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Astronomy for development in Portuguese-speaking countries

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The PLOAD — Portuguese Language Office of Astronomy for Development — was established in 2015 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) with the goal of promoting astronomy as a tool for sustainable development in Portuguese-speaking countries.

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Fig. 1: Portuguese-speaking countries.
Fig. 2: PLOAD activities around the world.

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We acknowledge the financial support from the OAD/IAU and Brazilian agencies (CAPES, CNPq and FAPESP).

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  1. Institute of Physics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Alan Alves-Brito

  2. Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Patrícia F. Spinelli

  3. Departamento de Física, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique

    Valente A. Cuambe

  4. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde

    Ivanilda Cabral

  5. Núcleo Interactivo de Astronomia, São Domingos de Rana, Portugal

    Joana Latas & Rosa Doran

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Alves-Brito, A., Spinelli, P.F., Cuambe, V.A. et al. Astronomy for development in Portuguese-speaking countries. Nat Astron 3, 366–368 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0736-9

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