Colégio de São Bento

Private all-male school in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

22°53′52″S 43°10′47″W / 22.89774°S 43.179711°W / -22.89774; -43.179711InformationTypePrivate All-maleMottoOra et Labora
(Pray and Labor)EstablishedFebruary 9, 1858 (1858-02-09)FounderAbade Frei Luís da Conceição Saraiva OSBSchool districtCentro (city centre)RectorDom Miguel Da Silva Vieira OSB (2010 - now)Grades1-12Colour(s)Red, Blue and YellowMascotLionNational ranking1stENEM average761.7 (2011) - Highest Score in the CountryNewspaperhttp://www.csbrj.org.br/jornal/ReligionRoman Catholic

Colégio de São Bento is a Benedictine school for boys in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a history that dates back more than 150 years. It was founded in 1858 on the hills overlooking Rio de Janeiro's harbor and the Guanabara Bay, by the adjacent Benedictine monastery (Portuguese: Mosteiro de São Bento). Although the school is still run by the monastery, students who attend it may come from any denomination or religion.

All students follow a broad course of study, which includes Theology, Music, Algebra, Geometry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Classic Culture, Brazilian and Portuguese Literature, Geography, History, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English Languages, Philosophy, Sociology, as well the History of Music, Architecture and Fine Arts, among other subjects.

The school has been consistently rated the best Brazilian high school by ENEM (National High School Assessment Test), showing the highest ranking of college admissions in the country.^{[citation needed]} Its graduates, who refer to themselves as Benedictines include Brazilian leaders from government and business, renowned doctors, educators, poets, musicians and writers.^[who?]