Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce

Name

Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce

Legal name

Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

Website

https://brazilcham.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees across multiple tiers (Platinum, Patron, Sponsor, Contributing, Corporate, Startup, Non-Profit, Young Professional, Student, POY Fellows). Each tier provides different benefit levels including directory listings, event discounts, website visibility, and networking access.
2. Event Revenue: Registration fees for seminars, conferences, webinars, and networking events. Some events complimentary for members; non-members pay fees such as $35 for breakfast seminars.
3. Event Sponsorship: Sponsorship revenue from companies sponsoring events including POY Awards Gala, Brazil Summit, Brazil Economic Conference, Brazil Independence Day Reception, and holiday cocktail receptions. Multiple sponsorship tiers (Inner Circle, Platinum, Gold) with varying visibility benefits.
4. Fellowship Program: Proceeds from POY Awards Gala fund the Fellowship Program which awards scholarships to Brazilian professionals in US graduate programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce (BrazilCham) is an independent, not-for-profit business membership organization that fosters commerce, investment, and cultural ties between Brazil and the United States. Its core offerings include tiered corporate and individual memberships, annual flagship events (Person of the Year Awards Gala, Brazil Summit, Brazil Week), seminars, webinars, networking receptions, the BrazilCham Talks Podcast, a member directory and business resources portal, and the Person of the Year Fellowship Program for emerging Brazilian professionals in US graduate schools.

