Mackenzie Presbyterian University is a private university in São Paulo, Brazil. The Mackenzie Presbyterian University is an institution of higher learning that has strong tradition and history in Brazil. It has campuses for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in São Paulo, Campinas, Barueri (Campus Alphaville), Brasilia, Recife and Rio de Janeiro Founded in 1870 as the American School, Mackenzie is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Brazil.