The status and the near future plans for the Brazilian AMS program are desc
ribed. The 8 MV Tandem accelerator at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) is
ready to measure standard AMS samples. A recently installed 1.7 MV Tandem a
t the University of Rio de Janeiro will have a C-14 AMS line. Together with
external laboratories, we developed some projects on paleoclimatic and mar
itime geology. During these studies we have also learned sample preparation
procedures. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.