''Brazilian Journal of Geology'' (formerly ''Revista Brasileira de Geociências'') is a quarterly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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published by the
Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia
The Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia is a learned society, technical and scientific society that aims brings to bring together Brazilian geologists, to disseminate technical and scientific information, and to participate in national decisions invo ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
's main geology society. The journal covers the field of
geology
Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...
and related
earth science
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s, in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
,
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
, and
Antarctica
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, including oceanic regions adjacent to these regions.
The journal was established in 1971 and articles are published in English and Portuguese. The journal replaced the ''Boletim da Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia'' established in 1952.
The journal is sponsored by
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., better known by the portmanteau Petrobras (), is a state owned enterprise, state-owned Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company's name transla ...
.
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Geology journals
Geology of South America
Geology of Brazil
Publications established in 1971
Multilingual journals
Open access journals
Quarterly journals
Academic journals published by learned and professional societies of Brazil
English-language journals
Portuguese-language journals
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