▁in ▁the ▁advis ory ▁council ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ' s ▁Harvard ▁office . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁Mario ▁Cov as ▁J ú ni or , ▁ 1 9 3 0 – 2 0 0 1 , ▁former ▁governor ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ▁state ▁ ▁Alberto ▁Gold man , ▁b . ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁former ▁governor ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ▁state ▁and ▁minister ▁of ▁trans ports ▁ ▁Fernando ▁H add ad , ▁b . ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁former ▁minister ▁of ▁education , ▁former ▁mayor ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ▁( 2 0 1 3 – 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Miguel ▁N icole lis , ▁b . ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁ ▁phys ician ▁and ▁scient ist ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁pione ering ▁work ▁in ▁" reading ▁mon key ▁thought " ▁ ▁International ▁College ▁Program ▁B ande ir antes ▁has ▁a ▁high ▁accept ance ▁level ▁among ▁top ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁univers ities , ▁students ▁have ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁Stan ford , ▁Pr inc eton , ▁North western , ▁Duke , ▁Columbia , ▁Oxford , ▁I MI , ▁M IT ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁S AT ' s ▁test ▁cent ers ▁in ▁São ▁Paulo . ▁ ▁Ext rac urr icular ▁Program s ▁B ande ir antes ▁offers ▁an ▁extra ▁curr icular ▁program ▁to ▁their ▁Junior ▁year ▁students ▁called ▁Open ▁City ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁M IT ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁al umn i ▁create ▁a ▁year - long ▁project ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of