Conference History

We are pleased to announce the Air Pollution Conference Brazil – Joint with the 6th CMAS South America, a reference event for researchers, professionals, and policymakers interested in the modeling, monitoring, and control of air pollution and its interrelations with health, climate, and the environment.

The CMAS (Community Modeling and Analysis System) is a scientific community dedicated to the international development of air quality modeling and analysis, used to evaluate and propose regulations in the areas of environment and health. The CMAS Center was founded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and has been hosted at the Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development, Institute for the Environment, University of North Carolina (USA), since 2003.

Every year in the United States, the Annual CMAS Conference takes place, which will celebrate its 25th edition in October 2026. In South America, this conference was first held more than a decade ago, in 2013, in São Paulo, Brazil, with an audience of approximately 100 people. In 2015, the second edition took place in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The third edition occurred in 2017 in Vitória, Espírito Santo, with around 200 participants, demonstrating that the South American community—especially Brazil—is organizing to participate in this unique Brazilian event dedicated to air pollution.

Starting with the fourth event, the novelty was the joint organization with the Air Pollution Conference Brazil. The fourth edition was held in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, with approximately 250 participants. Finally, the fifth edition took place again in São Paulo, with an audience of about 300 people.

This time, the Air Pollution Conference Brazil – Joint with the 6th CMAS South America will return to the city of Vitória, bringing all the dynamism and successful experiences gained over the past years.