GeoCosteira - Unidade de Estudos Costeiros

Welcome to GeoCosteira - Coastal Studies Unit

GeoCosteira is a research and educational group based in the Federal Fluminense University, Brazil.

About us

Welcome to GeoCosteira - Coastal Studies Unit, a research group registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Our roots lie in the Physical Geography Lab at the Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil, which has developed solid experience in academic activities, teaching, and training, community outreach, and applied science projects.

Since 2010, we have been operating on the UFF campus in Campos dos Goytacazes, a city located 270 km north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Under the coordination of Professor Eduardo Bulhoes, we have been actively creating and disseminating knowledge while providing technical advice on coastal issues.

Our group's expertise is built on years of research, teaching, and practical experience. We are committed to advancing knowledge in the field of coastal studies through our research, teaching, and outreach efforts. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about our team, our activities, and our technical services.

Who we are?

We are a dynamic and passionate group of physical geographers with a shared interest in the sea, the coast, climate, and their interactions. Our research focuses on coastal processes and marine geography, and we are committed to using the latest tools and techniques in coastal survey, geoprocessing, and data science to advance our understanding of these complex systems.

Our team's expertise spans a range of disciplines, including Climatology, Geomorphology, Coastal Mapping, Environmental Monitoring and Diagnosis, Modeling of Coastal Processes, Environmental Education, Coastal Erosion, Sedimentology, Meteoceanography, Coastal Hydrodynamics, and Environmental Assessment. By combining our diverse skill sets, we are able to tackle some of the most pressing environmental challenges facing our planet today.

We are dedicated to sharing our knowledge and expertise with others, and we are actively engaged in teaching and training activities at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We also offer technical services to support industry and government partners in environmental and geotechnology fields.

Thank you for your interest in our work, and we invite you to explore our website to learn more about our team, our research, and how we can help you achieve your goals.

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What we do?

At GeoCosteira - Coastal Studies Unit, our primary focus is on the production of scientific knowledge applied to higher education training and the development of technical projects in the field of Marine Geography. Our team has extensive expertise in the following specialties: Climatology, Geomorphology, Coastal Mapping, Environmental Monitoring and Diagnosis, Modeling of Coastal Processes, Environmental Education, Coastal Erosion, Sedimentology, Meteoceanography, Coastal Hydrodynamics, and Environmental Assessment.

Since 2003, we have also been actively engaged in executing consultancy and advisory projects in environmental and geotechnology fields. Our aim is to apply our scientific expertise and practical experience to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to environmental challenges faced by our clients.

We strive to maintain the highest standards of excellence in all of our work, from academic research to technical consulting, and we are committed to making a positive impact on society through our efforts. Thank you for your interest in our work, and we invite you to explore our website to learn more about our services and how we can help you achieve your goals.

Some Products

Education & Training - Introduction to Coastal Processes course
Scientific Communication - Click here to access some scientific papers

Some of our repercussion on global media

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (EUA) The Brazilian town being slowly swallowed by the sea
CGTN (China) Brazilian town faces coastal erosion
AL JAZEERA (Catar) Swallowed by the sea: Families losing their homes in Brazil.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (US) Rising Atlantic Ocean engulfs fishing town in Brazil
BUENOS AIRES TIMES (Argentina) Atafona: the Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea
MONITOR (Uganda) The Brazil town disappearing into the sea
La Razón (Bolívia) Atafona, el balneario brasileño que está desapareciendo bajo el mar.
PLANET FR (France) Montée des eaux: les 10 villes françaises qui risquent d'être submergées d'ici 2100.
FRANCEINFO (France) Brésil : une ancienne cité balnéaire bientôt engloutie par les eaux ?
FRANCEINFO (France) Brésil: la ville d'Atafona bientôt engloutie par la mer
LA NACION (Argentina) El balneario brasileño que está desapareciendo bajo el mar y ya se hundieron 500 casas.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (US). A rising sea is eating away this Brazilian town
YAHOO NEWS (US) Seaside resort town is being swallowed up by the Atlantic Ocean.
EURONEWS (Portugal) This is how Brazil's biggest tourist hotspot got swallowed by the sea
THE PHNOM PENH POST (Cambodia) Atafona: The Brazil resort town disappearing into the rising sea
IOL News (South Africa) The abandoned Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea
VERVE TIMES (India) The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea
NEWS STRAITS TIMES (Malasya). The Brazil resort town disappearting into the sea
CGTN (China) Brazilian town of Atafona suffering from extreme coastal erosion
NDTV (India) Brazil Town's "Chronic Problem": Disapeearting into the sea.
GULF TIMES (Catar) The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea
MARKET RESEARCH TELECAST (US) A tourist destination called Atafona in Brazil, which is being badly destroyed due to the sea
OI CANADIAN (Canada) The brazilian resort that is disappearing under the sea; 500 houses have already collapsed.
BOL NEWS (Pakistan) Brazilian resort town disappearing into the sea

Most of our produced content is in Portuguese and points to the audience in Brazil. Since 2020 we are working towards the internationalization of our lab. New content in English will be available soon.