Instituto Incluir

What Instituto Incluir does

Instituto Incluir is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization founded in 2018 by Carina Alves and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, with regional operations across six states — São Paulo, João Pessoa, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, and Brasília. The organization focuses on inclusion and human diversity across four program axes: education, culture, sports, and environment, serving people with disabilities and vulnerable communities. To date, Instituto Incluir reports reaching more than 100,000 beneficiaries through 20+ active projects, and operates with a lean staff of 19 employees. Its programmatic portfolio includes accessible literature (Literatura Acessível), adaptive sports (Surf e Inclusão, Esportivamente), gender equity (Empodera), environmental programming (Azulão), international academic collaboration (Pulsar with Universidade do Porto), and cultural programming at the Biblioteca Demonstrativa in Brasília (BDB Cultural, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture).

The organization structures its commercial activity through three internal sub-brands: Editora Incluir (accessible publishing), Consultoria Incluir (inclusion consulting for corporates and public-sector clients), and Escola Livre Incluir (training and capacity-building). Its revenue model blends Brazilian tax-incentive funding mechanisms — Lei Rouanet for culture and the Sports Incentive Law for sport — with public grants, parliamentary amendments, private donations, and corporate sponsorship from Itaú, Nubank, Eletrobras, Enel, Metso, Karoon, and Kinross. Institutional credibility has been established through partnerships with UNESCO, UN Women, the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, the Federal Government, multiple state governments, and universities including the Universidade do Porto.

Instituto Incluir has accumulated international recognition including the 2022 UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize, the 2024 Medalha de Mérito Pró-Inclusão from Portugal, and the 2020 Digital Accessibility Seal from CPA, alongside Federal Accessibility Awards. The organization positions itself at the intersection of social impact delivery and commercially structured inclusion services, but operates without publicly disclosed financials, leaving revenue scale, program economics, and unit-level impact metrics partially opaque to external observers.

Name

Instituto Incluir

Legal name

Instituto Incluir

Website

https://institutoincluir.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Instituto Incluir is a Brazilian non-profit founded in 2018 that delivers inclusive education, accessible publishing, adaptive sports, and inclusion consulting to people with disabilities and vulnerable communities across six states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Inclusion Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Other Schools and Instruction (6116), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADALAF

Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYBPAGAHAC

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDALAHAF

Cultural, Identity & Inclusion Programs

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

Keywords

• Social inclusion services
• Accessible publishing
• Inclusive education
• Disability inclusion
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Federal Cultural Incentive Law (Lei Rouanet): Companies taxed under Lucro Real can allocate a portion of their corporate income tax to cultural projects through the Federal Cultural Incentive Law.
2. Sports Incentive Law: Companies can sponsor sports projects through the Sports Incentive Law, redirecting a portion of taxes to social sports initiatives.
3. Public and Private Calls for Proposals: Projects funded through public calls for proposals and private grants in education, culture, sports, human rights, and environment.
4. Donations: Individual and corporate donations received via PIX, bank transfer, with official receipts issued. CNPJ 31.037.402/0001-94.
5. Consulting and Customized Projects: Companies and institutions can hire inclusion consulting, training, and customized projects, including for organizations not eligible for tax incentive programs.
6. Parliamentary Amendments: Federal, state, and municipal legislative budget amendments supporting social projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Instituto Incluir is a Brazilian civil society non-profit organization that designs and delivers social inclusion programs across four pillars: education, culture, sports, and environment. It produces accessible literature in up to eight formats (Braille, Libras, enlarged font, audio description, simple language, pictograms, and audiobook), operates a free training school (Escola Livre Incluir) offering inclusive sports and accessibility courses, and provides paid inclusion consulting (Consultoria Incluir) to companies and institutions. It reaches beneficiaries through community-based projects in vulnerable territories and delivers itinerant cultural programs across Brazil.

Product overview

Instituto Incluir is a civil society organization dedicated to promoting inclusion and human diversity in Brazil. The organization operates as a platform of interconnected programs and services structured around four main axes: education, culture, sports, and environment. The core offerings include the Accessible Publishing division (Editora Incluir) that produces books in multiple accessible formats; the Consultoria Incluir consulting service for organizations seeking to build inclusive cultures; and the Escola Livre Incluir educational arm offering professional training. These are complemented by over 20 active projects spanning inclusive sports programs (Crescer com Cuidado, Surf e Inclusão, Brasil Diversidade, Incluir Juntos, Esportivamente, InterAÇÃO, Pulsar, Incluir nas comunidades), cultural initiatives (Literatura Acessível, Trupe da Inclusão, Circuito Palavras da Diversidade, Caravana Mekukradjá, Artista da Palavra, BDB Cultural), environmental projects (Azulão), and professional empowerment programs (Empodera pela Igualdade de Gênero). The organization has received international recognition including the UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize and maintains partnerships with government entities, international organizations, and private sector sponsors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Editora Incluir: Publishing arm of Instituto Incluir that produces books with full accessibility features including Braille, Libras, enlarged font, audiodescription, pictograms, simple writing, and audiobook.
• Consultoria Incluir
• Escola Livre Incluir

