Chemical sciences in Brazil are growing fast and being one of the main supports for the continuous development of the country. Inspired on the 15th Brazilian Meeting on Analytical Chemistry, ENQA, with a record number of participants and communications, we have decided to review recent developments in analytical chemistry in Brazil. We have chosen the same application areas used for the thematic organization of the ENQA and have searched papers published by Brazilian authors in 7 major and general journals in analytical chemistry. The two scientific journals published by the Brazilian Chemical Society were also searched. This review is not comprehensive, but the selected papers published after 2008 shown an impressive overview of the area. We may conclude that analytical chemistry is healthy and growing in Brazilian scenario and certainly will attend the demands of Brazil as an emerged power.
food analysis; material analysis; pharmaceutical analysis; environmental analysis; chemometry; instrumentation; biological materials; fuels; Analytical Chemistry; Brazil
