Abece

What Abece does

ABECE (Associação Brasileira de Engenharia e Consultoria Estrutural) is a Brazilian nonprofit professional association headquartered in São Paulo that represents and serves structural engineers across Brazil. Founded circa 1994 (the organization is celebrating its 30th anniversary), it operates a membership-based model with individual professional (PF), corporate (PJ), and student tiers, supported by event registrations, training courses, and publication sales.

The association's core offerings are non-software services: technical publications (Revista Estrutura, described as Brazil's largest periodic structural engineering publication), Technical Recommendations aligned with ABNT norms, training courses, and a flagship events calendar anchored by ENECE (Encontro Nacional de Engenharia e Consultoria Estrutural), CBPE (Congresso Brasileiro de Pontes e Estruturas), and the 9° Simpósio Nacional ABECE + Universidades. It maintains a content library of technical articles, videos, and podcasts, and runs award programs including Prêmio Talento Engenharia Estrutural and Prêmio ABECE de Teses e Dissertações. Its "technology" is knowledge curation and dissemination rather than a software platform.

Commercially, ABECE monetizes through annual subscription membership fees (pricing not publicly disclosed), transactional event and course fees, and one-time publication sales. Distribution is via its website portal, regional chapters (Regionais) across Brazil, in-person events in cities including São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Porto Alegre, and digital channels (YouTube, podcast, newsletter). Strategic partners include ABNT (technical standards), ABPE (bridge engineering), UFMG, PUC-RS, and corporate collaborators such as ArcelorMittal, Gerdau, TQS, Trimble, and Hilti. The organization is governed by an elected board with rotating leadership and operates with approximately 31 employees.

Name

Abece

Legal name

ABECE – Associação Brasileira de Engenharia e Consultoria Estrutural

Website

https://abece.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABECE is a Brazilian nonprofit professional association that represents structural engineers nationwide, offering membership subscriptions, technical publications (Revista Estrutura), training courses, industry events (ENECE, CBPE), and Technical Recommendations aligned with ABNT norms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADACAC

Programmatic Accreditors (Discipline/Profession-Specific)

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Accreditation Bodies (Institutional & Programmatic)

Keywords

• Structural engineering association
• Professional engineering membership
• Technical engineering publications
• Engineering industry events
• Continuing engineering education

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Association generates revenue through annual membership fees from individual engineers (PF) and companies (PJ), as well as student memberships. Members receive benefits including access to publications, technical recommendations, and event discounts.
2. Event Registrations: Revenue from registration fees for major events including ENECE, CBPE, Simpósios, and training courses.
3. Publications and Sales: Sale of technical books, the ABECE 30 Anos book, Revista Estrutura magazine, and other technical publications.
4. Training Courses: Revenue from specialized training courses taught by industry experts on structural engineering topics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ABECE is a nonprofit professional association that represents and unites structural engineers in Brazil through annual memberships for individuals, companies, and students. It delivers member services including the Revista Estrutura periodical, proprietary technical recommendations aligned with ABNT standards, flagship industry events (ENECE, CBPE, Simpósios), professional training courses, webinars, award programs, and a digital library of technical articles, newsletters, podcasts, and video content.

