Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) — public non-profit university. It is located in Porto Alegre, Brazil. As a part of Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Brasileiras (CRUB)， Rede Nacional de Extens?o (RENEX)， UFRGS is actively building the academic environment in Brazil.

The university is in top-690 of the best universities in the world, according to QS World University Rankings. The educational institution is in 601 position of Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE)。

UFRGS conducts research in many fields of study.