of Mines in Brazil, today Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP). 1900: Founding of the Federal Institute Serotherapy, current Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FioCruz). 1916: Founding of the Brazilian Society of Sciences, today Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC). 1917: Beginning of the publication of the Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 1920: Founding of the University of Brazil, current Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). 1922: Founding of the Top School of Agriculture and Veterinary, current Federal University of Viçosa (UFV). 1923: Founding of the Brazilian Society of Chemistry (SBCh). 1923: Founding of the Radio Society of Rio de Janeiro, the first radio broadcasting station still working under the name Rádio MEC in Rio de Janeiro. 1924: Founding of the Brazilian Association of Education. 1925: Institution of the Einstein Prize, in reason of his visit to Brazil. 1930: Founding of the National Institute of Weights and Standards, today National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro). 1934: Founding of the University of São Paulo (USP). 1948: Founding of the Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science (SBPC). 1949: Founding of the Brazilian Center for Physics Research. 1950: Founding of the Aeronautical Institute of Technology (ITA). 1951: Founding of the National Research Council (CNPq). 1951: Founding of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). 1952: Founding of the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA). 1953: Founding of the Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology (CTA). 1956: Founding of the National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN). 1961: Founding of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). 1962: Founding of the São Paulo State Foundation for Research Support (Fapesp). 1962: Founding of the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). 1967: Founding of the National Agency for Financing Research and Projects (FINEP). 1976: Founding of the São Paulo State University (Unesp). 1980: Founding of the National Laboratory of Scientific Computing (LNCC). 1985: Founding of the National Laboratory of Synchrotron Radiation (LNRS), current National Laboratory of Synchrotron Light (LNLS). 1985: Founding of the National Laboratory of Astrophysics 1993: Institution of the National Order of Scientific Merit. 1994: Founding of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB). 2006: Founding of the Federal University of ABC (UFABC). 2007: Founding of the National Laboratory of Science and Technology of Bioethanol (CTBE). 2010: Founding of the Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA). Lists Major universities Public universities and institutes UFAL - Universidade Federal de Alagoas (Federal University of Alagoas)