Centro São Cristóvão (3 units) Tijuca (2 units) Realengo (2 units) Engenho Novo (2 units) Duque de Caxias Colégio Pedro II (Pedro II School) is a federal public school located in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Named after Pedro II of Brazil, it was established on 2 December 1837, and made official by Imperial decree on 20 December of the same year.
Its first campus, downtown Rio de Janeiro, functions to this day.
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.