This paper describes the activities in the area of Photochemistry in Brazil, from its origins at the beginning of the last Century until now. The original Research Groups (formed until 1980) in this area, as well as those created afterwards are indicated. Different orientations and specialties in photochemistry, and their extensions and uses in other fundamental and applied areas are mentioned. The number of indexed scientific papers published by photochemists based in Brazil increased from 30 to 130 during the 2000-2016 period.
Keywords:
photochemistry; photobiology; photobiochemistry; chemiluminescence; photophysics
