The Casa da Ciência of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) opens next Tuesday (21) the interactive and immersive exhibition Futures of Guanabara Bay: Innovation and Climate Democracy. The free show will be open until May 14 and has free classification for all ages. The operation will be from Tuesday to Saturday, from 9am to 8pm; and, on Sundays and holidays, from 10 am to 4 pm. Casa da Ciência is located in Botafogo, south of Rio. Futures of Guanabara Bay Exhibition: Innovation and Environmental Democracy can be visited until May 14th university and technology to design future scenarios and seek solutions to mitigate the problem in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the world. species, mainly marine ones, such as Guiana dolphins and the reduction of economic, tourist and cultural activities. The information was given to Agência Brasil by the coordinator of the university’s Science and Culture Forum, Christine Ruta. Christine said that the show has grown and is being called an “expanded show” and deals with issues related to the future of Guanabara Bay. “In it, there is a cube-shaped room, with an immersive film, with projections on the wall, floor and ceiling. The public will have an immersive experience and feel like they are in a kind of mini Guanabara Bay, experiencing there, at the same time, sky, land and aquatic environments, especially the marine ones.” Raffle In parallel, interactive activities are planned, such as debates, workshops, short courses, film screenings and presentation of ecopoetry. “There will be a variety of activities offered by the exhibition to the public of all age groups. And all completely free”, reinforced Christine. In partnership with the Brazilian Navy and the Fluminense Federal University, visits guided by researchers to a laboratory vessel that conducts studies on water and species will be raffled off. The draw will be on May 9th. Entries for scheduling and drawing for visits can be made on the exhibition website. The entire exhibition schedule can be found on the same website. According to Christine Ruta, hundreds of public and private schools are already scheduled. “I usually say I want to queue,” she said. One of the novelties that the exhibition brings is the Luma robot, the first developed in Brazil by the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute of Graduate Studies and Engineering Research (Coppe), from UFRJ, which operates easily in places where divers cannot operate, such as in the Antarctic area. “For us, it is an honor to exhibit Luma robot”, said Christine. In the artistic area, students from the School of Fine Arts will develop activities aimed at children and teenagers. Christine explained that children are the reason for the title of the show, because they represent the future. Parents and guardians need to watch over and accompany the children so that they grow up around good knowledge that, suddenly, can result in actions. “Who doesn’t know a kid who became a scientist because they went to a science fair?” asked Christine. For her, the exhibition should not be restricted to municipalities in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, but should involve all cities around Guanabara Bay. With this, Christine hopes to greatly diversify the exhibition’s public. and, partially, the municipalities of Maricá, Rio Bonito, Cachoeiras de Macacu, Petrópolis, Nova Iguaçu and Rio de Janeiro. The UFRJ Science and Culture Forum is the body responsible for the institution’s cultural policy and scientific dissemination.
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