Hebraica

Community Sports Servicesmacabirio.com.br

Macabi Rio (operating at Hebraica Rio) is a Rio de Janeiro-based Jewish community sports organization founded in 1952 that runs multi-discipline tournaments, youth training programs, and Maccabiah-affiliated competitions for Jewish schools and families.

Company typePrivate
Founded1952
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Headcount101–250
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What Hebraica does

Hebraica, operating under the name Macabi Rio via the website macabirio.com.br, is a private non-profit Jewish community sports association headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 1952. With approximately 111 employees, it organizes multi-discipline sports tournaments, competitions, and youth training programs — including futsal, volleyball, handball, swimming, basketball, tennis, and chess — for the local Jewish community and partner Jewish schools (Colégio A. Liessin, Colégio Eliezer Max, TTH Barilan, and ORT). Primary venues are Hebraica Rio, Monte Sinai club, Clube Adolpho Bloch, and CIB, with flagship events such as the Copa Macabi Rio de Futsal drawing roughly 1,000 participants per day.

Macabi Rio operates as part of an international federation ecosystem, affiliated with Macabi Brasil at the national level and with Maccabi World Union (MWU) globally, which provides its athletes a pathway into Pan-American Maccabiah Games and the World Maccabiah Games held in Israel. The go-to-market is event-driven: promotion runs through the WordPress-based website and direct outreach via the four partner Jewish schools and community clubs. Additional programming includes partnerships such as the Bernardinho Volleyball School for volleyball clinics, and event streams such as Macabíada Infantil, the Jogos Macabeus Pan-Americanos, and youth exchanges with Argentine and Peruvian counterparts.

Commercial mechanics are those of a private association rather than a for-profit enterprise: pricing is not publicly disclosed, revenue is not reported, and there is no parent company, public listing, or venture funding in the record. Governance is via a board of directors (Diretoria) on biennial terms (the 2021-2022 board being the most recent documented), with Ronaldo Adler identified in presidential leadership roles. Given the niche religious-community scope and absence of disclosed financials or digital-product layers, the organization's economic model is best understood as community dues and event-based contributions rather than a scalable commercial business.

Hebraica firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Hebraica
Legal name: Macabi Rio
Website: https://macabirio.com.br
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1952
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 101–250 employees
Short description: Macabi Rio (operating at Hebraica Rio) is a Rio de Janeiro-based Jewish community sports organization founded in 1952 that runs multi-discipline tournaments, youth training programs, and Maccabiah-affiliated competitions for Jewish schools and families.
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Hebraica industry classification

Industry

Product category: Community Sports Services
NAICS: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)
SIC: Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)
akta.pro industry: PRIMARYMPAKACAI
Olympic & Multi-Sport Movement Organizations (NOCs, Olympic Committees)
Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)
SECONDARYMPAKADAJ
International Multi-Sport Games Organizing Committees (e.g., Olympics, Commonwealth)
Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Event & Tournament Organizers (Tours, Championships, Meets)
SECONDARYMPAKAFAA
Olympic & Multi-Sport Governing Bodies (IOC/IPC, Continental Games Federations)
Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

Keywords

Community sports programs
Jewish community events
Sports tournaments organization
Athletic competitions
Recreational sports clubs

Where Hebraica is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Rio de Janeiro
HQ country: Brazil
HQ region: Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Hebraica business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Hebraica product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Hebraica, through Macabi Rio, organizes Jewish community sports tournaments, competitions, and recreational programs in Rio de Janeiro across multiple disciplines including futsal, volleyball, handball, swimming, tennis, and chess. The organization facilitates participation in regional, national, and international Maccabiah Games and partners with Jewish schools and community clubs to deliver school-based and community-wide sports events.

Product overview

Based on the source data provided, there is no information about Hebraica's products or services. The source data pertains to Macabi Rio (macabirio.com.br), a separate sports organization for the Jewish community in Rio de Janeiro, which is not the same entity as Hebraica.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

Copa Macabi Rio de Futsal Annual futsal tournament organized by Macabi Rio for the Jewish community in Rio de Janeiro, attracting approximately 1,000 participants per day including athletes, families, and technical staff.
Jogos Macabeus Mundiais (Maccabiah Games) participation International participation program in the Maccabiah Games organized by the Maccabi World Union, in which Brazilian Jewish athletes from Macabi Rio have participated since at least 1935.
Jogos Macabeus Pan-Americanos (Pan-American Maccabiah Games) Regional participation program in the Pan-American Maccabiah Games, with Brazilian representation organized by Macabi Rio since at least 2007.
Clínicas Esportivas (Sports Clinics) Sports training and development clinics organized by Macabi Rio, including swimming (Clínica de Natação Alberto Klar) and volleyball training (Bernardinho Volleyball School partnership).
Jogos Macabeus Nacionais (National Maccabiah Games) National-level Maccabiah Games organized across Brazilian states, with Macabi Rio serving as the Rio de Janeiro host chapter.

