The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI; pt, Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações) of
Brazil
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is the civilian
cabinet
Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to:
Furniture
* Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers
* Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets
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organization which coordinates science, technology, and innovation activities in the country. It is headed by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.
Agencies under the MCT
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Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP)
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National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, pt, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, earlier ) is an organization of the Brazilian federal government under the Ministry of Scienc ...
(CNPq)
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National Nuclear Energy Commission
The National Nuclear Energy Commission ( pt, Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear; CNEN) is the Brazilian government agency responsible for orientation, planning, supervision, and control of the Brazil's nuclear program. The agency was created o ...
(CNEN)
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Brazilian Center for Physics Research (CBPF)
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National Institute for Space Research
The National Institute for Space Research ( pt, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, INPE) is a research unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations, the main goals of which are fostering scientific research an ...
(INPE)
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Brazilian Space Agency
The Brazilian Space Agency ( pt, Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) is the civilian authority in Brazil responsible for the country's Space exploration, space program. It operates a spaceport at Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara, Alcântara, an ...
(AEB)
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Brazilian National Laboratory of Scientific Computation (LNCC)
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Brazilian National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA)
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Brazilian National Laboratory of Synchrotron Light
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Renato Archer Research Center (CTI)
Ministers since 1985
See also
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Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (Brazil)
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Brazilian science and technology
Science and technology in Brazil has entered the international arena in recent decades. The central agency for science and technology in Brazil is the Ministry of Science and Technology, which includes the CNPq and Finep. This ministry also ...
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Brazilian Academy of Sciences
The Brazilian Academy of Sciences ( pt, italic=yes, Academia Brasileira de Ciências or ''ABC'') is the national academy of Brazil. It is headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro and was founded on May 3, 1916.
Publications
It publishes a lar ...
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List of federal institutions of Brazil
This is a list of the federal institutions of Brazil:
Legislative branch
* National Congress, ''Congresso Nacional''
:*Chamber of Deputies, ''Câmara dos Deputados''
:*Senate of Brazil, ''Senado Federal''
* Court of Audit of the Union, ''Trib ...
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References
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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 ...
Science and Technology
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The term is typically used in the context of ...
Science and Technology
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The term is typically used in the context of ...
Brazil, Science and Technology
1985 establishments in Brazil
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