''Ciência Hoje'' (Portuguese:''Science today)'' is a Brazilian science magazine created in 1982 by

Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (Portuguese for ''Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science'') is a Brazilian scientific society created in 1948 by several prominent scientists, with the aim of promoting science, culture and ...

(SBPC). Its first edition was issued in 1982, during the SBPC's 34th annual meeting, held in

Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in São Paulo (state), São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's popul ...

. The magazine's first editors were biologists Darcy Fountoura and Roberto Lent and physicists and

Ennio Candotti Ennio Candotti (12 February 1942 – 6 December 2023) was a Brazilian physicist and scientific leader. Biography Born in Rome, Italy, he studied physics at the University of São Paulo, in São Paulo, from 1960 to 1964, and also at the Univers ...

. In 2003 the magazine became part of the Instituto Ciência Hoje (ICH), a public interest social organization responsible for publishing the''Ciência Hoje'' and ''Ciência Hoje das Crianças'' (''Ciência Hoje'' for kids) magazines. The Institute also publishes ''Ciência Hoje na Escola'' (supplemental educational material) and science popularization books. The magazine deals with several fields of knowledge, including biology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, philosophy and sociology, and is written by journalists and researchers.

References

External links

Official website
1982 establishments in Brazil Magazines established in 1982 Magazines published in Brazil Monthly magazines published in Brazil Popular science magazines Portuguese-language magazines {{italic title