What Ensina Brasil does

Ensina Brasil is a Brazilian nonprofit OSCIP (Civil Society Organization of Public Interest) founded in 2017 and headquartered in São Paulo, focused on developing leadership for the country's public education system. The organization operates three core programs: Trainee Ensina, a two-year paid teaching placement program placing young university graduates in vulnerable public schools; Lampiar, a six-to-eight-month hybrid leadership development program for existing school-based educators; and Impulso, a six-month career-acceleration program for mid- and senior-level managers in municipal, state, and federal education departments. A fourth offering, Lampiar Pré-Escola, extends the Lampiar model into early childhood education in partnership with Fundação Bracell. All program graduates join the Rede de Lideranças Ensina Brasil, an alumni network of 900+ members providing ongoing mentorship, career support, and short-term placements through the Leadership Residency program.

Ensina Brasil operates through formal cooperation agreements with municipal and state education secretariats across at least 15 Brazilian states. Participants in Trainee Ensina are hired directly by partner governments as temporary teachers (salaries R$3,100-R$6,000 depending on the network); Ensina Brasil does not charge governments or participants, and provides recruitment, training, and ongoing support. Since founding, the organization has processed 110,000+ applicants, built a network of 1,000+ leaders, and directly impacted 330,000+ students in public schools (33,000+ in 2025 alone). Eighty percent of alumni remain in education or social impact, and 60% of first cohort members have moved into leadership positions.

The organization is affiliated with the Teach For All global network (60+ countries, founded by Wendy Kopp) and is funded entirely by private donations from corporate foundations (Alcoa, Amgen, Itaú, GOL, Citi), impact investors (Imaginable Futures, Tinker, ISG), and individual donors. As an OSCIP, it does not receive government funding. Revenue, headcount (101-250), and program financials are not publicly disclosed. Leadership includes CEO and co-founder Ana Beatriz Montosa Cardoso, Board Chair Claudia Sender (former LATAM Brasil CEO), and a board drawing on former executives of 99, Google for Startups, and Todos Pela Educação.

Name

Ensina Brasil

Legal name

Ensina Brasil

Website

https://www.ensinabrasil.org.br/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ensina Brasil is a Brazilian nonprofit OSCIP founded in 2017 that develops leadership for the country's public education system through three programs — Trainee Ensina (graduate teacher placement), Lampiar (school educator leadership), and Impulso (public education manager acceleration) — serving government education secretariats across 15+ states with alumni in 22+ Brazilian states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Leadership Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Systems Strengthening (Policy, Planning, EMIS, Governance) (BPADAKAK)

Keywords

• Leadership development programs
• Public education training
• Teacher placement program
• Education nonprofit services
• Public school leadership

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Donations and Grants: As an OSCIP (Civil Society Organization of Public Interest) nonprofit, Ensina Brasil generates revenue exclusively through donations from private partners. Revenue is allocated to: recruitment and selection of candidates, training during and after program participation, network strengthening, and administrative and institutional areas. The organization does not provide paid services or receive government donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ensina Brasil is a nonprofit OSCIP that develops leaders for the Brazilian public education system through three free programs: Trainee Ensina (two-year paid teacher placement for young graduates), Lampiar (6-8 month leadership development for in-service educators), and Impulso (6-month career acceleration for mid/senior public education managers). Programs are funded by private donations and delivered through formal partnerships with municipal and state education secretariats, feeding into a 900+ member alumni network.

Product overview

Ensina Brasil is an education nonprofit organization (OSCIP) that operates a multi-program leadership development portfolio targeting Brazilian public education. The portfolio is organized as three standalone core programs — Trainee Ensina, Lampiar, and Impulso — supplemented by a cross-cutting Leadership Network (Rede de Lideranças). Trainee Ensina is a 2-year paid teaching placement program for university graduates; Lampiar is a 6-to-8-month school-level leadership program for existing educators; Impulso is a 6-month intensive program for mid/senior managers in Education Departments. All three programs feed into the Rede de Lideranças alumni network, which provides ongoing career support, mentorship, and opportunities including the Leadership Residency. Additionally, Lampiar Pré-Escola extends the Lampiar model to early childhood education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Trainee Ensina: First-steps transformative leadership program — two paid years as a teacher in public schools, developing leadership and impact in education.
• Lampiar
• Impulso
• Rede de Lideranças Ensina Brasil
• Lampiar Pré-Escola

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of managers recommend the program
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Teach For AllcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network partner since Ensina Brasil's founding in 2017. Teach For All operates in 60+ countries to expand educational opportunities. Ensina Brasil participates in shared learning, evidence exchange, and global collaboration. Founded by Wendy Kopp based on Teach For America model.
• Todos Pela EducaçãosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in Brazilian education advocacy. Executive Director Olavo Nogueira serves on Ensina Brasil board.
• CognasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Brazilian education company. Alumni work there; provides strategic partnerships.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Teach For All: Global network of independent national organizations (Ensina Brasil's parent affiliation) operating in 60+ countries with the same teacher-placement and leadership model. Comparable as the umbrella organization and knowledge-sharing body for the entire movement.

Direct peers

• Teach For India: Indian member of the Teach For All network, focused on placing young professionals in under-resourced schools and developing leadership for systemic education change. Direct operational peer in a large emerging market.
• Teach For America: The original 1990 program founded by Wendy Kopp that placed recent graduates in low-income US public schools. Highly comparable in mission, structure (2-year teacher placement), and curriculum, though operating at far larger scale and budget.
• Enseña por México: Teach For All partner organization operating in Mexico with a similar model of recruiting young graduates to teach in vulnerable public schools. Direct Latin American peer with comparable program structure and government partnership approach.
• Teach First (UK): UK-based Teach For All partner placing graduates in low-income schools with a two-year leadership development commitment. Comparable in mission, cohort model, and alumni-network strategy, though operating within a different education system.
• Enseña Chile: Chilean member of the Teach For All network running a parallel teacher-placement and education leadership development program. Directly comparable as a regional Latin American peer with similar alumni network and public-school focus.

Emerging players

• Instituto Unibanco: Brazilian nonprofit focused on education management and leadership development in public schools, working closely with state education secretariats. Comparable in target audience (school leaders, education managers) and government partnership model.
• FGV EAESP Public Administration Programs: Brazilian academic institution offering professional and public-management training programs. Comparable in providing leadership and management development training to mid-career professionals, including public-sector education managers targeted by Impulso.
• Todos Pela Educação: Major Brazilian education policy and advocacy organization whose Executive Director Olavo Nogueira sits on Ensina Brasil's board. Comparable as a complementary Brazilian education actor focused on systemic reform, though operating more on policy/advocacy than direct program delivery.

Others

• Lemann Foundation: One of Brazil's largest education-focused foundations funding leadership and talent development in public education. Adjacent ecosystem player as both a potential funder and as a developer of comparable leadership programs (e.g., fellowship pipelines for public-sector leaders).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ensinabrasil
• Facebookfacebook.com/ensinabrasil16

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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