Product overview

BrazilCham operates as a membership-based organization offering a portfolio of services centered on fostering Brazil-US business relations. The core offerings include curated events (BrazilCham Events, Brazil Summit, Person of the Year Awards Gala), media content (BrazilCham Talks Podcast), and member resources (Member Directory and Online Portal). Additional programs include the Fellowship Program for emerging professionals and Brazil Week, a consolidated annual programming series. The organization connects 300+ corporations, hosts 45+ events annually, and reaches 15,000+ contacts in the Brazil-US business community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BrazilCham Events Curated calendar of seminars, conferences, networking receptions, and webinars designed to unite leaders from the Brazil-US business landscape.
• BrazilCham Talks Podcast Podcast series providing news and insights on the dynamic business relationship between Brazil and the United States, featuring expert guests on trade, investment, politics, and energy transition.
• Person of the Year Awards Gala Annual prestigious gala dinner honoring outstanding Brazilian and American leaders who have significantly strengthened ties between the two nations; nearly 1,000 guests at the 2026 event.
• Brazil Summit Annual flagship event uniting Brazil's foremost policymakers with influential corporate and government leaders, held alongside World Bank and IMF spring meetings in New York.
• Member Directory and Online Portal Members-only online resources providing directory access, website listings, business intelligence, and 24/7 access to Brazil-US opportunity information for member corporations and individuals.
• Person of the Year Fellowship Program Scholarship program awarding exceptional young Brazilian professionals accepted into leading US graduate programs, in partnership with Fundação Lemann, Instituto Ling, and United Airlines.
• Brazil Week Week-long series of high-profile business events attracting top executives, policymakers, and investors, featuring the POY Awards and NYSE Opening Bell ceremony.
• BrazilCham Membership Program Annual tiered membership program for corporations, startups, non-profits, professionals, and students engaged in Brazil-US business relations, providing directory listings, event discounts, networking access, website visibility, and business referrals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 77,000 unique web visitors in 2024 with 50% organic search traffic
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Group Dot BRminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Partnership for 'Beyond Words: Executive Communication Across Cultures' workshop. Group Dot BR, New York's only Brazilian theater company, led interactive workshop on executive communication and cross-cultural skills.
• Financial Times (FT Live)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026FT Live hosts the Brazil Summit with BrazilCham as supporting partner. Joint programming brings together senior policymakers, business leaders, and global investors. Financial Times provides media partnership and editorial coverage.
• BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 May 2026BNDES Director Nelson Barbosa Filho participated as keynote speaker at 2026 Brazil Summit, providing insights on Brazil's economic policy and investment climate.
• NasdaqcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Nasdaq hosted the 2026 Person of the Year Executive Reception at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. Partnership provides exclusive networking venue for Chamber leadership and POY honorees.
• CRiA (Cria Connect)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 April 2026BrazilCham serves as institutional partner for Cria New York Summit 2026. Chamber members receive 50% discount on registration. Summit connects founders, investors, and operators building Brazil-US tech ecosystem.
• DLA PipercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2026Joint webinar on US Supreme Court's IEEPA ruling implications for Brazil-US trade. DLA Piper provided expert panelists including Partner Ignacio Sanchez and Scott Shaw from The Cohen Group.
• BLS (Brazilian Legal Society) at NYU School of LawminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 March 2026BrazilCham serves as institutional partner for 9th BLS Annual Conference. Conference covers Brazil economic outlook, green deals, tax reform, alternative assets, and fintech topics.
• KrollcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Partnership for seminar on Brazilian Tax Reform impacts on transfer pricing and business structures. Kroll experts including LatAm Transfer Pricing Managing Director Fabian Alfonso provided analysis of IBS/CBS system implications.
• Instituto Por ElasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026Partnership for breakfast seminar on circular fashion and entrepreneurship. Instituto Por Elas, founded by Rizzia Froes, focuses on women's economic empowerment through sustainable fashion initiatives.
• BradescominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Brazil Week co-host along with FGV Projetos, Bloomberg, and others. Bradesco provides support for programming during the week of POY Awards.
• BloombergminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Brazil Week programming partner. Bloomberg provides editorial coverage and thought leadership for Chamber events during Brazil Week.
• FGV ProjetosminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Brazil Week programming partner. FGV (Fundação Getulio Vargas) provides research and analytical support for Chamber programming.
• Forbes BrasilminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Media partner and Brazil Week sponsor. Provides editorial coverage for Chamber events and POY Awards.
• Fundação LemanncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Partnership for Person of the Year Fellowship Program providing scholarships to Brazilian professionals in US graduate programs. One of three fellowship partners supporting emerging leaders.
• Instituto LingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Partnership for Person of the Year Fellowship Program. Instituto Ling, a Brazilian cultural institution, provides fellowship support alongside Fundação Lemann and United Airlines.
• United AirlinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Partnership for Person of the Year Fellowship Program providing travel support for scholarship recipients. United Airlines is also Patron member of the Chamber.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AmCham Brazil (American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil): Brazil's leading bilateral chamber serving US-Brazil business relations from the Brazilian side; directly comparable membership organization with overlapping member rosters, events, and advocacy mission—effectively the Brazilian mirror of BrazilCham.
• Council of the Americas / Americas Society: New York-based organization fostering trade, investment, and policy dialogue across the Americas; directly comparable mission of convening corporate leaders, governments, and policy makers across hemispheric business networks.
• British-American Business (BAB): Transatlantic bilateral chamber serving UK-US business ties; same membership-driven, event-led, tiered-membership model and similar scale of activities—relevant peer for benchmarking bilateral chamber operations.
• French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC): One of the largest bilateral chambers in New York; similar tiered membership structure, gala-driven revenue model, and US-foreign country business networking scope, providing direct operational comparability.
• German-American Chamber of Commerce (GACC New York): New York-based bilateral chamber facilitating US-Germany business; comparable membership tiers, events programming, and services for member companies navigating cross-border commercial activity.
• Italian-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC): NYC-based bilateral chamber serving US-Italy business; similar membership-based, event-rich operating model and comparable scale of corporate network and sponsorship activities.
• Spain-US Chamber of Commerce: Bilateral chamber linking US and Spain business communities through membership tiers, events, and trade promotion; functions as direct structural analog for BrazilCham's bilateral facilitation model.

Regional players

• Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom: London-based chamber focused on Brazil-related bilateral business ties; serves similar functions (membership, events, networking) but in a UK-LatAm context rather than US, providing peer benchmark from another major business hub.

Emerging players

• Brazil-United States Business Council (BUSBC): US Chamber of Commerce-affiliated council convening senior business and government leaders for Brazil-US dialogue; partial overlap with BrazilCham's mission and similar gala/honoree-driven event format.

Others

• Luso-American Chamber of Commerce and Portuguese-American Chamber of Commerce: Adjacent ethnic-portuguese bilateral business organization based in the US; provides comparison for serving Lusophone-American business networks and operating a membership/events model similar to BrazilCham.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@brazilcham
• Xx.com/brazilcham
• Facebookfacebook.com/BrazilUSCham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brazilian-american-chamber-of-commerce-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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