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This pathfinder contains electronic resources relating to scientific
and technological sites of Brazil. For information about additional
resources at the Library of Congress, consult its online
catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov).
The most important source for bibliography
of books and articles in the humanities and social sciences
concerning Brazil is the annual Handbook
of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/)
produced by over 160 contributing editors under the editorship
of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. The Handbook
is available in selected libraries in book form.
One of the
major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects
relating to Brazilian science and technology is the University
of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/brazil/science/).
ANEEL: Agência Nacional
de Energia Elétrica (http://www.aneel.gov.br)
Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency. Includes links to electric
power distribution, legislation, energy efficiency, research
and development, tariffs, oversight and investigations, and
a virtual library. In Portuguese and English.
ANP: Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural
e Biocombustíveis (http://www.anp.gov.br)
National Petroleum Agency. Includes news, glossary, petroleum
legislation, publications, relating to oil drilling, programs
for nature conservancy, and environment. In Portuguese.
Centro de Lançamento Alcântara (http://www.cla.aer.mil.br)
General information on the Alcantara rocket launch station. Includes
history, operations, views, its relationship with other stations
throughout the world and associated links. In Portuguese.
Departamento de Cooperação
Científica, Técnica e Tecnológica:
MRE (http://www.dct.mre.gov.br/)
Provides history, description, activities, structure, and functions
of the Department of Scientific, Technical and Technological
Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Relations. In Portuguese,
some links in English.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas
Espaciais (http://www.inpe.br/)
National Institute for Space Research, Ministry of Science and
Technology. INPE’s mission is to foster scientific research
and technological applications in space and atmospheric sciences
and applications and space engineering and technology. Includes
links to in institute’s history, mission, research, education
and documentation, products and services, and institutional
relations. In English and Portuguese.
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica: ITA (http://www.ita.cta.br)
Federal government institution dedicated to providing high level
education and research in science and technology areas of interest
to the aerospace sector in general, and especially to the Aeronautical
Command. Provides a general description of the school, information
on the student body, lists of graduate and post-graduate courses,
news, and a cultural agenda. In Portuguese and English.
Ciência e Tecnologia (http://www.mct.gov.br)
Web site of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Includes
information on its organization, functions and responsibilities.
Links
to
research
departments and associations. In Portuguese.
Prossiga (http://prossiga.ibict.br/)
Virtual service reference for science and technology in Brazil.
Contains information about organizations, databases in Brazil
and abroad, publications (dictionaries, encyclopedias, periodicals),
libraries, archives, museums, researchers, events, post-graduate
programs, online support, the Amazon portal, and much more.
In Portuguese.
Reports
in Public Health (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/6009)
SciELO Brazil (scientific electronic library online). Publication
of the Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo
Cruz. Publishes. An electronic virtual library covering a selected
collection of Brazilian scientific journals with
original articles on public health in general and related disciplines
such as epidemiology, parasitology, nutrition, environmental
health, and applied social sciences. Provides access to full
text of articles through SciELO interface with title browse,
author index, and subject index. In English, Portuguese, and
Spanish.
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