User:SergioMCBrandao/Ver Ciência - International Exhibition of Science on TV

The Ver Ciência - International Exibition of Science on TV is an annual event of science communication created in Brazil in 1994. It is a non-commercial and non-profitable event, with free admission to the general public in all sessions. The main objective of the Ver Ciencia Project is to incentivate and promote the dissemination of scientific culture through television. It has the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil and is part of its National Week of Science and Technology. The annual Ver Ciencia exhibitions take place simmultaneously in several Brazilian cities, such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia, usually in the third week of October (coinciding with the National Week of Science and Technology), and consists in the exhibition of science TV programmes produced in Brazil and other coutries. Among main traditional international participants of the Ver Ciência exhibitions are the BBC(UK) and WGBH(US), with programmes such as Horizon and Nova.