Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira Explained

Abbreviation:	SAB
Brazilian Astronomical Society
Native Name:	Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira
Type:	Scientific Society
Headquarters:	São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Language:	Portuguese
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Helio Jaques Rocha Pinto
Parent Organization:	Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science

The Brazilian Astronomical Society (in Portuguese: Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira - SAB) is a professional astronomical society in Brazil, founded in 1974.^[1]

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:

Numeral	Number	Location	Year	Ref
XIX	19th	Glória Hotel (Caxambu, MG)	1993	^[2]
XX	20th	Campos do Jordão (SP)	1994
XXI	21st	Caxambu (MG)	1995
XXII	22nd	São Lourenço (MG)	1996
XXIII	23rd	Angra dos Reis (RJ)	1997
XXIV	24th	Barra Bonita (SP)	1998
XXV	25th	Caxambu (MG)	1999
XXVI	26th	Portobello Hotel (Mangaratiba, RJ)	2000
XXVII	27th	Grande Hotel (Águas de São Pedro, SP)	2001
XXVIII	28th	Florianópolis (SC)	2002
XXIX	29th	São Pedro (SP)	2003
XXX	30th	Fonte Colina Verde Farm-Hotel (São Pedro, SP)	2004
XXXI	31st	Vacance Hotel (Águas de Lindóia, SP)	2005
XXXII	32nd	Village Eldorado Hotel (Atibaia, SP)	2006
XXXIII	33rd	Recanto das Hortênsias Hotel (Passa Quatro, MG)	2007
XXXIV	34th		2008
XXXV	35th		2010	^[3]
XXXVI	36th	Majestic Hotel (Águas de Lindóia, SP)	2011
XXXVII	37th		2012
XXXVIII	38th	Atlântico Búzios Convention & Resort (Armação de Búzios, RJ)	2014
XXXIX	39th	Metallurgical Park Augusto Barbosa (Ouro Preto, MG)	2015
XL	40th	Ribeirão Preto (SP)	2016
XLI	41st	São Paulo (SP)	4–8 September 2017	^[4] ^[5]
XLII	42nd	Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul - Campus Anália Franco, São Paulo (SP)	9–12 July 2018	^[6]

Teaching commission

The Brazilian Astronomical Society Teaching Commission (Comissão de Ensino da Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira - CESAB) is assigned to analyze and correct educational books' potential inaccuracies on astronomy, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education (Ministério da Educação - MEC). 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 (Revista Brasileira de Astronomia - RBA), published quarterly.^[7]

See also

• List of Brazilian scientific societies associated with the SBPC

External links

• Official Site of the Brazilian Astronomical Society (in Portuguese)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nossa História – SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira. SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira. 5 September 2017. pt-BR.
2. Web site: Fotos dos Eventos – SAB – Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira . 2023-01-20 . pt-BR.
3. Web site: Eventos Anteriores – SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira . 9 April 2018 . SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira . pt-BR.
4. Web site: XLI Reunião Anual da SAB @ São Paulo – SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira. SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira. pt-BR . 5 September 2017.
5. Web site: XLI Reunião Anual da Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira - 4 a 8 de Setembro de 2017.
6. Web site: XLII Reunião Anual da SAB – SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira. SAB - Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira. 9 April 2018. pt-BR.
7. Web site: Revista Brasileira de Astronomia – SAB – Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira . 2023-01-20 . pt-BR.