Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana (SBRASH)

What Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana (SBRASH) does

SBRASH (Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana) is a non-profit scientific association founded on September 13, 1986, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is the first interdisciplinary scientific entity dedicated exclusively to human sexuality studies in the country. Headquartered at Avenida Pasteur, 110 in the Botafogo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, the organization operates with a lean staff of 12 employees and is governed by an elected volunteer Board of Directors with two-year terms, supported by deliberative, fiscal, ethics, and scientific councils.

The association's core offerings span three pillars: the RBSH (Revista Brasileira de Sexualidade Humana) scientific journal, the TESH (Título de Especialista em Sexualidade Humana) professional certification, and the biennial CBSH (Congresso Brasileiro de Sexualidade Humana) congress. The RBSH journal, founded in 1990 and published since 2018 under a diamond open access model via Creative Commons CC BY 4.0, is hosted on the Open Journal Systems platform managed by Lepidus Tecnologia and is rated Qualis A4 by CAPES for the 2021-2024 quadrennium. The TESH certification covers four emphasis areas (Sexual Education, Sexual Therapy, Sociosexuality, and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation) and is granted through examination or credentials review. The CBSH congress has been held biennially since 1989, with 20 editions completed and the XX CBSH scheduled for September 2026 in Salvador, Bahia. Monthly webinars (Webinar de Aperfeiçoamento for members, Webinar da RBSH for the public) provide ongoing continuing education through the Sympla registration platform and Google Meet streaming.

SBRASH generates revenue through annual membership dues (amounts set by the Board and not publicly disclosed by category), webinar registration fees of R$80 for non-members, biennial congress registration across differentiated categories (members, students, professionals, and affirmative registrations drawing 1,000-1,500 attendees), and institutional support for the journal, which represents approximately one-third of the organization's budget. The association serves individual healthcare and education professionals (medicine, psychology, physiotherapy, nursing, pedagogy), academic researchers and postgraduate students, and educational institutions partnering for curriculum guidance. A national network of 13 state delegations and international affiliations with FLASSES, WAS, and ABEC anchor the organization's reach across Brazil and the global sexology community.

Name

Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana (SBRASH)

Legal name

Associação Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana (SBRASH)

Website

https://sbrash.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SBRASH is a Brazilian non-profit scientific association (founded 1986) that sets professional standards in human sexuality through the RBSH open-access journal, TESH specialist certification, biennial CBSH congress, and 13 state delegations serving healthcare and education professionals nationwide.

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Scientific Association Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Global Health & Population Programs

Keywords

• Scientific association services
• Professional certification programs
• Continuing medical education
• Scientific journal publishing
• Professional membership association

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: Members pay annual fees (anuidades) set by the Board of Directors according to membership category. Honorary members are exempt from fees. Late payment results in restricted site access and exclusion after one year.
2. Webinar Registration Fees: Non-members pay R$ 80.00 for webinar participation. Associated members receive webinars as an exclusive benefit. Registration includes live participation and certificate.
3. Congress Registration Fees: The Brazilian Congress on Human Sexuality (CBSH) has differentiated registration categories including members, students, professionals, and affirmative registrations. The event draws 1000-1500 attendees.
4. Journal RBSH Financing: The RBSH journal represents approximately one-third of the organization's budget. The journal is financed by SBRASH and receives support from partner institutions. It operates on a diamond open access model with no charges to authors or readers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SBRASH is a non-profit Brazilian scientific association that delivers professional membership services, scientific publication (the RBSH open-access journal), the TESH specialist certification in human sexuality, and biennial congresses (CBSH) plus monthly webinars for healthcare and education professionals. Its core purpose is to set qualification standards, disseminate research, and build a national interdisciplinary community in human sexuality studies across Brazil.

