official high school curriculum. French is also widely studied. Educational institutions Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG); Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes); Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp); Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF); Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp); Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV); Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp); Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (Ufop); Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF); Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (Ufu); Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ); Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar); Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA); and many others. Infrastructure International Airports São Paulo São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport connects Brazil to 28 countries with nearly 100,000 daily visitors. With capacity to serve 15 million passengers a year, in two terminals, the airport currently handles 12 million users. Construction of a third passenger terminal is pending, to raise yearly capacity to 29 million passengers. The project, in the tendering phase, is part of the airport's master plan and will get under way shortly. São Paulo International Airport is also one of the main air cargo hubs in Brazil. The roughly 100 flights a day carry everything from fruits grown in the São Francisco Valley to the most sophisticated medications created by science. The airport's cargo terminal is South America's largest and stands behind only Mexico City's in all of Latin America. In 2003, over 75,000 metric tons of freight passed through the terminal. Rio de Janeiro Since August 2004, with the transfer of many flights from Santos-Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro International Airport has returned to being the main doorway to Brazil. According to data from the official Brazilian travel bureau, Embratur, nearly 40% of foreign tourists who visit Brazil choose Rio as their gateway, meaning Galeão Airport. Besides linking Rio to the rest of Brazil with domestic flights, Galeão has connections to more than 18 countries. It can handle up to 15 million users a year in two passenger terminals. Located only 20 kilometers from downtown Rio, the international airport is served by several quick access routes, such as the Linha Vermelha and Linha Amarela freeways and Avenida Brasil, thus conveniently serving residents of the city's southern, northern and western zones. There are special shuttle buses linking Galeão to Santos-Dumont, and bus and taxi service to the rest of the city. The airport complex also has Brazil's longest runway at