a COOPERATIVE (COOPERATIVA)  is a company that carries out activities under a specific law, through cooperative actions, that result in  direct services to its members, not for profit, to benefit all members individually and as a group.

cooperatives are identified according to the nature of the activities developed by them or by their members - more information on this type of company can be found here.

LAW FIRms (SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS) are established and regulated under the Statute of Lawyers and the Bar Association of Brazil (Estatuto da Advocacia e a Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil OAB - EAOAB).