Cbde

Name

Cbde

Legal name

Confederação Brasileira do Desporto Escolar

Website

https://cbde.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320), Spectator Sports (7112)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (MPAKAFAC), Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF)

Keywords

• School sports federation
• Youth athletics competitions
• Student sports tournaments
• School sports governance
• Amateur sports events

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: CBDE receives funding from the Brazilian Ministry of Sport (Ministério do Esporte) and government programs. The organization operates as a non-profit sports entity receiving public resources for sports development.
2. Corporate Sponsorship: CBDE receives sponsorship from corporations including Vale through Lei de Incentivo ao Esporte (Sports Incentive Law). Sponsors provide financial support for events and operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CBDE is the official Brazilian school sports confederation that organizes and governs national and international school sports competitions, primarily the Jogos Escolares Brasileiros (JEBs) — a multi-sport event for student-athletes aged 12-17 across 19+ modalities. It coordinates a federation system linking 27 state federations, conducts athlete selection events for world championships (Gymnasiade, ISF World Championships), and runs youth development programs (Programa Integra Brasil, Programa CEM). All competitions are free for participating student-athletes.

Product overview

CBDE operates as a sports confederation organizing national and international school sports events. The core product is the Jogos Escolares Brasileiros (JEBs), a multi-sport competition for student-athletes featuring 18+ modalities. Supporting products include international leadership training courses, national selections for world championships (Gymnasiade), the Athletes Commission for governance participation, and cultural integration events like Noite dos Estados. The organization also runs the Brasileirão Escolar de Atletismo and facilitates participation in ISF world championships, creating a comprehensive pipeline from municipal to international school sports competition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jogos Escolares Brasileiros (JEBs) The main national school sports competition organized by CBDE for student-athletes aged 12-17, featuring 19 sports modalities plus 2 demonstration sports. Free to participate; coordinated through 27 state federations.
• Seletiva Nacional da Gymnasiade National selection event that qualifies Brazilian student-athletes to represent Brazil at the Gymnasiade, the world school sports championship organized by ISF.
• Brasileirão Escolar de Atletismo National school athletics championship for student-athletes up to 17 years old that serves as a qualifier for the World School Athletics Championship.
• Mundial ISF de Vôlei (Organização) International school volleyball world championship hosted by CBDE in Brazil, part of the ISF global calendar of school sports competitions.
• Gymnasiade 2023 World school sports games hosted by CBDE at the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, featuring a record 22 sports modalities including new additions surf and skate.
• Curso Internacional de Liderança Transformadora em Esportes Escolares International leadership training course for school sports federation presidents, focused on strategic development, team management, decision-making, and the role of sports institutions in student-athlete formation.
• Comissão de Atletas CBDE Athlete Commission elected within CBDE's governance structure to represent student-athletes, with speaking and voting rights on the Board of Directors.
• Programa CEM (Campeonatos Municipais Escolares) Municipal school championships program that creates pathways from local to state to national-level competitions (JEBs), enabling federal resources to reach grassroots sports development.
• Programa Integra Brasil Government program operated through CBDE aimed at promoting sports practice, preventing human rights violations, and preventing alcohol and drug use among youth through school sports.

Quantifiable outcome

• JEBs 2023 featured more female (2,757) than male (2,676) participants for the first time, demonstrating successful gender equity measures

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Instituto Olímpico Brasileiro (IOB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026CBDE signed a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian Olympic Institute (IOB), the educational arm of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB). The partnership aims to provide IOB courses to the CBDE system, expanding technical, administrative, and governance qualifications for professionals working in Brazilian school sports.
• International School Sport Federation (ISF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBDE is the Brazilian member of ISF, the international school sports federation. CBDE president Antônio Hora Filho was elected ISF Vice President in 2022. Through this partnership, CBDE organizes international events like Gymnasiade and selects teams to represent Brazil in world school sports competitions.
• Governo Federal, Gobierno de Minas, Prefeitura de Uberlândia, FEEMGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple government partners support CBDE events, including the federal government, Minas Gerais state government, Uberlândia municipal government, and the Minas Gerais School Sports Federation (FEEMG) for JEBs 2025.
• Iran School Sport FederationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing the success of the Brazilian delegation at Gymnasiade 2025, CBDE established a partnership with the Iranian School Sport Federation for knowledge sharing and collaboration in school sports development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS): NFHS is the U.S. national organization that oversees high school sports across state associations — the most direct structural peer to CBDE's federation model governing school sports in Brazil. Both organizations license national competitions, set eligibility standards, and operate via a network of affiliated state members.
• School Sport Canada: School Sport Canada is the national body that organizes national school sport championships and represents Canada in the International School Sport Federation. Its mandate, federated structure, and ISF affiliation closely mirror CBDE's role and operating model in Brazil.
• School Sport Australia: School Sport Australia coordinates national championships for school-age athletes and feeds Australian teams into international school sports events. Like CBDE, it is a multi-modal, member-driven federation whose flagship national school games parallel the JEBs format and scale.
• Youth Sport Trust (UK): The Youth Sport Trust is the UK charity focused on school-based physical education and youth sport programs, including the School Games. It is comparable to CBDE in mission (intersection of education and sport for ages 12–18), governance structure, and reliance on public-sector and corporate partnerships.
• School Games UK (organizing committee): The School Games are the UK's flagship national multi-sport school competition (the UK equivalent of the JEBs), organized in partnership with Sport England, the Youth Sport Trust, and national governing bodies — mirroring CBDE's public-private hybrid sponsorship model and modality mix.

Broad incumbents

• International School Sport Federation (ISF): ISF is the international umbrella federation of which CBDE is the Brazilian member. It organizes the Gymnasiade World School Games and provides the international competition pipeline to which CBDE's national champions feed. ISF sits one tier above CBDE in the school-sports hierarchy.
• Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB): COB is the umbrella body for Brazilian Olympic sports and oversees the Instituto Olímpico Brasileiro, which signed a 2026 cooperation agreement with CBDE. COB is a structural sibling within Brazilian sport governance, with overlapping athlete-pipeline responsibilities and shared government funding streams.
• NCAA: The U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association governs amateur collegiate sports at a step older than CBDE's 12–17 age range, but shares the model of multi-modal national championships run by a federated, member-governed body. NCAA is comparable on governance, competition structure, and revenue mix (broadcast, sponsorship, member dues).
• Pan American School Sports (PASO): PASO coordinates multi-school-sport events across the Americas, of which Brazilian school sports delegations are participants. It overlaps with CBDE on hemispheric competition pathways and is a relevant ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Confederação Brasileira de Desportos de Surdos (CBDG): CBDG is another Brazilian national sports confederation that operates under similar Ministry of Sport oversight and Lei de Incentivo funding mechanics. Its federated competition structure and non-profit charter closely parallel CBDE's operational reality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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