Ame-Brasil

What Ame-Brasil does

AME Brasil (Associação Médico-Espírita do Brasil) is a Brazilian nonprofit professional association founded on June 17, 1995 in São Paulo, operating as the federal umbrella organization for 70 state, regional, and municipal Médico-Espírita (medical-Spiritist) associations across all five regions of Brazil. Its mission is to study and apply the proposals of Spiritism (Kardecism) in medicine and health, bridging clinical practice with Spiritist doctrine through peer-reviewed research, bioethical advocacy, and continuing education for physicians.

Its product portfolio is organized around three pillars: (1) digital content and publishing — the subscription streaming platform Saúde e Espiritualidade.tv, the AME-Brasil Editora bookstore (physical and e-books on medical-Spiritist topics, bioethics, and chaplaincy), and the quadrimestral peer-reviewed journal Revista AME – Saúde & Espiritualidade; (2) professional development and scientific dissemination — Academic Department cartilhas (pamphlets) and bulletins, the Research Department's thesis bank, and educational materials; and (3) events — most notably the biennial MEDNESP congress (described as the world's largest health and spirituality event), the CONDAME academic congress, and regional ENCONTRAME encounters.

Revenue mechanics are diversified but modest and undisclosed. Streams include book/e-book sales through loja.amebrasil.org.br, the subscription streaming platform, event registration fees, and a wholesale distribution partnership with Distribuidora Candeia. Distribution occurs via direct e-commerce, event sales, the 70-affiliated regional AME network, and volunteer-driven hospital chaplaincy services in cities such as Piracicaba-SP, São Paulo-SP, and Uberaba-MG. Go-to-market is primarily community-led and event-driven, with content marketing through the bimonthly magazine, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, WhatsApp), and word-of-mouth within the medical-Spiritist community. AME Brasil does not develop proprietary technology products; its competitive positioning rests on the unique community ecosystem and content library it has accumulated since 1995.

Name

Ame-Brasil

Legal name

Associação Médico-Espírita do Brasil

Website

https://amebrasil.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AME Brasil is a Brazilian nonprofit professional association founded in 1995, serving as the federal umbrella for 70 state and regional medical-Spiritist (Kardecist) associations of physicians and healthcare professionals across Brazil, focused on integrating Spiritist principles into medicine through publishing, events, research, and hospital chaplaincy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Publishing and Book Sales: AME-Brasil Editora generates revenue through the sale of physical books and e-books covering medical-Spiritist topics, published works on bioethics, chaplaincy, and spiritual health. Sales occur through the organization's virtual store (loja.amebrasil.org.br), the AMEGS headquarters, other regional AMEs, and distribution partnerships.
2. Digital Subscription Platform: The Saúde e Espiritualidade.tv subscription streaming platform provides video content on health and spirituality, generating recurring subscription revenue from subscribers seeking spiritual and integrative health programming.
3. Magazine Publications: The 'Revista AME – Saúde & Espiritualidade' is published bimonthly and distributed digitally (open access), serving as both a member resource and public-facing publication. Revenue is indirect, supporting membership value and institutional positioning rather than direct sales.
4. Event Registration: Revenue generated from event registration fees for the MEDNESP congress, regional CONDAME conferences, ENCONTRAME gatherings, and other educational events organized by AME Brasil and its departments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AME Brasil is a nonprofit professional association that develops and disseminates the medical-Spiritist paradigm through peer-reviewed publications, a biennial scientific congress, a streaming platform, an online bookstore, academic research, and a hospital chaplaincy model. It coordinates a national federation of 70 state and regional associations in Brazil, with internal departments covering academics, bioethics, palliative care, mental health, family, teaching, and spiritual care.

