2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/34809The Friedmann equation for a FRW-brane-world in a flat bulk is derived and applied to the accelerated expansion of the universe.Essay in honor of Mario Novello, 8 pages, latex. Typo correctedGeneral Relativity and Quantum CosmologyBrane-worlds and Cosmologytext