Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira


The Brazilian Astronomical Society is a professional astronomical society in Brazil, founded in 1974.
According to its statute, the society is obliged to fulfill certain duties:
  • Congregate Brazil's astronomers;
  • Uphold the freedom to scientific research and education;
  • Uphold astronomers' rights and interests;
  • Support national science's prestige;
  • Stimulate national astronomy's research and teaching;
  • Maintain contact with similar institutes and societies, both national and abroad;
  • Promote scientific meetings, courses and conferences;
  • Publish and update a scientific bulletin about the society's activities and general news about astronomy.
In addition to symposia, working meetings and contact services, it also holds annual meetings, which have taken place in:
NumeralNumberLocationYearRef
XIX19thGlória Hotel 1993
XX20thCampos do Jordão 1994
XXI21stCaxambu 1995
XXII22ndSão Lourenço 1996
XXIII23rdAngra dos Reis 1997
XXIV24thBarra Bonita 1998
XXV25thCaxambu 1999
XXVI26thPortobello Hotel 2000
XXVII27thGrande Hotel 2001
XXVIII28thFlorianópolis 2002
XXIX29thSão Pedro 2003
XXX30thFonte Colina Verde Farm-Hotel 2004
XXXI31stVacance Hotel 2005
XXXII32ndVillage Eldorado Hotel 2006
XXXIII33rdRecanto das Hortênsias Hotel 2007
XXXIV34thRecanto das Hortênsias Hotel 2008
XXXV35thRecanto das Hortênsias Hotel 2010
XXXVI36thMajestic Hotel 2011
XXXVII37thMajestic Hotel 2012
XXXVIII38thAtlântico Búzios Convention & Resort 2014
XXXIX39thMetallurgical Park Augusto Barbosa 2015
XL40thRibeirão Preto 2016
XLI41stSão Paulo 4–8 September 2017
XLII42ndUniversidade Cruzeiro do Sul - Campus Anália Franco, São Paulo 9–12 July 2018

Teaching commission

The Brazilian Astronomical Society Teaching Commission is assigned to analyze and correct educational books' potential inaccuracies on astronomy, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. The commission is also responsible for the organizing of the Brazilian Astronomy Olympiad and the periodic realization of astronomy courses destinated for teachers, in addition to the frequent production and publishing of articles and texts with the objective to promote and teach astronomy, such as the Brazilian Astronomy Magazine, published quarterly.