Product overview

AME Brasil (Associação Médico-Espírita do Brasil) is a non-profit association founded in 1995 that develops and applies the proposals of Spiritism (Kardecism) in the field of medicine and health. Its product portfolio centers on three pillars: (1) digital content and publishing via Saúde e Espiritualidade.tv (streaming platform), AME-Brasil Editora (bookstore/e-book platform), and the quadrimestral journal Revista AME – Saúde & Espiritualidade; (2) professional development and scientific dissemination through the Academic Department's educational materials (cartilhas, bulletins) and the Research Department's thesis bank; and (3) events, most notably MEDNESP, the world's largest health and spirituality congress. Supporting activities include the Hospital Chaplaincy (Capelania Hospitalar Espírita) service model with its training courses and publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Saúde e Espiritualidade.tv: A subscription-based platform providing content on health and spirituality, operated by AME Brasil.
• AME-Brasil Editora

Products and services

• Revista AME – Saúde & Espiritualidade Peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research and articles at the intersection of medicine, health, and Spiritist (Kardecist) philosophy, targeted at physicians, researchers, and academics.
• MEDNESP Congress Biennial national scientific congress of AME Brasil bringing together physicians, researchers, and academics to present research and discuss the medical-Spiritist paradigm.
• Saúde e Espiritualidade.tv Streaming media platform operated by AME Brasil offering video content on health, spirituality, and the medical-Spiritist field, targeted at professionals and the broader community.
• Loja AME / AME-Brasil Editora Online bookstore and publishing arm of AME Brasil selling books and educational material on medical-Spiritist topics, distributed online and through the wholesale distributor Distribuidora Candeia.
• Banco de Teses Digital thesis repository operated by AME Brasil's Academic Department, cataloging theses on medical-Spiritist topics for academic researchers and students.
• Capelania Hospitalar Espírita Hospital chaplaincy service model developed by AME Brasil to deliver structured Spiritist-based spiritual care to patients and families in hospital settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000+ spiritual assistance sessions per month in São Paulo Spiritist centers alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Distribuidora CandeiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021Distribution partnership for AME-Brasil Editora books. The partnership enables wholesale distribution of medical-Spiritist publications beyond AME Brasil's direct sales channels, increasing accessibility of books through Candeia's distribution network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Mind & Life Institute: Facilitates dialogue between contemplative traditions (including Buddhist) and scientific research on mind and health. Similar in bridging spiritual practice and empirical research, though anchored in a different tradition than Kardecism.
• International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS): Research and education organization studying near-death and similar spiritual phenomena, with scientific publications and an annual conference. Overlaps with AME Brasil's research interest in mediumship, spiritual healing, and consciousness-related phenomena.

Direct peers

• HealthCare Chaplaincy Network: Delivers chaplaincy services, training, and research for US healthcare organizations. Directly comparable to AME Brasil's Spiritist chaplaincy program in terms of mission (professional spiritual care in hospitals) and revenue model (training and program delivery).
• National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC): Faith-based US professional association certifying chaplains for Catholic-aligned hospital ministries. Shares AME Brasil's model of combining a doctrinal worldview with professional chaplaincy standards, though within a different religious tradition.
• Society for Spirituality, Theology and Health: Founded by Dr. Harold Koenig, this US organization promotes rigorous research on religion/spirituality and health. AME Brasil's Research Department, thesis bank, and scientific publications pursue a parallel agenda within the Kardecist tradition.
• Association of Professional Chaplains (APC): US-based interfaith professional association that certifies healthcare chaplains and sets standards for spiritual care in hospitals. AME Brasil's Capelania Hospitalar Espírita program addresses the same clinical-spiritual interface in a Brazilian context.
• Spiritual Care Association: Provides chaplaincy certification, training curricula, and quality standards used by US hospitals. Comparable to AME Brasil's structured chaplaincy training and protocol publications, both focused on credentialing spiritual care delivery in clinical settings.

Others

• Federação Espírita Brasileira (FEB): The largest Brazilian Spiritist umbrella organization, covering general Spiritist practice rather than the medical sub-niche. AME Brasil functions as the medical-focused federation under the broader Spiritist movement FEB also represents.

Broad incumbents

• American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA): US association representing physicians practicing holistic/integrative medicine, including mind-body-spirit approaches. AME Brasil occupies a similar integrative-medicine positioning, but narrower (Kardecist framework only) and Brazil-specific.

Regional players

• British Association for Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy: UK-based association for healthcare chaplains and spiritual care practitioners, focused on professional standards in the British National Health Service. Analogous organizational model to AME Brasil but operating in a different national healthcare context.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ame_brasil
• YouTubeyoutube.com/amebrasil
• Facebookfacebook.com/ame.brasil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ame-brasil
• Instagraminstagram.com/ame_brasil

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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