Grande Oriente Paulista

What Grande Oriente Paulista does

Grande Oriente Paulista (GOP) is a fraternal Masonic organization founded on August 4, 1981, when 58 (later 67) lodges seceded from the Grande Oriente do Brasil to form an independent, sovereign, regular, legal, and legitimate Masonic Power headquartered at Rua Barão de Tatuí, 94, in the Vila Buarque neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. It governs a network of more than 320 Symbolic Lodges and over 9,000 Brother Masons distributed across 25 macrorregions throughout the State of São Paulo, operating under seven Masonic rites: REAA (Scottish Rite Ancient and Accepted), Emulação, Moderno, York, Brasileiro, Adonhiramita, and Schröder. The organization is affiliated nationally with COMAB (Confederação Maçônica do Brasil) and internationally with CMI (Confederação Maçônica Interamericana, which comprises 78 Regular Powers across Latin America and Europe), and recognizes a paramaçonic ecosystem that includes Ordem DeMolay, Filhas de Jó International, Arco Íris para Meninas, and Shriners International.

GOP's product/service portfolio consists of administrative governance over its lodge network, the UniGOP educational platform, the MMP (Mútua Maçônica Paulista) mutual aid system, the MVU-based Loja Virtual websites for individual lodges, and communication channels including Rádio GOP and a news portal. Its core technology is non-proprietary; there are no disclosed AI/ML systems, APIs, or algorithms. The organization holds ISO 9001:2015 certification covering its administrative services and Masonic regulatory process management.

GOP operates as a nonprofit organization funded by membership dues and contributions from its affiliated lodges and individual Masons; no specific dues schedules are publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth through existing lodge networks, public information pages on how to join, and the foundation of new Academic Lodges to attract younger members. The 2026-2028 administration under Grão-Mestre Celso Ribeiro (with Paulo Cesar Dias Carneiro as Grão-Mestre Adjunto) is concurrently pursuing generational renewal via Academic Lodges and a governance review of MMP via Decree 038/2026.

Name

Grande Oriente Paulista

Legal name

Grande Oriente Paulista

Website

https://gopsp.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grande Oriente Paulista (GOP) is a São Paulo-based Masonic obedience founded in 1981 that governs more than 320 Symbolic Lodges and over 9,000 Brother Masons across São Paulo state, funded by membership dues and organized under seven Masonic rites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fraternal Masonic Organization

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Fraternal masonic organization
• Symbolic lodge network
• Masonic education services
• Mutual aid association
• Philanthropic brotherhood

Headquarters

HQ city

Sao Paulo, Sp

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and contributions: The organization sustains itself through contributions and dues from its members and affiliated lodges. Members are expected to have a lawful profession or trade to support themselves and contribute to the institution and charitable works.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Grande Oriente Paulista (GOP) is a fraternal Masonic organization that operates as a sovereign, regular Masonic power governing more than 320 Symbolic Lodges and over 9,000 Brother Masons across the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It provides governance, ritual standardization across seven Masonic rites, member education through its UniGOP platform, mutual aid benefits via the Mútua Maçônica Paulista (MMP), and an administrative structure organized into 25 macrorregions. The organization was founded on August 4, 1981, and sustains itself through membership dues and contributions from affiliated lodges.

Product overview

Grande Oriente Paulista is a Masonic organization, not a technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of administrative, regulatory, and member services for affiliated Masonic lodges (Lojas) across São Paulo state. The digital presence consists of the main GOP website, individual lodge websites on the Maçonaria Virtual (MVU) platform, the MMP mutual aid system, and the UniGOP educational platform. The organization operates under ISO 9001:2015 quality certification and provides services to over 320 Symbolic Lodges with more than 9,000 members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MMP: Digital platform for Masonic services and information
• UniGOP

