The Federal University of Santa Catarina (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC) is a public university in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. Ranked as the 9th best overall university in Latin America by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2016, it is one of the leading Latin American research universities, being the third largest university in Brazil and the fifth in Latin America, noted for its engineering school, and the only Federal University in the state of Santa Catarina. UFSC is internationally known for the quality of its courses in architecture & urbanism, mechanical engineering, automation and control engineering, sanitary and environmental engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry and dentistry.