Founded in 1953, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of Porto Alegre (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Rio Grande do Sul. Officially recognized by the Ministério da Educação, Brazil (Ministry of Education of Brazil), Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) is a small coeducational Brazilian higher education institution. Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. UFCSPA also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.