Products and services

• Masonic Lodge Affiliation and Governance
• Mútua Maçônica Paulista (MMP)
• UniGOP Educational Platform
• Sagrado Arco Real (SAR) - Royal Arch Royal Arch Masonic program offered to GOP members as an additional degree of Masonic study, with its own management structure (SAR), circulars, and contact channels.
• Paramaçonic Youth Programs (DeMolay, Filhas de Jó, Arco Íris) Recognized and supported youth and family paramaçonic organizations, including Ordem DeMolay for young men, Ordem Internacional das Filhas de Jó for young women, and Ordem Internacional do Arco Íris para Meninas. GOP hosts the Grande Conselho Guardião and Grande Bethel for the State of São Paulo.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COMAB - Confederacao Maçônica do BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOMAB is the national confederation that brings together Brazilian Masonic powers adhering to the highest principles of essentiality and existentiality. The Grande Oriente Paulista is affiliated to COMAB as a member organization.
• CMI - Confederacao Maçônica InteramericanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMI is an international confederation that groups 78 regular Masonic powers recognized throughout Latin America and Europe, identified by the Universalist Franco-Masonic Ideal. GOP is affiliated as a member organization.
• Ordem DeMolayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA para-Masonic youth organization for young men with Masonic family connections. GOP recognizes and supports this organization as part of its ecosystem of related Masonic entities.
• Ordem Internacional das Filhas de JóminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Masonic-related organization for young women. GOP recognizes, supports, and participates in this organization, including hosting its Grande Conselho Guardião and Grande Bethel for the State of São Paulo.
• Ordem Internacional do Arco Íris para MeninasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Masonic-related organization for young women. GOP recognizes and supports this organization as part of its paramaçonic entity network.
• Shriners InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Masonic charitable organization. GOP recognizes and supports Shriners as part of its affiliated paramaçonic entities.
• CMSB - Confederacao da Maçônica Simbólica do BrasilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConfederation of Symbolic Masonic powers in Brazil. GOP maintains fraternal relations and harmony with all Masonic powers that compose the CMSB.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE): The premier and largest regular Masonic Grand Lodge globally, governing English Freemasonry worldwide. UGLE sets international regularity standards that GOP must meet and represents a benchmark for scale, governance, and institutional maturity across the broader Masonic space.
• Grand Lodge of Scotland: One of the oldest established regular Masonic Grand Lodges in the world, with global recognition. Operates a parallel governance and lodge structure to GOP, serving as an international benchmark peer in the regular Masonic tradition.
• Lions Clubs International: A large global service-club organization with dues-funded local chapters structured similarly to Masonic lodges. Operates with comparable community/philanthropy mission and member-network distribution, making it a relevant peer in the broader fraternal membership space.
• Rotary International: One of the world's largest service/fraternal membership organizations with dues-funded local clubs (Rotary Clubs) operating under a similar chapter-based model to GOP's lodges. Targets professional men and women seeking fellowship and community service, representing a comparable membership-driven nonprofit peer.
• Grand Orient de France (GOdF): France's largest Masonic body and historically influential in Latin American Freemasonry through the Universalist tradition GOP identifies with. Operates a more liberal doctrinal stance than Anglo-American Grand Lodges, making it a comparable but ideologically distinct institutional peer.

Direct peers

• Grande Loja do Estado de São Paulo: A recognized Masonic Grand Lodge operating in the same São Paulo state territory as GOP, offering parallel Symbolic Lodge membership and competing for the same regional member pool. Both organizations coexist and share jurisdiction, making them the most direct local competitor.
• Grande Oriente do Brasil (GOB): GOB is the original Brazilian Masonic Grand Orient from which GOP's founding lodges split in 1981. It operates the same Masonic tradition, ritual structure, and dues-based membership model, sharing São Paulo territory and competing directly for the same pool of prospective members.

Regional players

• Grande Oriente do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: A Brazilian Masonic Grand Orient operating in Rio de Janeiro state with comparable governance, lodge network, and ritual structure. It is a structural peer to GOP but operates in a separate geographic jurisdiction without direct head-to-head competition.
• Grande Oriente do Rio Grande do Sul: Another Brazilian Masonic Grand Orient operating in a different state (Rio Grande do Sul) under the same regular Masonic tradition. It serves as a structural peer in terms of governance model, lodge network, and member services, but does not compete in GOP's São Paulo territory.
• Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: A Brazilian Masonic Grand Lodge serving Rio de Janeiro state with overlapping offering (Symbolic Lodges, ritual, fraternal philosophy) and similar dues-based model. Functions as a structural peer of GOP at the Grand Lodge level but in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grandeorientepaulista

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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