Products and services

• Editora Incluir
• Consultoria Incluir
• Escola Livre Incluir
• Crescer com Cuidado
• Surf e Inclusão
• Brasil Diversidade
• Incluir Juntos
• Esportivamente (EsportivaMENTE)
• InterAÇÃO
• Pulsar
• Literatura Acessível
• Empodera pela Igualdade de Gênero
• Incluir nas comunidades
• Azulão
• Programação Cultural da Biblioteca Demonstrativa Brasília (BDB Cultural)
• Artista da Palavra
• Caravana Mekukradjá: A Literatura Indígena em Movimento
• Trupe da Inclusão
• Circuito Palavras da Diversidade

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ people reached through social projects
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• UNESCOflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with UNESCO for literacy and accessibility projects. UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize awarded to Literatura Acessível project in 2022. Participation in international seminars and Cátedra UNESCO initiatives.
• ONU MulherescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UN Women for gender equality and women's empowerment initiatives.
• LABECOAVES/UERJcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratory partnership with State University of Rio de Janeiro for ornithological research and environmental conservation in Azulão project.
• Universidade do PortocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic partnership for research and knowledge production on inclusive sports, including Pulsar program development.
• Ministério da CulturaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal recognition as Ponto de Cultura and Escola Livre. Partnership for Biblioteca Demonstrativa Brasilia cultural programming. Multiple projects funded through cultural incentive laws.
• ICMBiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources for Azulão environmental conservation project.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Ornitologia (SBO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Brazilian Ornithological Society for bird conservation research in Azulão project.
• Minas LigaminorOthersRegional sports partnership in Minas Gerais.
• SESIminorOthersSports partnership with Brazilian Service for Industrial Social Service.
• KaroonminorOthersCorporate sponsorship from oil and gas company.
• KinrossminorOthersCorporate sponsorship from mining company.
• Governo do BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal government partnership including Zero Project evaluator status, Ministry of Sports programs, and multiple federal awards.
• Governo do Estado do Rio de JaneirocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partnership for sports and social projects.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Benetech: US-based nonprofit operating Bookshare (accessible ebook library) and other inclusive publishing and education technology programs. Directly comparable to Editora Incluir's accessible publishing mission with comparable published-titles-per-multiple-formats output.
• Bookshare: Largest accessible ebook library in the world for people with print disabilities, operated by Benetech. Closest direct global analog to Editora Incluir in producing accessible-format books at scale.

Direct peers

• Instituto Jô Clemente: Large Brazilian civil society organization supporting people with intellectual disabilities through health, education, and inclusion programs nationally. Closely mirrors Instituto Incluir's mission of cross-disability inclusion and operates in a similar multi-program nonprofit model.
• Fundação Dorina Nowill: Brazilian nonprofit foundation dedicated to the social inclusion of people who are blind or have low vision. Operates one of Brazil's most established accessible publishing programs, directly comparable to Instituto Incluir's Editora Incluir arm.
• Fundação Laramara: São Paulo-based nonprofit supporting people with visual impairments through accessibility training, assistive technology, and inclusive education. Comparable focus area (visual disability inclusion) and similar Brazilian nonprofit operating model.
• Instituto Rodrigo Mendes: Brazilian NGO focused on inclusive education and socio-emotional learning, training educators and producing educational content. Directly comparable to Instituto Incluir's Escola Livre Incluir training-for-multipliers model.

Broad incumbents

• LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired: San Francisco-based nonprofit serving people who are blind or low vision through accessible publishing, training, and assistive technology services. Comparable to Instituto Incluir in combining accessible publishing with broader inclusion services.
• CBM (Christoffel-Blindenmission): International disability-focused development organization working on inclusive education, accessibility, and economic empowerment in low- and middle-income countries. Directly comparable international counterpart to Instituto Incluir's inclusion mandate and methodology.
• Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro: National Paralympic Committee coordinating para-sport in Brazil, where founder Carina Alves previously worked. Comparable as Brazil's incumbent reference body in inclusive/para-sport, the primary ecosystem in which Instituto Incluir's sports programs operate.
• Special Olympics Brasil: Brazilian branch of Special Olympics, focused on inclusive sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. Directly overlaps with Instituto Incluir's inclusive sports programs (boccia, sitting volleyball, futsal, swimming).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVIPWI90eobqcZ5uYSq1KJA
• Facebookfacebook.com/VamosIncluir
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/institutoincluir
• Instagraminstagram.com/instituto_incluir

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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