1/n This thread will be long, but if you´d like to know a bit about what it´s like being a scientist in Brazil (my perspective), read on. To give you more perspective on my take on things, I will share a bit about my history first. 2/n As many of you know, I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, second largest city in Brazil. As an undergraduate, I attended Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, majoring in Microbiology. Later on, I started on the Microbiology MSc program in the same department.