Currais Novos is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It is located in the region of Seridó, central region of the state on the border with the state of Paraíba, 172 km from the capital of the RN, Natal. According to data from the 2010 Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), its population is composed of 42,652 inhabitants, being thus the largest municipality of the microregion, the second of the mesoregion and the ninth most populous of the entire state.

UAB Currais Novos Presencial Support Pole – http://polo-de-curraisnovos.blogspot.com.br

UFRN / CERES – Seridó Higher Education Center
Address: Rua Manoel Lopes Filho, 138, Valfredo Galvão. CEP: 59.380-000
Phone: (84) 3342-2250 – Extension: 400
Coordinator: Edneide Maria Pinheiro Galvão – edneidemariag@bol.com.br
Technical support: Maria Suília da Silva Cortez
Cel. Institutional: (84) 99474-6641