The Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, UFRRJ) is a public university located in Seropédica in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Founded in October 20, 1910, by then president of the republic Nilo Peçanha, the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (Portuguese: Escola Superior de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, ESAMV) laid the foundations of agricultural education in Brazil, and began operating in 1913.

These institutions have been crucial to overcoming the fragmentary and differentiated knowledge from existing agricultural and veterinary education throughout the nineteenth century and in creating a science-based, academic reference space.

[2] The current name dates from 1965, and UFFRJ remains under the federal Ministry of Education.

Smaller campuses are located in Nova Iguaçu and Três Rios.