synapsis.org.br – Humanismo e ecologia

About us

Synapsis is an international and informal organization that has an humanistic and ecological concern. Aims to strengthen the freedom of women and men to be informed, to relate and to work together, articulating without borders so that we can focus with critical awareness, towards a future not only possible but...

Environmentalism

Synapsis maintains a constant ecological concern in its intentions. From the dissemination of good practices to prototyping imagination, our community is always ready to work in this direction. As environmentalists we consider important to emphasize our view of nature as part and extension of ourselves. However, we understand that the...

Architecture

Synapsis brings together different professionals. The architects formed a working group, Synarqs. This group focus on pushing the boundaries of the architect’s professional practice, offers free advice in the area and develops projects for relevant causes. On this page you can learn more about some examples of this initiative.

Education

Synapsis develops projects in education, ensuring the integrity of the subjects, students and educators. We aim to encourage the participation of all people in any institutional or governmental process, strengthening links and networks while contributing to the formation of each of them.

Urbanism

Synapsis maintains that urbanism is a topic that deserves a multidisciplinary look in aid of the urban planner‘s work. We are aware that multidisciplinary teams are expensive to maintain, and so hard to find in full swing. We have this diversity and also aim to facilitate and exchange knowledge. So...

Almost eternal battery

One of the most desired things these days are batteries that last longer. We were already satisfied when we found where to recharge, whether in outlets or in solar powered chargers. Have you ever wondered if someone figured out how to make them last much longer? And when you talk…

MIT Researchers Make Salt Water Drinkable With Solar Technology

As drought and water shortages become more of a concern in places like California, scientists are looking for new ways to solve the problem. One solution recently came from MIT, where a team was able to come up with a way of turning salt water into drinking water. The process…

(Português) Projeto de Lei que tramita no Senado ameaça Educação Ambiental

(Português) Baterias velhas de smartphones iluminam residências rurais

(Português) A educação ambiental em diálogo com os princípios de Paulo Freire

(Português) Circuito Galerias – Proposta para a cidade de São Paulo

(Português) Klarastaden, jardins suspensos de Estocolmo

Brazil standing out in wind power and promising in solar energy

According to the brazilian government report “World Energy and Socioeconomic Ranking (years 2012/13/14) (portuguese) Issued on 10/11/2015, produced by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the country will reach already in 2015 20 TW for wind generation, at the moment it ranks 10th to generation, up 5 positions (it was…

Brazilian Development Program for Distributed Power Generation

On Dec 2015, the brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy launched the Distributed Generation Development Program for Energy (ProGD) and announced the investment of R$100 million (US$25 mi) for the installation of floating solar plants in water reservoirs in the cities of Balbina and Sobradinho. With tax exemptions on the…