The University of Pará was established by Law No. 3,191, of July 2, 1957, signed into law by President Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, after five years of legislative procedure. Brought together the seven federal, state and private colleges existing in Bethlehem: Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, Engineering, Dentistry, Philosophy, Sciences and Letters and Economics, Accounting and Actuarial.