Brazilian Mathematical Society

Brazilian Mathematical Society
Name	Brazilian Mathematical Society
Native name	Sociedade Brasileira de Matemática
Formation	1969
Type	Learned society
Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro
Language	Portuguese
Leader title	President

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Brazilian Mathematical Society is a professional association dedicated to the promotion of mathematics and support for mathematical research, teaching, and outreach across Brazil. It connects academics, researchers, and educators, interacting with institutions such as Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. The Society organizes conferences, publishes journals, and grants awards, engaging with international bodies like the International Mathematical Union, European Mathematical Society, and American Mathematical Society.

History

Founded in 1969, the Society emerged amid developments at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and Universidade de Brasília. Early figures associated with its founding include researchers linked to Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, scholars who had studied at Université de Paris, Princeton University, and University of Cambridge, and collaborators from departments at Ohio State University and University of California, Berkeley. The Society’s timeline intersects with milestones at International Congress of Mathematicians, participation by delegates to gatherings in Moscow, Helsinki, and Hyderabad, and influence from awardees of the Fields Medal, Abel Prize, and IMU President appointments. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s it expanded membership alongside growth at centers such as Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.

The Society is governed by a board and elected presidents drawn from faculties at institutions like Universidade Estadual Paulista, Universidade Federal Fluminense, and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Its statutes reference collaboration with agencies including Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, and national research councils shaped by policies from the Ministry of Science and Technology (Brazil). Committees include representatives from research centers such as Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Instituto de Física Teórica, and regional sections in states like São Paulo (state), Rio de Janeiro (state), and Minas Gerais (state). Governance procedures mirror election practices used by societies like Royal Society, Academia Brasileira de Letras, and National Academy of Sciences.

The Society runs programs for competitions including the Brazilian Mathematical Olympiad and collaborates with organizers of the International Mathematical Olympiad and the South American Mathematical Olympiad. It convenes national congresses and symposia similar to events held by European Congress of Mathematics, featuring invited speakers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, École Normale Supérieure, and Max Planck Institute for Mathematics. Outreach initiatives partner with museums and cultural organizations such as Museu Nacional, Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, and education projects tied to Secretaria de Educação do Estado de São Paulo. The Society supports doctoral and postdoctoral networks connected to programs at Scuola Normale Superiore, Technion, and ETH Zurich.

The Society publishes peer-reviewed journals and bulletins, drawing submissions from authors affiliated with Centro de Matemática da Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, and universities like Universidade de Coimbra and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Its periodicals are cited alongside titles from Annals of Mathematics, Journal of the American Mathematical Society, and Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society. Monograph series have included contributions by researchers who have taught at University of Chicago, Columbia University, University of Toronto, and Imperial College London. The Society’s editorial policies reference indexing in databases used by Mathematical Reviews, Zentralblatt MATH, and collaborations with publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, and Cambridge University Press.

The Society bestows awards recognizing achievement in research, teaching, and outreach, akin to honors such as the Fields Medal, Crafoord Prize, and national distinctions like the Order of Rio Branco. Recipients have included mathematicians with ties to Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Sæmundur Fr. Sigfússon-style regional scholars, and contributors who have held positions at Yale University, University of Paris-Sud, and Università di Bologna. Award ceremonies are often held in partnership with cultural venues including Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), academic hosts such as Palácio do Planalto (for national recognitions), and international celebrations at venues used by the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Category:Mathematical societies Category:Scientific organisations based in Brazil