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Brazil promoted to Group V of the IMU. Brazilian Math Olympiads: about 20 million students each year l argest school contest in the world. First International Congress of Mathematicians in the Southern Hemisphere. Fields medalist Artur Avila: b orn, raised and educated in Brazil.
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Brazil promoted to Group V of the IMU Brazilian Math Olympiads: about 20 million students each year largest school contest in the world First International Congress of Mathematicians in the Southern Hemisphere Fields medalist Artur Avila: born, raised and educated in Brazil
Brazilian speakers at the International Congress of Mathematicians 1962 1994 1974 1998 1978 2002 1982 2010 2014 1986 1990 2018
1940s - 50s • 1960s - 70s • European mathematicians visiting for long periods (especially) the University of São Paulo • Training of young Brazilian mathematicians abroad (mostly USA) • 1980s - 90s • 2000s – 10s Development built on international cooperation • French “Coopération”: Bérard, Ghys, Yoccoz, Bonatti etc • Brazil-France “Accord” • UMI J.-C. Yoccoz CNRS/IMPA Étienne Ghys Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
Development built on international cooperation • Regional cooperation • Contribution to international organizations • Dissemination of mathematics in Latin America (UMALCA) • International Mathematical Union • Mathematical Council of the Americas
Urgent need to improve math education Brazilian math education still lagging behind international standards. But there are some positive recent developments.
Urgent need to improve math education PROFMAT: master’s program for school teachers, present in over 100 campi in all Brazilian states Math Olympiads making concrete inroads in schools around the country
Towards gender balance 1st Brazilian Meeting of Women Mathematicians 1st Brazilian Girls Mathematical Olympiad about 200 participants to be launched in 2019 Rio de Janeiro, July 27-28, 2019
Pursuing the popularization of mathematics Math Festival Math Festival Math Festival PublicLectures PublicLectures PublicLectures Math in Media Math in Media Math in Media