Host institution

Brazilian Center for Research in Physics

CBPF is a research institute devoted to scientific investigation, advanced education and the development of physics instrumentation.

CBPF

A national center
devoted to physics.

Founded in 1949, the Brazilian Center for Research in Physics is an institute of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and a benchmark for knowledge production and scientific education.

As a national laboratory, it brings together theoretical and experimental research, shared infrastructure, technological development and cooperation with institutions in Brazil and abroad.

1949Founded
NacionalInfrastructure open to the scientific community
PesquisaEducation and instrumentation

Scientific divisions and research areas

01

COMAN

Condensed matter, applied physics and nanoscience

  • Materials and nanostructures
  • Magnetism, spintronics and superconductivity
  • Optics, photonics and quantum technologies
  • Biomaterials and advanced characterization techniques
02

COHEP

High-energy physics and astroparticles

  • Elementary particles and nuclear physics
  • Neutrinos, cosmic rays and gamma-ray astronomy
  • Phenomenology of fundamental interactions
  • Detectors, instrumentation and large-scale data analysis
03

COTEO

Theoretical physics

  • Statistical mechanics, chaos and complex systems
  • Field theory and mathematical physics
  • Condensed matter and topological materials
  • Quantum information and computing
04

COSMO

Cosmology, astrophysics and fundamental interactions

  • Early and late Universe
  • Gravitation and gravitational waves
  • Observational and high-energy astrophysics
  • Theoretical, observational and computational cosmology

Shared research infrastructure

Open laboratories
for scientific education.

CBPF laboratories support research groups and scientific and technological development projects. During EAFExp, this infrastructure becomes an active part of participants' education.

Characterization, automation, data acquisition and advanced instrumentation techniques are presented in real research settings.

Equipment in operationInstrumentation and data acquisition in day-to-day laboratory work.
Equipamento de alto vácuo em um laboratório do CBPF
Experimental researchSpecialized systems for high-precision measurements.
Sistema de instrumentação científica em um laboratório do CBPF
Advanced infrastructureEquipment integrating science, technology and education.
Estudantes em atividade de formação científica no CBPF
Education at CBPFFrom undergraduate research to graduate education.

Advanced education

A pioneering path
in Brazilian graduate education.

CBPF was the first institution in Brazil to formally award master's and doctoral degrees in Physics. Today it offers academic master's and doctoral programs, a professional master's program and undergraduate research opportunities.

1965First formal master's degree in Physics in Brazil
1966First formal doctoral degree in Physics in Brazil
Nota 7Academic program — CAPES
Nota 5Professional master's program — CAPES
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The EAFExp experience

Frontier research
within students' reach.

In the School's modules, participants work with techniques, instruments and methods that may not be available at their home institutions.

Close guidance from researchers and technologists turns complex equipment into tangible experiences in learning, investigation and collaboration.

Pesquisadora operando equipamento científico no CBPF
From the bench to discoveryDirect contact with advanced research techniques and instruments.

Rio as seen from CBPF

Between Christ the Redeemer and
Sugarloaf Mountain.

Located in Urca, CBPF enjoys two of Rio's most recognizable landscapes. From its windows, the horizon brings together Corcovado, the Moon and Sugarloaf Mountain — turning the institute's location into an invitation to observe.

Lua ao lado do Cristo Redentor, vista a partir do CBPF
Corcovado on the horizonThe Moon and Christ the Redeemer seen from CBPF.
Lua surgindo junto ao Pão de Açúcar, na Urca
Sugarloaf Mountain, next doorOne of the landscapes framing daily life at CBPF.
Cálculo manuscrito do diâmetro da Lua feito a partir da fotografia do Cristo Redentor

From landscape to measurement

Rio also
becomes a laboratory.

Using the photograph, apparent dimensions, known distances and similar triangles made it possible to estimate the Moon's diameter.

Estimate
3.328 km
Known value
3.474 km
Difference
4%

Photographs and composition: João Paulo Sinnecker.

Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas Entrada do Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, na Urca

Location

Science between
Urca and the world.

Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud, 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro. School activities will take place in CBPF laboratories and educational spaces.

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