Colégio Pedro II

Its first campus, downtown Rio de Janeiro, functions to this day.

• Enrollment — 12000 • Location — Rio de Janeiro, Niterói and Duque de Caxias • Native Name — Colégio Pedro II • Name — Pedro II School • Motto — "Buscamos no saber a perfeição suprema" • Motto Translation — We seek in knowledge the supreme perfection • State — Rio de Janeiro • County — Brazil • Postal Code — 20921-903 • Address — Campo de São Cristóvão, 177 • Schooltype — Federal public school • Rector — Ana Paula Giraux Leitão • Campuses — Humaitá (2 units) Centro; São Cristóvão (3 units); Tijuca (2 units); Realengo (2 units); Engenho Novo (2 units); Duque de Caxias; Niterói

Its origins can be traced to the Saint Peter Orphans' School founded in 1739, and later renamed to Saint Joachim School in 1766. The Imperial Colégio de Pedro II was established in 1837 as part of a drive for national unity under the monarchy.[1] The school is mentioned in the Brazilian Constitution, which says that it should remain under the Federal orbit.[2][3] • Illustration — 1856 • Illustration — School uniforms (1855)

• Andréa Beltrão, actress and producer • Anitta (singer), singer and entertainer. • Arlindo Cruz, singer and songwriter. • Augusto Rademaker, vice president of Brazil during the military dictatorship in Brazil (1969–1974).[4] • Carlos Chagas Filho, president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (1965–1967). • Cássia Eller, Brazilian singer and songwriter. • Coelho Netto, writer and member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras. • Fátima Bernardes, journalist. • Fernanda Montenegro, actress and member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras. • Floriano Peixoto, president of Brazil (1891–1894). • França Júnior, writer and patron of the 12th chair of the Academia Brasileira de Letras. • Hermes da Fonseca, president of Brazil (1910–1914). • Ivan Pinheiro, General Secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party (2005–2016). • João do Rio (João Paulo Emílio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto), Brazilian journalist, writer, translator and playwright. • Jorge Picciani, president of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (2003–2011 and 2015–2017). • Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias • Luiz Fux, minister of the Supreme Federal Court (2011–). • Manuel Bandeira, writer and member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras. • Marco Aurélio Mello, minister of the Supreme Federal Court (1990–2021). • Maria Luísa Bittencourt, state representative of Bahia (1935–1937). • Mário Lago, lawyer, poet, broadcaster, songwriter, writer and actor. The theater in the São Cristóvão campus is named after him. • Mr. Catra, Brazilian rapper. • Nilo Peçanha, president of Brazil (1909–1910). • Rodrigues Alves, president of Brazil (1902–1906). • Washington Luís, president of Brazil (1926–1930).