title: Brazilian science towards a phase transition.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 30.123-970. adojorio@fisica.ufmg.br
authors.forename: Ado
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jorio
authors.forename: Francisco César de Sá
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: José Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: de Sampaio
authors.forename: Hélio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chacham