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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001410578-20-000026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DRSLTR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200203

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Afya Ltd
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001771007
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DRSLTR

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ALAMEDA OSCAR NIEMEYER, NO 119
		STREET 2:		SALA 504 VILA DA SERRA
		CITY:			NOVA LIMA, MINAS GERAIS
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 (31) 3515 7500

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		STREET 1:		ALAMEDA OSCAR NIEMEYER, NO 119
		STREET 2:		SALA 504 VILA DA SERRA
		CITY:			NOVA LIMA, MINAS GERAIS
		STATE:			D5
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Afya Limited </p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Confidential Submission of the Draft Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-1</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Submitted January&nbsp;22, 2020</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Division of Corporation Finance <br> 100 F Street, N.E.<br> Washington, D.C. 20549<br> Attention: Katherine Bagley</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Mrs.&nbsp;Bagley:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of our client, Afya Limited (the &#147;Company&#148;), an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, we confidentially submitted on January&nbsp;22, 2020 a draft registration statement on Form&nbsp;F-1 (the &#147;Draft Registration Statement&#148;) relating to a proposed public offering of the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common shares via EDGAR to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) for confidential review pursuant to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the &#147;JOBS Act&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In a letter dated January&nbsp;28, 2020, you advised that the Commission does not intend to review the Draft Registration Statement, and you requested that we publicly file the registration statement no later than 48 hours prior to the requested effective time and date.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accordingly, the Company hereby confirms that it will publicly file the registration statement and request effectiveness on a date and at a time that is at least 48 hours from such public filing.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please do not hesitate to contact me at 212-450-6095 or manuel.garciadiaz@davispolk.com or Konstantinos Papadopoulos at 212-450-6189 or konstantinos.papadopoulos@davispolk.com if you have any questions regarding the foregoing or if I can provide any additional information.</font></p>
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