Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian Geologist

Geology

Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...

. Almeida did the central works to understand the South American geology: son of the first Brazilian generation of geologists did the pioners papers of the continent's geology He is considered to be one of the top Brazilians in geology and has been awarded various awards and honours.

Awards

• Medal of the Patriarch - Mayor of Santos - 1961
• Medalha José Bonifácio - Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia - 1964
• Medal Jose Bonifacio - Brazilian Society of Geology - 1964
• Medalha do Mérito - Conselho Federal de Engenharia, Arquitetura e Agronomia - 1994
• Medal of Merit - Federal Council of Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy - 1994

Honours

• Mineral Order of Merit - National Department of Mineral Production - 1984
• Doutor honoris causa - Universidade Estadual de Campinas - 1991 Doctor honoris causa - University of Alberta - 1991
• Título de Cidadão Mato-grossense - Assembléia Legislativa do Estado da Guanabara - 1996
• Evidence of Citizen-Mato Grosso - Legislative Assembly of the state of Guanabara - 1996