Product overview

SBRASH is a professional scientific association offering a portfolio of products and services focused on human sexuality studies. The core offerings include the RBSH scientific journal (open-access diamond publication), the TESH professional certification in four specialty areas, and the biennial CBSH congress. Supporting offerings include monthly webinars for continuing education and scientific dissemination, educational manuals for postgraduate programs, and annual participation in the World Sexual Health Day campaign.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revista Brasileira de Sexualidade Humana (RBSH) The official scientific journal of SBRASH, founded in 1990 as Brazil's first scientific periodical dedicated exclusively to human sexuality research. Published in electronic format under a diamond open access model with no charges to authors or readers, under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, and managed via Open Journal Systems (OJS) with double-anonymous peer review.
• Título de Especialista em Sexualidade Humana (TESH) Professional specialist certification issued by SBRASH in four emphasis areas: Sexual Education, Sexual Therapy, Socio-sexuality, and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation. Available through examination or credentials review, and recognized as a unique credentialing standard in Brazil.
• Congresso Brasileiro de Sexualidade Humana (CBSH) Biennial national scientific congress held since 1989, recognized as Brazil's primary scientific event dedicated exclusively to human sexuality. Brings together professionals, researchers, and students from multiple disciplines with differentiated registration categories (members, students, professionals, affirmative).
• Webinar SBRASH Monthly institutional webinars including the 'Webinar de Aperfeiçoamento' for continuing education (exclusive to members) and 'Webinar da RBSH' for presenting published research to the public. Hosted via Google Meet with certificates issued based on attendance tracking, and registrations via Sympla.
• Manual de Formação em Sexualidade Manual titled 'BASES, DIRETRIZES E AVALIAÇÃO DE ASPECTOS NA FORMAÇÃO NA ÁREA DA SEXUALIDADE' for postgraduate lato sensu programs, providing evaluation criteria for sexuality training courses.
• Folheto de Parâmetros Formativos Publication providing formative parameters and professional practice references for human sexuality education and training in Brazil.

Quantifiable outcome

• RBSH journal rated Qualis A4 by CAPES for quadrennium 2021-2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FLASSES (Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Sexología y Educación Sexual)coreOthers · 13 September 1986International regional affiliation providing Latin American network for sexuality education and sexology societies. SBRASH is affiliated with FLASSES, gaining access to regional collaboration and international recognition within the Latin American sexuality studies community.
• WAS (World Association for Sexual Health)coreOthers · 13 September 1986International global affiliation with the World Association for Sexual Health, supporting World Sexual Health Day initiatives and international policy alignment on sexual health and rights.
• ABEC (Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos)coreOthers · 13 September 1986Brazilian association of scientific editors providing support and best practice standards for the RBSH journal's open access publication model.
• CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior)coreOthersBrazilian higher education agency that evaluates and rates scientific journals through Qualis classification system. RBSH has received Qualis A4 rating in CAPES evaluation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT): U.S.-based professional certification body for sexuality educators, counselors, and therapists — the most direct international parallel to SBRASH's TESH certification in structure and mission.
• World Association for Sexual Health (WAS): Global umbrella organization for sexual health associations and a direct international counterpart to SBRASH, coordinating World Sexual Health Day and policy advocacy that SBRASH operationalizes nationally in Brazil.
• Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR): International interdisciplinary society for sex therapy and research professionals, with overlapping member base and similar scientific congress/journal activities to SBRASH.
• Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Sexología y Educación Sexual (FLASSES): Latin American federation of sexology and sexual education societies; SBRASH is an affiliated member, making FLASSES the most direct regional peer in scope and activities.
• International Academy of Sex Research (IASR): Global academic society dedicated to sex research, paralleling SBRASH's scientific publication and research dissemination role via the RBSH journal.

Broad incumbents

• International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM): Larger global medical-specialty society covering sexual medicine; overlaps with SBRASH in scope but with a clinical-medicine focus and significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• European Federation of Sexology (EFS): European federation of national sexology societies with comparable scientific, educational, and certification missions, but operating across European jurisdictions rather than Brazil.

Others

• Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos (ABEC): Brazilian association of scientific editors and a current partner of SBRASH, providing standards and support for the RBSH journal rather than competing in the same field.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/SBRASHOficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/sbrash_oficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sbrash

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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