Companies that use Hebraica

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Hebraica technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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Hebraica partnerships and signals

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Macabi BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation coordinating Macabi sports activities throughout Brazil, supporting regional chapters like Macabi Rio
MWU (Maccabi World Union)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational umbrella organization for Maccabi sports movements worldwide, organizing the Maccabiah Games
CLAMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewish community organization partner
Hebraica RiocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJewish community club providing venue for sports events including futsal, basketball, handball and volleyball competitions
Clube Monte SinaicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJewish community club venue hosting various sports events and competitions organized by Macabi Rio
Clube Adolpho BlochcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJewish community club in Barra da Tijuca used for events, meetings, and sports activities
Colégio A. LiessincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJewish school participating in Macabi sports programs and hosting events
Colégio Eliezer MaxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJewish school participating in Macabi sports programs
Colégio ORTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJewish school participating in Macabi sports programs
TTH BarilancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJewish school participating in Macabi sports programs
Bernardinho Volleyball School (Escola de Vôlei Bernardinho)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for volleyball clinics and training programs
CIB (Círculo Israelita Brasileiro)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJewish community venue hosting Macabi events and meetings

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Hebraica competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Maccabi World Union: International umbrella organization for Maccabi sports movements worldwide and organizer of the Maccabiah Games. Acts as Macabi Rio's global network parent, sharing the same brand, mission, and event ladder.
JCC Association of North America: Umbrella body for Jewish Community Centers across North America, many of which deliver recreational sports programs. Comparable community-anchored Jewish recreational sports model, operating at much larger scale.
Maccabiah Games Organizing Committee: Organizer of the quadrennial World Maccabiah Games in Israel, which Macabi Rio's athletes participate in. Connected upstream in the same event ecosystem.

Direct peers

Maccabi GB: UK Maccabi organization that combines community sports programming, Maccabiah delegations, and Jewish community engagement. Operates a more mature version of the same model Macabi Rio runs in Rio.
Club Hebraica Buenos Aires: Major Jewish community club in Buenos Aires offering sports, social and cultural programming to the Argentine Jewish community. The closest geographic and demographic peer to Macabi Rio's community-club-plus-sports model.
Maccabi Canada: Canadian Maccabi federation running community sports programs and Maccabiah delegations. Same Jewish-community multi-sport event model as Macabi Rio, in a comparable diaspora market.
Maccabi Brasil: National federation that coordinates Maccabi sports activities across Brazil, including regional chapters like Macabi Rio. Direct parent-style peer within the same Jewish community sports movement.
Maccabi Australia: Australian Maccabi organization running multi-sport community programs and Maccabiah delegations. Another diaspora-market counterpart with the same event-driven operating model.
Maccabi USA: U.S. counterpart that organizes Jewish community sports delegations to the Maccabiah Games and runs national Maccabi competitions. Closely analogous operating model to Macabi Rio in another country.

Regional players

Confederação Brasileira de Desportos da Comunidade Judaica: Brazilian-level Jewish sports governing body involved in coordinating national Jewish sports competitions. Sits one tier above Macabi Rio in the domestic federation structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Hebraica leadership team

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Profiles2 records

Hebraica funding detail

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Investors

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Hebraica M&A and investment

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Frequently asked questions about Hebraica

What does Hebraica do?

Is Hebraica a public or private company?

Hebraica is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Hebraica founded?

Hebraica was founded in 1952. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Hebraica based?

Hebraica is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Latin America region.

Who are Hebraica's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Maccabi World Union, JCC Association of North America and Maccabiah Games Organizing Committee. Direct peers are Maccabi GB, Club Hebraica Buenos Aires, Maccabi Canada, Maccabi Brasil, Maccabi Australia and Maccabi USA. Confederação Brasileira de Desportos da Comunidade Judaica is listed as a regional player.

Does Hebraica have an API?

No public API is recorded for Hebraica.

What industry is Hebraica in?

Hebraica's product category is Community Sports Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAKACAI, Olympic & Multi-Sport Movement Organizations (NOCs, Olympic Committees), with a secondary code of MPAKADAJ, International Multi-Sport Games Organizing Committees (e.g., Olympics, Commonwealth). Its NAICS code is 713940 and its SIC code is 7997.