Product overview

ABECE (Associação Brasileira de Engenharia e Consultoria Estrutural) is a professional association that represents structural engineers in Brazil. Rather than a unified software product, ABECE operates as a platform offering member services including professional publications (Revista Estrutura, technical recommendations, newsletters), industry events (ENECE, CBPE), academic awards, and continuing education programs. The association connects structural engineering professionals through conferences, publications, and training while promoting technical standards and excellence in structural engineering practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revista Estrutura Brazil's largest periodic publication dedicated to structural engineering, featuring technical articles, case studies, and industry developments for structural engineering professionals.
• Recomendações Técnicas ABECE Technical recommendations developed following Brazilian normalization criteria (ABNT) that contribute to the improvement of structural engineering projects, available to association members.
• ENECE – Encontro Nacional de Engenharia e Consultoria Estrutural ABECE's flagship annual national meeting bringing together structural engineering and consulting professionals, scheduled for 23 October 2026.
• CBPE – Congresso Brasileiro de Pontes e Estruturas Brazilian congress focused on bridges and structures, organized in partnership with ABPE, scheduled for 6 November 2026 at PUC-RS in Porto Alegre.
• Cursos (Training Courses) Professional training courses and educational programs for structural engineers, including technical seminars and live sessions (such as the Concrete Walls Building Design course scheduled for 13 November 2026 in Belo Horizonte).
• Prêmio ABECE de Teses e Dissertações Academic award program recognizing excellence in theses and dissertations in the field of structural engineering.
• Prêmio Talento Engenharia Estrutural Prestigious annual award recognizing talent and innovation in structural engineering in Brazil.
• ABECE News (Newsletter) Newsletter providing news and updates about structural engineering developments and association activities for members and subscribers.
• Livro ABECE 30 Anos Commemorative book marking the 30-year history of ABECE and the Brazilian structural engineering community.
• Associação ABECE – Individual and Corporate Membership Annual membership program offering PF (individual professional), PJ (corporate), and student tiers with access to technical recommendations, Revista Estrutura, event discounts, and member benefits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest structural engineering publication in Brazil through Revista Estrutura
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABPE (Associação Brasileira de Pontes e Estruturas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the SBPE - VII Seminário Brasileiro de Pontes e Estruturas, scheduled for November 6, 2026 at PUC-RS in Porto Alegre. Joint event organization for the advancement of bridge and structural engineering in Brazil.
• UFMG - Escola de EngenhariacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Federal University of Minas Gerais Engineering School for the 9° Simpósio Nacional ABECE + Universidades, to be held August 20-22, 2026 in Belo Horizonte. Academic collaboration for knowledge exchange between professionals and academia.
• PUC-RSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue partnership for SBPE 2026 event at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre.
• AncoraminorOthersCorporate Associated Collaborator - construction/engineering industry company featured in the Associated Collaborators section of the ABECE website.
• ArcelorMittal BrasilminorOthersCorporate Associated Collaborator - steel manufacturer supporting the structural engineering community. Featured in Associated Collaborators section.
• GerdauminorOthersCorporate Associated Collaborator - steel producer featured in the Associated Collaborators section supporting the structural engineering industry.
• TQSminorOthersCorporate Associated Collaborator - structural calculation software company serving the engineering community through the Associated Collaborators program.
• HiltiminorOthersCorporate Associated Collaborator - construction technology and equipment company supporting structural engineering professionals.
• ABNT (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABECE works with ABNT on technical standards, including recent publication of ABNT NBR 8548 and ABNT NBR 6118:2023 amendment. The association provides recommendations aligned with Brazilian technical norms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Ordem dos Engenheiros (Portugal): Portuguese professional order for engineers with regulatory and membership functions. Comparable in serving a national structural engineering community in a Lusophone market, though with public-law regulatory powers that ABECE does not hold.
• fib (Fédération Internationale du Béton): International federation for structural concrete, covering technical bulletins, congresses, and model codes. Operates similarly to ABECE at the global level for structural engineering content, though without a national membership base.
• ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers): US-based professional association for civil engineers with publications, standards, conferences, and continuing education. Highly comparable operating model to ABECE, but geographically focused on the United States.
• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE): UK-based professional body for civil engineers. Comparable as a member-driven organization with publications, events, and standards influence, but operating in the UK rather than Brazil.
• Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE): UK-based professional body for structural engineers with chartered membership, technical publications, and industry events. Directly comparable mission and member value proposition to ABECE, but serving UK-based engineers.
• IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering): International association for bridge and structural engineering with members across countries. Closely comparable to ABECE in mission (structural engineering profession advancement) and programming (publications, conferences, awards), but global rather than Brazil-specific.

Direct peers

• ABPE (Associação Brasileira de Pontes e Estruturas): Brazilian association for bridges and structures. ABECE lists ABPE as a strategic partner on joint events such as SBPE 2026, but the two organizations overlap heavily in representing structural engineering professionals in Brazil.
• CBIC (Câmara Brasileira da Indústria da Construção): Brazilian chamber for the construction industry. Comparable as a national membership-based organization serving engineering-adjacent professionals, with similar events, publications, and corporate partner programs.
• CONFEA (Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia): Brazilian federal council overseeing professional engineering practice. While governmental rather than a member association, it is the principal regulatory body for ABECE's professional base and provides a direct structural analog.
• IBRACON (Instituto Brasileiro do Concreto): Brazilian institute for concrete, serving structural and materials engineers with technical publications, events (e.g., Congresso Brasileiro do Concreto), and standards activities. Directly comparable membership-based association operating in the same Brazilian structural engineering community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=a6TylMmRcGw&t=10s
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abece

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Investors

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