Partners
Non-Government In Brazil
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American Chamber of CommerceThe American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) is a not-for-profit, non-government organization, with approximately 5,400 members of small, medium and large-sized businesses. Headquarted in the City of São Paulo, AMCHAM is also present in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Campinas, Curitiba, Goiânia, Porto Alegre, Recife, Ribeirão Preto and Uberlândia. AMCHAM's member companies are active in all sectors of the economy with a workforce of 1.6 million people. 80% of its members are Brazilian companies, 13% American, and the remainder from other nationalities. Founded in 1919, AMCHAM Brazil is the second largest American Chamber of Commerce in the world - the largest outside the United States. Its mission is to preserve the interests of its members by advocating public policies in Brazil and in the United States, fostering trade, investment, and corporate citizenship. |
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Brazilian Center for International RelationsThe Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) is an independent, non-partisan, multidisciplinary think tank created in 1998 in Rio de Janeiro. Its goal is to promote studies and debates on priority issues related to foreign policy and international relations. CEBRI’s agenda of activities include debates, round tables, seminars, research projects, as well as the publication of articles and reports. |
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Center for American StudiesThe Center for American Studies (CEA). |
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Brazilian Competitiveness InitiativeThe Brazilian Competitiveness Initiative (MBC) is an NGO created in 2001 by Jorge Gerdau. It works to improve the competitiveness of private organizations and to promote the quality and productivity of public organizations, raising the quality of life of the Brazilian population. MBC carries out these tasks through management, innovation and benchmarking, having worked in projects in more than 10 Brazilian states, cities and the federal government, as well as various organizations, both at the national and international levels. |
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Institute for International Trade NegotiationsThe Institute for International Trade Negotiations' mission is to understand the global dynamics of agribusiness, bioenergy and international trade through applied research, widening Brazil’s global economic integration. The main objectives are to analyze the dynamics of agricultural markets and policies from Brazil’s trade partners and their impact on the Brazilian economy; to offer technical support to policy makers, negotiators and representatives of the private sector helping them to build long-term strategies on trade liberalization and integration; to develop applied research and technical studies contributing to increase international trade and investments, mainly in the agri-food and the biofuels sectors; to engage in the formation of global research networks on emerging economies and biofuels; and to disseminate information and research on trade policy and agricultural trade through seminars designed to various types of audiences and capacity building for journalists. |
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PontesPontes entre o Comércio e o Desenvolvimento Sustentável is edited by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) in partnership with the Law School of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (DiretoGV) in São Paulo, Brazil. The main goal of Pontes is to analyze the regional (Latin American) and multilateral trade negotiations through a sustainable development perspective. |
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Objeto BrasilObjeto Brasil is a non-governmental organization created 12 years ago with the prerogative of promoting the Brazilian design in Brazil and around the world, whether being it fruit of craftsmanship or high technology. The broad vision of the Brazilian creation and capacity of achievement present in Objeto Brasil has already demonstrated its strength in various events. It has promoted numerous conventions, exhibitions, partnerships, trainings, publications, lectures and other actions in Brazil, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Japan, the United States and the Scandinavian countries. The latest project in partnership with the International Design Society of America (IDSA) is the Brazilian edition of the International Design Excellence Award (IDEA Award). |