The Opala Fab Lab is located at the city of Teresina, in the state of Piauí, Brazil. It will be presented as the pioneer project in the technological field in the region, creating the possibility of generating knowledge for the society. In addition to the international network of Fab Labs, it will allow national and international partnerships and expand the potential of research of the State.

The main objective of the Opala Fab Lab is to establish a link between the University and the community, facilitating the population's access to the machinery and the scientific and cultural production. In order to do so, it will promote and guides activities that aim to interest citizens in science, culture and even to become a source of income.
The necessary machinery and implantation of the laboratory will bring new topics related to the technological areas for the local society, exploring a new potential of "do it yourself", by promoting qualification, learning and employment.

The goal is to make the most of the exchange of experience between the local researches and the Fab Labs around the world. With the implementation of such a project we will add the relevance of preparing Teresina’s citizens in order to search for new horizons of knowledge and cultural exchange with digital manufacturing. At the moment, increasing our manufacturing tools.