Born in Pombal, a city set in the semi-arid region of the state of Paraíba, Celso Furtado moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1939, to study Law, and graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1944.
Celso Furtado was born in Pombal. Celso Furtado moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1939. This was to study Law. Celso Furtado graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1944. Pombal was a city. This city was set in the semi-arid region of the state of Paraíba.