian lawyer
• Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881-1922), Brazilian journalist and Schriftesteller
• Joaquim José da França Júnior (1838-1890), Brazilian lawyer, playwright, journalist and painter