Corresponding author: menna@icb.usp.br Although we meet and publish mostly elsewhere around the planet, not in Latin America, we share several characteristics which I will exploit in this communication. Of course I hope to provoke debate. I will start with our common understanding that time is a rather relevant dimension of living matter - devoid of time life is dead, and not the supposedly and perfectly immobile structure that is commonly taught in our schools. I will proceed with considerations on the illusions brought to light by the present globalization, including science - notably our role as scientists in this scenary; time may not be the same everywhere. Then I will ponder on the apparently natural reivindication of a purely Latin American chronoscience. I will conclude with a proposition of a forum designed for a constant debate on possible bridges between our science and our reality, perhaps an online journal with open peer reviews. Publication History Article published online: 16 June 2026 © 2009. Brazilian Sleep Academy. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. Rua Rego Freitas, 175, loja 1, República, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01220-010, Brazil
L. Menna-Barreto (Thu,) studied this question.