High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Rio de Janeiro State University (Portuguese: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is one of the largest universities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its Faculty of Law (Faculdade de Direito) and its Medical School are ranked by the Ministry of National Education the best graduation courses in Rio de Janeiro and Faculty of Law is amongst the top three in Brazil. UERJ's Superior School of Industrial Design (Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial or just ESDI) is considered one of the best design schools in the world.