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History
Established on June 2, 1902, FECAP is the oldest business management school in Brazil. Under the sponsorship of Count Antônio Álvares Penteado, Professor Horácio Berlinck created FECAP with the goal of catering to the fierce industrial development of São Paulo State at the outset of the 20th century, with professionals trained for corporate management. In 1908 the new headquarters was inaugurated in Largo São Francisco, in a building that became known as the Palácio do Comércio, or Palace of Trade, and which today represents one of the most significant sites of São Paulo city’s historical heritage.
Founded as a technical school of trade, FECAP was also a pioneer in courses of higher education in Brazil: in 1931 it launched the first higher education course in Economics and in 1939 the first in Accounting. Since its creation, FECAP has enjoyed active participation regarding a number of important domestic issues. In 1932, FECAP professors administered the finances of the Constitutionalist Revolution, a milestone in Brazil’s political history. Over the century FECAP has educated students who have gone on to become ministers of State, acclaimed professionals, and prominent businesspeople, professors and researchers. World-renowned professors have taught in the historic art nouveau building of Largo São Francisco, including Radcliffe-Brown from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and Horace Davis from the University of Columbia (USA).
At the start of the 1970s, FECAP inaugurated its new, modern campus located on Liberdade Avenue, also in the central region of São Paulo city. With the new addition, the school’s infrastructure reached a total built area of 44,000 m2, with around 90 classrooms equipped with educational support technology, two libraries, two book stores, dozens of laboratories, a radio studio, multi-sport courts, four snack bars, a bank branch and a modern popular Brazilian music auditorium, known nationally as FECAP Theater.
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