46º CBG

Message from the organizing committee

In 2011, the Brazilian Geology Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia - SBG) celebrates the 66th anniversary of its founding, on May 6, 1945. Throughout its history, it has remained faithful, above all, to its founding principle: to contribute to furthering the progress of Geosciences in Brazil.

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of 46º CBG

The well-being enjoyed by the mankind has always involved the use of natural resources, such as minerals, oil, gas and water. The use of these elements in the technological transformation sector achieved superlative growth rates in the 20th and 21st centuries, to the point where some of them were forecast to run out.