FMC Electronic Technical School

FMC Electronic Technical School (Portuguese: Escola Técnica de Eletrônica Francisco Moreira da Costa) is a private Catholic technical school located in Santa Rita do Sapucai, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Founded in 1959 by "Dona" Moreira and placed under the direction of the Society of Jesus, FMC ETE was the first school of electronics in Latin America, giving rise to Brazil's Electronics Valley.[1]

FMC Electronic Technical School
Portuguese: Escola Técnica de Eletrônica Francisco Moreira da Costa
Location
Santa Rita do Sapucai
,
Minas Gerais

Brazil
Coordinates22°15′27.54″S 45°42′12.56″W
Information
Former nameFrancisco Moreira da Costa Electronics Technical School
TypePrivate technical school
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
DenominationJesuit
Established1959 (1959)
GenderCoeducational
NicknameETE
Websitewww.etefmc.com.br

History

"Dona" Sinha Moreira (Luzia Rennó Moreira, 1907–1963) envisioned a better future for the people in the rural area of her birth, Santa Rita do Sapucai. During world travels with her diplomat husband she was impressed by the technology of the time in Japan.[2] In 1959 she founded the first school of electronics in Latin America, the Francisco Moreira da Costa Electronics Technical School, named for her father. It gave rise to Electronics Valley.[3] This gradually transformed the local culture from agrarian to an electronics and information technology center.[1]

Moreira died soon after construction began on the school. She left the school board in the hands of the Jesuits.[4]

See also

References
  1. ".:: ITAJUBÁ NEWS - Notícia com Credibilidade ::". www.itajubanews.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  2. "O que um casamento arranjado teve a ver com Santa Rita do Sapucaí e o Hack Town?". ASSOCIAÇÃO ERATRANSMÍDIA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  3. "FAPEMIG é homenageada pelo apoio oferecido ao Vale da Eletrônica «  CONFAP — Conselho Nacional das Fundações Estaduais de Amparo à Pesquisa". confap.org.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  4. "HISTORIA - ESCOLA TÉCNICA DE ELETRÔNICA FRANCISCO MOREIRA DA COSTA (ETE)". www.fredcunhanews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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